The Famed Amphibian
@famed-amphibian.bsky.social
Trying to be reasonable in an unreasonable world
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Cert grant on g(3) will be interesting because the Court will have to tell us how the government can determine if someone is dangerous enough to disarm them. Second 2A grant of the term. We will see if they have appetite for any more.
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cert grant on g(3) will be interesting because the Court will have to tell us how the government can determine if someone is dangerous enough to disarm them. Second 2A grant of the term. We will see if they have appetite for any more.
What do @everytown.bsky.social @momsdemand.bsky.social and @giffords.org think about the US v. Hemani case that was granted certiorari?
I’ve never been clear on their position re: drug users and the 2A.
I’ve never been clear on their position re: drug users and the 2A.
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What do @everytown.bsky.social @momsdemand.bsky.social and @giffords.org think about the US v. Hemani case that was granted certiorari?
I’ve never been clear on their position re: drug users and the 2A.
I’ve never been clear on their position re: drug users and the 2A.
It appears that @drustevenson.bsky.social didn’t like me pointing out his blatant misrepresentation of Wolford v. Lopez. I expect better from a law professor who claims to be an expert on gun laws.
October 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It appears that @drustevenson.bsky.social didn’t like me pointing out his blatant misrepresentation of Wolford v. Lopez. I expect better from a law professor who claims to be an expert on gun laws.
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Important 2A cases to watch as we await the orders list from the Supreme Court's Long Conference.
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/a-se...
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/a-se...
A Second Amendment Preview of the Supreme Court’s Long Conference | Duke Center for Firearms Law
firearmslaw.duke.edu
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Important 2A cases to watch as we await the orders list from the Supreme Court's Long Conference.
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/a-se...
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/a-se...
Certainly didn’t agree with him on everything, but he wasn’t wrong with this one.
September 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Certainly didn’t agree with him on everything, but he wasn’t wrong with this one.
I really hope @govandybeshear.bsky.social makes a run for President.
August 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I really hope @govandybeshear.bsky.social makes a run for President.
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Friendly reminder to all the very selective originalists out there that the original public meaning of the Second Amendment included that it was somehow supposed to prevent a permanent federal standing army that could be deployed against our own people.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Friendly reminder to all the very selective originalists out there that the original public meaning of the Second Amendment included that it was somehow supposed to prevent a permanent federal standing army that could be deployed against our own people.
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The Trump Administration has made it clear: they are callously using Kilmar Ábrego García as a pawn and a distraction. We live in a nation of laws, and as much as Trump may hate it, Kilmar Ábrego García is entitled to due process.
August 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Trump Administration has made it clear: they are callously using Kilmar Ábrego García as a pawn and a distraction. We live in a nation of laws, and as much as Trump may hate it, Kilmar Ábrego García is entitled to due process.
Before the midterms and especially before the 2028 Presidential race, the Democratic Party needs to figure out a (mostly unified) position on immigration. Letting the opposition define our position is not a winning strategy.
August 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Before the midterms and especially before the 2028 Presidential race, the Democratic Party needs to figure out a (mostly unified) position on immigration. Letting the opposition define our position is not a winning strategy.
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NEW: The band is back together to chat legal news, including the shadow docket insanity on NIH research funding.
Then Leah chats with Eli Savit, candidate for Michigan AG, about threats to marriage equality
& Kate with Serena Mayeri on her book MARITAL PRIVILEGE
crooked.com/podcast/trum...
Then Leah chats with Eli Savit, candidate for Michigan AG, about threats to marriage equality
& Kate with Serena Mayeri on her book MARITAL PRIVILEGE
crooked.com/podcast/trum...
a close up of a girl 's face with the words why are you telling me all of this
Alt: a close up of a girl 's face with the words why are you telling me all of this
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August 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEW: The band is back together to chat legal news, including the shadow docket insanity on NIH research funding.
Then Leah chats with Eli Savit, candidate for Michigan AG, about threats to marriage equality
& Kate with Serena Mayeri on her book MARITAL PRIVILEGE
crooked.com/podcast/trum...
Then Leah chats with Eli Savit, candidate for Michigan AG, about threats to marriage equality
& Kate with Serena Mayeri on her book MARITAL PRIVILEGE
crooked.com/podcast/trum...
Burning the American flag is protected free speech. Period.
But it’s also disrespectful and unlikely to earn much public sympathy.
But it’s also disrespectful and unlikely to earn much public sympathy.
August 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Burning the American flag is protected free speech. Period.
But it’s also disrespectful and unlikely to earn much public sympathy.
But it’s also disrespectful and unlikely to earn much public sympathy.
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Two private equity backed companies have dominated prison healthcare for years.
High level investigators, like the Department of Justice, have accused both of violating inmates' constitutional rights.
Facing mounting lawsuits, both filed for bankruptcy.
Both are still in business.
High level investigators, like the Department of Justice, have accused both of violating inmates' constitutional rights.
Facing mounting lawsuits, both filed for bankruptcy.
Both are still in business.
Early one morning, screams echoed in the halls of a Santa Barbara jail. An inmate was moaning and hyperventilating. Her “guts are all twisted up”.
Staff ignored her pleas to go to the hospital.
She died.
And nobody got more than a slap on the wrist.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Staff ignored her pleas to go to the hospital.
She died.
And nobody got more than a slap on the wrist.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Private-equity backed prison health companies continue despite decade of alleged constitutional violations
The Guardian examined two private-equity backed companies that have been accused of failing to protect inmates from risk of harm, and even preventable death
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Two private equity backed companies have dominated prison healthcare for years.
High level investigators, like the Department of Justice, have accused both of violating inmates' constitutional rights.
Facing mounting lawsuits, both filed for bankruptcy.
Both are still in business.
High level investigators, like the Department of Justice, have accused both of violating inmates' constitutional rights.
Facing mounting lawsuits, both filed for bankruptcy.
Both are still in business.
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Now, THIS I love. Making the best of a bad situation.
R E S P E C T
R E S P E C T
August 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Now, THIS I love. Making the best of a bad situation.
R E S P E C T
R E S P E C T
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The housing crisis isn’t a 🔴 or 🔵 issue—it impacts us all and Americans need solutions.
Grateful to be in West Philly with the Philadelphia Housing Authority checking out their progress in developing 1,000 new units.
Great things happen when we cut through the noise and deliver.
Grateful to be in West Philly with the Philadelphia Housing Authority checking out their progress in developing 1,000 new units.
Great things happen when we cut through the noise and deliver.
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The housing crisis isn’t a 🔴 or 🔵 issue—it impacts us all and Americans need solutions.
Grateful to be in West Philly with the Philadelphia Housing Authority checking out their progress in developing 1,000 new units.
Great things happen when we cut through the noise and deliver.
Grateful to be in West Philly with the Philadelphia Housing Authority checking out their progress in developing 1,000 new units.
Great things happen when we cut through the noise and deliver.
