Alison Somin
@AlisonSomin
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Sr. Legal Fellow @PacificLegal. Has "done important work far from the public spotlight." -@RichardHanania. "Excellent Ainsley Hayes vibes." -- Fellow PLF att'y.
Arlington, VA
Joined January 2011
“Far from the public spotlight” seems a bit ungenerous to the feisty and hardworking @PacificLegal Comms team, but I’m always happy to see my work acknowledged as important. Also, good moment to follow @MorenoffDan if you aren’t already.
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this is absolutely absurd, DOGE should do something about it
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from the files of avoiding #ilyaconfusion and #ilyaspouseconfusion, I'm the Ilya spouse rooting for Philadelphia, and @mrsshap is the one rooting for Kansas City
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RT @coryliu: Clarence Thomas’s color-blind interpretation of the Constitution has always been the moderate, middle-of-the-road position bet…
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Enjoyed reading this, but felt a bit Flowers for Algernon in that I can describe fashion trends from like 1998-2013 with this gimlet-eyed granularity yet can't do it for time period covered by essay. We grow old, we grow old, we shall wear the bottoms of our trousers rolled.
Today I wrote about a fashion pet peeve: when fashion influencers claim they had a “style evolution” when they actually just continued wearing the same aesthetic, updated for the year (and that aesthetic is usually Zara Elegance Core.) link in replies
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Q: What is parenting in DC like? A: Took well child out to bookstore for a bit for some variety of society. Overheard from another mom: "Yeah, I get six months off per baby. That's the only good thing about biglaw."
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@AlexGodofsky We took her twice before doctor recommended sending her for chest xrays. And I get it; most bad coughs aren’t going to be pneumonia, you don’t want to send everyone out for xrays. Still, oof.
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RT @PatrickRuffini: You may be wondering how Trump can ban so many things when we have a federal system is that government funds so many in…
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RT @RenuMukherjee1: A general observation: I see so many progressives who are upset by online, racist remarks against Indians (me too, obvi…
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RT @HumphreyBohun: Sometimes I feel like the Prado and the Semper Gallery don’t get enough love.
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RT @DanLennington: ✍️My new piece @NRO. Although Trump is attacking DEI with vigor, it will take Congress to dismantle race-based programs…
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