Dara Purvis
@darapurvis.bsky.social
Law professor at Temple. Professional angry feminist (she/her). Views are mine, my own, my precious.
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I, uh, I can't help but notice you left out the slaver's rebellion or the Nazis on the list of people to go fight.
Funny, that.
Funny, that.
Hegseth: "Send me to right the Redcoats, send me to fight the communists, send me to fight the Islamists. Send me."
September 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I, uh, I can't help but notice you left out the slaver's rebellion or the Nazis on the list of people to go fight.
Funny, that.
Funny, that.
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This isn't a court at all. They're literally not even reading the fucking briefs before making "decisions".
By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in.
September 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This isn't a court at all. They're literally not even reading the fucking briefs before making "decisions".
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Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision?
Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
BREAKING: SCOTUS’s Republican appointees will allow Tennessee to kill Christa Pike tonight, vacating a stay of execution entered by the Sixth Circuit this morning. The three Democratic appointees dissent.
September 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision?
Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this
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“you are so criminally unfuckable that it has to be a setup” is pretty wild
FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any women willing to date them gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic...
September 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“you are so criminally unfuckable that it has to be a setup” is pretty wild
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explicit endorsement of white genetic superiority from musk
August 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
explicit endorsement of white genetic superiority from musk
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What a cool fascist tweet from DHS
August 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
What a cool fascist tweet from DHS
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And universities that only pretended to have DEI all along and cowered in the face of every legislative and executive threat--how are they doing?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
And universities that only pretended to have DEI all along and cowered in the face of every legislative and executive threat--how are they doing?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Penn State doing something entirely transparent and then gaslighting everyone, including the faculty staff and students most affected, about it??? Un-possible!
The school has declined to give a reason for the abrupt leadership change. www.law.com/nationallawj...
Penn State Dickinson Law Dean's Sudden Departure Follows Congressional DEI Hearing | Law.com
The school announced Friday that Danielle Conway had stepped down as dean effective immediately, two days after a former Penn State Dickinson Law student testified during congressional hearings accusi...
www.law.com
August 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Penn State doing something entirely transparent and then gaslighting everyone, including the faculty staff and students most affected, about it??? Un-possible!
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"Is Brasher really so dense as to not be able to imagine — to make this really easy — a performance that would be appropriate for a 15-year-old and inappropriate for a 5-year-old?"
Here is my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/eleventh-c...
Eleventh Circuit, on an 8-5 vote, holds that Florida's anti-drag law is likely constitutional
A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Judge Andrew Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction."
www.lawdork.com
August 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Is Brasher really so dense as to not be able to imagine — to make this really easy — a performance that would be appropriate for a 15-year-old and inappropriate for a 5-year-old?"
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Chris with the best reporting on this decision, as usual.
Today has not been my favorite day as a civil rights lawyer. But we’re not done fighting yet.
Today has not been my favorite day as a civil rights lawyer. But we’re not done fighting yet.
NEW: Eleventh Circuit, on an 8-5 vote, holds that Florida's anti-drag law is likely constitutional.
A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Just Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction."
Law Dork:
A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Just Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction."
Law Dork:
Eleventh Circuit, on an 8-5 vote, holds that Florida's anti-drag law is likely constitutional
A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Judge Andrew Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction."
www.lawdork.com
August 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Chris with the best reporting on this decision, as usual.
Today has not been my favorite day as a civil rights lawyer. But we’re not done fighting yet.
Today has not been my favorite day as a civil rights lawyer. But we’re not done fighting yet.
oh wait there's consequences for climate change now I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS (handing out hot dog suits)
NEW: Trump is now threatening to punish Canada for wildfire smoke blowing into the U.S., as a GOP senator intros a bill to sanction Canadian officials “responsible” for the fires driven by climate change.
“Insane," says one leading Canadian enviro group. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
“Insane," says one leading Canadian enviro group. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
GOP Senator Calls For Stripping Visas From Canadian Officials Because Of Wildfires
“We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works.
www.huffpost.com
July 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
oh wait there's consequences for climate change now I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS (handing out hot dog suits)
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The documents that Trump released and endorsed clearly validate and detail a massive Russian intelligence service operation to elect Donald Trump of which he and his entourage were aware and in which they knowingly participated. Russiagate is real, we learn.
July 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The documents that Trump released and endorsed clearly validate and detail a massive Russian intelligence service operation to elect Donald Trump of which he and his entourage were aware and in which they knowingly participated. Russiagate is real, we learn.
