I wish every creator a very good put anti AI clauses in your contracts.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I wish every creator a very good put anti AI clauses in your contracts.
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Not forgetting that gagging clauses were written into contracts for charities working with the prison service preventing them from criticising any problems. ~AA
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November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Not forgetting that gagging clauses were written into contracts for charities working with the prison service preventing them from criticising any problems. ~AA
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In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
The Supreme Court is doing bad things for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, too. But, they are — at this point — far more likely to be in the form of exclusions, exceptions, and differential treatment under the free speech and religion clauses.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Supreme Court is doing bad things for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, too. But, they are — at this point — far more likely to be in the form of exclusions, exceptions, and differential treatment under the free speech and religion clauses.
Um, anyone remember “preexisting conditions” clauses?
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Um, anyone remember “preexisting conditions” clauses?
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
No single reform can eliminate corruption or fully repair the public’s faith in government. But codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses would be a powerful start. bit.ly/43MmpHM
How Congress Can Rein in Surging Political Corruption
Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest anticorruption safeguards.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
No single reform can eliminate corruption or fully repair the public’s faith in government. But codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses would be a powerful start. bit.ly/43MmpHM
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
DC WORKER WIN: GW Hospital and The Hill Preschool will pay $127,000+ for subjecting workers to illegal stay-or-pay clauses.
Stay-or-pay clauses force workers to pay for training costs if they leave before the end of their contract term.
They cheat workers, hurt competition, and violate the law.
Stay-or-pay clauses force workers to pay for training costs if they leave before the end of their contract term.
They cheat workers, hurt competition, and violate the law.
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
DC WORKER WIN: GW Hospital and The Hill Preschool will pay $127,000+ for subjecting workers to illegal stay-or-pay clauses.
Stay-or-pay clauses force workers to pay for training costs if they leave before the end of their contract term.
They cheat workers, hurt competition, and violate the law.
Stay-or-pay clauses force workers to pay for training costs if they leave before the end of their contract term.
They cheat workers, hurt competition, and violate the law.
Conjunction Junction
what's your function?
hookin' up words and phrases and clauses
what's your function?
hookin' up words and phrases and clauses
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Conjunction Junction
what's your function?
hookin' up words and phrases and clauses
what's your function?
hookin' up words and phrases and clauses
(Somewhat related: I went to a jobseeker/networking event last night where a participant in a different industry insisted on the inevitability of AI, regardless of industry, refusing to believe I often sign contracts with “No AI” clauses and work in industries that despise it.)
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
(Somewhat related: I went to a jobseeker/networking event last night where a participant in a different industry insisted on the inevitability of AI, regardless of industry, refusing to believe I often sign contracts with “No AI” clauses and work in industries that despise it.)
Ayuuuuuuuup, I don't sign any contracts these days without robust anti-genAI clauses that bind both parties. (And clauses exempting the anti-AI clauses from any confidentiality clauses, so I can talk about and share the anti-AI clauses.)
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ayuuuuuuuup, I don't sign any contracts these days without robust anti-genAI clauses that bind both parties. (And clauses exempting the anti-AI clauses from any confidentiality clauses, so I can talk about and share the anti-AI clauses.)
Picked up a Terry Pratchett book at the library and skimmed a couple pages. Struck by the ridiculously long & complicated sentences, just miles and miles of clauses, but perfectly comprehensible upon first read. Incredible command of language.
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Picked up a Terry Pratchett book at the library and skimmed a couple pages. Struck by the ridiculously long & complicated sentences, just miles and miles of clauses, but perfectly comprehensible upon first read. Incredible command of language.
I don't think that is an issue. You could even integrate the UK fully into the Single Market with guillotine clauses if London messes around without it affecting much if Farage wins. It's only a problem if the UK is a full member, which is why it shouldn't be one
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I don't think that is an issue. You could even integrate the UK fully into the Single Market with guillotine clauses if London messes around without it affecting much if Farage wins. It's only a problem if the UK is a full member, which is why it shouldn't be one
Avec Emmanuel Macron, il faut s'attendre à tout.
Après avoir promis la main sur le cœur qu'il protègerait l'agriculture française du Mercosur, le voici qui l'abandonne à une concurrence débridée aux normes inacceptables.
Ces clauses de sauvegarde sont du vent.
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Après avoir promis la main sur le cœur qu'il protègerait l'agriculture française du Mercosur, le voici qui l'abandonne à une concurrence débridée aux normes inacceptables.
