Michael Macleod-Ball

Lawyer. Advocate. Former @ACLU. 1st Amendment junkie.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@fshakir Kind of disappointed, Faiz. What qualifies him for the office? I don't get the sense that I can trust what he says or that his views tomorrow will be consistent with what he says today.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@EdKrassen Alternative facts.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

FIRE once again reveals that its commitment to free speech goes well beyond its right-side bona fides. You guys rock.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Brendan Carr’s authoritarian warning — that networks risk their broadcasting licenses for Iran war reporting that the government doesn’t like — is outrageous. When the government demands the press become a state mouthpiece under the threat of punishment, something has gone very wrong.

In 2019, Carr said: “Should the government censor speech it doesn’t like? Of course not. The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the ‘public interest.’” But today, Carr cites the “public interest” to blatantly threaten news outlets because the president doesn’t like their reporting.

Again and again, Carr’s tenure as FCC chairman has been marked by his shameless willingness to bully and threaten our free press. But even by Carr’s standards, today’s hypocrisy is shocking — and dangerous.

The American people demand uncensored news about the men and women serving in our armed forces. Our right to a free press is one of the core American freedoms those in uniform have sworn to support and defend. It is long past time for our government officials to remember their own oaths to uphold the Constitution — starting with the First Amendment.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@StephenM @JohnJHarwood What a jerk you are @StephenM

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

Proud to be among 200+ Maine attorneys encouraging the Maine legal community to resist the intimidation tactics of those currently running our federal government and to stand up for judges and attorneys being attacked for doing their jobs.

[FOX23 Maine @FOX23Maine]

Hundreds of attorneys in Maine are blasting the Trump administration for defying courts and ignoring judges. https://t.co/6fJykCiBXw

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@tomecurran for the second time in the last couple months, your 'new' podcast is billed as one thing [Hoyer interview] but the actual podcast is a repeat of the McCourty interview. Somebody's falling down on the job.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

How we’re thinking about covering Donald Trump, by @mattyglesias https://t.co/MQUpEIzVCw

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

Not leaving X, but now also over on Bluesky - see you there? https://t.co/J1rXnGprOb

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The award-winning cast of The West Wing reunited to endorse VP Kamala Harris for President in a new ad created in partnership with the Lincoln Project.

Martin Sheen
Bradley Whitford
@AllisonBJanney
@DuleHill
@JoshMalina
@NellyMoloney
@MaryCMcCormack
@Richard_Schiff

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@PhilAPerry People are lauding Hunter Henry's great game. Actually, it was a great 1st half. What did the Seahawks do to take him away in the 2nd half?

[Ally Sammarco @Ally_Sammarco]

JD Vance currently has 1.7M followers.
Tim Walz currently has 663.1k followers.

I think we should get Tim Walz to surpass JD Vance, right?

Follow @Tim_Walz here!!!

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Sadly Philosopher Football did not make the cut for #PARIS2024 Olympic events.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@GlobeKPD Breakouts, lack of finishing, too many men on the ice - all could be rectified with coaching. Officiating was a real issue in one game, maybe two, but not sure it made a difference. Bennett cheap shot took one of the best players out of 2+ games. Those are league issues.

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

@uptonbell No. Burgess Meredith was the Penguin. Cesar Romero was Joker.

[Leslie Proll @LeslieProll]

Civil rights community still talks about the tremendous civil rights lawyers President Carter appointed to the bench & brought transformational change to the judiciary.

This is one of the Biden appointees that same community will be talking about decades from now: Judge Dale Ho.

[Albert Breer @AlbertBreer]

https://t.co/4TIA2Wsk8d

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

#fubo claims to carry the regional hockey telecast of the #bruins - but never tells you they don't carry games telecast nationally LIKE THE 1ST GAME OF THE YEAR! Time to go back to Spectrum?

[Michael Macleod-Ball @MWMacleod]

Thoughtful, well-written piece by @AdamSerwer https://t.co/emstVTImnR

[Mary Peltola @MaryPeltola]

It is a GOOD DAY.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

With Roe overturned, some states are rushing to criminalize not only abortion — but 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 about abortion.

Here’s what you need to know. 🧵