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Brown University sophomore exits Ivy League to launch fraud-busting startup

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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 14d

Bombshell! - Caleb Nelson, one of the most respected originalist scholars in the country, comes out against the unitary executive interpretation of Article II democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...

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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 4h

Given who is in charge of ICE now and who is working there, this law has to go.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h

Immigration officers may question any person they "believe" is a noncitizen, and can arrest without a warrant anyone who they have "reason to believe" (probable cause) is present in violation of law and who is "likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained."

8 U.S. Code § 1357 - Powers of immigration officers and employees

(a)Powers without warrant
Any officer or employee of the Service authorized under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General shall have power without warrant—
(1)to interrogate any alien or person believed to be an alien as to his right to be or to remain in the United States;
(2)to arrest any alien who in his presence or view is entering or attempting to enter the United States in violation of any law or regulation made in pursuance of law regulating the admission, exclusion, expulsion, or removal of aliens, or to arrest any alien in the United States, if he has reason to believe that the alien so arrested is in the United States in violation of any such law or regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the alien arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay for examination before an officer of the Service having authority to examine aliens as to their right to enter or remain in the United States;

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 4h

HB🍏

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 5h

I like to imagine this complaint arose over the snacks at a 10AM faculty meeting.

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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 5h

If I was a fraud I would not launch a fraud-busting service. turnto10.com/news/local/b...

A Brown University sophomore who made national headlines for sending a DOGE like email to faculty has dropped out.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 6h

I forgot what the cutoff amount is for Cambridge University Press but for several years now they haven’t cut me a royalty check for my first book. The Immigration Battle in American Courts is still in print and timely though www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 6h

FreeBS News.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 7h

I think we have to butter the moon to get a definitive answer.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 16h

I think we all need a nap.

WATCH: Conner Mantz breaks American marathon record in epic Chicago run

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Perhaps if you detained him briefly, obviously causing no inconvenience or violating his rights in any way, you could implore him to take a brief gander.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Under 2:05 is running a 4:46 mile and then running 25 more just like that and then running one more track lap at that pace. It's bananas.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Conner Mantz with an American record, first under 2:05. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwf...

WATCH: Conner Mantz breaks American marathon record in epic Chicago run

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Yes I'm feeling nostalgic for both Chicago and its people and the marathon.

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Conner Mantz with an American record, first under 2:05. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwf...

WATCH: Hawi Feysa wins 2025 Chicago Marathon women's race

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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Hawi Feysa also crumbling after a fantastic 2:14. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGrN...

WATCH: Jacob Kiplimo wins men's elite race at 2025 Chicago Marathon

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Jacob Kiplimo going from full gas to I gotta lie down is highly relatable even if you aren't running 2:02. As soon as he stopped his watch his legs stopped working. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrw...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

To be fair, I only smoked *in my mind.*

Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 17h

Leo out here gathering up all the lost sheep who smoked clove cigarettes in grad school.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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