Ces clauses de sauvegarde sont du vent.
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Emmanuel Macron pense accepter l’accord commercial entre l’UE et le Mercosur, la FNSEA dénonce « un reniement total »
Le président français avait répété à plusieurs reprises que cet accord n’était « pas acceptable en l’état ». Mais des changements récents on
www.leparisien.fr
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Avec Emmanuel Macron, il faut s'attendre à tout.
Après avoir promis la main sur le cœur qu'il protègerait l'agriculture française du Mercosur, le voici qui l'abandonne à une concurrence débridée aux normes inacceptables.
Ces clauses de sauvegarde sont du vent.
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Après avoir promis la main sur le cœur qu'il protègerait l'agriculture française du Mercosur, le voici qui l'abandonne à une concurrence débridée aux normes inacceptables.
Ces clauses de sauvegarde sont du vent.
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is there any variety of Arabic that handles relative clauses ("the man who went to Damascus") and content clauses ("i thought he was drunk") the same way? iirc the division between the two is fuzzy in Hebrew and Aramaic
the word اللي lli, usually a relativizer (الزلمة اللي هون l-zalame lli hōn "the man that's here"), has a weird alternate usage: منيح اللي جيت mnīḥ lli jīt "good that you came"
i was proud of the og idea in the 2nd pic - BUT what prob actually happened (3rd pic) is so cool
(forgive clunky writing!)
i was proud of the og idea in the 2nd pic - BUT what prob actually happened (3rd pic) is so cool
(forgive clunky writing!)
![screenshot of the following wiktionary etymology with a mythbusters sorta "BUSTED" stamp overlaid on top:
Etymology 2:
Difficult to understand as an extension of the above [i.e. the relativizer اللي] due to the differences in syntax. Instead, perhaps a construction like *مْلِيح إِن (*mlīḥ ʔin, literally “good that”) underwent assimilation to become *مْلِيح ال (*mlīḥ (ʔ)il, “good that”), where the resulting *ال (*(ʔ)il) was reanalyzed as اللي (lli)'s byform ال (l-). This reanalysis would have allowed all other byforms, including اللي (lli) itself, to be used in this construction. Only later would the construction have spread to allow for adjectives other than مْلِيح (mlīḥ, “good”) as described in the usage note below.
Both terms of the proposed original *مْلِيح إِن (*mlīḥ ʔin, literally “good that”) are now unorthodox: مْلِيح (mlīḥ) is an archaic or rural form of what is now predominantly مْنِيح (mnīḥ, “good”), and a bare إِنْ (ʔin, “that”, complementizer) is absent from most Levantine varieties today in favor of a form with a fused expletive pronoun, إِنُّو (ʔinno). This reanalysis would have occurred before both of these terms fell from prominence. (Note, however, that Henri Fleisch recorded multiple Lebanese varieties that retained forms like إِنْ (ʔin) in his 1946–1974 studies of Lebanese Arabic.)
An alternative possibility is that the original phrase was already *مْنِيح إِن (*mnīḥ ʔin, literally “good that”) and that it shifted to *مْنِيح ال (*mnīḥ (ʔ)il, “good that”) in the process of dissimilation rather than assimilation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gvygd24ilrqmbgsii2zzp3v/bafkreigj6t6uuvdk2jm2olanmr53vjuxusde2y4uy3iql4rtz23qy6d6sa@jpeg)
![screenshot of wiktionary quotation. the words اللي and illi are highlighted and bolded:
1902, Henry Minor Huxley, “Syrian Songs, Proverbs, and Stories: Collected, Translated, and Annotated”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society[1], volume 23 (overall work in English), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: American Oriental Society, passage #103, pages 242–244:
الوزير علّم مرة حتّى توقف على الدرب وصارت تسبّ وتقول الحمد للّه اللي مات الشيخ الفاخوري يخرب بيته اللّه يغمّق له عمره ما يرجع. قال لها لو كنت مش ميّت كنت بقوم ليكي.
l-wazīr ʕallam mara ḥatta tūʔaf ʕala d-darb w ṣārit tasibb w tʔūl l-ḥumdilla illi māt š-šayḵ l-fāḵūri yaḵrub baytu ʔaḷḷa yiḡammiʔlu ʕomru ma yərjaʕ. ʔallha law kunt muš mayyit kunt baʔūm layki.
[original: il-wezîr 3allem mara ḥɒtta tûʾaf 3ala'd-derb ū-ṣârit tesibb witʾûl il-ḥomd ílla illī mä̂t iš-šêḫ il-fāḫûrī yaḫrub bêtu ɒlla yiǧɒmmíʾlū 3omrū ma yörja3. ʾallha lau kunt muš mêyit kunt beʾ̂ūm lêki.]
The vizîr instructed a woman to stand on the road; she began to curse and say, "Praise be to God that he who has died is the jar-maker, (who was) an elder. May his house be destroyed; may God make his grave deep, and may his life not return." The jar-maker replied, "Were I not dead, I would rise against you!"
The given English translation is Huxley's. He somewhat misunderstands the expression عُمْرُه مَا يِرْجَع (ʕumro ma yirjaʕ, “may he never return for his entire life”, used this way even though the sheikh is allegedly already dead). It is unknown whether he similarly misunderstood the expression with اللي (lli), which in modern times would be understood as الحمدالله اللي مات الشيخ (l-ḥamdilla lli māt š-šayḵ, “thank God that the sheikh died”), or if it had indeed not yet undergone the reanalysis in question in 1902.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gvygd24ilrqmbgsii2zzp3v/bafkreihjnaws7q4u5yskyfed7pkq62ns3yh5qd57mvde6ghn4tq2clkv6q@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
is there any variety of Arabic that handles relative clauses ("the man who went to Damascus") and content clauses ("i thought he was drunk") the same way? iirc the division between the two is fuzzy in Hebrew and Aramaic
And true to the spirit of the original grandfather clauses.
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And true to the spirit of the original grandfather clauses.
The thing about Ukraine and Russia is that there are actual clauses to suspend elections in times of national emergency written into their constitutions
America doesn’t, never has, and attempting to do it by fiat is a good way to figure out just how fast Virginia DAR grandmas can build a tzompantli
America doesn’t, never has, and attempting to do it by fiat is a good way to figure out just how fast Virginia DAR grandmas can build a tzompantli
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The thing about Ukraine and Russia is that there are actual clauses to suspend elections in times of national emergency written into their constitutions
America doesn’t, never has, and attempting to do it by fiat is a good way to figure out just how fast Virginia DAR grandmas can build a tzompantli
America doesn’t, never has, and attempting to do it by fiat is a good way to figure out just how fast Virginia DAR grandmas can build a tzompantli
I dunno. Rick Scott has, ahem, unique insight into defrauding government healthcare spending so there's probably some key clauses he'd want to get in there which he wouldn't trust a chatbot to get right.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I dunno. Rick Scott has, ahem, unique insight into defrauding government healthcare spending so there's probably some key clauses he'd want to get in there which he wouldn't trust a chatbot to get right.
File alongside putting in clauses that prevent people from suing the Ford govt when its policies will kill & injure people.
NEW: Weeks after the auditor general scolded Ontario for falling far behind its emissions goals, the government is scrapping the requirement to set targets or report on them publicly at all. #OnPoli
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Ford government scrapping its own emissions targets and reporting requirements | Globalnews.ca
Buried in the Fall Economic Statement on Thursday was the news that the government would be repealing sections of existing legislation.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
File alongside putting in clauses that prevent people from suing the Ford govt when its policies will kill & injure people.
Macros in Oracle #SQL enable you to define expression templates as text
At parse time the database merges these with the parent query, replacing parameters with the actual values passed
Macros come in two types
Scalar - use in SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, etc.
Table - use in FROM
At parse time the database merges these with the parent query, replacing parameters with the actual values passed
Macros come in two types
Scalar - use in SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, etc.
Table - use in FROM
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Macros in Oracle #SQL enable you to define expression templates as text
At parse time the database merges these with the parent query, replacing parameters with the actual values passed
Macros come in two types
Scalar - use in SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, etc.
Table - use in FROM
At parse time the database merges these with the parent query, replacing parameters with the actual values passed
Macros come in two types
Scalar - use in SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, etc.
Table - use in FROM
In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In Trump’s second term, the need for congressional action against corruption has never been clearer. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the vital anti-corruption safeguards in the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
We've put anti-AI clauses in all our author contracts. I don't want that shit anywhere near anything we put out in the world
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We've put anti-AI clauses in all our author contracts. I don't want that shit anywhere near anything we put out in the world