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Joshua Lenon

@joshualenon.bsky.social

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#Legaltech hype man & Lawyer in Residence at Clio. Helping lawyers be a part of future legal system. Consigliere of the #LegalTechMafia. Creator of the #peasantking cuisine hashtag. Often spotted in #Vancouver, Canada. Admitted in #NewYork

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · Nov 12

Welcome to all the people joining! I mostly post about the legal industry, #legaltech, and the practice of law. I also talk about amateur cooking under the hashtag #peasantking.

My ultimate goal is to run a #TTRPG live stream of all lawyer players mock-arguing about the rules as we play. #JDandD

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 3h

Came here for this. Leaving satisfied.

Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 4h

I just want to know why I’m added to the group leadership Signal chat?

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social & @kenwhite.bsky.social, is this just some weird homage to how Vance and Hegseth have no opsec?

Is it a prank on me?

It’s all just Night Court memes!

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 8h

Since we’re clearing the air, I might as well put out something I’ve been concealing for a very long time.

I’m the Vice President of Antifa (Western Continental Division)

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 11h

We're all having insomnia and then nightmares due to the sheep in #AlienEarth? Just me?

Counting sheep doesn't help with the insomnia, because that one keeps showing up.

Then actual sleep is ruined by a return appearance of the creepy hogget.

[Picture of said sheep withheld for your benefit.]

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13h

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-short...

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 15h

13 years ago and 1 week ago, I joined @goclio.bsky.social. It was just a #legtech startup then. Now, it is a $3b valued company operating in 130 countries around the world.

Social media is what lead me to this role.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 15h

Same.

Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 16h

I know #LawSky is filled with Constitutional crisis news right now.

Here’s your reminder that the law can also tackle issues of a more wholesome nature - like naked butlers.

New #IPLaw exam question just dropped like a pair of tearaway pants.

alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 16h

hunky butlers, sued* for trademark infringement because it called its employees "butlers in the buff," argues "butlers in the buff" is generic for semi-clothed butler services & should be ineligible for trademark protection

Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciated the same aspect!

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 1d

This is giving out talking points to minimize real news of harms.

Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 1d

That's my take. I doubt they'll actually pay for any needy families to get life-saving food.

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 1d

So alarming.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

In Feb, Pete Hegseth “fired the Air Force’s & Army’s top judge advocates general (JAGs). Last month, he commissioned his personal lawyer as a Navy JAG. He is now reportedly paving the way to make major changes within the JAG Corps—including how military lawyers advise on the law of war…” 4/4/25… 1/

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 1d

Well, there's a jarring sequence of words to read.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

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Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 1d

If you are a Texan being investigated for your connections to "radical leftist" groups, I am interested in representing you against harassment by Ken Paxton's office.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 1d

Law practice tip for newly hired lawyers here. Know who signs your paycheck.

(@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social spinning gold here.)

Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 1d

Extra Credit for incorporating the comment from the most senior person that is 100% wrong but also can't be left out.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 2d

It’s the first Monday of October! Time to boot up @lolscotus.bsky.social — a bot I built to share laugh lines in oral arguments before #SCOTUS. IT’S ALIVE!!!

Today from JUSTICE ALITO: I don’t know that we’ve ever invoked Schrödinger’s cat in — (Laughter.)

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 2d

Scooped and not even given credit for adding to today’s discourse! /s

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, the robes appear to be on the way out. thehub.ca/2025/06/30/i...

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, the robes appear to be on the way out. thehub.ca/2025/06/30/i...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 2d

The Trump admin has lied about this case from the start — and now it can't get its story straight about next steps for Mr. Abrego Garcia.

This reeks of a political prosecution and the courts must continue to ensure his due process rights are protected.

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans

www.nytimes.com

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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 2d

Legal software company Relativity ODA LLC announced on Monday the launch of an investment arm and innovation hub focused on legal data intelligence in partnership with venture capital firm LegalTech Fund.

Relativity Partners With LegalTech Fund For $170M Dev Lab - Law360 Pulse

www.law360.com

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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 2d

An attorney who admitted to relying on generative artificial intelligence to help craft a brief that contained errors in all of its nine citations, was ordered to pay fee sanctions.

Atty Sanctioned For 'Reckless' AI Use In DC FCA Case - Law360

An attorney who admitted to relying on generative artificial intelligence to help craft a brief that contained errors in all of its nine citations, was ordered to pay fee sanctions in a judge's order that emphasized attorneys should stick to the fundamentals taught in law school: "check your legal citations for accuracy."

www.law360.com

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Taliesin82 @taliesin82.bsky.social · 2d

This is very cool.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 2d

So busy with #ClioCon that I haven't wished everyone a Happy #FirstMonday.

What horrors has #SCOTUS unleashed today?

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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 2d

NEW: Nearly half of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court—which could decide important cases about election rules ahead of the 2026 and 2028 elections—is up for reelection next month. @douglaskeith.bsky.social explains this high-stakes retention election that might have flown under your radar.

Everything You Need to Know About Next Month’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Elections in Pennsylvania

Three justices will face an up or down vote in November, the outcome of which is likely to impact the midterms.

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Joshua Lenon @joshualenon.bsky.social · 2d

‘[OpenAi’s] contract data agent is a blueprint for how AI can responsibly transform regulated, high-stakes work.’ #LegalAi
www.artificiallawyer.com/2025/10/06/o...

OpenAI Shows Off Contract Review Agent

LLM pioneer, OpenAI, has unveiled a contract review agent aimed at enterprises so ‘you don’t have to eyeball every term’ – and which inevitably will make some legal tech companies a little ne…

www.artificiallawyer.com

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 4d

The new Platform Work Directive gives workers the right to challenge automated decision-making, to peer inside the algorithms used, to speak to a responsible human about disputes, and to have their privacy and other fundamental rights protected on the job. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology

At EFF, we believe that tech rights are worker’s rights. Since the pandemic, workers of all kinds have been subjected to increasingly invasive forms of bossware. These are the “algorithmic

www.eff.org

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