Charles Lustig
@charleslustig.bsky.social
Live music lover. Recovering attorney. UVA sports and Orioles fan. Amateur political junkie.
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pretty good ad in another longshot seat.
October 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
pretty good ad in another longshot seat.
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s new U.S. Postal Service rule setting new restrictions for mail ballots.
Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
![Ill. Conclusion and Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' emergency motions' for a temporary restraining
order are GRANTED pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b) as follows.
(1) The court grants an emergency fourteen-day stay of the implementation or enforcement of the following sections of the Final Rule as to elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026. USPS Defendants'° may take no further preparatory steps or
implement in any way for elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026:
19 Mot. for a TRO, Emergency Stay, and Expedited Prelim. Inj. and Stay, California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 3]; Emergency Mot. for TRO and Prelim. Inj., LVWM, No. 1:26-cv-11549
[Doc. No. 206].
20 USPS Defendants are the USPS, the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, and the members and Chair of the USPS Board of Governors. See Compl., California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 1]; Compl., Suppl. Compl., LWVM, No. 1:26-cv-i1549 [Doc. Nos. 1, 205].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreig6ovlazoi7megahmridexgicsatm54b35ehffb4gv5vqqdx5k4na)
August 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s new U.S. Postal Service rule setting new restrictions for mail ballots.
Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
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Republicans are trying to make the news cycle about anything other than Donald Trump and his incredibly unpopular domestic and foreign policy agenda. That’s why they set up this Fauci hearing. And everyone is taking the bait
July 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Republicans are trying to make the news cycle about anything other than Donald Trump and his incredibly unpopular domestic and foreign policy agenda. That’s why they set up this Fauci hearing. And everyone is taking the bait
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When life gives you lemons, add on Old Bay.
Fun-but-also-depressing fact: blue crabs are an invasive species in Italy, so they’re cheap and enormous and they’re trying to get people to eat more of them
UPDATE: Italy Puts 10 Million Euros into Fighting Invasive Blue Crabs | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
The story unfolded on the Mediterranean coast of Italy, but quickly made headlines on the Chesapeake Bay. A few years ago, blue crabs, a non-native species in Italy, started turning up in fishermen’s…
www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com
July 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
When life gives you lemons, add on Old Bay.
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Our national embarrassment in action...
June 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our national embarrassment in action...
This is remarkable, sad and enraging. I practiced law for 30 years and never heard of a judge forcing a defendant to waive his right to an attorney. Particularly egregious in a death penalty case.
Time is running out before Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers this Thursday.
He'd be the first person in the country in nearly a century to be executed after being forced to represent themself at trial.
He'd be the first person in the country in nearly a century to be executed after being forced to represent themself at trial.
Tony Carruthers Was Forced to Represent Himself at Trial. Tennessee Is About to Execute Him
In the years since his 1996 conviction, the state’s case against Tony Carruthers has collapsed. But he still can't get a new trial.
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May 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is remarkable, sad and enraging. I practiced law for 30 years and never heard of a judge forcing a defendant to waive his right to an attorney. Particularly egregious in a death penalty case.
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For the record, the Republican hack Virginia Supreme Court justice (D. Arthur Kelsey)'s term ends on January 31, 2027. Replacing him with a Democrat then should flip the court to 4D-3R. Then Stephen R. McCullough (R) is outta there in March 2028...5D-2R time! bluevirginia.us/2026/05/brea...
May 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
For the record, the Republican hack Virginia Supreme Court justice (D. Arthur Kelsey)'s term ends on January 31, 2027. Replacing him with a Democrat then should flip the court to 4D-3R. Then Stephen R. McCullough (R) is outta there in March 2028...5D-2R time! bluevirginia.us/2026/05/brea...
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"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS
March 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
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The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
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Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
Former VA Del. Mark Levine (D): "I’m really surprised a Senator I know personally and have long respected is this naive. Kaine isn’t stupid. But his justification for bowing down to King Donald is so illogical that it insults any thinking Virginian." bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sen-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Senators, Virginians have your backs. ACA credits are too important to accept anything less than an iron-clad extension.
I generally take these trial balloons with a grain of salt. It’s @axios so heavily based on GOP sources trying to create a sense of momentum. But it’s silly to make a deal for anything but full restoration of Obamacare funding. No promised votes.
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Senators, Virginians have your backs. ACA credits are too important to accept anything less than an iron-clad extension.
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Game-tying home runs to tie a game in the 9th inning of World Series Game 7:
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Game-tying home runs to tie a game in the 9th inning of World Series Game 7:
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
What say you @nytimes.com ? your long-time readers are not pleased. I’ve already stopped buying the Post…
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What say you @nytimes.com ? your long-time readers are not pleased. I’ve already stopped buying the Post…
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A year and a half of expiring ACA tax credits for 24 million Americans.
So what’s that $40B trump sent them worth now?
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A year and a half of expiring ACA tax credits for 24 million Americans.
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Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.
The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.
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👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.
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The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
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JD Vance straight-up lied about Dems wanting health care for illegals. They are barred from the medical assistance orgs.
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JD Vance straight-up lied about Dems wanting health care for illegals. They are barred from the medical assistance orgs.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM