Juan C Chavez
@inafutureage.bsky.social
Prison & police accountability lawyer at OJRC. Dream baby dream. He/Him.
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Juan C Chavez
@inafutureage.bsky.social
· Dec 22
“I consistently break a rule I consider to be not only fake but pernicious. I know what I’m doing and why.”
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District Court: The Court has considered an entire record of evidence and renders a conclusion based on that rigorous examination of facts.
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
a woman is standing in front of a wall and says that 's the rules that ... i 've just made up .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a wall and says that 's the rules that ... i 've just made up .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
District Court: The Court has considered an entire record of evidence and renders a conclusion based on that rigorous examination of facts.
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
Supreme Court: But you didn’t theoretically presume good faith!
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Step into your power, Council. Show Portland that the Mayor and Staff are stonewalling you. Make them show up. Make them own everything that’s not being done well.
Portland City Council will meet today to discuss the "Homelessness to Housing Continuum."
The original idea was for it to be a venue for Mayor Wilson to talk about his homelessness plan. But per Wilson's office, it's not certain he'll show up.
(And bureau staff have been advised not to attend.)
The original idea was for it to be a venue for Mayor Wilson to talk about his homelessness plan. But per Wilson's office, it's not certain he'll show up.
(And bureau staff have been advised not to attend.)
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Step into your power, Council. Show Portland that the Mayor and Staff are stonewalling you. Make them show up. Make them own everything that’s not being done well.
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NEW from me & @alissaazar.bsky.social: This Dodge Grand Caravan was once used to snatch protesters off of #PortlandOR streets. Now, after its first oil change in 12,000 miles, the van is used for mutual aid in the Pacific Northwest.
Read it below ⤵️
Read it below ⤵️
NEW from LCRW: This van used to abduct Portland protestors off the street during 2020's 'Fed Wars.' Now it's being used to hand out mutual aid and zines. @jwcroxton.bsky.social & @alissaazar.bsky.social report
THIS VAN WAS SNATCHING PROTESTORS. NOW IT HANDS OUT ZINES
| Left Coast Right Watch
There has long been a niche sector within the collector automobile industry for those who have interest in, restore, and/or, collect decommissioned vehicles from emergency services—fire trucks, ambula...
leftcoastrightwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW from me & @alissaazar.bsky.social: This Dodge Grand Caravan was once used to snatch protesters off of #PortlandOR streets. Now, after its first oil change in 12,000 miles, the van is used for mutual aid in the Pacific Northwest.
Read it below ⤵️
Read it below ⤵️
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Cool update to last week’s story on why language doesn’t equal intelligence: a Michigan judge cited it to justify imposing sanctions over a ChatGPT-assisted filing that mentioned real cases but misstated their facts. Congrats to author @benjaminjriley.bsky.social!
![Court filing: LLMs are tools
that “emulate the communicative function of language, not the separate
and distinct cognitive process of thinking and reasoning.” Benjamin
Riley, Large language mistake, The Verge https://www.theverge.com/aiartificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligenceneuroscience-problems [https://perma.cc/7EHD-PLLZ]. When an LLM
overstates a holding of a case, it is not because it made a mistake when
logically working through how that case might represent a
“nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing
law or for establishing new law;” it is just piecing together a plausiblelooking sentence – one whose content may or may not be true.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7exlcsle4mjfhu3wnhcgizz6/bafkreicn2dgmwtlqwhdwlaijx5g66yqghjogfszcdp4d4afeyjfgwht2pi@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cool update to last week’s story on why language doesn’t equal intelligence: a Michigan judge cited it to justify imposing sanctions over a ChatGPT-assisted filing that mentioned real cases but misstated their facts. Congrats to author @benjaminjriley.bsky.social!
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I've said this before, but Leah is one of my professional heroes. She is a national treasure. It's been such an insane privilege to work with her & learn from her & play even a miniscule role in her work.
This is a huge loss for OPB and for Oregonians. I do not understand it at all.
