The Questionable Authority
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Father, Army Husband (Ret.), lawyer. KUSK alum; public servant. Litigation disaster tour guide. Odd Fellow (and odd fellow). Proud member of the terminally online community since 1993. he/him
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One of whom just waved to me from across the street.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
One of whom just waved to me from across the street.
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I've got, I don't know, eight or ten regular opposing counsel.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I've got, I don't know, eight or ten regular opposing counsel.
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Or Hawaii.
Ain't it amazing what knowing that you're gonna be across the table from this dude over and over for the rest of your careers can do for collegiality?
Ain't it amazing what knowing that you're gonna be across the table from this dude over and over for the rest of your careers can do for collegiality?
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Or Hawaii.
Ain't it amazing what knowing that you're gonna be across the table from this dude over and over for the rest of your careers can do for collegiality?
Ain't it amazing what knowing that you're gonna be across the table from this dude over and over for the rest of your careers can do for collegiality?
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Trump has fully evolved into the mob boss he always wanted to be. Rich assholes come to him on the day of his daughter's wedding or whatever to beg him for favors and he puts a horse head in some other rich asshole's bed for them.
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump has fully evolved into the mob boss he always wanted to be. Rich assholes come to him on the day of his daughter's wedding or whatever to beg him for favors and he puts a horse head in some other rich asshole's bed for them.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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I mean they've successfully found a bar so low that Kathryn engaged once, then gave up as a lost cause. She will engage with almost anyone! Over anything!
You cannot make something foolproof because they will simply create a greater fool, or however that quote goes.
You cannot make something foolproof because they will simply create a greater fool, or however that quote goes.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I mean they've successfully found a bar so low that Kathryn engaged once, then gave up as a lost cause. She will engage with almost anyone! Over anything!
You cannot make something foolproof because they will simply create a greater fool, or however that quote goes.
You cannot make something foolproof because they will simply create a greater fool, or however that quote goes.
Good morning!
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good morning!
OK - Joshua is right, the photo is clearly not reversed. But also, the top row is being worn correctly (and I can't really tell about the others offhand.
Anyone know what Kegsbreath is going on about this time? Did he confuse "wearer's right" and "image right"?
Anyone know what Kegsbreath is going on about this time? Did he confuse "wearer's right" and "image right"?
This is too funny to delete, but FYI appears not to be true! (see text on medals)
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
OK - Joshua is right, the photo is clearly not reversed. But also, the top row is being worn correctly (and I can't really tell about the others offhand.
Anyone know what Kegsbreath is going on about this time? Did he confuse "wearer's right" and "image right"?
Anyone know what Kegsbreath is going on about this time? Did he confuse "wearer's right" and "image right"?
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dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
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Another you-have-to-try: there's a place downtown that does a kimchee reuben.
If you haven’t tried kimchi on a brat you’re really missing out
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Another you-have-to-try: there's a place downtown that does a kimchee reuben.
Another you-have-to-try: there's a place downtown that does a kimchee reuben.
If you haven’t tried kimchi on a brat you’re really missing out
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Another you-have-to-try: there's a place downtown that does a kimchee reuben.
Researched, drafted, and/or revised about 4,000 words worth of a 6,000ish word dispositive motion today, then sat down and contemplated the long-past me who thought 500 words was too damn much to ask of a human.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Researched, drafted, and/or revised about 4,000 words worth of a 6,000ish word dispositive motion today, then sat down and contemplated the long-past me who thought 500 words was too damn much to ask of a human.
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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My "we're not Enron" memo is generating a lot of questions that are answered by the memo
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
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November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My "we're not Enron" memo is generating a lot of questions that are answered by the memo
Semi-defensible list, if only just.
Rogue One is at least two places too low. Solo is six places too high, yes, I have done the math, and no, I'm not getting that wrong.
And I'd flip Rise of Skywalker and Phantom Menace.
Rogue One is at least two places too low. Solo is six places too high, yes, I have done the math, and no, I'm not getting that wrong.
And I'd flip Rise of Skywalker and Phantom Menace.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Semi-defensible list, if only just.
Rogue One is at least two places too low. Solo is six places too high, yes, I have done the math, and no, I'm not getting that wrong.
And I'd flip Rise of Skywalker and Phantom Menace.
