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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

we are all sherman

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pete @ptmoria.com · 10h

yeah this was really really good

pete @ptmoria.com · 10h

I've been on team "just get the Lodge" for years so I am actually the only 35yo who is Not Mad right now

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pete @ptmoria.com · 10h

I admire them finding the perfect discourse to drive mass-affluent thirtysomethings to insanity

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

I absolutely support the laying of spike strips in the government's path

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

and by "not the hill I'd choose to fight on" I don't mean as the defender's office (they're doing the best with the hand they were dealt, it's absolutely an argument they should make), I mean more from Faruqui's own perspective

pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

this is a better way of expressing where I think I'm at

☠️ Hell-Pleaded Spook-plaints 🎃 @timorous.cishet.net · 2d

but this all seems like a dispute that’s better litigated on a motion to dismiss the indictment. Faruqui might end up sticking his neck out only to get reversed in an opinion saying “maybe this is a merits issue but you still gotta file the case”

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

and obviously "the court has no authority to consider the validity of the indictment" is kinda insane but this particular point of procedure isn't the hill I'd choose to fight on

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

It's not, and this is a mess entirely of the govt's making, but from the transcripts and briefing two things stand out--(1) "this is highly irregular" is a weak argument, and (2) just at a base level, you generally don't want to bring a rule to a statute-fight (if that makes sense)

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

This is the thing with the Stewart case before magistrate Faruqui. As shoddily as the government has handled the indictment and as "irregular" as their actions have been, I don't actually think the defense has the better side of the argument on the issue being so hotly contested

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 3d

Frankly I’m not even sure the defense’s argument wins the day, but it’s incredibly telling that DOJ didn’t even bother to engage with the law!

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

your guess is as good as mine 🤷‍♂️

pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

did I take the limitless pill or something

nyt crossword finish screen saying congrats! you finished a Friday puzzle in 4:55, 7:23 faster than your average

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

My heart goes out to the people of Philadelphia

Scott Lucas @scottrlucas.bsky.social · 1d

Kekering has the ball in hand just off the ground at this point.

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Sasho Todorov @sashotodorov.bsky.social · 1d

What makes Drake taking the L here particularly funny is that Kendrick Lamar absolutely intended to convey as a factual matter that Drake was a pedophile and the audience 100% took it as such.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

This sucks, man

Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 1d

METRO said late Wednesday it will remove the rainbow crosswalks at Westheimer and Taft to comply with federal regulations shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott's direction about "political ideologies" on roadways.

METRO will remove Montrose rainbow crosswalks following direction from Abbott, TxDOT

The plan comes as the Texas Department of Transportation in a letter directed local jurisdictions to ensure that roadway markings align with federal law.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

Hey Houston, vote for Jordan

Evan @evan7257.bsky.social · 1d

Houston needs someone on City Council willing to stand up to the mayor | Endorsement

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...

Houston needs a City Council willing to stand up to the mayor | Endorsement

Houstonians should pick Jordan Thomas for City Council At Large 4 because of his optimistic vision for our city's future, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

Not exactly sure how to describe this but it's a show that really knows how to play on your expectations without actually doing twists and turns. Totally enthralling. Also hilarious. Incredible television

pete @ptmoria.com · 1d

Family dramedy that starts with four grown sisters suspecting their dad is cheating on their mom. The whole show just oozes talent, top to bottom, with an obscenely good lead cast. Whatever review said "so good it makes everything else look like shit" (paraphrased) was spot on

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