Billy Joyner
@billyjoyner.bsky.social
Trial lawyer, former politico, mediocre golfer, unhealthy relationship with Dawgs, Braves, and Birds #KreweofGodesses he/him
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Billy Joyner
@billyjoyner.bsky.social
· Apr 19
Make America Anti-Concentration Camp Again
Joe Brady reminding us all that life is entirely about timing
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Joe Brady reminding us all that life is entirely about timing
That's just factually not true but even if it was YOU STILL DON'T GET TO SHOOT HER
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
That's just factually not true but even if it was YOU STILL DON'T GET TO SHOOT HER
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Happy anniversary to the last time a Republican actually took a stand
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Happy anniversary to the last time a Republican actually took a stand
This is the content I need to see more of.
Benjamin Franklin, hands down, especially if we get access to the burner account he uses to interact with OnlyFans models
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This is the content I need to see more of.
Over/Under on number of counts? I'm thinking 50
President Trump warned that Democrats would “find a reason to impeach me” if the GOP lost control of Congress, pressuring lawmakers to unify behind a narrow set of electoral priorities to win the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump warns of third impeachment if House Republicans lose midterms
The president urged GOP congressmen to focus on drug prices, transgender athletes in women’s sports and cracking down on violent crime to win the 2026 midterms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Over/Under on number of counts? I'm thinking 50
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We have to face the fact that “He killed my ma, he killed my pa, but I will vote for him” would be an effective electoral strategy in the United States
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
We have to face the fact that “He killed my ma, he killed my pa, but I will vote for him” would be an effective electoral strategy in the United States
I've been thinking about this since the first reports. What do they think they accomplished? The regime is still in control.
Also, h/t to Mother Jones for knowing their audience with the "Settlers of Catan" reference.
Also, h/t to Mother Jones for knowing their audience with the "Settlers of Catan" reference.
Trump seems to view energy geopolitics “almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.”
That's not reality.
via @mollytaft.com @wired.com @climatedesk.org
That's not reality.
via @mollytaft.com @wired.com @climatedesk.org
Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Getting it won't be so simple.
It's unclear how US firms would access the country's vast reserves—or whether they even want to.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I've been thinking about this since the first reports. What do they think they accomplished? The regime is still in control.
Also, h/t to Mother Jones for knowing their audience with the "Settlers of Catan" reference.
Also, h/t to Mother Jones for knowing their audience with the "Settlers of Catan" reference.
Panama had declared war on us and killed a marine, for starters.
Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound. n.pr/49CIBHI
A tale of two U.S. interventions and why Venezuela is not Panama 2.0
Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Panama had declared war on us and killed a marine, for starters.
Billy Bob Thornton is a fucking genius in Landman
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Billy Bob Thornton is a fucking genius in Landman
Honestly, based on the scene here, anyone upright in New Orleans after the game tonight is a fucking hero
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Honestly, based on the scene here, anyone upright in New Orleans after the game tonight is a fucking hero
I am blessed that "emergency backup caviar" is a relevant phrase in my life
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I am blessed that "emergency backup caviar" is a relevant phrase in my life
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Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
Whenever people complain about the comparisons to 1930s Europe I want them to explain to me how much daylight they think exists between these and those.
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Whenever people complain about the comparisons to 1930s Europe I want them to explain to me how much daylight they think exists between these and those.
I'm just staring at my screen, waiting for anyone to respond to an email, before I go to lunch, after which I will resume the staring. Happy Holidays.
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm just staring at my screen, waiting for anyone to respond to an email, before I go to lunch, after which I will resume the staring. Happy Holidays.
being a partner doesn't come with a ton of perks but at the very least it means that I get a pepper *and* a garlic sauce whenever the office orders Papa John's for lunch
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
being a partner doesn't come with a ton of perks but at the very least it means that I get a pepper *and* a garlic sauce whenever the office orders Papa John's for lunch
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Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
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If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
well this has been a shit day of a shit week of a shit month of a shit year. Happy hour might have to start at lunch.
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
well this has been a shit day of a shit week of a shit month of a shit year. Happy hour might have to start at lunch.
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If Morris is on the sideline next season it’s also a brutal win for Atlanta
Man that’s a brutal loss for Tampa
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If Morris is on the sideline next season it’s also a brutal win for Atlanta
This is an expert on chemical weapons talking about condiments
I'm going to reproduce a saucy thread I did some years ago in the other place. It is divisive and produces many odd statements and flushes out parochial opinions.
🧵 (1 of many)
🧵 (1 of many)
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is an expert on chemical weapons talking about condiments
Yes, there are unreasonable barriers to entry to the profession. The profession also has many unqualified, unethical members. The barriers are a feature, not a bug.
Also, it's not that hard.. CA has a high fail rate because of volume and high number of non-native English speakers taking it.
Also, it's not that hard.. CA has a high fail rate because of volume and high number of non-native English speakers taking it.
“It’s easy to laugh at Kim Kardashian, who recently announced that she failed the California bar exam,” Max Raskin writes.
“But Kardashian’s failure is not a knock on her — it’s an indictment of the bar.”
“But Kardashian’s failure is not a knock on her — it’s an indictment of the bar.”
Opinion | Actually, the bar exam failed Kim Kardashian
The test is not about quality control for lawyers, it’s about quantity control.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yes, there are unreasonable barriers to entry to the profession. The profession also has many unqualified, unethical members. The barriers are a feature, not a bug.
Also, it's not that hard.. CA has a high fail rate because of volume and high number of non-native English speakers taking it.
Also, it's not that hard.. CA has a high fail rate because of volume and high number of non-native English speakers taking it.
Anyone have any ideas on places to watch the SEC championship in Amsterdam?
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Anyone have any ideas on places to watch the SEC championship in Amsterdam?
I would like to apologize to the world for what the Falcons and Jets are doing right now to modern professional football
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I would like to apologize to the world for what the Falcons and Jets are doing right now to modern professional football
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What annoys me about all the talk of the icc is that these are americans committing crimes under the american legal system, so we need to charge them under the american legal system at the earliest chance. We shouldnt offload the responsibilities of trying these criminals to the rest of the world
Pipe dreams don't change things. I've said point-blank that I think what happened in the boat strikes is a war crime, but I don't think "let's hand over US officers to foreign courts" is a winning Dem message, even if it makes people on Bluesky feel brave and virtuous and good about themselves.
Part of the reason to speak out, even if it’s a pipe dream, is that Americans generally aren’t keen on letting a pundit class euphemize international accountability for war crimes as some kind of nebulous international control of U.S. military personnel generally.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
What annoys me about all the talk of the icc is that these are americans committing crimes under the american legal system, so we need to charge them under the american legal system at the earliest chance. We shouldnt offload the responsibilities of trying these criminals to the rest of the world