RI Smith
@rismith.bsky.social
Lawyer writing about law, genealogy, and bad ethics. He/him
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If I ever hear a judge say to me "I could basically get a volume discount here on ethical issues" I would immediately start trying to open a vein with the first object I could put my hands on.
Oh yeah okay she’s making a bar referral lmfao
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
If I ever hear a judge say to me "I could basically get a volume discount here on ethical issues" I would immediately start trying to open a vein with the first object I could put my hands on.
"Yes, we are projecting about 500,000 excess deaths. It's a big victory for weight loss."
Dr Oz: "We project that America will lose about 100 million pounds this year, which will make folks a lot healthier."
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
"Yes, we are projecting about 500,000 excess deaths. It's a big victory for weight loss."
I've seen one guy demanding that no one criticize her because leaving this job could cost aa lot of money. If you made it through PR and thought that doing the ethical thing was going to be profitable, you should ask for a refund.
If this is true, I have less than zero sympathy for her.
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I've seen one guy demanding that no one criticize her because leaving this job could cost aa lot of money. If you made it through PR and thought that doing the ethical thing was going to be profitable, you should ask for a refund.
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There’s the winning message. They finally nailed it.
February 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
There’s the winning message. They finally nailed it.
The daycare is closed and I am trapped under the toddler napping with Little Bear badly playing the recorder never ending in the background.
a man singing into a microphone with movieclips.com on the bottom of the screen
Alt: The Wedding Singer singing somebody kill me please
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The daycare is closed and I am trapped under the toddler napping with Little Bear badly playing the recorder never ending in the background.
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The solution for bad speech isn't less speech, it's more speech"
*Gets shouted at by a bunch of college students*
"No, not like that!"
*Gets shouted at by a bunch of college students*
"No, not like that!"
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"The solution for bad speech isn't less speech, it's more speech"
*Gets shouted at by a bunch of college students*
"No, not like that!"
*Gets shouted at by a bunch of college students*
"No, not like that!"
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
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The only people who have died have been people exercising their constitutional rights while masked, armed federal paramilitaries have violently invaded an entire state to do a wholesale ethnic cleansing campaign.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The only people who have died have been people exercising their constitutional rights while masked, armed federal paramilitaries have violently invaded an entire state to do a wholesale ethnic cleansing campaign.
Oh, look, it's the exact same sack of shit he's always been.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Oh, look, it's the exact same sack of shit he's always been.
Yourself, but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Yourself, but as a cartoon
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Stop using Musk's stupid nickname for his chatbot. It chose a name for itself, "MechaHitler", and we should respect that.
Again, Grok (Heinlein would be furious) didn’t do this on its own. MEN DID IT.
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Stop using Musk's stupid nickname for his chatbot. It chose a name for itself, "MechaHitler", and we should respect that.
Have been knocked out with the a sinus infection/baby sick with the flu since Friday. Anything happen?
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Have been knocked out with the a sinus infection/baby sick with the flu since Friday. Anything happen?
The appearance of a conflict of interest? What does that even mean, anyway?
January 24, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The appearance of a conflict of interest? What does that even mean, anyway?
Aside from how obviously morally bankrupt they are, they are also terrible lawyers. Any lawyer with half a brain could have seen that this would be rejected by a judge.
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Aside from how obviously morally bankrupt they are, they are also terrible lawyers. Any lawyer with half a brain could have seen that this would be rejected by a judge.
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Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Action Memo for Senior Bureau Official John Armstrong
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CA/VO - Stuart Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SBU) Revocation of Fl Visa for Rumeysa OZTURK
(SBU) Recommendation 1: That you approve the revocation of the Fl visa,
effective immediately, for
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). Due to ongoing ICE operational security, this revocation will be silent;
the Department will not notify the subject. (Approve/Disapprove by
03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
(SBU) Recommendation 2: That you authorize the transmission of the
attached notification to the Department of Homeland Security noting the,
immediate revocation of OZTURK's visa. (Approve/Disapprove by 03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
Background
(SBU} On March 21, 2025, the Assistant Director of the National Security Division of DHS/ICE's Homeland Security Investigations referred to CA information regarding Rumeysa OZTURK, a Turkish national, for a possible determination by the Secretary that the alien is deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C). As a nonimmigrant visa holder, such a determination is not necessary for OHS/ICE to pursue removal of OZTURK from the United States, as INA section 237(a}(1)(B) provides that an alien is deportable if their nonimmigrant visa has been revoked under INA section 221(i).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreigphzxypvufgeipmnblj3rj5bjvnpsifwim4gx2nxdcv3cqhgqj5q@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ya, it's uh, quantum chemistry. That's the ticket!
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Ya, it's uh, quantum chemistry. That's the ticket!
Legal training for Republican Congressmen
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Legal training for Republican Congressmen
Press that runs stories based on what this administration says happened without any other verification know what they're doing.
MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland observed the arrests and said the agents appear to have rear-ended a silver-colored SUV carrying the two minors.
Agents took a teenage boy into custody. The driver, a teenage girl, was seen handing agents a U.S. passport
youtu.be/_O5IF0Ld8L4
Agents took a teenage boy into custody. The driver, a teenage girl, was seen handing agents a U.S. passport
youtu.be/_O5IF0Ld8L4
ICE detains two minors in south Minneapolis
YouTube video by MPR News
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Press that runs stories based on what this administration says happened without any other verification know what they're doing.
Sucks to suck
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Sucks to suck
Congrats to the people who fell for it again
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Congrats to the people who fell for it again
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RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
ICE orders steaks from Geno's with mayo and ketchup
ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing
‘Philly people are a different breed,’ wrote one user, while another added: ‘Bro ice is going to be protesting’
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
ICE orders steaks from Geno's with mayo and ketchup