@pedalman56.bsky.social
Retired criminal defense lawyer. Cyclist and drummer.
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being in any way impressed by hanania or seeing him as a voice worth hearing is definitive evidence that your brain is a perfect sphere
it’s been pretty funny to see Polis’ addiction to posting completely end any discussion of him as a potential 2028 candidate
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
being in any way impressed by hanania or seeing him as a voice worth hearing is definitive evidence that your brain is a perfect sphere
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Sauer saying something is unconstitutional because it "would be unconstitutional under Justice Scalia's dissent" is a remarkably cogent statement of the Roberts Court's approach to precedent.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sauer saying something is unconstitutional because it "would be unconstitutional under Justice Scalia's dissent" is a remarkably cogent statement of the Roberts Court's approach to precedent.
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In future, pick people who WANT to make our arguments. Instead of peopel who want to make their arguments but moderately.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In future, pick people who WANT to make our arguments. Instead of peopel who want to make their arguments but moderately.
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I'm not live blogging the Trump v. Slauighter args (can Trump fire everybody args). I will be writing about it.
But I come here to say: Dear Liberals, please STOP ASKING former Republican clerks to argue our side of the case. I know you think they "speak Republican." But they also SUCK.
But I come here to say: Dear Liberals, please STOP ASKING former Republican clerks to argue our side of the case. I know you think they "speak Republican." But they also SUCK.
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm not live blogging the Trump v. Slauighter args (can Trump fire everybody args). I will be writing about it.
But I come here to say: Dear Liberals, please STOP ASKING former Republican clerks to argue our side of the case. I know you think they "speak Republican." But they also SUCK.
But I come here to say: Dear Liberals, please STOP ASKING former Republican clerks to argue our side of the case. I know you think they "speak Republican." But they also SUCK.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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hey on the plus side we live in a country too corrupt to pass even a baseline modern privacy law, and we just completely lobotomized our already barely-functioning regulators
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
hey on the plus side we live in a country too corrupt to pass even a baseline modern privacy law, and we just completely lobotomized our already barely-functioning regulators
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A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A Maine woman retired early to be a caregiver for her terminally ill mother.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
Now she’s facing cancer herself, and because ACA subsidies won’t be extended, she is losing her healthcare.
Her costs are going up for $49,000 a year.
This isn’t healthcare, it’s eugenics.
Medicare for all.
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Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
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AOC has said this about Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
AOC has said this about Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
This is for the 80+ Democrats that supported the GOP's ridiculous anti socialism resolution. Looking at you Jason Crow.
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is for the 80+ Democrats that supported the GOP's ridiculous anti socialism resolution. Looking at you Jason Crow.
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The Opportunity Caucus lawmakers face allegations they violated the state’s gift ban by attending a Vail retreat with lobbyists paid for by dark money.
Colorado Ethics Commission advances complaints against Democrats who attended dark money-funded retreat
The Democratic lawmakers face allegations they violated the state’s gift ban by attending a Vail retreat with lobbyists paid for by dark money
coloradosun.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Opportunity Caucus lawmakers face allegations they violated the state’s gift ban by attending a Vail retreat with lobbyists paid for by dark money.
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Call a woman reporter “piggy” like you’re 11, and this is what you deserve. Sick that male reporters didn’t speak up, but women are used to that part.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Call a woman reporter “piggy” like you’re 11, and this is what you deserve. Sick that male reporters didn’t speak up, but women are used to that part.
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Evil MFers 🤬🤬🤬
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Evil MFers 🤬🤬🤬
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Unimaginable cruelty and evil.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Unimaginable cruelty and evil.
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What an absolute creep.
These men don't understand women (or normal humans, honestly) AT ALL.
Also, "She was interested in my commentary on her outfits."
Was she?
These men don't understand women (or normal humans, honestly) AT ALL.
Also, "She was interested in my commentary on her outfits."
Was she?
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What an absolute creep.
These men don't understand women (or normal humans, honestly) AT ALL.
Also, "She was interested in my commentary on her outfits."
Was she?
These men don't understand women (or normal humans, honestly) AT ALL.
Also, "She was interested in my commentary on her outfits."
Was she?
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Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
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Digital Crackdown in #Russia: for the first time a person faces charges for simply searching online articles.
A nurse was reported to the FSB by his mobile operator (!) for reading about the Azov battalion.
His lawyer claims the search was accidental.
lenta.ru/news/2025/11...
A nurse was reported to the FSB by his mobile operator (!) for reading about the Azov battalion.
His lawyer claims the search was accidental.
lenta.ru/news/2025/11...
В России впервые возбудили дело за поиск экстремистских материалов в интернете
В России впервые возбуждено дело за поиск экстремистских материалов в интернете. Об этом Telegram-каналу «Осторожно, новости» сообщил юрист Сергей Барсуков
lenta.ru
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Digital Crackdown in #Russia: for the first time a person faces charges for simply searching online articles.
A nurse was reported to the FSB by his mobile operator (!) for reading about the Azov battalion.
His lawyer claims the search was accidental.
lenta.ru/news/2025/11...
A nurse was reported to the FSB by his mobile operator (!) for reading about the Azov battalion.
His lawyer claims the search was accidental.
lenta.ru/news/2025/11...
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The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
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More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything