Joshua Engel, Esq.
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Joshua Engel, Esq.
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"Mr. Engel is one of the more competent attorneys who appears in ths Court..."
-- Judge to my court appointed client who had filed a motion requesting different counsel
-- Judge to my court appointed client who had filed a motion requesting different counsel
Times neglected to mention one of the most important Yom Kippur rituals for many American Jews: ending the fast with Chinese food
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
American Yom Kippur: How Jews Across the U.S. Observe the Holiest Day of the Year
From 200-mile treks to synagogue to spiritual striving, readers share the rituals that define Judaism’s holiest day for them.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Times neglected to mention one of the most important Yom Kippur rituals for many American Jews: ending the fast with Chinese food
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
“Looks” requirements unrelated to actual performance is not limited to Dept of Defense, sadly
This can get silly
When I worked for State Ohio, I recall a meeting with head of state highway patrol over height and weight requirements for Troopers — they were required to weigh-in every month
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This can get silly
When I worked for State Ohio, I recall a meeting with head of state highway patrol over height and weight requirements for Troopers — they were required to weigh-in every month
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Exclusive: The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address this September, and says the servicemembers must meet waist-to-height requirements and exhibit “impeccable” grooming standards. https://on.wsj.com/3VwFKeF
September 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“Looks” requirements unrelated to actual performance is not limited to Dept of Defense, sadly
This can get silly
When I worked for State Ohio, I recall a meeting with head of state highway patrol over height and weight requirements for Troopers — they were required to weigh-in every month
1/
This can get silly
When I worked for State Ohio, I recall a meeting with head of state highway patrol over height and weight requirements for Troopers — they were required to weigh-in every month
1/
July 4th — Wilmington, Ohio
July 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
July 4th — Wilmington, Ohio
I am going to now have to include an amphibious exploring vehicle in my lifeguard equipment
June 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I am going to now have to include an amphibious exploring vehicle in my lifeguard equipment
Waiting on lines is definitely a New York thing
No Midwesterner is waiting on a long line for much of anything, much less, checks notes, frozen yogurt
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/m...
No Midwesterner is waiting on a long line for much of anything, much less, checks notes, frozen yogurt
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/m...
Why Is Everyone Waiting Hours for Frozen Yogurt? Why Am I?
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Waiting on lines is definitely a New York thing
No Midwesterner is waiting on a long line for much of anything, much less, checks notes, frozen yogurt
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/m...
No Midwesterner is waiting on a long line for much of anything, much less, checks notes, frozen yogurt
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/m...
I think @brianphillips.lol is right in observing that university leaders
“are frequently hostile to the idea of the university itself”
One unmentioned reason is trend towards leaders with background in professional higher ed admin, not an academic background
www.theringer.com/2026/05/22/n...
“are frequently hostile to the idea of the university itself”
One unmentioned reason is trend towards leaders with background in professional higher ed admin, not an academic background
www.theringer.com/2026/05/22/n...
Who’s to Blame When an Ivy League President Drives Into His Students?
“Ah! He just ran over my fucking foot!”
www.theringer.com
May 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I think @brianphillips.lol is right in observing that university leaders
“are frequently hostile to the idea of the university itself”
One unmentioned reason is trend towards leaders with background in professional higher ed admin, not an academic background
www.theringer.com/2026/05/22/n...
“are frequently hostile to the idea of the university itself”
One unmentioned reason is trend towards leaders with background in professional higher ed admin, not an academic background
www.theringer.com/2026/05/22/n...
Related law story
My certificate from the U.S. Supreme Court contains a mistake
I did not replace it but keep it as a reminder that the Court is not infallible
www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
My certificate from the U.S. Supreme Court contains a mistake
I did not replace it but keep it as a reminder that the Court is not infallible
www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
NFL sending Jaxon Smith-Njigba new Offensive Player of the Year trophy after typo
Smith-Njigba posted a video of the trophy, showing that it appeared to call him the
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Related law story
My certificate from the U.S. Supreme Court contains a mistake
I did not replace it but keep it as a reminder that the Court is not infallible
www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
My certificate from the U.S. Supreme Court contains a mistake
I did not replace it but keep it as a reminder that the Court is not infallible
www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
Very difficult for First Amendment lawyers to convey how deeply unserious -- essentially frivolous -- this indictment is
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for placing seashells by the seashore. And for posting.
Today's indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Today's indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 28, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Very difficult for First Amendment lawyers to convey how deeply unserious -- essentially frivolous -- this indictment is
The inevitable end-result of the Unitary Executive Theory 👇
This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now.
