David Lat

6. Human beings are complicated. We have positive and negative qualities, and we do good and bad things. I'm an example; I've done plenty of things in the past that I'm ashamed of now.

I wish you the best during these difficult times. Be well and have a good night.

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COVID-19 TRANSCRIPT: 4/6/20, The Rachel Maddow Show Guests: Nancy Pelosi, David Lat, Zachary Shemtob

5. I'd dispute the "nothing else" part. I'm also obsessed with, for example, my two kids (and advocating for LGBTQ+ parenthood).

Five years ago this month, I was in a hospital, obsessed with warning folks about Covid. See @maddow.msnbc.com:

bit.ly/4c4SkWW

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4. I've gotten a lot better about not being so elitist over the years.

I chalk a lot of it up to therapy, which I've been privileged to have. Therapy has also helped me deal with a lot of issues related to being an LGBTQ+ person of color.

3. There's some truth to my being "elitist" and "obsessed with power and money." I attribute some of this to be raised by Asian immigrants who put a lot of stock in education (hence the elitism) and material success (they came here poor).

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2. I do believe in posting things I disagree with—like Brad Karp's email, a primary document. My posting it allowed others, like @marcelias.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, to refute it. I don't know why you should be so angry at me for that.

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1. I'm not very popular with the right currently, having condemned the Perkins Coie order, the Paul Weiss order, and Paul Weiss's response, using words like "atrocious," "appalling," and "deserv[ing] strong condemnation from anyone who cares about the rule of law."

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I say at multiple points in the piece that she's biased in favor of Trump (for which I've gotten grief from some of my more conservative readers).

I believe that there are multiple factors at work here, including but not limited to her bias, inexperience as a judge, and problems as a manager.

Clerking For Judge Aileen Cannon: A Behind-The-Scenes Look A tale of two clerkships: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Here is a follow-up post containing a significant amount of reporting.

It does not paint a flattering picture of Judge Cannon as a boss or as a person—and I've taken plenty of flak for it from my more conservative readers.

bit.ly/3TrXZxf

I agree (which is why I left in pretty short order).

Clerking For Judge Aileen Cannon: A Behind-The-Scenes Look A tale of two clerkships: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

I agree with you that she is "out of her depth and is flailing." See my follow-up post (which does not paint a flattering picture of her as a boss or a person):

bit.ly/3TrXZxf