Michael
sqfreak.bsky.social
Michael
@sqfreak.bsky.social
Legal Risk Analyst for an Investment Research Company, Lawyer, Technophile, Eurovision Fan, <>
Did you notice that on the arrest warrant the magistrate judge struck through the FACE Act count (which could be a misdemeanor) saying no PC and left only the felony conspiracy to deprive rights count? So now the DOJ has to indict, which, good luck.
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
They do use a 50¢/share "M&A option value" in parts of their analysis "for illustrative purposes" as a "theoretical possibility."
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Y'all have written an excellent yet depressing article. Thanks, I hate it.
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Wouldn't it just be a repeat of the Bijan Ghaisar situation? Criminal charge, removal to federal court, federal court dismisses on immunity grounds?
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
But she could! And then the entire arena would be lit up in extremely bright white lights! (It was extremely stark in the Olympiiski.)
December 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But will her mother appear in the countdown? (I doubt it.)
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This GIF has so many uses.
December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Okay, I hear it, but I think it's my background in Russian that allows me to primarily hear дай мне любовта (which is neither Russian nor Bulgarian).
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM