James Piotrowski
@jamespio.bsky.social
Provocateur, deeply disappointed lawyer, wood worker, occasional fly fisher, joker, smoker, midnight toker, wait, that was someone else. Currently seeking refuge in the making of beautiful objects.
Dumbass white people love to say all kinds of stupid shit about BLM, including dumbass white people who THINK they are liberals and anti-racist, but fail to tunderstand why their perspective is driven by privilege rather than clear-eyed observation.
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Dumbass white people love to say all kinds of stupid shit about BLM, including dumbass white people who THINK they are liberals and anti-racist, but fail to tunderstand why their perspective is driven by privilege rather than clear-eyed observation.
Elon Musk is the least successful-but-most-often-published "futurist" in history. Indeed, the utility of his tech predictions is inversely correlated to the amount of press they get.
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Elon Musk is the least successful-but-most-often-published "futurist" in history. Indeed, the utility of his tech predictions is inversely correlated to the amount of press they get.
I applaud the energy, but as someone who has organized employer boycotts and corporate campaigns, well, it's really fucking hard to make those successful and takes a lot of resources.
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I applaud the energy, but as someone who has organized employer boycotts and corporate campaigns, well, it's really fucking hard to make those successful and takes a lot of resources.
I think it's hilarious the artist used Bob Ferguson as the model for his stereoype milquetoast D.
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I think it's hilarious the artist used Bob Ferguson as the model for his stereoype milquetoast D.
You wrote "some people hate this point." Who? I'm not seeing this. It's hard to know if it's a strawman you've invented, or a limitation in my exposure to stupid people, since I've tried to reduce such exposure. It sounds too much like Trump's "people are saying."
January 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
You wrote "some people hate this point." Who? I'm not seeing this. It's hard to know if it's a strawman you've invented, or a limitation in my exposure to stupid people, since I've tried to reduce such exposure. It sounds too much like Trump's "people are saying."
Agreed, but we also shoujld NOT dismiss Trump's stated desire to cancel the midterms. Not because he has a lgal way to do so, he doesn't, but because "he wants to cancel midterms" is an accurate and useful statement of Trump's intent, NOT a statement about his lawful powers.
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Agreed, but we also shoujld NOT dismiss Trump's stated desire to cancel the midterms. Not because he has a lgal way to do so, he doesn't, but because "he wants to cancel midterms" is an accurate and useful statement of Trump's intent, NOT a statement about his lawful powers.
I understand that the law is also an historical discipline, but we don't study all of the other old tort claims. Hell, we barely even ask students to study causes of action that are still valid in MANY states.
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I understand that the law is also an historical discipline, but we don't study all of the other old tort claims. Hell, we barely even ask students to study causes of action that are still valid in MANY states.
I know that your practice here is consistent with many other professor's, but WHY do you spend valuable instructional time on a tort that has been largely abandoned? Do 1L's respond to the prurient nature of such cases? Is alienation typical/representative/instructive in understanding other torts?
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I know that your practice here is consistent with many other professor's, but WHY do you spend valuable instructional time on a tort that has been largely abandoned? Do 1L's respond to the prurient nature of such cases? Is alienation typical/representative/instructive in understanding other torts?
I've never planned an ulawful seizure of the aparatus of government, so I don't know. All I'm saying is that Trump has never looked at a problem said "there's no mechanism so I can't do that," and walked away. E.g., in 2021 there was no mechanism for him to stay in office, so he tried to invent one.
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I've never planned an ulawful seizure of the aparatus of government, so I don't know. All I'm saying is that Trump has never looked at a problem said "there's no mechanism so I can't do that," and walked away. E.g., in 2021 there was no mechanism for him to stay in office, so he tried to invent one.
I appreciate your thoughfulness here, and I agree with much of what you said. However, the loack of an existing mechanism does NOT prevent the invention of a new mechanism. You are right, it is not so simple as "cancel the midterms," which just means the coup will be more complex than that.
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I appreciate your thoughfulness here, and I agree with much of what you said. However, the loack of an existing mechanism does NOT prevent the invention of a new mechanism. You are right, it is not so simple as "cancel the midterms," which just means the coup will be more complex than that.
