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Alex Gattegno

@agattegno.bsky.social

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He/Him Star Wars, NY Giants, Sacramento Kings, Chargers, Law student. Roughly that order of priority

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 1d

"They never taught this in history class" people never stop inadvertently admitting they never paid attention in history class.

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 5h

That or we get a sick alt timeline where Republic vs. CIS is really like an extended Kaggath between Palpatine and Plageuis

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 5h

Do you think he needs a Force user? Nute Gunray seems perfectly serviceable

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 5h

We're losing recipes (photoshop)

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 10h

Tua Turnthaballova strikes again

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 1d

"They never taught this in history class" people never stop inadvertently admitting they never paid attention in history class.

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 2d

"Yeah they didn't actually say it in life, but they definitely *would* say it. You just gotta trust me bro."

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 3d

CRY EAGLES CRY

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 3d

I love Brian Burns so much man

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

Like he was trying to find his dad in the parking lot kinda lost

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

Sabonis looked lost on that broken sequence in the way like... a ten year old looks lost

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

Is there a way to get the Kings booth on league pass (through Amazon if it matters), or is there only stadium audio available?

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 4d

HAPPY YANKEE ELIMINATION DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

It's just such a tawdry thing I guess. How empty do you have to be to go to bat for Stephen Miller and friends?

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

Many people are saying this

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

Though on this point, I guess I still am baffled as to why this is the case for anything but ownership (and even then?)

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, there is also this yeah

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

The fact that the press only has object permanence for the title of the people they report on, and not their words or deeds, is I think a real root of why America's mainstream press has so badly failed to meet the moment.

Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 4d

If you are unable, as our political press is philosophically committed to being, to assess claims except on their form, you leave yourself endlessly open to being manipulated by frivolous claims

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 4d

You 👏 have 👏 to 👏 reach 👏 the 👏 merits!

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 4d

I guess I should also add that a key difference between the Trump investigation and the Comey indictment is that *Trump did something obviously and significantly wrong*. Like, if you can't grok that distinction as important, I don't know what to say.

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 4d

This is just perfect art (and I do feel a twinge of sympathy anyway)

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 5d

I think it makes total sense? He's exactly the kind of person that gets thrown under the bus once he's no longer actively useful. The Empire is not gonna care about defending his honor, and if keeps Naboo happy to blame things on this dumbass alien as opposed to the powers that be, why stop em?

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 6d

Straight to jail

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 7d

It turns out turning the ball over five times does make it hard for your team to win

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

Wurman is a hack. Hacks gonna hack. You can’t take that too personally. I do, however, take personally the professors who lectured us that we have to treat him as a good-faith actor.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 7d

Wurman has a very principled position: courts have no power to stop the President doing things he likes, but plenary power to stop the President doing things he doesn't like.

Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.

Ilan Wurman
@ilan_wurman
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This isn’t how judicial power works. Courts can’t “enjoin” or “restrain” the President from deploying the national guard. If a private party is injured by a guardsman, that party can bring a lawsuit. The legality and constitutionality of the action will be adjudicated. And compensation will be ordered if appropriate. A single district judge, however, doesn’t get to play commander in chief.

Ilan Wurman
@ilan_wurman
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Jul 2, 2024
Folks on this site are failing to appreciate the difference between a court setting aside unlawful executive actions, and civilly or criminally prosecuting a President in his personal capacity for attempting such actions. Which seems to be the point of immunity. 1/2
Ilan Wurman
@ilan_wurman
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Jul 2, 2024
The question is which unlawful acts (seizing the steel mills, forgiving student loans) are nevertheless official acts subject to presumptive immunity. That’s the relevant inquiry when we’re outside the core/preclusive powers that get absolute immunity. 2/2

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10d

Great command of the language on display here

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 10d

Former racecar driver Danica Patrick slams Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl 2026 halftime headliner:

“No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year… not just for sports.”

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Alex Gattegno @agattegno.bsky.social · 10d

Why the hell are people so cavalier about posting confessions that they are hopelessly weird on Al Gore’s internet?

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