zandra
@maja-li.bsky.social
Lawyer, violinist, writer, reader, big sister, cookie baker, tea drinker, bunny cuddler | icon by nullseis | current mood: free-range disaster mercenary
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Pictured could just be sloppiness, but it also could indicate the use of AI.
A Westlaw rep recently tried to upsell me on its internal AI product, "CoCounsel," but as a demonstration he generated and sent me an AI summary of some standards of review used in immigration law. Unfortunately, (cont.)
A Westlaw rep recently tried to upsell me on its internal AI product, "CoCounsel," but as a demonstration he generated and sent me an AI summary of some standards of review used in immigration law. Unfortunately, (cont.)
![4Ms. Peters’ brief focuses upon slightly different Younger criteria than those used by the Tenth Circuit. [#65 at 18-20] This Court, sitting as it is in the Tenth Circuit, is bound by Tenth Circuit jurisprudence. United States v. Young, 729 F. Supp. 3d 1198, 1200 n.1 (D.N.M. 2024) (noting that courts in the Tenth Circuit are “bound by precedent from the Tenth Circuit”).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreig7vwry5zwn6qmrbjga632unu33xjsp3ixdxyyg2uqyz7gkk22aqa@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pictured could just be sloppiness, but it also could indicate the use of AI.
A Westlaw rep recently tried to upsell me on its internal AI product, "CoCounsel," but as a demonstration he generated and sent me an AI summary of some standards of review used in immigration law. Unfortunately, (cont.)
A Westlaw rep recently tried to upsell me on its internal AI product, "CoCounsel," but as a demonstration he generated and sent me an AI summary of some standards of review used in immigration law. Unfortunately, (cont.)
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This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
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I just feel bad whenever I leave Jayce all alone so
here comes married dilf in his cottage house N°2
here comes married dilf in his cottage house N°2
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just feel bad whenever I leave Jayce all alone so
here comes married dilf in his cottage house N°2
here comes married dilf in his cottage house N°2
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The Trump administration has made me a flagrant moralist in a way that has led me to tossing aside years of snark, and you know, I'm good with that. It's time to talk about what being a good person means; about why it's good to signal virtue, why it's good to press for values, not spectacle.
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Trump administration has made me a flagrant moralist in a way that has led me to tossing aside years of snark, and you know, I'm good with that. It's time to talk about what being a good person means; about why it's good to signal virtue, why it's good to press for values, not spectacle.
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"My child was perfect and has been replaced by a changeling baby," but in the year 2025.
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"My child was perfect and has been replaced by a changeling baby," but in the year 2025.
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If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If some guy stole my shit and made millions off it while wiping out my job prospects, and you, as my friend, bought that guy's cheap mass market replica of my shit, you and i would for obvious reasons have a problem. It being a massive company, not a guy, actually makes it even more of a problem.
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the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
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Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
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Mark Kelly here, reaching out one more time to test how many fake spam numbers you will allow me to text you from before you decide to block an American space hero
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mark Kelly here, reaching out one more time to test how many fake spam numbers you will allow me to text you from before you decide to block an American space hero
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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Daily bunny no.3162 is preparing to charge
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Daily bunny no.3162 is preparing to charge
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the very rich people currently trying to rewrite our media consumption: what the people want is more canceled comedians whining about trans people
the audience, voting with their eyeballs: bring us more gay hockey sex
the audience, voting with their eyeballs: bring us more gay hockey sex
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
the very rich people currently trying to rewrite our media consumption: what the people want is more canceled comedians whining about trans people
the audience, voting with their eyeballs: bring us more gay hockey sex
the audience, voting with their eyeballs: bring us more gay hockey sex
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One of my players made cookies for D&D today and I'm p sure she's Young Mrs. Claus, what the actual fuck
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One of my players made cookies for D&D today and I'm p sure she's Young Mrs. Claus, what the actual fuck
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The idea of a DVD being "a copy of your favorite movie/TV show that YOU own forever" probably sounds like the ultimate cheat code to the generation who has only know the streaming ecosystem and, as such, more aware of its shortcomings.
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The idea of a DVD being "a copy of your favorite movie/TV show that YOU own forever" probably sounds like the ultimate cheat code to the generation who has only know the streaming ecosystem and, as such, more aware of its shortcomings.
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Heads up, if you use an Abbott FreeStyle continuous glucose monitor, visit www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h... to see if your specific device is under recall
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Heads up, if you use an Abbott FreeStyle continuous glucose monitor, visit www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h... to see if your specific device is under recall
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this genuinely, for real, does make me feel better sometimes
every time you really land a joke, just remind yourself, "wow, all that money and Elon Musk still can't do that"
every time you really land a joke, just remind yourself, "wow, all that money and Elon Musk still can't do that"
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
this genuinely, for real, does make me feel better sometimes
every time you really land a joke, just remind yourself, "wow, all that money and Elon Musk still can't do that"
every time you really land a joke, just remind yourself, "wow, all that money and Elon Musk still can't do that"
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This had me having all the good feelings until I looked more closely and now I am just angry because it's AI and we can't have nice, real things anymore.
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This had me having all the good feelings until I looked more closely and now I am just angry because it's AI and we can't have nice, real things anymore.
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Somebody in the comments was like "flame war sounds so corny though" YES THAT'S THE POINT, "discourse" gives what amounts to turbo-dorks arguing on the internet (I'm one of them I'm allowed to use that term) an unearned veneer of legitimacy.
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Somebody in the comments was like "flame war sounds so corny though" YES THAT'S THE POINT, "discourse" gives what amounts to turbo-dorks arguing on the internet (I'm one of them I'm allowed to use that term) an unearned veneer of legitimacy.
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This interview with the intimacy coordinator for Heated Rivalry is super interesting and thoughtful www.elle.com/culture/movi...
Everyone's Talking About the 'Heated Rivarly' Sex Scenes—Meet the Woman Who Choreographed Them
Intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter talks about crafting the show’s steamiest moments, and why they’re revolutionary.
www.elle.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This interview with the intimacy coordinator for Heated Rivalry is super interesting and thoughtful www.elle.com/culture/movi...
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every time i see ghost trick fanart i remember how good ghost trick is. god damn. if you like puzzle games you should play ghost trick. if you like good games you should play ghost trick. if you like your pets you should play ghost trick. play ghost trick
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
every time i see ghost trick fanart i remember how good ghost trick is. god damn. if you like puzzle games you should play ghost trick. if you like good games you should play ghost trick. if you like your pets you should play ghost trick. play ghost trick
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"