Dennis Maxwell
@dmax12345.bsky.social
Soccer fan; rower; public defender; I army’d for a bit; try to do good because that is the job of a human; teach your kids to, also
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For once a decent oped in the nyt (other than @jamellebouie.net ’s which are always great) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
And I’m not just saying this because it’s a tune I’ve been playing for years…
And I’m not just saying this because it’s a tune I’ve been playing for years…
Opinion | Americans Won’t Have Faith in the Rule of Law Until the Law Works for Them
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
For once a decent oped in the nyt (other than @jamellebouie.net ’s which are always great) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
And I’m not just saying this because it’s a tune I’ve been playing for years…
And I’m not just saying this because it’s a tune I’ve been playing for years…
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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"I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself."
Shirley Chisholm, born on this day in 1924
Shirley Chisholm, born on this day in 1924
November 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself."
Shirley Chisholm, born on this day in 1924
Shirley Chisholm, born on this day in 1924
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I don’t know anything about this special other than (1) it’s a very bad sign for the Republicans that they have to break out their biggest firepower in a special election in a deep red district and (2) you can find out more about the Democratic candidate, Aftyn Behn, here:
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I don’t know anything about this special other than (1) it’s a very bad sign for the Republicans that they have to break out their biggest firepower in a special election in a deep red district and (2) you can find out more about the Democratic candidate, Aftyn Behn, here:
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Ok. I’ll go: As I was trained and trained others, US military service members are legally, morally, & ethically obligated to refuse to follow unlawful orders.
Doing so is high risk, as it is a de facto case of guilty until proven innocent — but it is a duty to refuse to follow them all the same.
Doing so is high risk, as it is a de facto case of guilty until proven innocent — but it is a duty to refuse to follow them all the same.
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Ok. I’ll go: As I was trained and trained others, US military service members are legally, morally, & ethically obligated to refuse to follow unlawful orders.
Doing so is high risk, as it is a de facto case of guilty until proven innocent — but it is a duty to refuse to follow them all the same.
Doing so is high risk, as it is a de facto case of guilty until proven innocent — but it is a duty to refuse to follow them all the same.
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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With ICE activity ramping up across the country, it is helpful to include as much info as possible when sharing within your community.
S.A.L.U.T.E.
Size/Strength
Actions/Activity
Location & Direction
Uniform/Clothes
Time & Date of Observation
Equipment & Weapons
#SALUTEICE 🖕
S.A.L.U.T.E.
Size/Strength
Actions/Activity
Location & Direction
Uniform/Clothes
Time & Date of Observation
Equipment & Weapons
#SALUTEICE 🖕
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
With ICE activity ramping up across the country, it is helpful to include as much info as possible when sharing within your community.
S.A.L.U.T.E.
Size/Strength
Actions/Activity
Location & Direction
Uniform/Clothes
Time & Date of Observation
Equipment & Weapons
#SALUTEICE 🖕
S.A.L.U.T.E.
Size/Strength
Actions/Activity
Location & Direction
Uniform/Clothes
Time & Date of Observation
Equipment & Weapons
#SALUTEICE 🖕
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As frequently discussed, half of the reason for this mentality is because these people are just genuinely stupid, but the other half is Democrats simply don’t want to believe the people they work with on a daily basis are actual sociopaths who want to see them dead
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As frequently discussed, half of the reason for this mentality is because these people are just genuinely stupid, but the other half is Democrats simply don’t want to believe the people they work with on a daily basis are actual sociopaths who want to see them dead
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Here's one of the main reasons why I'm 100% sure AI is in a bubble, regardless of any potential "success" it has in the next 6-12 months.
Right now the majority of AI "success" at scale has been found in AI coding tools for software engineers.
(thread)
Right now the majority of AI "success" at scale has been found in AI coding tools for software engineers.
(thread)
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Here's one of the main reasons why I'm 100% sure AI is in a bubble, regardless of any potential "success" it has in the next 6-12 months.
Right now the majority of AI "success" at scale has been found in AI coding tools for software engineers.
(thread)
Right now the majority of AI "success" at scale has been found in AI coding tools for software engineers.
(thread)
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We have friends everywhere
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
We have friends everywhere
I thought that no sporting event could ever compare with the 2022 World Cup final as far as great play and high drama. This baseball game compares with that match. Maybe even better (not sure). Hard to believe two such amazing contests happened in the space of a couple of years.
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I thought that no sporting event could ever compare with the 2022 World Cup final as far as great play and high drama. This baseball game compares with that match. Maybe even better (not sure). Hard to believe two such amazing contests happened in the space of a couple of years.
We all agree that baseball is a stupid fucking game, right?
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
We all agree that baseball is a stupid fucking game, right?
JFC. Both teams get out of loaded bases with 1 out. This fucking game. WTF?
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
JFC. Both teams get out of loaded bases with 1 out. This fucking game. WTF?
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Fuck. Again. Fuck.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fuck. Again. Fuck.
What the fuck? This game has everything. Toronto just needs to put the ball in play. This game, man. Baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What the fuck? This game has everything. Toronto just needs to put the ball in play. This game, man. Baseball.
I am following a lot of people who all used roughly the same expletive within seconds of one another on here, with no context. Weird.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I am following a lot of people who all used roughly the same expletive within seconds of one another on here, with no context. Weird.
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
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It still boggles my mind that so many people couldn't grasp last year how significantly more morally depraved a second Trump term would be in comparison to the first. And how so many people still can't comprehend that our national crisis isn't about politics, but simple morality.
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It still boggles my mind that so many people couldn't grasp last year how significantly more morally depraved a second Trump term would be in comparison to the first. And how so many people still can't comprehend that our national crisis isn't about politics, but simple morality.