J. D.
@jdetc.bsky.social
Chicago/ish. Civil/ish litigator. Left-center/ish. Elder Millennial. He/him. Interests/etc.: 1A/defamation, lolsuits, half of true crime, food, Cubs, Chi teams other than the Sox, EPL/soccer, art/architecture, film, indie music, enviro issues, tech
Imagine writing something like Arcadia and when you die the headlines note Shakespeare in bleeping Love.
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Imagine writing something like Arcadia and when you die the headlines note Shakespeare in bleeping Love.
A fun thing about books is you can print more of them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A fun thing about books is you can print more of them.
He donated VC money to the CTA's balance sheet so local artists can mark up his crap. Much domination.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
He donated VC money to the CTA's balance sheet so local artists can mark up his crap. Much domination.
I can defend Jackie Brown as a masterpiece and Pulp Fiction as a borderline one. It, like his later films, is entertaining but self-indulgent to a fault. Fame and a ton of blow went to his head.
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I can defend Jackie Brown as a masterpiece and Pulp Fiction as a borderline one. It, like his later films, is entertaining but self-indulgent to a fault. Fame and a ton of blow went to his head.
I like Tarantino's work, but it's premised partly on him doing in-on-the-joke homages to bygone cinema, so it's perplexing to see him criticize someone for this.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I like Tarantino's work, but it's premised partly on him doing in-on-the-joke homages to bygone cinema, so it's perplexing to see him criticize someone for this.
Me, I have lots of German blood, so there are no problems at scale and we are fully compatible with Western Civilization, which you can clearly see from any properly edited German history textbook.
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Me, I have lots of German blood, so there are no problems at scale and we are fully compatible with Western Civilization, which you can clearly see from any properly edited German history textbook.
It's not, they're referencing players from 10-20 years ago because Mamdani name-dropped mediocre Arsenal players from his youth:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Pascal Cygan wants to send Zohran Mamdani a jersey after NYC mayor-elect namechecked ex-Arsenal player
Speaking about his love of Arsenal earlier this week, Mamdani had said: "Every day I wake up, I think about Squillaci, Cygan, Chamakh."
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It's not, they're referencing players from 10-20 years ago because Mamdani name-dropped mediocre Arsenal players from his youth:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Reminded here that I have a Roku remote with a Blockbuster button.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reminded here that I have a Roku remote with a Blockbuster button.
Are you hippies still against slaughtering whales for their useful oils or have you moved towards accepting the abbatoir of progress?
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Are you hippies still against slaughtering whales for their useful oils or have you moved towards accepting the abbatoir of progress?
Agreed - at least where I'm at there's no fear of making claims that you absolutely should not be making.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Agreed - at least where I'm at there's no fear of making claims that you absolutely should not be making.
Oxygen seems pretty gay coded tbh.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Oxygen seems pretty gay coded tbh.
Man who keeps running into walls wants to tear building down, story at 11.
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Man who keeps running into walls wants to tear building down, story at 11.
I've only seen monetary sanctions once for a claim that wasn't based in facts. You might as well ask for the judge's firstborn child.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've only seen monetary sanctions once for a claim that wasn't based in facts. You might as well ask for the judge's firstborn child.
My God there's a GIF
a picture of a pile of trash with the text the trash heap has spoken
ALT: a picture of a pile of trash with the text the trash heap has spoken
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My God there's a GIF
It's like passing the church booth and they don't have any interest in converting you. Like a friendly neighborhood dog who snarls only at you and no one else.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's like passing the church booth and they don't have any interest in converting you. Like a friendly neighborhood dog who snarls only at you and no one else.
At that rare, she'll catch up to her husband by midterms.
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
At that rare, she'll catch up to her husband by midterms.
We're all rooting for you to get there someday.
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We're all rooting for you to get there someday.