Parent of four, Organizing & Network Director at People's Parity Project, UU lay preacher, former structural biologist and airborne infantry, fake lawyer. He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mlmi6u2b7k2zhttps://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/purcell-principle-gerrymandering-texas-indiana-supreme-court/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmi6u2b7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mldvh5gdvc2fAs a progressive homeschooling parent, the "parental rights" framing drives me nuts. I don't homeschool my kids because it is my right against the government. It's a way to help them learn about themselves and grow in a cooperative community. Safeguards do not impede that goal at all [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvh5gdvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3ml4njmfzsc2qJudges can stop obviously corrupt settlements if they choose to [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4njmfzsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3ml23vtahgk2vReally enjoyed giving this lay sermon on imagining new worlds at UU Danbury yesterday. Absolutely love this community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMfIXkbTWSQ04 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23vtahgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mkv2khovo22jNPLA is doing awesome work. Absolutely love this https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/graduates-look-to-skip-big-law-go-straight-to-plaintiffs-firms02 May 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv2khovo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mke2zmvkhc2jReally thought this would be obvious after Dobbs and got shut down by the whole CT delegation. Even @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social is on board now, how about you @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social? https://ctmirror.org/2022/07/07/reform-is-the-only-answer-to-high-courts-ultraconservatism/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke2zmvkhc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mkbejbfwks27It was only a matter of time until it made it into a Ho opinion https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-explainer/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbejbfwks27https://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mjoxgibz6c2mEvidence for the claim that "people immediately declared it to be an authoritarian plot" is a single paragraph mentioning Trump's laundry list of potential "conquests." My actual article is just a history of the draft, but I shouldn't expect the Free Press to let reading get in the way of a hot take [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoxgibz6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mjkqtxbmhk2bNot that I think the Roberts Court is ever acting in good faith, but if they're serious about history and tradition, it's time for the draft to go https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/trump-iran-draft-supreme-court-precedent.html15 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkqtxbmhk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/skennedy2504.myatproto.social/post/3mjfka4n2a22sI would love for a journalist to ask the SCOTUS Catholics what they think about Trump and the Pope13 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:xjerflews7ein3ifkoa52m6k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfka4n2a22s