T. Greg Doucette
@gregdoucette.bsky.social
In-House Counsel @ BigTech. Ex-"Computers Guy," then decade litigating 1A in NC+TX. Servant to two cats (and a dog and a wife). Armchair Philanthropist.
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January 2026
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Just realized I never did a December AMA, so firing up the January one 🤪
Only at-most-37 months left in Donald Trump's presidency.
AMA! Q&A will be added to the thread as quote-skeets
ASK ME ANYTHING
MEGATHREAD
January 2026
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Just realized I never did a December AMA, so firing up the January one 🤪
Only at-most-37 months left in Donald Trump's presidency.
AMA! Q&A will be added to the thread as quote-skeets
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beautiful
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
beautiful
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I suspected as much. But Noem et al. repeated the slander. And "I was just following orders" has not been an acceptable excuse for a long time.
Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti.
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM
I suspected as much. But Noem et al. repeated the slander. And "I was just following orders" has not been an acceptable excuse for a long time.
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James O'Keefe finally came to accept this terrifying truth:
Ppl have actual conscience and virtues. Risk their lives for even.
Ppl have actual conscience and virtues. Risk their lives for even.
the idea of believing in something without compensation causing a kernal panic for the right
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 AM
James O'Keefe finally came to accept this terrifying truth:
Ppl have actual conscience and virtues. Risk their lives for even.
Ppl have actual conscience and virtues. Risk their lives for even.
Art
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Art
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
Um, holy shit? This has gotta be up there in the most crass & worse things Trump has ever said
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 AM
A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
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Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent?
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent?
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
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It's actually so incredibly morally grating that there are conservatives who will simultaneously pretend to care about Iranian protesters while also supporting deporting Iranians here straight to an Iranian prison to fucking die.
January 28, 2026 at 5:26 AM
It's actually so incredibly morally grating that there are conservatives who will simultaneously pretend to care about Iranian protesters while also supporting deporting Iranians here straight to an Iranian prison to fucking die.
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It always rules when a guy gets let out of Director Jail after a decade and immediately starts pissing off everyone on set again
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 AM
It always rules when a guy gets let out of Director Jail after a decade and immediately starts pissing off everyone on set again
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He's also entirely open about what his end goal is.
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
He's also entirely open about what his end goal is.
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my biggest nightmare is that I won’t be looking at my phone when It Happens
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
my biggest nightmare is that I won’t be looking at my phone when It Happens
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i feel like this instagram reel gets truer every day
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
i feel like this instagram reel gets truer every day
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Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
Um, holy shit? This has gotta be up there in the most crass & worse things Trump has ever said
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
After 100%ing Horizon Zero Dawn, the Mrs enjoyed it so much that we're heading straight to Forbidden West 😄
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 AM
After 100%ing Horizon Zero Dawn, the Mrs enjoyed it so much that we're heading straight to Forbidden West 😄
4th Rule of Fsck 'Em All: "The Wire was a documentary."
Watching The Wire per @gregdoucette.bsky.social longstanding recommendation and s3 is making me anti-legalization
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
4th Rule of Fsck 'Em All: "The Wire was a documentary."
Cops are great
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Cops are great
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One thing I think it notable here is that Weiss talks about being for "the center." She's doing that thing that Elon Musk does where he goes, "Actually, my views are moderate. I don't get why people say I'm far-right." It's an effort to shift public perception of what "center" or "moderate" means.
Weiss' full remarks to CBS News staff (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
One thing I think it notable here is that Weiss talks about being for "the center." She's doing that thing that Elon Musk does where he goes, "Actually, my views are moderate. I don't get why people say I'm far-right." It's an effort to shift public perception of what "center" or "moderate" means.
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it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
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This is an absurd thing to say when Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be alive right now if Harris had won
January 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is an absurd thing to say when Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be alive right now if Harris had won
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Some have been saying this
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some have been saying this
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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Congress shall pass no law …
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Congress shall pass no law …
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I mean, fuck. I'm a bald cishet professional man. So white I'm translucent. I speak 4 languages and have an emergency passport. And I can bench my weight and squat 2x. I am simultaneously everything they want to be and everything they hate.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I mean, fuck. I'm a bald cishet professional man. So white I'm translucent. I speak 4 languages and have an emergency passport. And I can bench my weight and squat 2x. I am simultaneously everything they want to be and everything they hate.