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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
This is, perhaps, my favorite single thing that I’ve learned on this app. So I’m reupping for another year.
Our son made a biblically correct angel cookie today.
Worth noting that in the original Greek version of the Bible, the angel didn't say, "Be not afraid." It more accurately translates as something like, "Please stop screaming."
Worth noting that in the original Greek version of the Bible, the angel didn't say, "Be not afraid." It more accurately translates as something like, "Please stop screaming."
December 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is, perhaps, my favorite single thing that I’ve learned on this app. So I’m reupping for another year.
A bit of good news for everyone’s day.
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A bit of good news for everyone’s day.
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
@peterorlowicz.bsky.social I think this is relevant to your interests.
July 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
@peterorlowicz.bsky.social I think this is relevant to your interests.
I went to law school just outside Boston (not there, Boston College). My first interaction with a judge of any sort was when Judge Young forced lawyers to come to our law school and do a motions session so that 1L’s could see the law in action, something I think he did for all local law schools 1/
June 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I went to law school just outside Boston (not there, Boston College). My first interaction with a judge of any sort was when Judge Young forced lawyers to come to our law school and do a motions session so that 1L’s could see the law in action, something I think he did for all local law schools 1/
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Two Utah attorneys were ordered to pay opposing counsel's fees and refund their client after submitting a petition that cited imaginary and incorrectly applied cases — thanks to the unchecked use of ChatGPT.
Utah attorneys sanctioned by appeals court for using AI to write legal brief
Two Utah attorneys were ordered to pay opposing counsel's fees and refund their client after submitting a petition that cited imaginary and incorrectly applied cases — thanks to the unchecked use of C...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Two Utah attorneys were ordered to pay opposing counsel's fees and refund their client after submitting a petition that cited imaginary and incorrectly applied cases — thanks to the unchecked use of ChatGPT.
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The emergency tariff statute expressly excludes films, but I guess it's too much to expect the White House to check that kind of thing these days
May 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The emergency tariff statute expressly excludes films, but I guess it's too much to expect the White House to check that kind of thing these days
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I am so tired of living in "interesting times."
May 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I am so tired of living in "interesting times."
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to [email protected]
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to [email protected]
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to [email protected]
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to [email protected]
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
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Judge Dale Ho dismisses charges against Eric Adams WITH prejudice—denying the Trump administration leverage over Adams—and has harsh words for DOJ's corrupt bargain, which is "fundamentally incompatible with the basic promise of equal justice under law."
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April 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Judge Dale Ho dismisses charges against Eric Adams WITH prejudice—denying the Trump administration leverage over Adams—and has harsh words for DOJ's corrupt bargain, which is "fundamentally incompatible with the basic promise of equal justice under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social we talked on the old site about your Kobo. I’m back in the market for one. Do you use Libby? If so, how’s the user experience?
March 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
@abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social we talked on the old site about your Kobo. I’m back in the market for one. Do you use Libby? If so, how’s the user experience?
I wondered about this possibility a few weeks ago. If the court is required to dismiss this indictment, then a dismissal with prejudice seems to be the most appropriate course.
Paul Clement, in his role as amicus ("friend of the court") to Judge Ho, has filed a brief stating that the case against Eric Adams should be dismissed *with* prejudice, rather than without prejudice as the DOJ had proposed.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Paul Clement Brief
www.documentcloud.org
March 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I wondered about this possibility a few weeks ago. If the court is required to dismiss this indictment, then a dismissal with prejudice seems to be the most appropriate course.
Just in case I someone who follows me isn’t law adjacent: Executive orders do not make new laws. This will have real consequences, but unless Congress makes this happen English is not the official language. That is an important distinction that bears repeating each time this happens.
BREAKING: President Trump expected to sign an executive order to make English the official U.S. language for the first time in history, according to a White House official. nbcnews.to/43gRPGH
February 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just in case I someone who follows me isn’t law adjacent: Executive orders do not make new laws. This will have real consequences, but unless Congress makes this happen English is not the official language. That is an important distinction that bears repeating each time this happens.
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Keep your eye on the ball:
The real reason for this is that the Trump administration wants to get rid of disparate-impact liability under federal civil rights laws for states and entities required to provide language access to people with limited English proficiency.
Think hospitals, courts, etc.
The real reason for this is that the Trump administration wants to get rid of disparate-impact liability under federal civil rights laws for states and entities required to provide language access to people with limited English proficiency.
Think hospitals, courts, etc.
“In its nearly 250-year history, the U.S. has never had a national language at the federal level. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the U.S., the byproduct of the country’s long history of taking in immigrants from around the world.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language
The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Keep your eye on the ball:
The real reason for this is that the Trump administration wants to get rid of disparate-impact liability under federal civil rights laws for states and entities required to provide language access to people with limited English proficiency.
