Pamela Samuelson
@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social
Professor, Berkeley Law School, who writes about challenges that new information technologies pose for intellectual property & other laws. Past Chair & member of Electronic Frontier Foundation Board & of Authors Alliance Board. Gardening is my best hobby
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The Depression began after Wall Street stocks crashed 96 years ago today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us. She cites a wildly off-base claim heard then & now:
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
October 28, 2025
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G.
substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Depression began after Wall Street stocks crashed 96 years ago today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us. She cites a wildly off-base claim heard then & now:
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
"Republican leaders blamed poor Americans for the Great Depression, saying they drained the economy because they refused to work hard."
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NEW: The Trump administration quietly lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the Putin-backed Serbian leader Milorad Dodik after an intensive campaign on his behalf by Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, Laura Loomer & high-priced lobbyists.
Sanctions Lifted on a Putin-Backed Autocrat After Lobbying by Trump Allies
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: The Trump administration quietly lifted sanctions on Wednesday against the Putin-backed Serbian leader Milorad Dodik after an intensive campaign on his behalf by Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, Laura Loomer & high-priced lobbyists.
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"Thomson Reuters ... has provided ICE with access to its [CLEAR] platform. CLEAR creates individual profiles of people by aggregating and connecting thousands of datasets full of typically hard-to-find information, such as court records, business filings, driving records and social media."
"Ahead of Thomson Reuters annual shareholder meeting in June, @bcgeu.bsky.social submitted a proposal raising concerns about the company’s AI product and its ties to President Donald Trump’s terror campaign against immigrants."
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
@mauriziogro.bsky.social reporting on one path of shareholder activism.
The Data Brokers Fueling ICE’s Deportation Machine—And the Union Shareholders Fighting Back
"As investors, we are thinking about this as a risk to our investments, but also as a social and ethical issue.”
inthesetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Thomson Reuters ... has provided ICE with access to its [CLEAR] platform. CLEAR creates individual profiles of people by aggregating and connecting thousands of datasets full of typically hard-to-find information, such as court records, business filings, driving records and social media."
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“What’s up?” is the Bluesky prompt for posts.
Our benefits and lifelines are “what’s up” on Nov 1.
As the regime continues to spend lavishly (and anonymously) on “ballrooms,” illegal bombings, and Trump himself,
Americans are struggling:
food, healthcare, jobs, ICE…
Cruelty is the point.
Vote 🗳️
Our benefits and lifelines are “what’s up” on Nov 1.
As the regime continues to spend lavishly (and anonymously) on “ballrooms,” illegal bombings, and Trump himself,
Americans are struggling:
food, healthcare, jobs, ICE…
Cruelty is the point.
Vote 🗳️
October 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“What’s up?” is the Bluesky prompt for posts.
Our benefits and lifelines are “what’s up” on Nov 1.
As the regime continues to spend lavishly (and anonymously) on “ballrooms,” illegal bombings, and Trump himself,
Americans are struggling:
food, healthcare, jobs, ICE…
Cruelty is the point.
Vote 🗳️
Our benefits and lifelines are “what’s up” on Nov 1.
As the regime continues to spend lavishly (and anonymously) on “ballrooms,” illegal bombings, and Trump himself,
Americans are struggling:
food, healthcare, jobs, ICE…
Cruelty is the point.
Vote 🗳️
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.
www.404media.co
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Our amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of former judges and government officials, including ones appointed by every Republican president from Nixon through Trump, argues that the President doesn't have the power to impose whatever tariffs he likes.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of former judges and government officials, including ones appointed by every Republican president from Nixon through Trump, argues that the President doesn't have the power to impose whatever tariffs he likes.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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IViR is very happy and proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social was awarded with a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Congratulations João Pedro! 🥳
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
Vidi grant for Dr. João Pedro Quintais - IVIR
IViR is proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his research into generative AI content moderation.
www.ivir.nl
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
IViR is very happy and proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social was awarded with a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Congratulations João Pedro! 🥳
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...
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For more check out a new policy brief authored by my colleague @courtneyr.bsky.social and me on why platform monopolies – not EU regulation – are the real threat to freedom of speech.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
New Policy Brief Warns: U.S. “Free Speech” Attacks Threaten Europe’s Sovereignty and Democracy — Open Markets Institute
CJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch and Europe director Max von Thun author a brief arguing that dominant U.S. platforms such as Google, Meta and X wield unprecedented power to manipulate pol...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For more check out a new policy brief authored by my colleague @courtneyr.bsky.social and me on why platform monopolies – not EU regulation – are the real threat to freedom of speech.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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Good to see enforcement of the DSA continuing despite Trump's threats.
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good to see enforcement of the DSA continuing despite Trump's threats.
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
While the US government claims that the DSA allows "censorship", in the real world Meta is preventing users from exercising their legal rights to challenge its opaque content moderation decisions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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These pictures need to be in EVERY Democratic candidate's ad for the next several years.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
These pictures need to be in EVERY Democratic candidate's ad for the next several years.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
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Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations. n.pr/42R8gJ2
Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations. n.pr/42R8gJ2
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Trump in July, on the WH $250MM ballroom project:
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Trump in July, on the WH $250MM ballroom project:
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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As a matter of fact, truth matters.
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
As a matter of fact, truth matters.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Planning your week? 🎉
Join the #InternetArchive to celebrate The Web We’ve Built — from the first pages to 1 trillion & counting. 🌐
📅 Weds, Oct 22
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#Wayback1T #Livestream
Join the #InternetArchive to celebrate The Web We’ve Built — from the first pages to 1 trillion & counting. 🌐
📅 Weds, Oct 22
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Anthropic and Deloitte Announce Global Partnership to Deploy Claude AI Across Regulated Industries
Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries | PYMNTS.com
Anthropic and Deloitte have partnered to build artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that include compliance features to enable their deployment in
www.pymnts.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Anthropic and Deloitte Announce Global Partnership to Deploy Claude AI Across Regulated Industries
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SCOTUS spent Wednesday morning trying to figure out a way to legalize racial gerrymandering. trib.al/TvPE4dc
The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction
The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
SCOTUS spent Wednesday morning trying to figure out a way to legalize racial gerrymandering. trib.al/TvPE4dc
The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction
The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction
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And they accuse us of hating America?!?!
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
And they accuse us of hating America?!?!
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🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, according to a Truth Social post.
October 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of George Santos, according to a Truth Social post.
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This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?
October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?
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