Arturo Magidin
@magidin.bsky.social
Mathematician. (But I read Supreme Court opinions for fun)
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Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Restricting State Regulation of AI
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Restricting State Regulation of AI
Just because you allege something does not make it "proven."
Q: Does the White House have a response to a judge ordering the immediate release of Kilmar Ábrego García from ICE detention? Will you appeal?
LEAVITT: Absolutely. The White House opposes this activism from a judge. He is a proven human trafficker
LEAVITT: Absolutely. The White House opposes this activism from a judge. He is a proven human trafficker
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just because you allege something does not make it "proven."
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Excellent stuff from @sifill.bsky.social. "The assault on the 14th Amendment has not generated the kind of moral panic that politicians, journalists, and tech bros successfully created over their claims of First Amendment abuses several years ago..."
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excellent stuff from @sifill.bsky.social. "The assault on the 14th Amendment has not generated the kind of moral panic that politicians, journalists, and tech bros successfully created over their claims of First Amendment abuses several years ago..."
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
Will someone spare a thought for the poor 5th Circuit Judges toiling away at writing outrageous opinions supporting indefensible decisions, if their auditions will be all for nought if the prize goes to this hacky-come-lately?
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The Most Cynical Ploy to Win a Trump Supreme Court Appointment Yet
All federal judges are expected to follow certain protocol and adhere to the Code of Conduct that was first established about 50 years ago. Womp, womp.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Will someone spare a thought for the poor 5th Circuit Judges toiling away at writing outrageous opinions supporting indefensible decisions, if their auditions will be all for nought if the prize goes to this hacky-come-lately?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
There's a joke (in Spanish) I remember about a 6 year-old kid who comes home from parrochial school and asks about the meaning of a word. The word is the Spanish for "penis", and though surprised, the father very carefully and sensitively explains about sex, etc. Then asks where she heard it. /1
We tested AI toys for kids.
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There's a joke (in Spanish) I remember about a 6 year-old kid who comes home from parrochial school and asks about the meaning of a word. The word is the Spanish for "penis", and though surprised, the father very carefully and sensitively explains about sex, etc. Then asks where she heard it. /1
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This paragraph (in @stevevladeck.bsky.social ‘s excellent post) says so much about about the unitary executive project. Through 40+ years of repetition, it’s become almost a cult belief. Who cares if after all that time, the evidence doesn’t add up. 1/2
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-196-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-196-...
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This paragraph (in @stevevladeck.bsky.social ‘s excellent post) says so much about about the unitary executive project. Through 40+ years of repetition, it’s become almost a cult belief. Who cares if after all that time, the evidence doesn’t add up. 1/2
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-196-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-196-...
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ICE are thug scum.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE are thug scum.
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“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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This is a good thread
1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is a good thread
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And, not to be a hater but...
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And, not to be a hater but...
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
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Just because it's being passed around a lot: NO, data centers in space do NOT benefit from space being cold. Space is cold in the formal sense we use to define temperature. But it is very bad at cooling. What would you rather have to cool hot metal: a lukewarm water tub or a giant cold atmosphere?
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just because it's being passed around a lot: NO, data centers in space do NOT benefit from space being cold. Space is cold in the formal sense we use to define temperature. But it is very bad at cooling. What would you rather have to cool hot metal: a lukewarm water tub or a giant cold atmosphere?
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Legit amazing stuff.
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Legit amazing stuff.
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
The poor kid. Someone call CPS.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The poor kid. Someone call CPS.
So if I have this right, we're supposed to wear three piece suits and gala dresses, so we can work out, and then spend hours sitting next to a bunch of sweaty people in a tube with recirculated air, and this will improve the travel experience....
Yes?
www.joemygod.com/2025/12/duff...
Yes?
www.joemygod.com/2025/12/duff...
Duffy: $1B Grant To Fund Airport "Workout Areas" - Joe.My.God.
The New York Post reports: Passengers at Ronald Reagan National Airport were given an unexpected surprise Monday when fitness buff Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a ...
www.joemygod.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So if I have this right, we're supposed to wear three piece suits and gala dresses, so we can work out, and then spend hours sitting next to a bunch of sweaty people in a tube with recirculated air, and this will improve the travel experience....
Yes?
www.joemygod.com/2025/12/duff...
Yes?
www.joemygod.com/2025/12/duff...
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This is the most consultant-brained thing I’ve seen all week.
UPDATE from Pentagon's "bespoke AI platform" rollout.
“We are pushing all of our chips in on artificial intelligence as a fighting force. The Department is tapping into America's commercial genius, and we’re embedding generative AI into our daily battle rhythm" -- Hegseth
“We are pushing all of our chips in on artificial intelligence as a fighting force. The Department is tapping into America's commercial genius, and we’re embedding generative AI into our daily battle rhythm" -- Hegseth
NVIDIA, whose stock is now a "load-bearing entity in the US stock market," "is dependent not on its customers, but on its customers’ credit ratings and financial backers." And it gets worse from there!
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is the most consultant-brained thing I’ve seen all week.
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“It’s like bringing principles to gun fight” -Melissa Murray (@profmmurray.bsky.social)
What a good line 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What a good line 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“It’s like bringing principles to gun fight” -Melissa Murray (@profmmurray.bsky.social)
What a good line 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What a good line 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Federal law may preempt state law, but since when does an executive order preempt state law?
Trump just confirmed he'll sign an executive order banning states from regulating AI.
It's a huge victory for Big Tech, which has spent millions lobbying to stop guardrails against AI. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=lA7bwZgq-9DYkij5
It's a huge victory for Big Tech, which has spent millions lobbying to stop guardrails against AI. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=lA7bwZgq-9DYkij5
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Federal law may preempt state law, but since when does an executive order preempt state law?
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
The message to corporations is clear: don't worry about the law. If government fines you, particularly if it is a Democratic admin., delay long enough for republicans to take win an election and you'll get away with it.
The Trump administration said on Friday that it would waive an $11 million fine levied against Southwest Airlines over the company’s 2022 holiday travel meltdown, when the airline canceled nearly 17,000 flights. The penalty had been part of a fine imposed by the Biden administration.
Trump Administration Waives $11 Million Southwest Airlines Fine
The penalty was part of a fine imposed by the Biden administration after it determined the airline had failed to provide prompt customer service and refunds to passengers in 2022.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The message to corporations is clear: don't worry about the law. If government fines you, particularly if it is a Democratic admin., delay long enough for republicans to take win an election and you'll get away with it.
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bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
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again, it is just arrogance. “there is one true meaning of the constitution and it can only be derived by a special caste of lawyers with a special interpretative lens and once discovered it is binding.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
again, it is just arrogance. “there is one true meaning of the constitution and it can only be derived by a special caste of lawyers with a special interpretative lens and once discovered it is binding.”
Come for the legal commentary, stay for the analogy Pete Hegseth:Military :: The paralegal in a Mall Lawyer's office:Legal Profession.
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The Roberts Majority Has Given Up Pretending To Care About Facts
It’s Christmas all year round in Samuel Alito’s election jurisprudence
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December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Come for the legal commentary, stay for the analogy Pete Hegseth:Military :: The paralegal in a Mall Lawyer's office:Legal Profession.
slate.com/podcasts/ami...
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If they've been so successful stopping both legal and illegal immigration, and deporting undocumented individuals, why do they need to get rid of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment? According to them, the issue of non-permanent residents they don't like having babies here no longer exists.
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If they've been so successful stopping both legal and illegal immigration, and deporting undocumented individuals, why do they need to get rid of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment? According to them, the issue of non-permanent residents they don't like having babies here no longer exists.