Rogue One is at least two places too low. Solo is six places too high, yes, I have done the math, and no, I'm not getting that wrong.
And I'd flip Rise of Skywalker and Phantom Menace.
Government small enough to fit in your dresser drawers.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Government small enough to fit in your dresser drawers.
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I have longed for this thread for years, and now it exists!
The thing I wish people like Carville et al would realize is that you cannot have ‘pure populist economic rage’ if you leave out the ‘woke’ bits. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I have longed for this thread for years, and now it exists!
A guy who looks a lot like classical depictions of Jesus just yelled at me for walking too far to the left on the sidewalk. Now I gotta figure out the appropriate penance.
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A guy who looks a lot like classical depictions of Jesus just yelled at me for walking too far to the left on the sidewalk. Now I gotta figure out the appropriate penance.
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Still found a seat with a decent view.
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Still found a seat with a decent view.
Train's crowded enough today that I couldn't get a window seat in the first car on the 6:30.
Definitely picking up volume since they opened phase 2.
Definitely picking up volume since they opened phase 2.
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Train's crowded enough today that I couldn't get a window seat in the first car on the 6:30.
Definitely picking up volume since they opened phase 2.
Definitely picking up volume since they opened phase 2.
I think Lowtax is banana buying on this one.
The daycare we used for our son (barely affordable at the time at O3 pay) is ~$1750/month now. Even with a 10% multikid discount, that's close to $40k/year for 2 kids.
On base, an active-duty family w/ $80k income can get that care for "only" $10k.
The daycare we used for our son (barely affordable at the time at O3 pay) is ~$1750/month now. Even with a 10% multikid discount, that's close to $40k/year for 2 kids.
On base, an active-duty family w/ $80k income can get that care for "only" $10k.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think Lowtax is banana buying on this one.
The daycare we used for our son (barely affordable at the time at O3 pay) is ~$1750/month now. Even with a 10% multikid discount, that's close to $40k/year for 2 kids.
On base, an active-duty family w/ $80k income can get that care for "only" $10k.
The daycare we used for our son (barely affordable at the time at O3 pay) is ~$1750/month now. Even with a 10% multikid discount, that's close to $40k/year for 2 kids.
On base, an active-duty family w/ $80k income can get that care for "only" $10k.
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Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
Reminder: Republicans love "court packing" when it suits them:
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Last week Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appointed anti-abortion culture war zealot John Nielsen to the state supreme court, & may now expand the court to create a majority more favorable to Republican legislators: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Would make Cox the THIRD Republican governor in recent years to expand his state's Supreme Court to shift its ideological balance rightward, after Arizona and Georgia.
All, or at least most, of the movies on the list belong on the list. But I think the ranking system within the list was: put the names in a bag, kinda shake it a little, and just pull them randomly.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
All, or at least most, of the movies on the list belong on the list. But I think the ranking system within the list was: put the names in a bag, kinda shake it a little, and just pull them randomly.
A rare case in which I agree with the dissent in every regard, and although while Sotomayor using this case to make a pitch for maintaining stare decisis is understandable, it is radically misplaced here.
The Feres doctrine is so well-known within the career military that it's become a bitter joke.
The Feres doctrine is so well-known within the career military that it's become a bitter joke.
JUST IN: #SCOTUS denies review of Beck v. US, seeking to overturn Feres doctrine, barring tort suits against military by servicemembers/next of kin. Thomas/Gorsuch dissent. Sotomayor agrees w/Thomas but votes not to review & cites stare decisis. PDF p 16 here: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A rare case in which I agree with the dissent in every regard, and although while Sotomayor using this case to make a pitch for maintaining stare decisis is understandable, it is radically misplaced here.
The Feres doctrine is so well-known within the career military that it's become a bitter joke.
The Feres doctrine is so well-known within the career military that it's become a bitter joke.
If you're looking for a good example of Blueskyism (derogatory), here you go - someone taking a term that is being used correctly (here, 'Anglo-American' as a description of the common law tradition), and taking it....well, taking it here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
If you're looking for a good example of Blueskyism (derogatory), here you go - someone taking a term that is being used correctly (here, 'Anglo-American' as a description of the common law tradition), and taking it....well, taking it here.