This is a huge loss for OPB and for Oregonians. I do not understand it at all.
On the day that @opb.org CEO Rachel Smolkin posted this video, saying OPB’s funding gap of $5 million was closed, I was also told by the Chief Content Officer that Hush was canceled. Eighty percent of my income, and my health insurance - gone. I was given no reason for the cancellation. 1/x
OPB has closed this year’s $5 million budget gap created when Congress ended federal funding. Our work is not done. A strong future for free and fair journalism requires your support.
https://www.opb.org/pressroom/presidents-update-funding-cut-update-building-trust/
https://www.opb.org/pressroom/presidents-update-funding-cut-update-building-trust/
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've said this before, but Leah is one of my professional heroes. She is a national treasure. It's been such an insane privilege to work with her & learn from her & play even a miniscule role in her work.
This is a huge loss for OPB and for Oregonians. I do not understand it at all.
This is a huge loss for OPB and for Oregonians. I do not understand it at all.
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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Men incarcerated at the notorious Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia in the 1800s had more access to sunlight than people held at DCP now.
And it can lead to lifelong health consequences.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/12...
And it can lead to lifelong health consequences.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/12...
Isolation in Dauphin County jail can lead to lifelong medical problems: ‘If I don’t get out of here soon, I’m going to die’
Men incarcerated at the notorious Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1800s had more access to sunlight and outdoors than people currently incarcerated at DCP.
www.pennlive.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Men incarcerated at the notorious Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia in the 1800s had more access to sunlight than people held at DCP now.
And it can lead to lifelong health consequences.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/12...
And it can lead to lifelong health consequences.
www.pennlive.com/news/2025/12...
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Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
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Nick Fuentes has been working overtime to sanitize his image and present himself as a uniter of the left and right. Very clearly using language often associated with the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nick Fuentes has been working overtime to sanitize his image and present himself as a uniter of the left and right. Very clearly using language often associated with the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
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when you dodge becoming the fall guy
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
when you dodge becoming the fall guy
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it's the goddamn christmas adventurers club
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
it's the goddamn christmas adventurers club
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Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can't think of a single perverse incentive here. Sounds great! Should definitely be partnering with news organizations!
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Kavanaugh stop
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Kavanaugh stop
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"Electrolite" was released as the third single from New Adventures In Hi-Fi in the US on this day in 1996.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lew...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lew...
R.E.M. - Electrolite (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Electrolite" was released as the third single from New Adventures In Hi-Fi in the US on this day in 1996.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lew...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lew...
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Other than what's been reported today about the candidate for City Administrator, I don't know anything about him, and have no opinions one way or another. But, for the record, I'm going to note a couple of specific complaints about this appointment process. It kinda sucked. 🧵1/
No significant public involvement that I’m aware of prior to this announcement. Things are moving quickly, so I hope councilors are preparing for a really important confirmation hearing next week.
Portland, OR has its first City Administrator as the new form of government continues to take shape www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Other than what's been reported today about the candidate for City Administrator, I don't know anything about him, and have no opinions one way or another. But, for the record, I'm going to note a couple of specific complaints about this appointment process. It kinda sucked. 🧵1/
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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There is a movement to "prove that the datacenter water issues is fake". If you venture into Muskrat's hell site, you can see the community note these people put on this great piece of investigative journalism, accusing them of unfairly implicating datacenters.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
There is a movement to "prove that the datacenter water issues is fake". If you venture into Muskrat's hell site, you can see the community note these people put on this great piece of investigative journalism, accusing them of unfairly implicating datacenters.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Watching this with audio off knowing that Trump is just ranting into a phone is top notch comedy
"She hates Christianity" -- Trump rants on Mike Johnson's phone at a Van Epps rally
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Watching this with audio off knowing that Trump is just ranting into a phone is top notch comedy
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Twin Peaks: A red trafficlight.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Twin Peaks: A red trafficlight.
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Strong Floor, No Ceiling
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling
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Great way to describe standing in a deep hole I guess
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Great way to describe standing in a deep hole I guess