SMACK
@smicksmack.bsky.social
NYC atty. she/her. child advocacy, education, decarceration, decolonization, transit, hockey, dogs. views are my own, posts are not legal advice, etc.
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Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
June 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
My husband turned on game 7 of the 2003 ALCS and refused to turn it off so I’m currently in the market for a divorce lawyer!
June 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My husband turned on game 7 of the 2003 ALCS and refused to turn it off so I’m currently in the market for a divorce lawyer!
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Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
May 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
Contempt can be found against a parent in a custody case for withholding a child for *one visit.*
It is truly incredulous and mind boggling that contempt has not been filed or found in these cases.
It is truly incredulous and mind boggling that contempt has not been filed or found in these cases.
A court halted his deportation. The Trump administration deported him 28 minutes later.
Officials blamed “administrative errors.” It’s the fourth known case of an improper deportation by the Trump administration.
Officials blamed “administrative errors.” It’s the fourth known case of an improper deportation by the Trump administration.
A court halted his deportation. The Trump administration deported him 28 minutes later.
Officials blamed “administrative errors.” It’s the fourth known case of an improper deportation by the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Contempt can be found against a parent in a custody case for withholding a child for *one visit.*
It is truly incredulous and mind boggling that contempt has not been filed or found in these cases.
It is truly incredulous and mind boggling that contempt has not been filed or found in these cases.
Went to walk the dog and realized my transformation into my Buffalonian dad is complete.
May 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Went to walk the dog and realized my transformation into my Buffalonian dad is complete.
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When people break the law, and their actions are righteous and appropriate, we should applaud them. When people abide by or enforce the law, and their actions are repugnant, we should condemn them. We should never pretend the law is a moral dividing line.
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
When people break the law, and their actions are righteous and appropriate, we should applaud them. When people abide by or enforce the law, and their actions are repugnant, we should condemn them. We should never pretend the law is a moral dividing line.
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Noting an "epidemic of citing fake cases," an exasperated judge says a lawyer had "subjective bad faith" when she used generative AI to prepare a legal filing with hallucinated citations & filed it without doublechecking its accuracy 🤖😵
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April 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Noting an "epidemic of citing fake cases," an exasperated judge says a lawyer had "subjective bad faith" when she used generative AI to prepare a legal filing with hallucinated citations & filed it without doublechecking its accuracy 🤖😵
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Would actually HATE to be a hockey ref bc it’s exactly like being an 8th grade teacher - you’re tasked with measuring certain objectives but all you do is break up fights
April 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Would actually HATE to be a hockey ref bc it’s exactly like being an 8th grade teacher - you’re tasked with measuring certain objectives but all you do is break up fights
If I see the Martin short/steve Martin Wells Fargo bookstore commercial one more time I will need to check into Bellevue I stg
April 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If I see the Martin short/steve Martin Wells Fargo bookstore commercial one more time I will need to check into Bellevue I stg
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BREAKING — All FDIC employees just received an email confirming DOGE presence at the agency.
"The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true.
Text of email shared with me:
"The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true.
Text of email shared with me:
April 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING — All FDIC employees just received an email confirming DOGE presence at the agency.
"The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true.
Text of email shared with me:
"The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true.
Text of email shared with me:
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This government is not legitimate.
"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This government is not legitimate.
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“What did they expect?” is kind of a misleading question.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
April 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“What did they expect?” is kind of a misleading question.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
The people who supported them didn’t expect something very specific. They expected to own the libs. They expected people they resented to suffer. The expected the world to burn. It wasn’t about specifics.
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HAPPENING OVERNIGHT: At 1:41 AM, DOJ filed stay motion in Abrego Garcia deportation case at 4th Cir. Calls judge's order 'indefensible,' downplays erroneous deportation, says US can't force El Salvador to return him storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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April 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
HAPPENING OVERNIGHT: At 1:41 AM, DOJ filed stay motion in Abrego Garcia deportation case at 4th Cir. Calls judge's order 'indefensible,' downplays erroneous deportation, says US can't force El Salvador to return him storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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That’s the Pam Bondi-led United States Department of Justice that Judge Jackson is talking about.
March 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
That’s the Pam Bondi-led United States Department of Justice that Judge Jackson is talking about.
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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Would be cool if @schumer.senate.gov was actually allowing people to leave voicemails right now 🙃
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Would be cool if @schumer.senate.gov was actually allowing people to leave voicemails right now 🙃
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I would support this! We need to primary the dinosaurs.
AOC should announce a primary against Schumer tonight.
March 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I would support this! We need to primary the dinosaurs.
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I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
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This is an embarrassment for Yale. It’s a grime time and things are going to keep getting grimmer if universities jump at shadows from fear of Trumpism.
If you teach at Yale I sure hope ChatGPT doesn’t say you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby or something.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
If you teach at Yale I sure hope ChatGPT doesn’t say you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby or something.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is an embarrassment for Yale. It’s a grime time and things are going to keep getting grimmer if universities jump at shadows from fear of Trumpism.
If you teach at Yale I sure hope ChatGPT doesn’t say you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby or something.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
If you teach at Yale I sure hope ChatGPT doesn’t say you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby or something.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
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It should be very clear to every Senate Democrat that any vote for Cloture will also be considered a vote for the bill.
People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games.
They know exactly what is going on.
Defend Medicaid.
Vote NO on Cloture.
NO on bill.
People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games.
They know exactly what is going on.
Defend Medicaid.
Vote NO on Cloture.
NO on bill.
March 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It should be very clear to every Senate Democrat that any vote for Cloture will also be considered a vote for the bill.
People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games.
They know exactly what is going on.
Defend Medicaid.
Vote NO on Cloture.
NO on bill.
People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games.
They know exactly what is going on.
Defend Medicaid.
Vote NO on Cloture.
NO on bill.
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
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Moving a detainee around to evade judicial review is classic authoritarian behavior.
The government claims Mahmoud Khalil was already in NJ on his way to Louisiana by the time his habeas petition was filed—an argument that the NY federal court lacks jurisdiction.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Moving a detainee around to evade judicial review is classic authoritarian behavior.