April 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The inevitable end-result of the Unitary Executive Theory 👇
Just because the Patel lawsuit almost certainly will laughed out of court doesn’t make it a laughing matter
Fighting a baseless defamation suit burns up time, attention, and money
And that's the point; Patel's goal is not necessarily to "win" the lawsuit, but rather to chill the media
Fighting a baseless defamation suit burns up time, attention, and money
And that's the point; Patel's goal is not necessarily to "win" the lawsuit, but rather to chill the media
FLASH: Kash Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic
Patel claims "Defendants published the Article w/ actual malice, despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Patel claims "Defendants published the Article w/ actual malice, despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in PATEL v. The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01329) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12369316) filed by KASHYAP P. PATEL. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 S...
storage.courtlistener.com
April 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Just because the Patel lawsuit almost certainly will laughed out of court doesn’t make it a laughing matter
Fighting a baseless defamation suit burns up time, attention, and money
And that's the point; Patel's goal is not necessarily to "win" the lawsuit, but rather to chill the media
Fighting a baseless defamation suit burns up time, attention, and money
And that's the point; Patel's goal is not necessarily to "win" the lawsuit, but rather to chill the media
The Cincinnati-area teacher who was ordered to remove a "Hate Has No Home Here" poster from his classroom in a highly-contested school board vote said his constitutional rights were violated in a federal lawsuit filed on April 7 against the district.
archive.today/g4wbg
archive.today/g4wbg
April 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Cincinnati-area teacher who was ordered to remove a "Hate Has No Home Here" poster from his classroom in a highly-contested school board vote said his constitutional rights were violated in a federal lawsuit filed on April 7 against the district.
archive.today/g4wbg
archive.today/g4wbg
So embarrassing... wearing a pin is literally the *least* someone can do to stand up for First Amendment rights
Journalists plan to make a subtle but pointed statement with their attire at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, Status has learned, as Donald Trump prepares to attend for the first time.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/whcd-first...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/whcd-first...
WHCD’s Trump-Era Accessories
Journalists plan to make a subtle but pointed statement with their attire at the annual gala, Status has learned, as Donald Trump prepares to attend for the first time.
www.status.news
April 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
So embarrassing... wearing a pin is literally the *least* someone can do to stand up for First Amendment rights
I was under the basket when Laettner made his shot …👇
Taking nothing from UConn, but the context and history of the 1992 shot (Duke peak obnoxious; KY off years in wilderness) still makes it the end of, as Bob Ryan and Mike Lupica noted at the time, the greatest game ever
Taking nothing from UConn, but the context and history of the 1992 shot (Duke peak obnoxious; KY off years in wilderness) still makes it the end of, as Bob Ryan and Mike Lupica noted at the time, the greatest game ever
March 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I was under the basket when Laettner made his shot …👇
Taking nothing from UConn, but the context and history of the 1992 shot (Duke peak obnoxious; KY off years in wilderness) still makes it the end of, as Bob Ryan and Mike Lupica noted at the time, the greatest game ever
Taking nothing from UConn, but the context and history of the 1992 shot (Duke peak obnoxious; KY off years in wilderness) still makes it the end of, as Bob Ryan and Mike Lupica noted at the time, the greatest game ever
Reposted by Joshua Engel, Esq.
The numbers don't lie
March 23, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The numbers don't lie
Notable that higher education administrators have embraced lower standards of learning and achievement 👇
This has, imho, everything to do with the fact that most administrators don’t come from academic backgrounds anymore but, instead, study policies, business-speak and “academic leadership”
This has, imho, everything to do with the fact that most administrators don’t come from academic backgrounds anymore but, instead, study policies, business-speak and “academic leadership”
March 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Notable that higher education administrators have embraced lower standards of learning and achievement 👇
This has, imho, everything to do with the fact that most administrators don’t come from academic backgrounds anymore but, instead, study policies, business-speak and “academic leadership”
This has, imho, everything to do with the fact that most administrators don’t come from academic backgrounds anymore but, instead, study policies, business-speak and “academic leadership”
With all respect to @adamliptak.bsky.social, the suggestion that Tariff decision "amounted to a declaration of independence" by SCOTUS is a bit too much
This is still the Court that expresses a need to protect a “vigorous” and “energetic” unitary executive
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
This is still the Court that expresses a need to protect a “vigorous” and “energetic” unitary executive
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
With all respect to @adamliptak.bsky.social, the suggestion that Tariff decision "amounted to a declaration of independence" by SCOTUS is a bit too much
This is still the Court that expresses a need to protect a “vigorous” and “energetic” unitary executive
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
This is still the Court that expresses a need to protect a “vigorous” and “energetic” unitary executive
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from a guy who knows a kid who's going with the girl who says it’s Zombies.
