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eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 3d

My bets are still on BlueSky and/or ATProto. But this is me hedging my bets.

Discord—Mastodon—Signal—Text.

QR code to create a Signal chat with me.

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eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 1h

#Alt4You

This is SpongeBob SquarePants sitting up in bed in his bedroom in Bikini Bottom, wearing a riveted metal Viking helmet with horns and a big, fake red beard. He’s wearing his usual SpongeBob goofy grin. I’m not sure which episode this is from, sadly.

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 2h

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A bunch of grocery bags are laid out on the grass. The bags are clear plastic, and you can see a mix of items inside—apples, tomatoes, and maybe some peppers, along with stuff like eggs, maybe a milk carton, and other groceries.

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 2h

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[Originally posted by: @uebey.bsky.social]

Case 1:25-CV-00399-JAV Document 96 Filed 10/09/25 Page 2 of 38
Drake has brought this action against UMG for defamation, harassment in the second degree, and violation of section 349 of the New York General Business Law.
Before the Court is Defendant's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Because the Court concludes that the allegedly
defamatory statements in "Not Like Us" are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED.
LEGAL STANDARDS
To survive a motion to dismiss, "a complaint must contain sufficient factual
matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its
face." Kaplan v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL, 999 F.3d 842, 854 (2d Cir. 2021)
(quoting Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009)). A plaintiff may not simply allege facts that are consistent with liability; the complaint must "nudge plaintiff's claims across the line from conceivable to plausible." Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly,
550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007) (cleaned up); accord Bensch v. Est. of Umar, 2 F.4th 70, 80 (2d Cir. 2021). "Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678.
When ruling on a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court accepts as
true all well-pleaded allegations and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of the
non-moving party. Romanova v. Amilus Inc., 138 F.4th 104, 108 (2d Cir. 2025).
The Court need not credit "legal conclusions couched as factual allegations,"
however. Dixon v. von Blanckensee, 994 F.3d 95, 101 (2d Cir. 2021) (quotation marks omitted).
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Case 1:25-cv-00399-JAV
Document 96 Filed 10/09/25 Page 1 of 38
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
AUBREY DRAKE GRAHAM,
Plaintiff,
-X
：：：
....
25-CV-0399 (JAV)
-V-
UMG RECORDINGS, INC.,
Defendant.
X：.....
OPINION AND ORDER
JEANNETTE A. VARGAS, United States District Judge:
This case arises from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's
history, the vitriolic war of words that erupted between superstar recording artists
Aubrey Drake Graham ("Drake") and Kendrick Lamar Duckworth ("Lamar" or
"Kendrick Lamar") in the spring of 2024. Over the course of 16 days, the two artists
released eight so-called "diss tracks," with increasingly heated rhetoric, loaded accusations, and violent imagery. The penultimate song of this feud, "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, dealt the metaphorical killing blow. The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive bassline. "Not Like Us" went on to become a cultural sensation, achieving immense
commercial success and critical acclaim.
Both Drake and Kendrick Lamar have recording contracts with Defendant
UMG Recordings, Inc. ("UMG" or "Defendant"). Drake alleges that UMG intentionally published and promoted "Not Like Us" while knowing that the song's
insinuations that he has sexual relations with minors were false and defamatory.

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 2h

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[Originally posted by: @craigmeyer.bsky.social]

$If only they'd listened ... to literally anyone in the college football industry. Any search firm adviser, former coach, agent, analyst, tailgater or dorm room philosophizer could have told them: Super Bowl rings, whether you have one or eight or 200 of them, don't guarantee anything in college football. This is a different sport, a game won and lost by players younger than professionals and far harder to understand, who must be managed week-to-week in a fraction of the time allotted to NFL staffs, on teams overseen not by a single owner but a phalanx of moneyed idiots all capable of producing their own catastrophic disruptions at any moment.$

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 7h

It’s don’t think it’s really a false claim. It’s just more difficult than they made it out to be.

Later on tonight I’m gonna try an experiment to satisfy some curiosity. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 9h

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[Originally posted by: @bradheath.bsky.social]

On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and his other favored targets, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. "We can't delay any longer, it's killing our reputation and credibility," Trump wrote.
Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly, addressing it to "Pam," and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said. Bondi grew upset and called White House aides and Trump, who then agreed to send a second post praising Bondi as doing a "GREAT job." The misfire provided a window into how, through command and chaos, Trump has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department.

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 11h

This account is on my own PDS. But even though the data is coming from my third party location, it’s still served by BlueSky through their infrastructure. Until I’m given the option to use a different option (in an app or on the web), BlueSky holds all the keys.

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 12h

No worries 🙂

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 12h

I could. And I should. But I’m almost pathologically lazy, plus there’s gonna be a time when I actually do need to use the word. 🤣

eustace @eustace.justshootme.ca · 12h

It’s a pretty new service. I just need to make sure that I archive what I’ve written somewhere.

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