Jeff Dubner
@dubner.bsky.social
Public interest attorney. Formerly EEOC, Democracy Forward.
Introduced a friend to Revolution X yesterday and said it was a shooter where you rescued Aerosmith and Steven Tyler and Rick Perry talked to you from CDs. We were both sad 20 minutes later when Joe Perry showed up and we remembered who Rick was.
February 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Introduced a friend to Revolution X yesterday and said it was a shooter where you rescued Aerosmith and Steven Tyler and Rick Perry talked to you from CDs. We were both sad 20 minutes later when Joe Perry showed up and we remembered who Rick was.
This goes with something I’ve been thinking about: given that government officials can and do sue for defamation, is the FTCA’s prohibition on defamation cases against government officials constitutional as a matter of equal protection and due process?
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This goes with something I’ve been thinking about: given that government officials can and do sue for defamation, is the FTCA’s prohibition on defamation cases against government officials constitutional as a matter of equal protection and due process?
Did it take a crazy hop at the lip of the dirt? Was it a seeing-eye single? A little dribbler that the third (circuit) baseman had to charge and fire to first off-balance? Or was it something else altogether, like maybe a question of statutory interpretation and not a lazy metaphor? We’ll never know
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Did it take a crazy hop at the lip of the dirt? Was it a seeing-eye single? A little dribbler that the third (circuit) baseman had to charge and fire to first off-balance? Or was it something else altogether, like maybe a question of statutory interpretation and not a lazy metaphor? We’ll never know
Well, we know it’s not a *routine* ground ball. Unclear whether it’s some other kind.
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Well, we know it’s not a *routine* ground ball. Unclear whether it’s some other kind.
Valentimes is serious times!
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Valentimes is serious times!
Fish out, power’s down
Overnight in London
Overnight in London
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Fish out, power’s down
Overnight in London
Overnight in London
I was just recommending somebody read “On Being Happy, Healthy, and Ethical in an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession”! Had no idea it was Schiltz. Should be required reading for law students.
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I was just recommending somebody read “On Being Happy, Healthy, and Ethical in an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession”! Had no idea it was Schiltz. Should be required reading for law students.
now I'll be hearing "Illegal move. Illegal move." all night
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
now I'll be hearing "Illegal move. Illegal move." all night
She brought state tort claims too. The reason the appeal is just about QI is because of the *other* ridiculous aspect of QI that allows an immediately appeal from denial of QI, despite the usual limitations on interlocutor appeals
Who knows if it even matters to the defendant’s potential liability!
Who knows if it even matters to the defendant’s potential liability!
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 PM
She brought state tort claims too. The reason the appeal is just about QI is because of the *other* ridiculous aspect of QI that allows an immediately appeal from denial of QI, despite the usual limitations on interlocutor appeals
Who knows if it even matters to the defendant’s potential liability!
Who knows if it even matters to the defendant’s potential liability!
I got the slippers, you got the broomstick. It's all in the game, though, right?
January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I got the slippers, you got the broomstick. It's all in the game, though, right?
On further reflection, the situation's a lot less nuanced than that
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
On further reflection, the situation's a lot less nuanced than that
The wiz stay the wiz
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The wiz stay the wiz
The situation’s a lot more nuanced than that
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The situation’s a lot more nuanced than that
genuinely confused how you have that car but no vanity plate
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 AM
genuinely confused how you have that car but no vanity plate
It's hard to break through in the "dumbest, most ahistorical things you can say" competition but Taibbi's really making an effort
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's hard to break through in the "dumbest, most ahistorical things you can say" competition but Taibbi's really making an effort
Yeah, I figured it would at least get the Impressive Debut screenplay nod. Also deserved to be in Picture, Director, and Actress, though I wasn’t optimistic about those.
I would have voted Infiniti and A’zion over Madigan and Taylor. Maybe Ackie, too.
I would have voted Infiniti and A’zion over Madigan and Taylor. Maybe Ackie, too.
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Yeah, I figured it would at least get the Impressive Debut screenplay nod. Also deserved to be in Picture, Director, and Actress, though I wasn’t optimistic about those.
I would have voted Infiniti and A’zion over Madigan and Taylor. Maybe Ackie, too.
I would have voted Infiniti and A’zion over Madigan and Taylor. Maybe Ackie, too.
Complete snub of Sorry, Baby is the only major disappointment for me.
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Complete snub of Sorry, Baby is the only major disappointment for me.
Is Donald Glover a rapper-turned-actor or an actor-turned-rapper?
Kid Cudi and Tyler the Creator have years to go before they sniff the top 5, but they’re already good actors.
Also, a part of me died just thinking it, but… Mark Wahlberg
Kid Cudi and Tyler the Creator have years to go before they sniff the top 5, but they’re already good actors.
Also, a part of me died just thinking it, but… Mark Wahlberg
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Is Donald Glover a rapper-turned-actor or an actor-turned-rapper?
Kid Cudi and Tyler the Creator have years to go before they sniff the top 5, but they’re already good actors.
Also, a part of me died just thinking it, but… Mark Wahlberg
Kid Cudi and Tyler the Creator have years to go before they sniff the top 5, but they’re already good actors.
Also, a part of me died just thinking it, but… Mark Wahlberg
Immediately wished I’d said “an all-time low” instead
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Immediately wished I’d said “an all-time low” instead