Brian Kammer 🇺🇦

@WarFreeZone
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#Atlanta, #Georgia attorney / law professor specializing in capital habeas corpus; #WestVirginia native son...


#law #politics #habeas #criminaljustice #deathpenalty #antiracism #sciencefiction #history #humanrights #technology #science #socialjustice


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"Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion." - Ed Abbey




On Twitter (for now): @[email protected]

"Politics extends beyond elections. If you put your faith in a President — any President — to fix the world for you, then you are bound to be disappointed. But elections are constituitive, shaping moments. They determine broadly whether you will operate under the politics of opposition or the politics of articulation."

~ Dave Karpf

#Biden #Trump
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https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-elections-are-for

What Elections Are For

A preemptive reply to some arguments I expect to hear in 2024

The Future, Now and Then
“Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as an outstanding person and talented businessman, just days after the chief executive officer of SpaceX acknowledged preventing Ukraine from using his company’s Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-12/putin-praises-outstanding-musk-while-vowing-more-moon-missions
Putin Praises ‘Outstanding’ Elon Musk While Vowing More Moon Missions

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as an outstanding person and talented businessman, just days after the chief executive officer of SpaceX acknowledged preventing Ukraine from using his company’s Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships.

Bloomberg

"Lawyers for Civil Rights said it filed the complaint with the Education Department, alleging that so-called legacy admissions preferences at Harvard violate federal civil rights law because they overwhelmingly benefit White applicants and disadvantage those who are of color."

https://wapo.st/447uYev

Civil rights complaint targets Harvard’s legacy admissions preference

A civil rights group petitions the Biden administration to force the university to stop giving an admissions preference to children of alumni.

The Washington Post

"How long can we let the judiciary prevent us from dealing with massive problems before we protect ourselves from their ignorance and their dangerous ideology?"

SCOTUS Takes Over - emptywheel:
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/06/28/scotus-takes-over/

SCOTUS Takes Over - emptywheel

How long will we consent to allow five unaccountable lawyers to control our ability to govern ourselves?

emptywheel

RT Mehdi Hasan (@[email protected])

"'We’re thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our…agreement,' Wow! Credit where credit’s due - I was one of those who criticized Biden on this, but he came though. 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽"

See: https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1672242222060773384

‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days

After months of negotiations, the IBEW’s Railroad members at four of the largest U.S. freight carriers finally have what they’ve long sought but that many working people take for granted: paid sick days.

Montgomery Township NJ high schoolers sing the hell out of the national anthem on graduation day: https://youtu.be/xaG6Wkf_HBU
A Capella Anthem

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