Jake Medvitz
@jake_medvitz
Followers
345
Following
17K
Statuses
8K
attorney | trade, national security, government contracts, IP | former @pennlaw @BISGov @senatefinance @senbobcasey
Joined February 2011
Building on a strong legacy. Love to see it.
I love how hard tech companies always have giant American flags in their facilities
0
0
2
Yelling geyooo birds at the Scandinavian couple honeymooning next to us ✅
0
0
2
What if it’s less a capacity problem and more an affinity problem? Congressional & admin leg affairs staff might not want to give info on the record to a competing political/authoritative body, but might instead talk anonymously to a journalist. ‘What did you hear today’ can be more valuable than ‘what happened today’
0
0
0
It's hard to understate the loyalty that FDR commanded. For example, at a 1944 fundraising dinner, FDR managed to whip a group of teamsters into an intense rage by lamenting (in a fairly tame manner) that his opponent criticized his dog in campaign ads. The teamsters were so fired up that they stormed out of the dining room and proceeded to grab, interrogate, and beat two navy lieutenants that happened to be walking by. This degree of loyalty was surely necessary to lead us out of the Depression and through World War II. If we face challenges on a similar scale--as some predict we soon will--we'll need another FDR. But is it even possible to command this loyalty today? ... I'm skeptical.
0
0
0
Our NY office looks over Teddy Roosevelt’s birthplace. Man (attorney) in the arena (MS Word track changes).
0
0
7
@MatthewSitman Also, if you’re focusing on foreign affairs, I think you’d enjoy interrogating claims re the executive’s ‘sole’ or ‘unique’ role in foreign affairs. Much thinner support than one might imagine. Can provide recs too; these claims are the white whale of my thesis advisor.
0
0
0
Finished a big month at work. Went home. Meghan was waiting to assign one more item: eat a slice of her homemade apple pie. Meghan is the best 👍🏻
0
0
8
At the height of World War II, the U.S. destroyed thousands of perfectly serviceable aircraft in order to keep lines running and align inventory with surging production capacity. Who can do this today?
1
3
21
RT @navalhistorian: Chinese shipbuilder Hengli Heavy Industry is looking to hire 30,000 workers, building to 50,000, as it launches a new s…
0
347
0
@Scholars_Stage Is Didion the premier New Journalist? I thought Wolfe and Thompson were the faces of that era.
1
0
1
TikTok has been banned from US (and EU) government devices for years. Will be interesting to see if and how quickly US and other governments ban clones.
This 🇺🇸 US Army Staff Sergeant — another TikTok refugee — posted these videos on 🇨🇳 Xiaohongshu (小红书 / Little Red Book / RedNote)… 🤔
0
0
3
RT @lionel_trolling: It's true, it just takes a little muscle and discipline to get over the hump. The key is to find something to read tha…
0
22
0