Resignation in Protest

'It’s been a year since ProPublica published its first groundbreaking investigative piece on Justice Thomas.

'But to its and our detriment, the court has yet to offer a response that measures up to the scandal.' —Gabe Roth in Bloomberg Bloomberg Opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…👇

NEW: There were at least 8 internal dissent memos sent by State Department staff in the first two months of the Gaza war, nearly triple what was previously reported.

There have likely been many more since.

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

A Republican running for the Senate says he lied to a park ranger about accidentally firing a Colt 45 into his forearm during a 2015 hiking trip in Glacier National Park as a way to cover up a suspected friendly fire incident in Afghanistan 3 whole years earlier.…

NEWS: Bar discipline authorities say Jeff Clark violated his professional duties in his bid to help Trump derail the transfer of power in 2020.

Bar investigators say they intend to seek his disbarment. politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

kathleenclark at bsky.social And Clinton

Happening now: Closing arguments in Jeff Clark’s D.C. bar disciplinary hearing.

You can watch live here: youtube.com/live/CBMKxScIQ…

TOMORROW: You can still register to attend Knight First Amendment Institute 4/5 event “Permission to Speak Freely? Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy,” exploring public employee speech rights, academic freedom, the role of whistleblowers, and more. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/permiss…

Looking forward to participating in this conference toon government whistleblowers

Today's initial version of events on the attack on World Central Kitchen's convoy, as described by Haaretz:

emptywheel I think you're overlooking the one HUGE success that Stanley Woodward's Trump PAC paid for lawyering has consistently garnered: zero cooperation whatsoever against Donald.