Eli Edwards
@misseli.bsky.social
Still a bibliothecary, lawyer, info policy geek, chocolate lover. Enthusiastically ambivalent about legal technology.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
90s movie that I think deserves more love? Here's a two-fer of odd sci-fi weirdness:
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
90s movie that I think deserves more love? Here's a two-fer of odd sci-fi weirdness:
I’ve decided - I wanna start a fight. So, #conlaw folks: who is the worst possible Justice of the modern era? Would putting Robert Bork on the Supreme Court would have avoided this moment or just accelerated the rot/deterioration? Should we have taken the L with Harriet Myers to avoid Aliti?
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve decided - I wanna start a fight. So, #conlaw folks: who is the worst possible Justice of the modern era? Would putting Robert Bork on the Supreme Court would have avoided this moment or just accelerated the rot/deterioration? Should we have taken the L with Harriet Myers to avoid Aliti?
My hottest take: I just had my best tamale ever … on Melrose. From a pupusaria. Come fight me, but LA Pupusa House rocked me.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My hottest take: I just had my best tamale ever … on Melrose. From a pupusaria. Come fight me, but LA Pupusa House rocked me.
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I really want people to start acting and locking these people up.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I really want people to start acting and locking these people up.
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Cops all over the country used Flock to surveil No Kings protesters, public records show: www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Cops all over the country used Flock to surveil No Kings protesters, public records show: www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
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DHS/ICE, which just got the largest budget increase in its history, claims it doesn't have enough money for hard drives to preserve video evidence in a detainee abuse case at Broadview. Suggests to a judge that maybe the detainees could provide them
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
DHS/ICE, which just got the largest budget increase in its history, claims it doesn't have enough money for hard drives to preserve video evidence in a detainee abuse case at Broadview. Suggests to a judge that maybe the detainees could provide them
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
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Here’s @sarahjeong.bsky.social somehow going even harder than the T-shirt at the AI-copyright conference: “[AI companies] have ushered in a wholesale destruction of human knowledge and culture that is as significant as the burning of the Library of Alexandria.”
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Here’s @sarahjeong.bsky.social somehow going even harder than the T-shirt at the AI-copyright conference: “[AI companies] have ushered in a wholesale destruction of human knowledge and culture that is as significant as the burning of the Library of Alexandria.”
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a beautifully-done but distressing article here
it tells you about the future SCOTUS might plunge us under in just a mere few months, if not less — be sure to read it
it tells you about the future SCOTUS might plunge us under in just a mere few months, if not less — be sure to read it
If SCOTUS conservatives gut VRA protections from election discrimination, it won't just threaten POC seats in Congress. It is more often used to protect local elections — like in Fayette, TN, where officials used racist voting maps to ensure an all-white county board:
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
a beautifully-done but distressing article here
it tells you about the future SCOTUS might plunge us under in just a mere few months, if not less — be sure to read it
it tells you about the future SCOTUS might plunge us under in just a mere few months, if not less — be sure to read it
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Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
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LISTEN: EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social joined @kpfa.org's Law & Disorder with @realcatbrooks.bsky.social to discuss the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee’s rejection of Flock ALPR technology that threatens residents’ privacy and safety.
Get the FLOCK Out! Oakland Rejects Surveillance Technologies | KPFA
On today’s show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee’s rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hami...
kpfa.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
LISTEN: EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social joined @kpfa.org's Law & Disorder with @realcatbrooks.bsky.social to discuss the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee’s rejection of Flock ALPR technology that threatens residents’ privacy and safety.
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Absolutely one of the most important stories to read as we all still parse the aftermath of Midway Blitz
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Absolutely one of the most important stories to read as we all still parse the aftermath of Midway Blitz
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This is appalling.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is appalling.
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This piece is based on research showing that since 2018 major foundations have given more than a quarter of a billion dollars to nonprofits that went on to oppose YIMBY legislation in California
New from me for Inside Philanthropy: California foundations need to decide whether they genuinely want to improve housing affordability or would rather keep funding NIMBY obstructionism in Sacramento. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This piece is based on research showing that since 2018 major foundations have given more than a quarter of a billion dollars to nonprofits that went on to oppose YIMBY legislation in California
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Border Patrol tracking cars across the country, using pretext to stop and search people. Incredible reporting from the AP. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Border Patrol tracking cars across the country, using pretext to stop and search people. Incredible reporting from the AP. apnews.com/article/immi...
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NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
Lawyer Ex Machina is out: a draft EO to ban state AI regulation; OpenAI found liable for copyright infringement in a German court; EFF/ACLU suing San Jose, CA over its ALPR system, the latest Trump hotel will be funded via tokens #lawsky #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Lawyer Ex Machina is out: a draft EO to ban state AI regulation; OpenAI found liable for copyright infringement in a German court; EFF/ACLU suing San Jose, CA over its ALPR system, the latest Trump hotel will be funded via tokens #lawsky #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...
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This was a great episode if you want to hear directly from the feet on the ground in L.A. regarding the immigration crackdown including the I.C.E. tactics! ✌🏻❤️✊🏻
'We're at the beginning of it' - @eltragon.bsky.social joins @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his podcast, ‘Why is This Happening’ to discuss immigration raids in Los Angeles.
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This was a great episode if you want to hear directly from the feet on the ground in L.A. regarding the immigration crackdown including the I.C.E. tactics! ✌🏻❤️✊🏻
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Posted this before, but in my not so humble opinion you can never have too much Mongolian heavy metal throat singing.... The Hu, Wolf Totem. Side note they also do cooking videos "Hu's In The Kitchen".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
The HU - Wolf Totem (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The HU
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Posted this before, but in my not so humble opinion you can never have too much Mongolian heavy metal throat singing.... The Hu, Wolf Totem. Side note they also do cooking videos "Hu's In The Kitchen".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8d...
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AdBusters has officially been rendered obsolete
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
AdBusters has officially been rendered obsolete
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Black women in LA County are leading a movement that demands a transition that prioritizes community health, equitable redevelopment, and reparative justice.
In the Shadow of Oil Rigs, Black Women Are Reclaiming Their Neighborhoods
From the courts to city streets, Black women organizers are proving climate solutions start at the neighborhood level.
capitalbnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Black women in LA County are leading a movement that demands a transition that prioritizes community health, equitable redevelopment, and reparative justice.