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Trump's big news is China acquired the publicly available voter file? Bro, DOGE employees took off with our Social Security info on thumb drives.
July 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Trump's big news is China acquired the publicly available voter file? Bro, DOGE employees took off with our Social Security info on thumb drives.
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1/ Guy who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero called his ex wife to get her to vouch for his character.
Readers, she did not: archive.md/L8BuD
Quite the opposite.
Readers, she did not: archive.md/L8BuD
Quite the opposite.
July 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
1/ Guy who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero called his ex wife to get her to vouch for his character.
Readers, she did not: archive.md/L8BuD
Quite the opposite.
Readers, she did not: archive.md/L8BuD
Quite the opposite.
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Apply the logic of Kavanaugh’s BPJ opinion to this fertility-based argument and you can see why it’s such a bad decision for sex discrimination law generally.
1. After pushing anti-trans laws to ‘protect women’s sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation now wants women’s sports gone to ‘assist fertility.’
Turns out it was about women’s sports all along—if getting rid of women's sports counts, that is.
Turns out it was about women’s sports all along—if getting rid of women's sports counts, that is.
After Pushing Anti-Trans Laws to ‘Protect Women’s Sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation Now Wants Women’s Sports Gone to ‘Assist Fertility’
Turns out it was about women’s sports all along—if getting rid of women's sports counts, that is.
www.transiticsnews.com
July 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Apply the logic of Kavanaugh’s BPJ opinion to this fertility-based argument and you can see why it’s such a bad decision for sex discrimination law generally.
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NEW: Under questioning from Senator Ted Cruz, acting AG Todd Blanche said he would review Biden-era DOJ guidance on the Comstock Act if confirmed to the role. Comstock is an 1873 anti-obscenity law that conservatives want to use to stop the mailing of abortion pills in all 50 states @autonomynews.co
Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban
Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act.
www.autonomynews.co
July 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
NEW: Under questioning from Senator Ted Cruz, acting AG Todd Blanche said he would review Biden-era DOJ guidance on the Comstock Act if confirmed to the role. Comstock is an 1873 anti-obscenity law that conservatives want to use to stop the mailing of abortion pills in all 50 states @autonomynews.co
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someone tell serkis that middle-earth isn’t real and there aren’t actually white people in Arda
Feels bad that a director of a major studio film is perfectly comfortable saying that casting non-white actors is just something you do to look woke and otherwise isn't remotely necessary
Andy Serkis Gets Asked Why New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Cast Is All White Actors: ‘I Don’t Think We’ll Be Doing a Politically Correct Casting-for-the Sake-of-Casting Version of the Film’
Andy Serkis' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' has only announced white actors for its cast, following the lack of diversity in other flms.
variety.com
July 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
someone tell serkis that middle-earth isn’t real and there aren’t actually white people in Arda
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I'm going to become the Joker
July 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I'm going to become the Joker
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My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old.
July 13, 2026 at 9:39 PM
My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old.
If you buy Harry Potter anything, you are funding this.
The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.
Amnesty removes report that called JK Rowling's centre 'anti-rights'
Amnesty International UK has removed a report which labelled JK Rowling's sexual abuse crisis centre Beira's Place as "anti-rights".
www.thepinknews.com
July 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If you buy Harry Potter anything, you are funding this.
This is going to be an interesting (derogatory) fight - whether AI review is sufficient. Ugh.
What we are going to see is that they use AI to review the comments to get this out by October 4. Byeeeee!
“It could take at least a year for OMB to respond to the comments and amend the draft rule”.
Friends, this is a direct result of our collective action.
The OMB Rule that would require political review of grants has prompted at least 50K comments.
Thanks to all who commented, and you still can.
Friends, this is a direct result of our collective action.
The OMB Rule that would require political review of grants has prompted at least 50K comments.
Thanks to all who commented, and you still can.
July 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is going to be an interesting (derogatory) fight - whether AI review is sufficient. Ugh.
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this is “pete hegseth wants an all-white military”
I am struggling a little to see how this improves lethality or whatever www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
Navy will remove sailors with medical shaving conditions after 1 year of failed treatment
The Navy will no longer issue permanent shaving waivers to sailors who suffer from skin conditions caused by shaving.
www.stripes.com
July 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
this is “pete hegseth wants an all-white military”