Think hospitals, courts, etc.
The real reason for this is that the Trump administration wants to get rid of disparate-impact liability under federal civil rights laws for states and entities required to provide language access to people with limited English proficiency.
Think hospitals, courts, etc.
“Please stop screaming. I have good news! (But if I didn’t your screaming would make sense)”
Our son made a biblically correct angel cookie today.
Worth noting that in the original Greek version of the Bible, the angel didn't say, "Be not afraid." It more accurately translates as something like, "Please stop screaming."
Worth noting that in the original Greek version of the Bible, the angel didn't say, "Be not afraid." It more accurately translates as something like, "Please stop screaming."
December 25, 2024 at 8:14 PM
“Please stop screaming. I have good news! (But if I didn’t your screaming would make sense)”
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Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
December 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
I need a Cynthia Erivo album. Preferably Motown. But I will listen to her sing a math textbook.
November 23, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I need a Cynthia Erivo album. Preferably Motown. But I will listen to her sing a math textbook.
Somehow I have a few hundred new followers. No clue how, but nice to meet you all.
I’m a solo appellate lawyer in California. I’m a generalist so I get to do a bit of everything.
I’m terrible at social media, but I learned much from everyone at the other place and look forward to the same here.
I’m a solo appellate lawyer in California. I’m a generalist so I get to do a bit of everything.
I’m terrible at social media, but I learned much from everyone at the other place and look forward to the same here.
November 12, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Somehow I have a few hundred new followers. No clue how, but nice to meet you all.
I’m a solo appellate lawyer in California. I’m a generalist so I get to do a bit of everything.
I’m terrible at social media, but I learned much from everyone at the other place and look forward to the same here.
I’m a solo appellate lawyer in California. I’m a generalist so I get to do a bit of everything.
I’m terrible at social media, but I learned much from everyone at the other place and look forward to the same here.
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I'm finally on Bluesky & sharing some very important election info:
23 states + DC have Election Day registration. You can register & cast ballot at same time today in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
23 states + DC have Election Day registration. You can register & cast ballot at same time today in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
November 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
I'm finally on Bluesky & sharing some very important election info:
23 states + DC have Election Day registration. You can register & cast ballot at same time today in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
23 states + DC have Election Day registration. You can register & cast ballot at same time today in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY
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Sorry to share a tweet, but this is from a friend who is not on BlueSky and got turned away from voting today for seemingly spurious reasons.
If you have a problem with voting like this call 866-OUR-VOTE to get help, they’re open 9am-11:59pm ET on weekdays, 10am to 9pm ET on weekends.
If you have a problem with voting like this call 866-OUR-VOTE to get help, they’re open 9am-11:59pm ET on weekdays, 10am to 9pm ET on weekends.
October 27, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Sorry to share a tweet, but this is from a friend who is not on BlueSky and got turned away from voting today for seemingly spurious reasons.
If you have a problem with voting like this call 866-OUR-VOTE to get help, they’re open 9am-11:59pm ET on weekdays, 10am to 9pm ET on weekends.
If you have a problem with voting like this call 866-OUR-VOTE to get help, they’re open 9am-11:59pm ET on weekdays, 10am to 9pm ET on weekends.
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This is exceedingly clever, and very very funny lmfao
Worker: yes I have autism
Coworker: so you take things literally?
Worker: no that is Kleptomania
Coworker: so you take things literally?
Worker: no that is Kleptomania
October 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM
This is exceedingly clever, and very very funny lmfao
Ken Griffey, Jr. was my standard bearer for professional athletes. He was baseball’s Michael Jordan. So I love that he seems to be as good a human in his retirement as he was a player in his prime.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Griffeys in L.A. to see LeBron, Bronny in opener
More than 30 years after they became the first father-son duo to team up in Major League Baseball history, Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. will be in the building Tuesday night to potentially see LeBron James...
www.espn.com
October 21, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Ken Griffey, Jr. was my standard bearer for professional athletes. He was baseball’s Michael Jordan. So I love that he seems to be as good a human in his retirement as he was a player in his prime.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
“To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.”
If a US District Judge called me and my legal position stupid, even hyperbolically, I would consider retirement.
If a US District Judge called me and my legal position stupid, even hyperbolically, I would consider retirement.
Federal court bars Florida from threatening TV stations over Amendment 4 ads. "To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid."
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October 18, 2024 at 2:29 AM
“To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.”
If a US District Judge called me and my legal position stupid, even hyperbolically, I would consider retirement.
If a US District Judge called me and my legal position stupid, even hyperbolically, I would consider retirement.