Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
Law professor | Privacy, Cybersecurity, AI*, Technology and Society, National Security | Veteran | There is music yet to play | https://tractatus.org
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Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
· Nov 10
"I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I WILL HOLD."
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
Adding to my list of "rational vs. ethical/moral" topics for discussions in tech ethics course.
Yeah, if the choice you’re foisting on thin-margin small businesses is “stock a ton of perishables that sell poorly or stop serving your poorest customers,” door number 2 is going to end up being economically rational for a bunch them.
Alternatively: We are imposing new requirements to private businesses that will discourage them from serving people on SNAP.
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Adding to my list of "rational vs. ethical/moral" topics for discussions in tech ethics course.
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Yeah, if the choice you’re foisting on thin-margin small businesses is “stock a ton of perishables that sell poorly or stop serving your poorest customers,” door number 2 is going to end up being economically rational for a bunch them.
Alternatively: We are imposing new requirements to private businesses that will discourage them from serving people on SNAP.
Brooke Rollins: "You talk about those on food stamps. A lot of people buy their groceries, especially those that are on food stamps, from convenience stores. We're now requiring those retailers to double the amount of healthy food that they stock if they're gonna take the EBT card."
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Yeah, if the choice you’re foisting on thin-margin small businesses is “stock a ton of perishables that sell poorly or stop serving your poorest customers,” door number 2 is going to end up being economically rational for a bunch them.
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first time in new york since zohran took office and other than having to recite the shahada on arrival at laguardia nothing much has changed
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
first time in new york since zohran took office and other than having to recite the shahada on arrival at laguardia nothing much has changed
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like Apple, which has grown stagnant, boring, and overpriced, Microsoft’s sole focus seems to be attracting investors rather than making products people actually want to use, and you can only do that for so long before a truly inventive product drops and steals all your power users.
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
like Apple, which has grown stagnant, boring, and overpriced, Microsoft’s sole focus seems to be attracting investors rather than making products people actually want to use, and you can only do that for so long before a truly inventive product drops and steals all your power users.
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You probably know this, but just in case ...
John Mulaney Dr. Richard Kimble The Fugitive Joke | Comeback Kid
YouTube video by reidalmighty
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
You probably know this, but just in case ...
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Thrilled that my article Private Governance and Originalism will be published in the Stanford Law Review @stanlrev.bsky.social! The article explains why private groups including schools, corps & other orgs create unique challenges (and opportunities) under originalist "history & tradition" tests
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Thrilled that my article Private Governance and Originalism will be published in the Stanford Law Review @stanlrev.bsky.social! The article explains why private groups including schools, corps & other orgs create unique challenges (and opportunities) under originalist "history & tradition" tests
Jim looks at camera.
Jim Jordan: "You have a right to protest in the street, but that doesn't give you a right to go into the Capitol and disrupt Congress"
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Jim looks at camera.
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Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
Just gonna put this up here for a bit
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Just gonna put this up here for a bit
Has anyone heard from the Harper's Letter signatories recently? Should someone do a welfare check?
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Has anyone heard from the Harper's Letter signatories recently? Should someone do a welfare check?
"clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"clean, beautiful, American coal."
Everything's going perfectly well in Washington, why do you ask?
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — FAA says it has lifted temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, and all flights to resume.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Everything's going perfectly well in Washington, why do you ask?
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The meaning of words is to be decided not by their use, usefulness, or history, but by their commercial benefit to the most powerful lobby groups. I have a recipe for almond milk in a cookbook from 1226. It has been used as a term in English for hundreds of years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK
Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The meaning of words is to be decided not by their use, usefulness, or history, but by their commercial benefit to the most powerful lobby groups. I have a recipe for almond milk in a cookbook from 1226. It has been used as a term in English for hundreds of years.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Tech sovereignty is becoming increasingly important to states who see what US-based companies are doing (and it's not just Palantir).
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Tech sovereignty is becoming increasingly important to states who see what US-based companies are doing (and it's not just Palantir).
Tech ideologues are slowly but steadily establishing manufactured consent for a near total surveillance state that we not only accept but help fund and deploy.
“The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently rolled out a new policy that permits university officials to record classes without notifying the instructor. It’s a practice administrators have used in the past to investigate professors but have now formalized in writing.”
UNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record Faculty
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.”
www.insidehighered.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tech ideologues are slowly but steadily establishing manufactured consent for a near total surveillance state that we not only accept but help fund and deploy.
A lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt, etc.
Saying it doesn’t make it so. www.theverge.com/tech/876866/...
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
A lot of questions already answered by my t-shirt, etc.
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This teenager saved his neighbor's dog from drowning in a freezing pond. This is Bernard. His family contacted emergency services right away, but high school senior Hugh Pinneo got to Bernard first. Hugh said he's "just glad I acted that day and saved the dog's life." We are too. 12/10 for all
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This teenager saved his neighbor's dog from drowning in a freezing pond. This is Bernard. His family contacted emergency services right away, but high school senior Hugh Pinneo got to Bernard first. Hugh said he's "just glad I acted that day and saved the dog's life." We are too. 12/10 for all
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My heart breaks for these parents. “He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My heart breaks for these parents. “He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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If the music is good, you don't need to understand the lyrics.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If the music is good, you don't need to understand the lyrics.
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.