I think it's serious.
I think it's serious.
FAA halts all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days over security concerns https://cnn.it/4rbdn0R
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from a guy who knows a kid who's going with the girl who says it’s Zombies.
I think it's serious.
I think it's serious.
Reposted by Joshua Engel, Esq.
let's be honest, america needed the patriots to get their motherfucking heads beat in like this
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
let's be honest, america needed the patriots to get their motherfucking heads beat in like this
People may be scared , even "terrified," of ICE coming to the City, but traditional response of Philadelphians is to remain steadfast
Dr. Franklin wanted our national motto to be "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and I would hope and expect Philadelphia would live up to that ideal
Dr. Franklin wanted our national motto to be "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and I would hope and expect Philadelphia would live up to that ideal
Because I love
a) Talkin' trash about Josh Shapiro
b) Talkin' trash about Fetterman
c) Larry Krasner
here is a gift link for y'all: share.inquirer.com/IxvbjE
a) Talkin' trash about Josh Shapiro
b) Talkin' trash about Fetterman
c) Larry Krasner
here is a gift link for y'all: share.inquirer.com/IxvbjE
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis
Gov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."
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February 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
People may be scared , even "terrified," of ICE coming to the City, but traditional response of Philadelphians is to remain steadfast
Dr. Franklin wanted our national motto to be "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and I would hope and expect Philadelphia would live up to that ideal
Dr. Franklin wanted our national motto to be "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and I would hope and expect Philadelphia would live up to that ideal
Here's an important thing about attorney-client, work-product, deliberative process, and other privileges:
They can be waived by a client who is interested in transparency
They can be waived by a client who is interested in transparency
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Here's an important thing about attorney-client, work-product, deliberative process, and other privileges:
They can be waived by a client who is interested in transparency
They can be waived by a client who is interested in transparency
Respect for @danwetzel.bsky.social, but disagree with his take
Minimizing cheating as "run-ins with the rulebook" fails to take into account what all prosecutors know: "criminals commit crimes" - fact he only got caught once doesn't mean a lot more did not happen
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Minimizing cheating as "run-ins with the rulebook" fails to take into account what all prosecutors know: "criminals commit crimes" - fact he only got caught once doesn't mean a lot more did not happen
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Wetzel: If Belichick isn't first ballot, just shut the Hall down
The humiliation of snubbing Bill Belichick is on the committee and, in turn, on the Hall of Fame itself.
www.espn.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Respect for @danwetzel.bsky.social, but disagree with his take
Minimizing cheating as "run-ins with the rulebook" fails to take into account what all prosecutors know: "criminals commit crimes" - fact he only got caught once doesn't mean a lot more did not happen
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Minimizing cheating as "run-ins with the rulebook" fails to take into account what all prosecutors know: "criminals commit crimes" - fact he only got caught once doesn't mean a lot more did not happen
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
There is a known issue of Sig handguns used by law enforcement accidentally discharging— I did a murder trial a few years ago that centered on this issue
local12.com/news/local/h...
local12.com/news/local/h...
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 AM
There is a known issue of Sig handguns used by law enforcement accidentally discharging— I did a murder trial a few years ago that centered on this issue
local12.com/news/local/h...
local12.com/news/local/h...
“Mom…. Dad’s being Dad…”
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
“Mom…. Dad’s being Dad…”
Today (especially) as every day:
The Union and the Constitution forever!
The Union and the Constitution forever!
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Today (especially) as every day:
The Union and the Constitution forever!
The Union and the Constitution forever!
Politico nicely illustrates 👇 the big problem with Washington journalists:
NO GRIT
Nobody from the Midwest would ever describe 20 degrees as “teeth-clenching” or consider a high of thirty to be cold regardless of the wind
Buy a scarf, worry less about “access,” and get to work
NO GRIT
Nobody from the Midwest would ever describe 20 degrees as “teeth-clenching” or consider a high of thirty to be cold regardless of the wind
Buy a scarf, worry less about “access,” and get to work
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Politico nicely illustrates 👇 the big problem with Washington journalists:
NO GRIT
Nobody from the Midwest would ever describe 20 degrees as “teeth-clenching” or consider a high of thirty to be cold regardless of the wind
Buy a scarf, worry less about “access,” and get to work
NO GRIT
Nobody from the Midwest would ever describe 20 degrees as “teeth-clenching” or consider a high of thirty to be cold regardless of the wind
Buy a scarf, worry less about “access,” and get to work