Rhett Derrick
@lawzag.bsky.social
You’ll be hearing from my lawyer. Not to threaten litigation or anything. Just, you know, to commiserate with you about my behavior.
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Rhett Derrick
@lawzag.bsky.social
· Nov 7
My personal BlueSky etiquette:
1. If I make up a fake social media post, it will be in dark mode.
2. If I make up a fake pleading, it won't be in dark mode because that would look silly. Look for context clues.
3. I will quote skeet Mitch, he's a big boy. He can handle it.
1. If I make up a fake social media post, it will be in dark mode.
2. If I make up a fake pleading, it won't be in dark mode because that would look silly. Look for context clues.
3. I will quote skeet Mitch, he's a big boy. He can handle it.
Some BlueSky etiquette that I do my best to follow:
1. When possible, I link to articles and primary sources;
2. When possible, I link to materials that do not have a paywall;
3. When possible, I react to insulting inflammatory responses by blocking; and
4. I reply rather than quote posting.
1. When possible, I link to articles and primary sources;
2. When possible, I link to materials that do not have a paywall;
3. When possible, I react to insulting inflammatory responses by blocking; and
4. I reply rather than quote posting.
Lots of new followers coming in so I am going to re-up this.
I am not a reliable source of information. I will link to the pleading if it is real.
I am barely a reliable source of entertainment.
I am not a reliable source of information. I will link to the pleading if it is real.
I am barely a reliable source of entertainment.
I don’t know anything about Sabrina Carpenter other than a friend of a friend went to one of her concerts wearing a towel cinched around his chest and apparently did not give any consideration to the fact that security might have a problem with this costume.
Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I don’t know anything about Sabrina Carpenter other than a friend of a friend went to one of her concerts wearing a towel cinched around his chest and apparently did not give any consideration to the fact that security might have a problem with this costume.
The federal judiciary doesn’t want you to know this, but the coffee mugs at the courthouse are free. You can take them.
I have 438 coffee mugs.
I have 438 coffee mugs.
Heck, he even stole coffee cups from the court!
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The federal judiciary doesn’t want you to know this, but the coffee mugs at the courthouse are free. You can take them.
I have 438 coffee mugs.
I have 438 coffee mugs.
Anyone who lets Gunner back into this game after that hit will be fined into oblivion.
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Anyone who lets Gunner back into this game after that hit will be fined into oblivion.
Ok, so who wants a deep dive on curricular speech and the First Amendment?
This is a topic where it is difficult to speak in generalities. Logically, it is impossible for a teacher not to evaluate the content of a student's assignment as part of grading /1
This is a topic where it is difficult to speak in generalities. Logically, it is impossible for a teacher not to evaluate the content of a student's assignment as part of grading /1
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ok, so who wants a deep dive on curricular speech and the First Amendment?
This is a topic where it is difficult to speak in generalities. Logically, it is impossible for a teacher not to evaluate the content of a student's assignment as part of grading /1
This is a topic where it is difficult to speak in generalities. Logically, it is impossible for a teacher not to evaluate the content of a student's assignment as part of grading /1
Me: I think I will search Bluesky for thanksgiving turkey to see if anyone did anything cool they showed off.
Me, 30 seconds later: Blocked, Blocked, you’re all blocked. None of you are free of sin.
Me, 30 seconds later: Blocked, Blocked, you’re all blocked. None of you are free of sin.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Me: I think I will search Bluesky for thanksgiving turkey to see if anyone did anything cool they showed off.
Me, 30 seconds later: Blocked, Blocked, you’re all blocked. None of you are free of sin.
Me, 30 seconds later: Blocked, Blocked, you’re all blocked. None of you are free of sin.
Welp, I started the first Thanksgiving table fight.
I sang 867-5309, but I said “6-7” the way kids say “6-7”, so my wife threw a roll at me.
I sang 867-5309, but I said “6-7” the way kids say “6-7”, so my wife threw a roll at me.
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Welp, I started the first Thanksgiving table fight.
I sang 867-5309, but I said “6-7” the way kids say “6-7”, so my wife threw a roll at me.
I sang 867-5309, but I said “6-7” the way kids say “6-7”, so my wife threw a roll at me.
Remember folks,
If Ken hasn’t seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you’re not sure if Ken has seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you know Ken has already seen the RICO to a degree of metaphysical certainty, tag him with it.
If Ken hasn’t seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you’re not sure if Ken has seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you know Ken has already seen the RICO to a degree of metaphysical certainty, tag him with it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Remember folks,
If Ken hasn’t seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you’re not sure if Ken has seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you know Ken has already seen the RICO to a degree of metaphysical certainty, tag him with it.
