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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · Feb 12

happy to announce the launch of my newsletter, String in a Maze. i'll be writing about the law, politics and media at least a few times a month, with a mix of free and premium content. thank you and bless up.

String in a Maze

Law, politics, and power.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 6h

the subreddits for luxury watches are some of the darkest places on earth

Rolex subreddit post:

My uncle has Alzheimer's and is often forgetful of his possessions. One of them is a Rolex Submariner. Would I be justified in taking and caring for it as my own instead of having it left neglected and forgotten in his jewelry box? Thanks.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 6h

but Chris who would be dumb enough to do that

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12h

at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12h

this is the path to profitability for OpenAI. wait until users are furiously jacking to their AI girlfriends and then start charging them per message.

The Verge @theverge.com · 16h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 15h

this episode features my theory of the current court’s actions, which I believe will come to be hesitantly accepted by historians

5-4 Podcast @fivefourpod.bsky.social · 15h

This week’s episode is Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, where the Court butchered a statute in order to let Trump keep blocking foreign aid.

Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Podcast Episode · 5-4 · 10/14/2025 · 39m

podcasts.apple.com

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5-4 Podcast @fivefourpod.bsky.social · 15h

This week’s episode is Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, where the Court butchered a statute in order to let Trump keep blocking foreign aid.

Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Podcast Episode · 5-4 · 10/14/2025 · 39m

podcasts.apple.com

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

NFL is kind of cool this year, every team sucks at least a little bit

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

keep ‘em coming

Reply to my post from stupid user: “This place sucks” says person who chooses to hang out at this place.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

perfect bluesky reply thank you

Rocketboy1313 @rocketboy1313.bsky.social · 1d

Would you prefer the white nationalism replies?

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

this is the actual blueskyism

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

going viral here is worse than it used to be on twitter because half of the replies will just be pure pedantry

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the one thing we know for sure that Bari is good at is securing investment from wealthy reactionaries

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

a lot of these stories assume The Free Press is a business success. but is it? they generate a ton of subscription revenue but they spend so much that they needed to raise $15M last year. we can't see the financials, but there's a good chance that the operation is a money pit.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d

depends on the metric, there are countries with higher incarceration rates for example.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d

(watching a population vigorously oppose subsidizing the welfare state while also maintaining one of the world’s largest prison systems) these are people who love to be free

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d

the idea that freedom is in our DNA is just a misinterpretation of the fact that we’re a nation of finicky whiners who don’t like to be personally inconvenienced

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 4d

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

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like a daughter to him

Disgusted barbie

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5d

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5-4 Podcast @fivefourpod.bsky.social · 7d

This month’s premium episode is about the state of the First Amendment under Trump, where we address the question of how close you can get to doing a death threat before it’s illegal.

Free Speech, Chilled to Perfection [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY] | 5-4

Get more from 5-4 on Patreon

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.

Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream

Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS

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Alicia ❤️ @abeebaby.bsky.social · 8d

I cannot believe a 55 year old man cares enough about the lyrics in a young women’s song that he’d post about it online. Cool. ✌🏼

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 8d

i am not a coach but one thing i’ve always thought is that when the other quarterback falls down he should generally not get up and score a touchdown

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 8d

tonight was the night the chiefs answered the question of whether we’re “good again” or “bum ass” and i believe we have our answer

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 8d

please send me your candidates for the weirdest things Eric Adams has done in 2025