Michael P. Scott
@empeescott.bsky.social
retired CA attorney, living in Olympia WA
Mundus Sine Caesaribus
Only "shithole countries" immunize their Presidents
I "cloud nine" when I want to
We still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence
Let a hundred Luigis bloom
Mundus Sine Caesaribus
Only "shithole countries" immunize their Presidents
I "cloud nine" when I want to
We still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence
Let a hundred Luigis bloom
Someone needs to record a new Miley Cyrus parody song -- and quickly, before he goes -- called "(Less) Farty In The USA"
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Someone needs to record a new Miley Cyrus parody song -- and quickly, before he goes -- called "(Less) Farty In The USA"
We can't impeach them, but we can add four Justices to outvote them.
They've already read "a well-regulated militia being necessary" out of the 2nd Amendment; don't think they won't savage the 14th and 15th when they get the chance.
They've already read "a well-regulated militia being necessary" out of the 2nd Amendment; don't think they won't savage the 14th and 15th when they get the chance.
Over the next year, the Roberts Court “will face more cases that could further erode both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, pushing America back toward what some on the right believe is the true, Antebellum Constitution,” @AdamSerwer argues. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We can't impeach them, but we can add four Justices to outvote them.
They've already read "a well-regulated militia being necessary" out of the 2nd Amendment; don't think they won't savage the 14th and 15th when they get the chance.
They've already read "a well-regulated militia being necessary" out of the 2nd Amendment; don't think they won't savage the 14th and 15th when they get the chance.
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Speaker Mike Johnson Campaigns for Democrats in Upcoming Midterms
Johnson: If we lose the House majority, the radical left will impeach President Trump.
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson Campaigns for Democrats in Upcoming Midterms
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minaj is on the verge of having her $20M home forcibly sold by the court to cover a $500K debt, in case you wonder what’s going on here
Nicki Minaj: “For young men, don’t be Newscum (Gavin Newsom) .. Dear young men, you have amazing role models like our handsome, dashing president...”
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
minaj is on the verge of having her $20M home forcibly sold by the court to cover a $500K debt, in case you wonder what’s going on here
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One thing about the old clip of Bing Crosby singing a Christmas duet with David Bowie is that at the time it was supposed to be “wow look at good ol Bing singing with this WEIRDO” but if you know about Bing Crosby it’s like “glad Bowie made it out of there after spending time with that maniac”
December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One thing about the old clip of Bing Crosby singing a Christmas duet with David Bowie is that at the time it was supposed to be “wow look at good ol Bing singing with this WEIRDO” but if you know about Bing Crosby it’s like “glad Bowie made it out of there after spending time with that maniac”
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I'll bet Miller tortured small animals as a child. He has that vibe.
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'll bet Miller tortured small animals as a child. He has that vibe.
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Miller hates the 5th amendment right to due process and has contempt for the 6th amendment right to jury trial because he prefers authoritarianism.
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Miller hates the 5th amendment right to due process and has contempt for the 6th amendment right to jury trial because he prefers authoritarianism.
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“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.”
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
December 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.”
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
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Every descendant of slaves has more American heritage than Trump. But I don’t imagine that figures large in the minds of most people using the phrase.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Every descendant of slaves has more American heritage than Trump. But I don’t imagine that figures large in the minds of most people using the phrase.
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This short exchange serves as a microcosm for everything that’s wrong with the media today.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This short exchange serves as a microcosm for everything that’s wrong with the media today.
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I find it simple to be more angry at the Democrats than the formerly Republicans because the Republicans told us what they were giving us whereas the Democrats PRETENDED to give a shit.
Plus, I VOTED FOR THEM.
Plus, I VOTED FOR THEM.
December 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I find it simple to be more angry at the Democrats than the formerly Republicans because the Republicans told us what they were giving us whereas the Democrats PRETENDED to give a shit.
Plus, I VOTED FOR THEM.
Plus, I VOTED FOR THEM.
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suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
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Seems on the nose when you see Chairman Trump's name on the Kennedy Center.
December 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Seems on the nose when you see Chairman Trump's name on the Kennedy Center.
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A historian of China makes a point about Trump's assault on the Smithsonian.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A historian of China makes a point about Trump's assault on the Smithsonian.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Incredible piece about how the Russians used their connection to Mohamed bin Salman via Dmitriev and Kushner to replace General Keith Kellogg with Steve Witkoff and gain unimpeded access to the U.S. president. (no Paywall)
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
www.wsj.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Incredible piece about how the Russians used their connection to Mohamed bin Salman via Dmitriev and Kushner to replace General Keith Kellogg with Steve Witkoff and gain unimpeded access to the U.S. president. (no Paywall)
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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At which point whatever centrist Dem corporatist hack survives the rigged nomination process will begin pushing messaging about how we "need to look forward," and "build a better tomorrow with abundance" and like 7% of the rampant criminality will ever be addressed
December 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
At which point whatever centrist Dem corporatist hack survives the rigged nomination process will begin pushing messaging about how we "need to look forward," and "build a better tomorrow with abundance" and like 7% of the rampant criminality will ever be addressed
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They'll delay and stall and only when he's dying and rudderless will everything come out all at once, showing he's an even bigger piece of shit than we had ever presumed, at which point MAGA will just pivot to some entirely new soulless piece of shit and memory wipe the last decade
i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
December 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
They'll delay and stall and only when he's dying and rudderless will everything come out all at once, showing he's an even bigger piece of shit than we had ever presumed, at which point MAGA will just pivot to some entirely new soulless piece of shit and memory wipe the last decade
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Podcaster beaten to the punch by Reddit. Brutal.
Had missed that a Reddit commenter actually had the info that was needed to find the shooter.
newrepublic.com/post/204650/...
newrepublic.com/post/204650/...
Kash Patel Under Fire After Reddit Post Finds Brown Shooting Suspect
The case bungled by the FBI director was only solved thanks to a Reddit user.
newrepublic.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Podcaster beaten to the punch by Reddit. Brutal.
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
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it's the same check as was in that photo from awhile ago, for "buying" a woman
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
it's the same check as was in that photo from awhile ago, for "buying" a woman
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I’ve yet to encounter anyone, in all my centuries online, who describes themself as unapologetically something or other who shouldn’t start apologizing immediately.
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I’ve yet to encounter anyone, in all my centuries online, who describes themself as unapologetically something or other who shouldn’t start apologizing immediately.