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Just going to note, if you go around with your brand new non-profit insisting that the answer to disinfo online is authenticating all people (it's not, and it will actually do more damage), I'm going to call out the fact that you don't reveal any details about who is behind your own organization.
March 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Just going to note, if you go around with your brand new non-profit insisting that the answer to disinfo online is authenticating all people (it's not, and it will actually do more damage), I'm going to call out the fact that you don't reveal any details about who is behind your own organization.
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Is there a right to defy a U.S. court order provided one does so outside the bounds of the U.S.? No, says equity whiz Samuel Bray, who’s exactly the person I was hoping would weigh in on the legalities. He says it’s straight contempt.
Contempt, Equity, and the Boundaries of the United States
Equity does not stop at the water's edge
blog.dividedargument.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Is there a right to defy a U.S. court order provided one does so outside the bounds of the U.S.? No, says equity whiz Samuel Bray, who’s exactly the person I was hoping would weigh in on the legalities. He says it’s straight contempt.
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
Being a DoJ lawyer in this administration admitted to practice law in a blue state is rolling the dice with one's law career right now. Smart move to resign. (Should be risky everywhere but we know that's just not the case right now.)
Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in NY and DC
The interim U.S. attorney in New York and two officials with DOJ public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.
(Rashbaum and team)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
The interim U.S. attorney in New York and two officials with DOJ public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.
(Rashbaum and team)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case (Gift Article)
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Being a DoJ lawyer in this administration admitted to practice law in a blue state is rolling the dice with one's law career right now. Smart move to resign. (Should be risky everywhere but we know that's just not the case right now.)
Always worth a reminder in difficult times like this that having principles, respecting procedure, and separating individual politicians from the institutions they temporarily control, really, really, really matters, especially when you're the faction in power.
February 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Always worth a reminder in difficult times like this that having principles, respecting procedure, and separating individual politicians from the institutions they temporarily control, really, really, really matters, especially when you're the faction in power.
I think we're going to get some interesting case law addressing the extent of state authority to enforce federal law against feds when POTUS refuses to do so. The remedy for this should of course be impeachment and removal of POTUS (and then VPOTUS when he follows suit) but where Congress refuses...
February 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think we're going to get some interesting case law addressing the extent of state authority to enforce federal law against feds when POTUS refuses to do so. The remedy for this should of course be impeachment and removal of POTUS (and then VPOTUS when he follows suit) but where Congress refuses...
Nope, I'm right about fruit cakes. No Canadian is gonna change my mind.
For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition.
But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.
But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.
Forget what you think you know about fruitcake
For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition.
But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.
www.npr.org
December 23, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Nope, I'm right about fruit cakes. No Canadian is gonna change my mind.
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during the first big ChatGPT hype wave, a skeptical friend recommended I follow Chollet for well-informed critiques of what GPT 3.5 was actually capable of doing, like this one
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
during the first big ChatGPT hype wave, a skeptical friend recommended I follow Chollet for well-informed critiques of what GPT 3.5 was actually capable of doing, like this one
Thank heavens for X, where I can learn about the latest batshit crazy rightwing Q-level nuttery conspiracy theory, "Project Blue Beam."
December 14, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Thank heavens for X, where I can learn about the latest batshit crazy rightwing Q-level nuttery conspiracy theory, "Project Blue Beam."
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Euthanasia perhaps exposing some deeper issues in Canadian society....
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Euthanasia perhaps exposing some deeper issues in Canadian society....
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So do you think Luigi saw this meme and thought, "wait, I'm Italian, and have incoherent anti-establishment populist beliefs, I can be *both* of these guys..."
December 12, 2024 at 1:57 AM
So do you think Luigi saw this meme and thought, "wait, I'm Italian, and have incoherent anti-establishment populist beliefs, I can be *both* of these guys..."
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Why the hell did insurance deny my treatments, a guide to understanding the American health insurance claims system.
In this thread I will explain how the claims system actually works in my experience as a former health insurance employee, what you can do about it, and when you need a lawyer.
In this thread I will explain how the claims system actually works in my experience as a former health insurance employee, what you can do about it, and when you need a lawyer.
November 8, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Why the hell did insurance deny my treatments, a guide to understanding the American health insurance claims system.
In this thread I will explain how the claims system actually works in my experience as a former health insurance employee, what you can do about it, and when you need a lawyer.
In this thread I will explain how the claims system actually works in my experience as a former health insurance employee, what you can do about it, and when you need a lawyer.
The new Beetlejuice movie is terrible.
December 11, 2024 at 11:34 PM
The new Beetlejuice movie is terrible.
Luigi sounds like a mentally ill, probable RFK Jr. supporter who was more likely to vote for Trump than Harris, so basically, your standard 21st century American leftist.
December 10, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Luigi sounds like a mentally ill, probable RFK Jr. supporter who was more likely to vote for Trump than Harris, so basically, your standard 21st century American leftist.
You think this is bad, wait until he nominates her for an empty
SCOTUS seat to cover his millions in unpaid legal fees.
SCOTUS seat to cover his millions in unpaid legal fees.
Trump names Alina Habba as his counselor to the president. The taxpayers are now paying his personal lawyer.
December 9, 2024 at 12:37 AM
You think this is bad, wait until he nominates her for an empty
SCOTUS seat to cover his millions in unpaid legal fees.
SCOTUS seat to cover his millions in unpaid legal fees.
(*movie guy voice) "The Purge: Manhattan."
Bush cleared, boss. Going on break now. Sign my OT slip?
December 8, 2024 at 9:11 PM
(*movie guy voice) "The Purge: Manhattan."
I love how Trump is a life-long learner.
Trump: I won on groceries. Very simple word, groceries. Like almost, you know, who uses the word. I started using the word. The groceries. When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs..
December 8, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I love how Trump is a life-long learner.
It's interesting that so many people with a certain ideological worldview thought a hyper-decentralized social media platform would be great for ensuring no one whose views they didn't like would join.
December 7, 2024 at 9:26 PM
It's interesting that so many people with a certain ideological worldview thought a hyper-decentralized social media platform would be great for ensuring no one whose views they didn't like would join.
Making Hump Day an actual thing
Japanese government to populace: Go fuck yourselves.
Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time | CNN
The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates.
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Making Hump Day an actual thing