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Darlene Cypser

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Sherlockian, writer, attorney, historian. Member Dr Watson's Neglect Patients & former Chief Surgeon; member Hudson Valley Sciontists & Hounds of the Internet. Living in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 2d

Call for Submissions: Trifles: a Quarterly for Devotees of Sherlock Holmes will be coming in 2026. Trifles will be a compilation of stories, essays, puzzles, trivia, humor, and art. Trifles will be accepting submissions through December 31, 2025. More details: foolscap-quill.com/trifles.html

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 7h

Decades ago I did it at Lincoln right in front of the Capitol. The drivers were very patient to allow me to reach the next block.

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 7h

It's priest. Have a little priest!

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 13h

Make plans to protest on October 18. Look through this list of links to find your local group.
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Protest Information

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 16h

😂

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North Denver to Boulder Indivisible Coalition (ND2B) @nd2b.bsky.social · 1d

Several churches did this back on April 18. Let's see if we can get them to do it again for October 18 , No Kings Day

Colorado
Denver
Boulder

Ask local churches to participate

#LetFreedomRing

Oct 18 at noon

50501 Vermont @50501vt.bsky.social · 1d

LET FREEDOM RING! Literally!

Ask your local church(es) to ring their bells on 10/18 at Noon for 5 minutes.

#nokings #october18

LET FREEDOM RING
Drawing of the Liberty Bell

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like they are getting nervous

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Sherlock Holmes said, "You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.” (The Boscombe Valley Mystery)

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

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Frogs invade Portland, OR ICE Protest

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

It is a crime. They were talking about liability which is civil.

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

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Federal Tort Claims Act | house.gov

This memorandum is intended to familiarize you generally with the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) and the protections it provides Members, Officers and employees of the House. This memorandum is not intended, however, to answer all questions or issues that may arise. Therefore, we encourage you to call the House Office of General Counsel (“OGC”) immediately if you or a member of your staff has additional questions on this topic. (Only House Members, Officers, or staff should call OGC. OGC cannot provide assistance to other federal government employees or members of the public.)

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Not really the same thing. Not knowing how a restatement is supposed to be created and its purposed is different from knowing that such a thing exists.

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Most non-lawyers have no idea what a Restatement is.

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Read the list of letters in the blog article.

Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 2d

“At the end of the day, a Restatement should restate the law. When it fails to do that, it is not a Restatement at all, but more of a normative treatise or law review article. Accordingly, at best, the Copyright Restatement should not be afforded any more weight than those types of resources.”

Mass Resignations Call into Question Legitimacy of ALI Copyright Restatement

In recent posts published on this blog (see here and here), the drafters of the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Copyright Restatement promoted

legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Bloodied and bruised,
the centre WILL hold.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 1d

Sutton Bank rises steeply above the Vale of Mowbray, its 140-metre cliff carved from Jurassic rock and later shaped by the last Ice Age. Around 20,000 years ago, a tongue of ice scraped along the edge of the North York Moors, gouging out softer rocks and leaving the escarpment we

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thomas w schaller @thomaswschaller.bsky.social · 1d

City of Gold
Watercolor - 30x22 inches
This view of the Manhattan skyline at dusk - from Roosevelt Island - has been a bit of an obsession. I've tried numerous angles and lighting conditions. This is my largest and latest take.
#artistt #imagination #watercolorpainting #reality #nyc #architecture

A view of the Manhattan skyline at sunset from Rooselt Island

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Have their comments effected sales?

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

You started lecturing and complaining. Look in the mirror.

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

So they are gun traffickers, creating the flow of stolen guns that they say makes the city so scary?

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

It is difficult to understand what use the gun in the car would be on the scary streets. Maybe it is a talisman or a security blanket.

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Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

The people I find the most frustrating are those who stand around waving their arms (whether literally or figuratively on social media) saying "Somebody should do something."

Look in the mirror. That's "somebody" & "do something" - whether big or small - starts when & where you are.

Darlene Cypser @darlenecypser.bsky.social · 1d

Making them? I'm nearly 68 & Ive been protesting against DT since 2017. Most of the protesters have been over 60, not due to personal losses but as veterans of civil rights protests & antiwar protests of the 60s & 70s they know that's what gets things done. Join us.