If Ken hasn’t seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you’re not sure if Ken has seen the RICO thing, tag him with it.
If you know Ken has already seen the RICO to a degree of metaphysical certainty, tag him with it.
To hell with base 10 mathematics. It’s time to release the four score and seven Lincoln commemorative $87 bill.
Now that the penny's dead we should replace Jackson with Lincoln on the $20
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
To hell with base 10 mathematics. It’s time to release the four score and seven Lincoln commemorative $87 bill.
I can't believe Halligan failed to confirm her appointment. Rookie mistake.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I can't believe Halligan failed to confirm her appointment. Rookie mistake.
Today during church, 10yo accused 8yo of copyright infringement (and also trademark infringement). First picture, 10yo’s work. Second picture, 8yo’s work.
So when we got home, we held a trial. Wife is jury, me as judge.
I gave each child a quick prep on what plaintiff had to prove and
So when we got home, we held a trial. Wife is jury, me as judge.
I gave each child a quick prep on what plaintiff had to prove and
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today during church, 10yo accused 8yo of copyright infringement (and also trademark infringement). First picture, 10yo’s work. Second picture, 8yo’s work.
So when we got home, we held a trial. Wife is jury, me as judge.
I gave each child a quick prep on what plaintiff had to prove and
So when we got home, we held a trial. Wife is jury, me as judge.
I gave each child a quick prep on what plaintiff had to prove and
The version of democracy in the Derrick household is that Rhett sometimes thinks he wants to make really spicy food and he deserves to get it good and hard.
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The version of democracy in the Derrick household is that Rhett sometimes thinks he wants to make really spicy food and he deserves to get it good and hard.
When I mix up the text threads between my wife and my college buddies.
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
When I mix up the text threads between my wife and my college buddies.
Federal convictions regarding Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan in the Ahmaud Arbery murder are affirmed (2-1 decision, dissent doesn't think the fact pattern establishes the interstate commerce hook for federal jurisdiction).
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Federal convictions regarding Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan in the Ahmaud Arbery murder are affirmed (2-1 decision, dissent doesn't think the fact pattern establishes the interstate commerce hook for federal jurisdiction).
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
I was watching the docket live stream today, and my first thought when listening to the argument of counsel in a case was "well sure, everything sounds like tax fraud when you say it out loud..."
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I was watching the docket live stream today, and my first thought when listening to the argument of counsel in a case was "well sure, everything sounds like tax fraud when you say it out loud..."
It would be even more Looper if it were Bob Menendez, because there would actually be gold bars taped to his back.
"Looper" (2012)
A Michigan man named JD Vance was sentenced for threatening to kill JD Vance. www.fox5ny.com/news/michiga...
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It would be even more Looper if it were Bob Menendez, because there would actually be gold bars taped to his back.
Everything is insurrection except actual insurrection, which is fine.
Stephen Miller calls everything he doesn’t like an insurrection. For goodness sake, he called a district judge ruling against him an insurrection.
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Everything is insurrection except actual insurrection, which is fine.
Reposted by Rhett Derrick
Indictment (cleaned up)
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Indictment (cleaned up)
Another product that is problematic, but would be an absolute blast to be the QA tester on.
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another product that is problematic, but would be an absolute blast to be the QA tester on.
Reposted by Rhett Derrick
![It’s challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and
typographical errors. Indeed, even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General—who
professes to be a political ally of the Trump Administration54—describe the DOJ Letter as
“legally[] unsound,”55 “baseless,”56 “erroneous,”57 “ham-fisted,”58 and “a mess.”59](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreigtp475fcs6vnligh2ayyriqx6jmnenfqailvbcbwpmr5rm7la7hu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wife: I threw away your pair of sneakers. I bought you new ones.
Me: The blue ones?
Wife: Yes, the ones that are completely smooth on the bottom and has a hole in the back.
Me: There was a hole in the back? I didn't know that.
Me: The blue ones?
Wife: Yes, the ones that are completely smooth on the bottom and has a hole in the back.
Me: There was a hole in the back? I didn't know that.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wife: I threw away your pair of sneakers. I bought you new ones.
Me: The blue ones?
Wife: Yes, the ones that are completely smooth on the bottom and has a hole in the back.
Me: There was a hole in the back? I didn't know that.
Me: The blue ones?
Wife: Yes, the ones that are completely smooth on the bottom and has a hole in the back.
Me: There was a hole in the back? I didn't know that.
Ethan and I have very similar senses of humor.
Actually, “gerontophilia” refers to sexual attraction to people 80 and older. This is technically “mesilikasphilia.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Ethan and I have very similar senses of humor.