Yes, large institutions are only ever motivated by a single consideration. They never do anything for multiple reasons simultaneously.
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Yes, large institutions are only ever motivated by a single consideration. They never do anything for multiple reasons simultaneously.
Makes as much or more sense as any other theory, and likely has better predictive value than "they're just morons."
January 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Makes as much or more sense as any other theory, and likely has better predictive value than "they're just morons."
So the US is DEFINITELY the villain now, is what he's saying right? Because that is literally a line only a hollywood/comic book villain would utter.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So the US is DEFINITELY the villain now, is what he's saying right? Because that is literally a line only a hollywood/comic book villain would utter.
But how is Bill Maher reacting to the joke about Bill Maher reacting to a joke like other people react to Bill Maher's jokes?
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
But how is Bill Maher reacting to the joke about Bill Maher reacting to a joke like other people react to Bill Maher's jokes?
Yoiuy're just using your headlines to amplify the administration's lies now, aren;'t you?
Headline should be: US Officials claim that ICE Agent suffered internal bleeding despite all available evidence.
Headline should be: US Officials claim that ICE Agent suffered internal bleeding despite all available evidence.
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Yoiuy're just using your headlines to amplify the administration's lies now, aren;'t you?
Headline should be: US Officials claim that ICE Agent suffered internal bleeding despite all available evidence.
Headline should be: US Officials claim that ICE Agent suffered internal bleeding despite all available evidence.
Thank you for the thoughtful answer. I do not agree with the "enemies of my enemies" strategy. We are in our current position in substantial part because American political theorists face absolutely no accountability for being wrong. And Bill Kristol has been fatally wrong, many times.
January 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Thank you for the thoughtful answer. I do not agree with the "enemies of my enemies" strategy. We are in our current position in substantial part because American political theorists face absolutely no accountability for being wrong. And Bill Kristol has been fatally wrong, many times.
You are far too kind to Ms. Weiss. She has clearly indicated her intent to suck up to the fascists, and is no longer entitled to the benefit of any doubt.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
You are far too kind to Ms. Weiss. She has clearly indicated her intent to suck up to the fascists, and is no longer entitled to the benefit of any doubt.
Why do you keep amplifying th evoices of facist-light thinkers such as Bill Kristol? Does a lifelong history of being wrong mean nothing when it comes to Kristol?
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Why do you keep amplifying th evoices of facist-light thinkers such as Bill Kristol? Does a lifelong history of being wrong mean nothing when it comes to Kristol?
Maybe it's because shitheads like you, Bill, supported previous fascist-light regimes so aggressively and continuously before suddenly deciding you might mkae more money by appealing to people of conscience.
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Maybe it's because shitheads like you, Bill, supported previous fascist-light regimes so aggressively and continuously before suddenly deciding you might mkae more money by appealing to people of conscience.
For me, if you said stupid shit like "invading Iraq will be a cakewalk" you are permanently disqualified from pretending you speak for right-minded human beings.
Putting it mor ebluntly, if you choose to amplify, e.g., Bill Kristol's voice, you deserve to b blocked for your sheer stupidity.
Putting it mor ebluntly, if you choose to amplify, e.g., Bill Kristol's voice, you deserve to b blocked for your sheer stupidity.
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
For me, if you said stupid shit like "invading Iraq will be a cakewalk" you are permanently disqualified from pretending you speak for right-minded human beings.
Putting it mor ebluntly, if you choose to amplify, e.g., Bill Kristol's voice, you deserve to b blocked for your sheer stupidity.
Putting it mor ebluntly, if you choose to amplify, e.g., Bill Kristol's voice, you deserve to b blocked for your sheer stupidity.
Thank you for not succumbing to the pointlessness of teaching young people about a legal system that has no standards and is crumbling before them.
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Thank you for not succumbing to the pointlessness of teaching young people about a legal system that has no standards and is crumbling before them.
Can we do the same for corporations?
January 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Can we do the same for corporations?