ALJ Dredd-Pizzaballa
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For those who haven't followed me on the Bad Place, I'm a bi/queer disabled cis woman who is an attorney for people with disabilities. I have previously worked as a union side lawyer and voting rights attorney, too.
For those who haven't followed me on the Bad Place, I'm a bi/queer disabled cis woman who is an attorney for people with disabilities. I have previously worked as a union side lawyer and voting rights attorney, too.
Me after two drinks at a party after half a semester of Contracts
It is flatly insane that the American economy rests upon the shared delusion that people are reading and agreeing to obvious contracts of adhesion!!!!
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Me after two drinks at a party after half a semester of Contracts
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The first legislators arrested for inspecting these spaces were Black legislators from New Jersey
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The first legislators arrested for inspecting these spaces were Black legislators from New Jersey
DIPLOMAT S3 SPOILERS IF U CARE
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I'm pissed that the showrunners spent 2 seasons and change building up the sexual tension between Kate and Dennison and then dumped it like a hot potato after one aborted smoochfest. It's like they decided it was too hard to make them have a relationship
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I'm pissed that the showrunners spent 2 seasons and change building up the sexual tension between Kate and Dennison and then dumped it like a hot potato after one aborted smoochfest. It's like they decided it was too hard to make them have a relationship
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
DIPLOMAT S3 SPOILERS IF U CARE
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I'm pissed that the showrunners spent 2 seasons and change building up the sexual tension between Kate and Dennison and then dumped it like a hot potato after one aborted smoochfest. It's like they decided it was too hard to make them have a relationship
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I'm pissed that the showrunners spent 2 seasons and change building up the sexual tension between Kate and Dennison and then dumped it like a hot potato after one aborted smoochfest. It's like they decided it was too hard to make them have a relationship
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i would say that twitter is eating barro’s brain but he’s always been like this
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
i would say that twitter is eating barro’s brain but he’s always been like this
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ouroborbus
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ouroborbus
Thanksgiving PSA bc some of yall stress me out: Do NOT defrost a turkey at room temperature or in a sink! You need 24 hours per 5lbs in the fridge! If it's too late splurge on a fresh turkey or get some ham! Do not try to cheat the Salmonella Demons!
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Thanksgiving PSA bc some of yall stress me out: Do NOT defrost a turkey at room temperature or in a sink! You need 24 hours per 5lbs in the fridge! If it's too late splurge on a fresh turkey or get some ham! Do not try to cheat the Salmonella Demons!
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When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
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answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
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ICE activity has increased in Sunset Park, Bushwick, and Corona (non-exhaustive list) and it seems to be because people aren’t attending their court dates — either due to not receiving notice or intentionally skipping because they know people are getting disappeared at 26 Federal Plaza.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
ICE activity has increased in Sunset Park, Bushwick, and Corona (non-exhaustive list) and it seems to be because people aren’t attending their court dates — either due to not receiving notice or intentionally skipping because they know people are getting disappeared at 26 Federal Plaza.
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workers should democratically control the means of production and the halls of political power
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
workers should democratically control the means of production and the halls of political power
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ok some of the answers were funny but i still think you should be a little embarrassed for "asking grok" anything
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
ok some of the answers were funny but i still think you should be a little embarrassed for "asking grok" anything
Me: we should push Dems to have better foreign policy and I'm tired of acting like we have to accept imperialism in order to have rights
Centrists coming out of the woodwork: wow you love Trump soooooo much you whiny baby!
Centrists coming out of the woodwork: wow you love Trump soooooo much you whiny baby!
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Me: we should push Dems to have better foreign policy and I'm tired of acting like we have to accept imperialism in order to have rights
Centrists coming out of the woodwork: wow you love Trump soooooo much you whiny baby!
Centrists coming out of the woodwork: wow you love Trump soooooo much you whiny baby!
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I am waking up this morning to multiple people telling me Google's Gemini is amazing at creative writing. It's not. In fact it's complete shit. Please join me for a short thread, will you?
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am waking up this morning to multiple people telling me Google's Gemini is amazing at creative writing. It's not. In fact it's complete shit. Please join me for a short thread, will you?
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine:
- a group must execute a seemingly impossible task and confront the darkness inside them
- everyone is a spy and hot
- time loop!
- oh you thought this was [insert genre]? Jk it's a trenchant critique of capitalism/racism
- most depressing documentary ever
- a group must execute a seemingly impossible task and confront the darkness inside them
- everyone is a spy and hot
- time loop!
