Mike Lissner
@michaeljaylissner.com
Executive director and co-founder of @free.law. Occasional long distance athlete. Woodworker. Adroitful dodger of questions.
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@anthropic.com is investing $1.5 million in the PSF, focused on security. These funds will make an enormous impact on the PSF and the security of millions of #Python and @pypi.org users. Please join us in thanking Anthropic for this landmark gift!
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January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
@anthropic.com is investing $1.5 million in the PSF, focused on security. These funds will make an enormous impact on the PSF and the security of millions of #Python and @pypi.org users. Please join us in thanking Anthropic for this landmark gift!
Read more on our blog:
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At least four top DOJ officials in the Civil Rights Division resigned in protest after the division leader refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
At least four top DOJ officials in the Civil Rights Division resigned in protest after the division leader refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
Cool to see you working with the Harvard folks. They're great.
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Cool to see you working with the Harvard folks. They're great.
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I guess you could call this our "legal themed update"! 🤣 Jeff being named DSF President, a cool new Django cache backend from the Free Law Project and our work with Harvard Law Library on the Nuremberg Trial Archive buttondown.com/revsys/arch...
January Django Bits
Jeff named DSF President, Nuremberg Trial Archive gets some updates and a ton of press around the 80th Anniversary. And the importance of the Django Third-Party Ecosystem.
buttondown.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I guess you could call this our "legal themed update"! 🤣 Jeff being named DSF President, a cool new Django cache backend from the Free Law Project and our work with Harvard Law Library on the Nuremberg Trial Archive buttondown.com/revsys/arch...
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BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.
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We have questions.
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
We have questions.
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“We’ll Have Our Home” again is a song that’s extremely popular with white nationalists. It’s all over Telegram. I think the first time I heard it was from a video of a secretive group called the Mannerbünd.
January 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“We’ll Have Our Home” again is a song that’s extremely popular with white nationalists. It’s all over Telegram. I think the first time I heard it was from a video of a secretive group called the Mannerbünd.
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FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
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In app web browsers too: FB (not sure about X) uses a custom browser in their app when you open a link that lets them inject any code they want onto the page. What are they doing with it? Don’t know. But I’d be amazed if they’re doing nothing.
One of the things must folks don't appreciate is that platforms like X and FB & Tiktok have pixel trackers embedded everywhere around the web. They gather your preferences based on what other sites share about you with them. Sites do this to get better ad targeting. BSky doesn't have that.
I genuinely miss the more algorithmic social media feeds, they help connect with fandoms and find new people to follow
I've been on a nine sols/hollow knight/silksong arc for months, and bsky hasn't picked up on it at all
meanwhile, twitter immediately did (...without even posting about it there)
I've been on a nine sols/hollow knight/silksong arc for months, and bsky hasn't picked up on it at all
meanwhile, twitter immediately did (...without even posting about it there)
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
In app web browsers too: FB (not sure about X) uses a custom browser in their app when you open a link that lets them inject any code they want onto the page. What are they doing with it? Don’t know. But I’d be amazed if they’re doing nothing.
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One of the things must folks don't appreciate is that platforms like X and FB & Tiktok have pixel trackers embedded everywhere around the web. They gather your preferences based on what other sites share about you with them. Sites do this to get better ad targeting. BSky doesn't have that.
I genuinely miss the more algorithmic social media feeds, they help connect with fandoms and find new people to follow
I've been on a nine sols/hollow knight/silksong arc for months, and bsky hasn't picked up on it at all
meanwhile, twitter immediately did (...without even posting about it there)
I've been on a nine sols/hollow knight/silksong arc for months, and bsky hasn't picked up on it at all
meanwhile, twitter immediately did (...without even posting about it there)
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
One of the things must folks don't appreciate is that platforms like X and FB & Tiktok have pixel trackers embedded everywhere around the web. They gather your preferences based on what other sites share about you with them. Sites do this to get better ad targeting. BSky doesn't have that.
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Using lidar, scientists discovered a 400-foot-long wall composed of “60 massive granite monoliths, set directly onto the bedrock in pairs at regular intervals”. The wall is 30 feet underwater and was built 7000+ years ago. [bigthink.com]
7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering — and lost-city legends
Scientists found a massive underwater wall in France that might help explain the origin of the legend of Ys.
bigthink.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Using lidar, scientists discovered a 400-foot-long wall composed of “60 massive granite monoliths, set directly onto the bedrock in pairs at regular intervals”. The wall is 30 feet underwater and was built 7000+ years ago. [bigthink.com]
This is why you should follow Tom.
we put on the Paw Patrol Christmas special for our youngest yesterday (the season's not over until we get around to taking down the tree!)
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
This is why you should follow Tom.
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we put on the Paw Patrol Christmas special for our youngest yesterday (the season's not over until we get around to taking down the tree!)
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
we put on the Paw Patrol Christmas special for our youngest yesterday (the season's not over until we get around to taking down the tree!)
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
they attempt a "true meaning of Christmas" plot but it's tricky.
I “wrote” a few thousand lines of code this weekend while more or less hanging out.
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I “wrote” a few thousand lines of code this weekend while more or less hanging out.
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I really want to know now. How much code do you still write yourself?
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I really want to know now. How much code do you still write yourself?
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Now two countries have blocked Grok over the ability to create non-consensual intimate images: Malaysia and Indonesia
Musk’s Grok AI Blocked in Indonesia, Malaysia Over Sexual Images
Indonesia and Malaysia restricted access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI over the weekend, becoming the first countries to ban the artificial intelligence system over its generation of sexual content.
www.bloomberg.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Now two countries have blocked Grok over the ability to create non-consensual intimate images: Malaysia and Indonesia
I can’t tell that that’s AI generated?
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I can’t tell that that’s AI generated?
I saw posts about this, but no sources, but, yes, it’s indeed true that they’re cutting off food stamps because of some jack ass YouTuber that harassed a childcare center. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I saw posts about this, but no sources, but, yes, it’s indeed true that they’re cutting off food stamps because of some jack ass YouTuber that harassed a childcare center. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
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We need to stop saying “AI is coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
We need to stop saying “AI is coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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Vance's conduct this week is obviously impeachable. I'm talking about his public conduct. Whatever private murder coverup he's participating in is what you find out once you start impeachment.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Vance's conduct this week is obviously impeachable. I'm talking about his public conduct. Whatever private murder coverup he's participating in is what you find out once you start impeachment.
There's a reason keeping the site up is hard lately....
In September we shared that our new API had served one hundred million requests in about a year. Just hit 250 million. free.law/2025/09/29/o...
Summer Stats: CourtListener API Surpasses 100 Million Requests
Since its release last fall, CourtListener’s v4 API has processed more than 100 million requests. Developers and organizations are building research tools, civic projects, and legal technology on top ...
free.law
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
There's a reason keeping the site up is hard lately....
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It blows my mind that any of these people are able to trade individual stocks. Park your money in a blind trust or an index fund. If you want to play Wolf of Wall Street, find another job.
NEW: Four days before oral arguments, Justice Sam "stock trader" Alito decides he "will not continue to participate" in a case involving oil companies.
This means that he did participate in certiorari stage proceedings, despite owning relevant stocks.
This means that he did participate in certiorari stage proceedings, despite owning relevant stocks.
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It blows my mind that any of these people are able to trade individual stocks. Park your money in a blind trust or an index fund. If you want to play Wolf of Wall Street, find another job.
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook