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RI Smith

@rismith.bsky.social

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Lawyer writing about law, genealogy, and bad ethics. Part time research assistant to @megansearsdo.bsky.social. He/him

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RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 6h

You had Mr. Brown's depo? A lot of breaks or pretty smooth?

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 7h

And the fish part is probably something gross like bluefish, anyway. We'd never get lucky and get mermaid that tastes like chutoro.

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 7h

Survive the recession by planning your meals more than an hour before you want to eat.

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 7h

Amenities include:

a bucket for pooping
a bucket for eating
economy+ legroom
a rotting straw mat

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 9h

In shocking news, the judge's timid suggestion that the government not deploy the national guard before tomorrow's hearing was about as effective as initially suspected.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 9h

You know, in case you're actually a fraudster. Who they want to keep doing business with, as frequently as possible.

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 10h

So you surprise them and then just... Let them go home and fly the next day on a new ticket?

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RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 10h

So it was fraud serious enough to cancel the tickets after check in, but not serious enough to investigate. Makes sense.

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RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 10h

Trump really needs his own Borrman

RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 10h

I think we should have been more suspicious about an app for sharing porn usage with teenagers.