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Robert Woll

@rwoll

Retired partner @Mayer_Brown and @WilmerHale. Alum @MoFoLLP. Worked as corporate lawyer in Asia & U.S.

Hong Kong Katılım Nisan 2009
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Eric Alper 🎧
Eric Alper 🎧@ThatEricAlper·
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.'” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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Justin Wolfers
Justin Wolfers@JustinWolfers·
In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) Just before launching a war. FT has the scoop: ft.com/content/744ea8… In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama@BarackObama·
Bob Mueller was one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI, transforming the bureau after 9/11 and saving countless lives. But it was his relentless commitment to the rule of law and his unwavering belief in our bedrock values that made him one of the most respected public servants of our time. Michelle and I send our condolences to Bob’s family, and everyone who knew and admired him.
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Anna Bower
Anna Bower@AnnaBower·
Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives? A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit. Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit? A: No, we didn’t.
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Jay Nordlinger
Jay Nordlinger@jaynordlinger·
We are at war with Iran. Russia is aiding Iran, as usual. Russia is helping Iran target our troops. Ukraine is helping us, in combating Iranian drones. And Trump, as usual, is dumping on Zelensky and boosting Putin. I ask my friends on the right: How can you stand it?
Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump

BREAKING: Donald Trump slams President Zelenskyy, saying he doesn’t want a deal: “I’m surprised that Zelenskyy doesn’t want to make a deal. Tell Zelenskyy to make a deal because Putin’s willing to make a deal. Zelenskyy is far more difficult to make a deal with,” Trump told NBC News.

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Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates@JoyceCarolOates·
not included in most histories of Princeton is the shameful exchange between Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton, & young Paul Robeson, already a star student & athlete, when Wilson explained that Paul Robeson could not possibly be enrolled at Princeton because he is Black. (Wilson would have used the word "Negro"--at least when speaking to Robeson.) ironic update: now there is a Paul Robeson Center in Princeton, & the prominent "Woodrow Wilson School" (political science, international diplomacy) on campus has been renamed.
Rick Oehling@RickOehling

@JoyceCarolOates Where were all these whiners back in the '20's and '30's when there were quotas for the number of Jews who could be accepted into Ivy League universities? When Catholics like F. Scott Fitzgerald could feel out-of-place at WASP hives like Princeton?

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Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates@JoyceCarolOates·
why do you say such an idiotic thing? I don't "hate" anyone--why would I? in fact, I am considered "white" myself though it seems like a very broad, not-helpful, fairly silly category. I don't even hate racists but I do, on line, confront them when I encounter them. incidentally, you might be interested to know that in the world's population, the category "white" constitutes only about 15%. so, you might be rethinking what sort of investment you are making in the hue of your skin.
DC@DCWWF

@JoyceCarolOates Why do you hate white people so much? I don't understand.

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Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss@michaeldweiss·
Ukraine is simply paying Iran back in its own coin, after Tehran spent years giving Russia weapons to kill Ukrainians. Perhaps regional actors who've been reluctant to offer more than token support for Kyiv since 2022 will now realize their folly.
KyivPost@KyivPost

Iran threatens Ukraine with strikes, claiming Kyiv’s alleged support for Israel — including drone assistance — makes the entire territory of Ukraine a “legitimate target,” said Ibrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security.

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Sam Stein
Sam Stein@samstein·
Just unpacking it here. Ukraine is helping us with Iranian drones, resulting from the war we launched against Iran. And we're easing sanctions on Russia because of the oil market fallout from the war we launched against Iran. And Russia is helping Iran with medical aid and intel, in the war we launched against Iran. And Trump is frustrated with Ukraine because it's still at war with Russia.
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Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦
There are seven American dead from Iranian drones. We told Ukraine “no” when they offered us their drone defense in August that we’re now begging for. Unacceptable
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Joyce Alene
Joyce Alene@JoyceWhiteVance·
Wilmer Hale, one of the law firms Trump tried, but failed, to rein in with an EO has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Anthropic against, well, just about everyone in the administration.
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Marc Caputo
Marc Caputo@MarcACaputo·
SCOOP: In August, Ukraine tried to sell battle-proven tech for downing Iranian drones — & made a PowerPoint showing how it could protect US & its allies in a Middle East war But the Trump adm dismissed it until now @BarakRavid @demarest_colin & I 1/3 axios.com/2026/03/10/us-…
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Barry Rosen
Barry Rosen@brosen1501·
From my own life experience as a hostage in Iran for 444 days, I know how fragile safety can be--and how precious our rights are, especially now that we are plunged into war with Iran. I am outraged that a woman, one who I know, who has lived her entire life in the United States--adopted as a toddler by an American military family in Iran---now faces deportation to Iran, of all countries, because of a bureaucratic visa technicality. She has no criminal record, has lived in in California communities, paid taxes, more than contributed to the fabric of this nation, and calls this country her home. Yet, the Department of Homeland Security says she must removed because she technically "overstayed" a visa from the age of 4. "She has fought for nearly two decades to fix her status within the system--always above board, asking for no shortcuts--but she fears her next court hearing later this month" may "almost certainly result in detention and deportation." She has said," I'm struggling and fighting so hard to keep this life in America that I love and deserve...It's such a betrayal to my dad and to myself to send me back to a country where I was just an orphan baby." This is beyond unjust--it is cruel. She does not even remember Iran, a country she left as a child, and where as a Christian she could be persecuted, imprisoned, or worse under Iranian law that treats apostasy as crime punishable by severe penalties and even death. How can we call oursleves a nation of justice and compassion when we tear apart someone who is, in very sense an American? This isn't immigation enforcement--it is punishment of an innocent woman who belongs here. If we allow this to happen, we are not enforcing the law--we are abandoning our humanity. Where is the outrage? Where is the national coverage? If we allow this to happen, we are abandoning the very values we claim to stand for.
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Phillips P. OBrien
Phillips P. OBrien@PhillipsPOBrien·
Let me run you through the last few days. 1) Trump insults Zelensky and the WH says it was a mistake to help Ukraine. 2) the USA begs Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones. 3) Ukraine starts helping the US. 4) Reports come out that Putin is giving Iran intelligence to help attack Americans 5) The WH says that is fine.
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