Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
No longer in good standing with the New York State bar
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Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
· Feb 12
String in a Maze
Law, politics, and power.
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happy to announce the launch of my newsletter, String in a Maze. i'll be writing about the law, politics and media at least a few times a month, with a mix of free and premium content. thank you and bless up.
chiefs out of contention so now i can dedicate myself to what i’m best at: rooting against the teams i hate
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
chiefs out of contention so now i can dedicate myself to what i’m best at: rooting against the teams i hate
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My latest premium newsletter is about FIRE's alliances with the American right, and president Greg Lukianoff's pathetic attempts to justify them.
Pants on FIRE
Greg Lukianoff's free speech organization can't admit to what they've done
stringinamaze.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My latest premium newsletter is about FIRE's alliances with the American right, and president Greg Lukianoff's pathetic attempts to justify them.
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Posting this take on Bluesky feels like dousing myself in gasoline and getting ready to walk through the spark plug testing lab, but fuck it, we ball:
The assumption that in any abuse of power involving a man and a woman, the woman is an innocent victim is wildly misogynistic.
The assumption that in any abuse of power involving a man and a woman, the woman is an innocent victim is wildly misogynistic.
Really not trying to dunk on this person, but I just don't think invoking power dynamics works here. RFK had no power over Nuzzi.
She was a star national politics reporter and had the power to shape his public image and help install him in office. This is a story of her abusing power, not him.
She was a star national politics reporter and had the power to shape his public image and help install him in office. This is a story of her abusing power, not him.
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Posting this take on Bluesky feels like dousing myself in gasoline and getting ready to walk through the spark plug testing lab, but fuck it, we ball:
The assumption that in any abuse of power involving a man and a woman, the woman is an innocent victim is wildly misogynistic.
The assumption that in any abuse of power involving a man and a woman, the woman is an innocent victim is wildly misogynistic.
My latest premium newsletter is about FIRE's alliances with the American right, and president Greg Lukianoff's pathetic attempts to justify them.
Pants on FIRE
Greg Lukianoff's free speech organization can't admit to what they've done
stringinamaze.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My latest premium newsletter is about FIRE's alliances with the American right, and president Greg Lukianoff's pathetic attempts to justify them.
i’ve started to see some contrarian takes that frame Nuzzi as a victim here and it’s just absurd
I'm sorry but I don't think what Lizza is doing is comparable to revenge porn. Nuzzi has made a lot of serious allegations against him over the course of 2 years and he is responding.
Some of the rollout has been tacky, but it's not illegitimate to set the record straight and tell the full story.
Some of the rollout has been tacky, but it's not illegitimate to set the record straight and tell the full story.
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’ve started to see some contrarian takes that frame Nuzzi as a victim here and it’s just absurd
“New Lizza post is up!” I shout from my room. The only reply is my own echo; this house has been empty for thirty-five years.
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“New Lizza post is up!” I shout from my room. The only reply is my own echo; this house has been empty for thirty-five years.
this scam is particularly effective because the scammers imitate Michael’s standard email greeting: “I’m Michael Hobbes - yes, THAT Michael Hobbes.”
Scam alert: Someone is pretending to be me and reaching out to authors. The pitch contains enough specific details that it sounds plausible at first.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
this scam is particularly effective because the scammers imitate Michael’s standard email greeting: “I’m Michael Hobbes - yes, THAT Michael Hobbes.”
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I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
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Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Elon Musk
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Episode 47: Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?
this is the raw physical prowess that Olivia couldn’t resist
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
this is the raw physical prowess that Olivia couldn’t resist
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ending your resignation letter with “you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl” should be considered an actionable true threat.
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
ending your resignation letter with “you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl” should be considered an actionable true threat.
i've recently been on pluribus tiktok and that show has produced an enormous amount of analysis from people who don't seem to understand art at all
How about you just watch the tv show like a normal person?
December 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i've recently been on pluribus tiktok and that show has produced an enormous amount of analysis from people who don't seem to understand art at all
Erika Kirk turned her husband’s murder into the business opportunity of a lifetime. She has a lot to teach us about deals.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Erika Kirk turned her husband’s murder into the business opportunity of a lifetime. She has a lot to teach us about deals.
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My latest newsletter is about how centrist pundits got the lessons of the 2024 election wrong, and how the politics of 2025 exposed them.
The Pundits Were All Wrong
The Republican collapse has exposed elite pundits as clueless
stringinamaze.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My latest newsletter is about how centrist pundits got the lessons of the 2024 election wrong, and how the politics of 2025 exposed them.
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one thing worth observing here is that so many of these pundits aren't earnestly trying to understand what happened in the world as much as they are shadowboxing with people they don't like on the internet. stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
one thing worth observing here is that so many of these pundits aren't earnestly trying to understand what happened in the world as much as they are shadowboxing with people they don't like on the internet. stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
interesting to see her leaning on the argument that pro-palestinian voices are unfamiliar with the relevant history, as if any amount of historical context could justify what's happening in palestine
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
interesting to see her leaning on the argument that pro-palestinian voices are unfamiliar with the relevant history, as if any amount of historical context could justify what's happening in palestine
My latest newsletter is about how centrist pundits got the lessons of the 2024 election wrong, and how the politics of 2025 exposed them.
The Pundits Were All Wrong
The Republican collapse has exposed elite pundits as clueless
stringinamaze.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My latest newsletter is about how centrist pundits got the lessons of the 2024 election wrong, and how the politics of 2025 exposed them.
if you’re an investigative journalist, stop trying to find out whether we’re going to war with Venezuela and start trying to find out what decrepit right-winger Olivia Nuzzi is sexting right now
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
if you’re an investigative journalist, stop trying to find out whether we’re going to war with Venezuela and start trying to find out what decrepit right-winger Olivia Nuzzi is sexting right now
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could someone please do an edit of Max levitating off the ground but instead of listening to Kate Bush she’s listening to us talk about the guy fucking the horse
Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts
www.vulture.com/article/cult...
www.vulture.com/article/cult...
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
could someone please do an edit of Max levitating off the ground but instead of listening to Kate Bush she’s listening to us talk about the guy fucking the horse
the last Lizza post ended on a cliffhanger where Lizza teased a recording of Trump talking about the assassination attempt that would potentially "shatter our understanding of recent history." in the latest drop he reveals that he doesn't know what the recording was and also it has been destroyed.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
the last Lizza post ended on a cliffhanger where Lizza teased a recording of Trump talking about the assassination attempt that would potentially "shatter our understanding of recent history." in the latest drop he reveals that he doesn't know what the recording was and also it has been destroyed.
the actual merits of the grade are mostly beside the point, but i do think it’s worth thinking about how to insulate yourself a bit from bad faith actors if you’re a professor or TA. this M.O. (on a smaller scale) is common on the right.
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
the actual merits of the grade are mostly beside the point, but i do think it’s worth thinking about how to insulate yourself a bit from bad faith actors if you’re a professor or TA. this M.O. (on a smaller scale) is common on the right.
if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position