Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
No longer in good standing with the New York State bar
My newsletter: StringinaMaze.net
My newsletter: StringinaMaze.net
turning nazism into something that sounds like bland centrism is the culmination of the modern reactionary project
December 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
turning nazism into something that sounds like bland centrism is the culmination of the modern reactionary project
real journalism is scrolling the bluesky feeds of 15 different liberals you don't like, screenshotting the posts, and then reposting them on twitter.
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
real journalism is scrolling the bluesky feeds of 15 different liberals you don't like, screenshotting the posts, and then reposting them on twitter.
“ohh boo hoo you made me listen to 2 minutes of Elon talking.” i listened to hours of it. you’ve all grown weak.
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“ohh boo hoo you made me listen to 2 minutes of Elon talking.” i listened to hours of it. you’ve all grown weak.
which i do not support
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
which i do not support
this is an administration that tweets out joke memes about killing people with regularity
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
this is an administration that tweets out joke memes about killing people with regularity
the level of delusion it takes to think that the modern right-wing would never stoop to mocking someone’s death is breathtaking
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
the level of delusion it takes to think that the modern right-wing would never stoop to mocking someone’s death is breathtaking
denver falloff arc let’s fucking go
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
denver falloff arc let’s fucking go
“my problem is that i understood it TOO well”
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“my problem is that i understood it TOO well”
he says he doesn’t see the liberal subtext and then when you explain it he says he got it halfway through the episode?
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
he says he doesn’t see the liberal subtext and then when you explain it he says he got it halfway through the episode?
seemed early on like we might be not great but still fun to watch, somehow we ended up with the worst of both worlds
December 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
seemed early on like we might be not great but still fun to watch, somehow we ended up with the worst of both worlds
i didn't get into the rebranding, but this doesn't change the point. the fact that their entire mission was campus-centric and they aligned with the political forces that ultimately cracked down on universities for ideological reasons is the entire premise.
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i didn't get into the rebranding, but this doesn't change the point. the fact that their entire mission was campus-centric and they aligned with the political forces that ultimately cracked down on universities for ideological reasons is the entire premise.
also a quick shout out to some recent @assignedmedia.org reporting about FIRE continuing to make common cause with the right
Can a Group Allied With the Right Defend the 1st Amendment for All? — Assigned
FIRE, a product of the “academic freedom” campaign, wants to protect free speech for everyone. Yet its stances show deference to religious views and a persistent anti-queer strain.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
also a quick shout out to some recent @assignedmedia.org reporting about FIRE continuing to make common cause with the right
i certainly would not
December 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
i certainly would not
i've written about FIRE before, but the thread below is a good primer on my critiques
i think the real, good faith criticism of FIRE is specifically that its college free speech rankings (and deplatforming database) are a complete mess with no real grounding in objective metrics, and yet they reflect a massive percentage of FIRE's contribution to the public discourse. 🧵
"Fake moral panic"
FIRE pointed problems out where it saw them. Your problem is with the people in office. "You shouldn't say anything that someone with bad intent should misuse even if it's right" is stupid position worth Erp consideration.
FIRE pointed problems out where it saw them. Your problem is with the people in office. "You shouldn't say anything that someone with bad intent should misuse even if it's right" is stupid position worth Erp consideration.
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
i've written about FIRE before, but the thread below is a good primer on my critiques
and also opposing anti-bullying policies in schools that protect trans kids. organization of contrasts.
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
and also opposing anti-bullying policies in schools that protect trans kids. organization of contrasts.