The Bellman
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Lawyer. Not your lawyer. The vessel is, so to speak, "snarked."
I think he says he sees no basis at all for the claim of privilege, but also I think you're right about his view of the work product argument.
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I think he says he sees no basis at all for the claim of privilege, but also I think you're right about his view of the work product argument.
Rakoff also makes it pretty clear the material wasn't privileged in the first place.
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Rakoff also makes it pretty clear the material wasn't privileged in the first place.
As you correctly point out, this is just a silly argument by Defendant. But you're right that it's *adjacent* to some interesting stuff! See:
www.nycbar.org/reports/form...
www.nycbar.org/reports/form...
Formal Opinion 2025-6: Ethical Issues Affecting Use of AI to Record, Transcribe, and Summarize Conversations with Clients | New York City Bar Association
Read this formal ethics opinion addressing ethical obligations when using AI tolls to record, transcribe, and summarize client communications.
www.nycbar.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As you correctly point out, this is just a silly argument by Defendant. But you're right that it's *adjacent* to some interesting stuff! See:
www.nycbar.org/reports/form...
www.nycbar.org/reports/form...
That is the among the most useful gifs I have ever seen. Stolen with thanks.
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
That is the among the most useful gifs I have ever seen. Stolen with thanks.
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Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
"This is a beat scene, let's book."
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"This is a beat scene, let's book."
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Age verification? I got drunk (almost legally) last time the Mets won the World Series. (Paradoxically, if they had won a year earlier, I would have been legal.)
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Age verification? I got drunk (almost legally) last time the Mets won the World Series. (Paradoxically, if they had won a year earlier, I would have been legal.)
It's working for me, but ...
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It's working for me, but ...
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This endorsement means so much to me. Jerry Nadler has set an incredibly high bar for decades for smart, principled, progressive leadership on issue after issue. I’m honored beyond
words to have his support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UH1...
words to have his support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UH1...
Rep. Jerry Nadler endorses Micah Lasher for Congress
YouTube video by Lasher for Congress
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This endorsement means so much to me. Jerry Nadler has set an incredibly high bar for decades for smart, principled, progressive leadership on issue after issue. I’m honored beyond
words to have his support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UH1...
words to have his support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UH1...
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Does the existence of binary stars imply that the appropriate classification of our star is "nonbinary"?
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Does the existence of binary stars imply that the appropriate classification of our star is "nonbinary"?
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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I have basically zero sympathy at this point for U.S. gov't lawyers who are complaining about the burdens of defending the indefensible. There is a choice. Stop defending it.
“it takes 10 emails from me for a release condition to be corrected. It takes me threatening to walk out for something else to be corrected.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Government attorney who told judge in ICE case, 'This job sucks,' removed from detail
Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I have basically zero sympathy at this point for U.S. gov't lawyers who are complaining about the burdens of defending the indefensible. There is a choice. Stop defending it.
It's just sparkling authoritarianism.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It's just sparkling authoritarianism.
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getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
Actually, in fairness, they claim WestCheck can still do quote checking and Bluebooking.
www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/help/d...
www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/help/d...
Check citations with WestCheck
www.thomsonreuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Actually, in fairness, they claim WestCheck can still do quote checking and Bluebooking.
www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/help/d...
www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/help/d...
Westlaw has a tool that auto-generates your TOA (which predates AI) and does a passable job. It baffles me that they can't take the extra step adding simple quote-checking. I guess it's not a priority because it doesn't require AI.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Westlaw has a tool that auto-generates your TOA (which predates AI) and does a passable job. It baffles me that they can't take the extra step adding simple quote-checking. I guess it's not a priority because it doesn't require AI.
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
"You could lose your purse, or you could lose something worse . . . on the Subway. SUBWAY!"
Your way? Your mind? Your will to live?
That has to be the single most sinister line in Sesame Street history.
Your way? Your mind? Your will to live?
That has to be the single most sinister line in Sesame Street history.
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"You could lose your purse, or you could lose something worse . . . on the Subway. SUBWAY!"
Your way? Your mind? Your will to live?
That has to be the single most sinister line in Sesame Street history.
Your way? Your mind? Your will to live?
That has to be the single most sinister line in Sesame Street history.
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NYC has an excellent tool to see how recently any street has been plowed. Check out PlowNYC at: nyc.gov/plownyc
Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @nycsanitation.bsky.social who are out battling this storm.
Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @nycsanitation.bsky.social who are out battling this storm.
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
NYC has an excellent tool to see how recently any street has been plowed. Check out PlowNYC at: nyc.gov/plownyc
Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @nycsanitation.bsky.social who are out battling this storm.
Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @nycsanitation.bsky.social who are out battling this storm.
I mean . . . a Roomba is "humanoid" for sufficiently high values of "oid".
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I mean . . . a Roomba is "humanoid" for sufficiently high values of "oid".