- oh you thought this was [insert genre]? Jk it's a trenchant critique of capitalism/racism
- most depressing documentary ever
What are your top 5 movie genres? mine are:
- in retrospect, I should have seen that coming
- girls just wanna have guns and mysterious backstories
- strange things happen and no one speaks
- French literature, but make it in space
- Katherine Hepburn plays Katherine Hepburn
- in retrospect, I should have seen that coming
- girls just wanna have guns and mysterious backstories
- strange things happen and no one speaks
- French literature, but make it in space
- Katherine Hepburn plays Katherine Hepburn
What are your top 5 movie genres? mine are:
- spot the BBC actor historical
- Utena and things that are basically Utena
- US-Japanese horror movie cross-pollination had a monster baby
- Derek Jacobi is in this, right?
- cosy mystery, or Gundam, why not both?
- spot the BBC actor historical
- Utena and things that are basically Utena
- US-Japanese horror movie cross-pollination had a monster baby
- Derek Jacobi is in this, right?
- cosy mystery, or Gundam, why not both?
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine:
- a group must execute a seemingly impossible task and confront the darkness inside them
- everyone is a spy and hot
- time loop!
- oh you thought this was [insert genre]? Jk it's a trenchant critique of capitalism/racism
- most depressing documentary ever
- a group must execute a seemingly impossible task and confront the darkness inside them
- everyone is a spy and hot
- time loop!
- oh you thought this was [insert genre]? Jk it's a trenchant critique of capitalism/racism
- most depressing documentary ever
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When you default to assuming you're in the sky not on the ground.
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When you default to assuming you're in the sky not on the ground.
I'm so over this bullshit fake pragmatism. God forbid we pressure left and center-left politicians to curtail America's bloody and despicable history of imperialism.
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I'm so over this bullshit fake pragmatism. God forbid we pressure left and center-left politicians to curtail America's bloody and despicable history of imperialism.
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if Paul Hollywood disrespectfully scratched at my cake with his fork like a cat in the litterbox the way he does, I’d come across that table so damn fast he wouldn’t know what hit him….
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
if Paul Hollywood disrespectfully scratched at my cake with his fork like a cat in the litterbox the way he does, I’d come across that table so damn fast he wouldn’t know what hit him….
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Boosting the GoFundMe again. I was able to get at least a month’s worth of zines for $800 2 weeks ago, but we are still spending on bags (1000 for $25), lanyards (1000 for $100), key rings (1000 for $25), and postage ($10-25 per package)
gofund.me/ead2679ca
gofund.me/ead2679ca
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November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Boosting the GoFundMe again. I was able to get at least a month’s worth of zines for $800 2 weeks ago, but we are still spending on bags (1000 for $25), lanyards (1000 for $100), key rings (1000 for $25), and postage ($10-25 per package)
gofund.me/ead2679ca
gofund.me/ead2679ca
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It's almost Thanksgiving! Got an ICE member coming for dinner at your house? No you don't! Can't stop them because you're not the one hosting? No problem. You can shun them, mock them, shame them, cough in their food. They get the weird chair. No weird chair? Make a weird chair.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's almost Thanksgiving! Got an ICE member coming for dinner at your house? No you don't! Can't stop them because you're not the one hosting? No problem. You can shun them, mock them, shame them, cough in their food. They get the weird chair. No weird chair? Make a weird chair.
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happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it
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Brutal story: Sepsis is 'very treatable.' For inmates, it's often a death sentence. www.usatoday.com/story/news/i... via @usatoday.com
Sepsis is 'very treatable.' For inmates, it's often a death sentence.
Short jail stays for minor crimes turn deadly when filth and a lack of care let infections run out of control, a USA TODAY investigation found.
www.usatoday.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Brutal story: Sepsis is 'very treatable.' For inmates, it's often a death sentence. www.usatoday.com/story/news/i... via @usatoday.com
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Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
Really enjoyed chatting with @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for this episode! In addition to being a delight to talk to, Michael was _extremely_ committed to getting the facts right & engaged very earnestly with our feedback. A scientist's dream.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
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A gentle thought, though: If you are a law student or early career attorney, and considering using AI because professional emails are intimidating to you (they were to me! I didn’t know lawyers), here are some tips you can use, instead of chatwhatthefuckever:
You do not need AI to "punch up" your email. Just send it and move on with your life, Dostoevsky.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A gentle thought, though: If you are a law student or early career attorney, and considering using AI because professional emails are intimidating to you (they were to me! I didn’t know lawyers), here are some tips you can use, instead of chatwhatthefuckever: