Recent posts by Public Intellectuals and Advocates on Bluesky
Recent posts by Public Intellectuals and Advocates community members. Updated hourly.
The Tennessee Holler
thetnholler.bsky.socialWATCH: āIf being anti-gay was really central to Jesusā ministry Iād think he wouldāve said something about it.ā TX Rep @jamestalarico.bsky.social, grandson of a Baptist preacher, talks to Rogan about Republicans politicizing Christianity Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMQ7kX5...
![4. āIt is a tradition of law that proceedings before a grand jury shall generally remain
secret.ā In re Biaggi, 478 F.2d 489 (2d Cir. 1973). ā[T]he tradition of secrecy,ā however, āis not
absolute.ā In re Petition of Nat. Sec. Archive, 104 F. Supp. 3d 625, 628 (S.D.N.Y. 2015). Although
Rule 6(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure generally lists the exceptions to grand
jury secrecy, the Second Circuit has recognized that āthere are certain āspecial circumstancesā in
which release of grand jury records is appropriate even outside the boundaries of the rule.ā In re
Craig, 131 F.3d 99, 102 (2d Cir. 1997); see also Carlson v. United States, 837 F.3d 753, 767 (7th
Cir. 2016) (āRule 6(e)(3)(E) does not displace that inherent power. It merely identifies a permissive
list of situations where that power can be used.ā). One such āspecial circumstanceā is historical
interest by the public. In re Craig, 131 F.3d at 105. Under In re Craig, this Court retains discretion
to determine āwhether such an interest outweighs the countervailing interests in privacy and
secrecy[.]ā Id](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreidc6tbgvyut2p4q7x7zja5evnkff3t36kgnhizse22hynf75yoeve@jpeg)
The Bulwark
thebulwark.comA Glenn Beck caller: "We have a president who tells us to move on from Epstein because it doesn't matter....And yet he still talks about the 2020 election fraud, he talks about the Hunter Biden laptop." @samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social discuss how Epstein is breaking Trump's base:
David Corn
davidcorn.bsky.socialThere's no way to responsibly release the full & unredacted contents of a criminal case file w/out potentially doing harm to innocent bystanders. So if the DOJ follows any rules in releasing grand jury info, it will likely withhold something & that will allow the conspiracists to scream "cover up!"
The New York Times
nytimes.comPresident Trump disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he sent a sexually suggestive drawing to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, saying he doesn't "draw pictures." But in the early 2000s, he regularly donated drawings to charities in New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...
ProPublica
propublica.orgNEW: After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoftās ādigital escortā tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services. By @reneedudley.bsky.social
Greg Sargent
gregsargent.bsky.social"With his mĆ©lange of ICE, FBI, DEA andāimportantlyāmilitary agents and troops, Trump has succeeded in creating what he longed to establish during his first term: A huge domestic militarized force answerable only to him and his cronies." Good @davidrlurie.bsky.social piece connecting many dots:
Mother Jones
motherjones.comThe move to cancel one of televisionās last remaining crown jewels of broadcast programming came just days after Colbert publicly criticized CBSās corporate owner, Paramount, for agreeing to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle an outrageous $20 billion lawsuit against the company.
Erin Reed
erininthemorning.com1. In a recent submission to the UN, a special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem, an anti-trans extremist appointed by the UN but not representing its views, claimed being transgender was contagious. It is not. A fact check from our writer, S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Yashar Ali š
yasharali.bsky.socialBREAKING via Reuters Trump has filed a lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters for the story about the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epsteinās 50th birthday. Complaint, which is not available yet, was filed in Miami federal court.
MeidasTouch
meidastouch.comNEWS: Trump has filed a lawsuit alleging libel against Rupert Murdoch, the Wall Street Journalās publisher, Dow Jones, and the reporters who wrote the article in federal court for the Southern District of Florida, following the publication of a letter Trump allegedly wrote Epstein for his birthday.
Mrs. Betty Bowers
mrsbettybowers.bsky.socialWhat's funny about this outlandish excuse for Trump's bruising is that Donald Trump is notorious for not liking to shake hands. He thinks is passes on germs and has called the practice "barbaric," "disgusting," and "very, very terrible." You'd think with all the practice, they would lie better.
NY Times Pitchbot
nytpitchbot.bsky.socialDonald Trump bragged of grabbing women by the pussy, walked in on undressed Miss Teen USA contestants, was found liable for sexual assaulting E. Jean Carroll, and was convicted of hiding payoffs to a porn star. Here's why the Epstein allegations are fake. by Hugh Hewitt
Senator Bernie Sanders
sanders.senate.govToday we forced Trump to release $1.3 billion for more than 10,000 summer & afterschool programs helping 1.4 million students. It's not enough. He's still illegally withholding $5.5 billion more from schools. Congress passed it. The president signed it. Trump must release it.
Robert Reich
rbreich.bsky.socialTrump's budget gives ICE more funds than most countries' militaries. ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses. Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed. 94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies. Priorities.
Harry Litman
harrylitman.bsky.socialTrump says he supports the release of "pertinent" Grand Jury material. 2 problems: 1) the law doesn't permit release for this; 2)nothing in the GJ records for the Maxwell/Epstein case is "pertinent" to dispute. Looking forward to discussing w/ @nicollewallace.bsky.social on @msnbc.com at 5 PM ET.