Rob Shearer
@r.v.cx
Pretty sure I’m right about:
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
“Ordinarily”.
Will the govt be able to bring a new indictment against Comey despite the statute of limitations having run?
Ordinarily yes, but Judge Currie argues no in this case, since Halligan's indictment was void from the start. This question will no doubt be litigated!
Ordinarily yes, but Judge Currie argues no in this case, since Halligan's indictment was void from the start. This question will no doubt be litigated!
![Footnote 21 in Judge Currie's opinion:
Generally, "It]he return of an indictment tolls the statute of limitations on the charges contained in the indictment." United States v. Ojedokun, 16 F.4th 1091, 1109 (4th Cir. 2021). "An invalid indictment," however, "cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed." United States v. Crysopt Corp., 781 F. Supp. 375, 378 (D. Md. 1991) (emphasis in original); see also United States v. Gillespie, 666 F. Supp. 1137, 1141 (N.D. III. 1987) ("[A] valid indictment insulates from statute-of-limitations problems any refiling of the same charges during the pendency of that valid indictment (that is, the superseding of a valid indictment). But if the earlier dictment is void, there is no legitimate peg on which to hang such a judicial limitations-tolling result." (emphasis in original)).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreidesxqgkrz3vqe22lwpu2e7ruic3ukgahanbo7bbwmq33gqdyb7fe@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Ordinarily”.
We’ve really distilled the MAGA-vs-everyone-else conflict down to its essence: do you want a world where normal people are saddled with genuine intellectual responsibilities, or would you rather live in a Brave New World that relieves them of the burden? Is it cruel to ask people to think?
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We’ve really distilled the MAGA-vs-everyone-else conflict down to its essence: do you want a world where normal people are saddled with genuine intellectual responsibilities, or would you rather live in a Brave New World that relieves them of the burden? Is it cruel to ask people to think?
I have yet to listen to an entire Joe Rogan podcast. But every single clip I’ve ever seen makes me genuinely astonished that a host with so little to offer has been so successful. Is his entire audience bros who don’t want to feel intellectually inferior to anyone?
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I have yet to listen to an entire Joe Rogan podcast. But every single clip I’ve ever seen makes me genuinely astonished that a host with so little to offer has been so successful. Is his entire audience bros who don’t want to feel intellectually inferior to anyone?
I like to think this is real. By which I mean there really is a highly-placed member of the French government fucking with Candace Owens.
A friend has alerted me to this pressing and very real international incident involving the very sane Candace Owens.
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I like to think this is real. By which I mean there really is a highly-placed member of the French government fucking with Candace Owens.
You know Elon didn’t really think the location thing through because his own account isn’t labeled something erudite and hilarious like “balls deep”.
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You know Elon didn’t really think the location thing through because his own account isn’t labeled something erudite and hilarious like “balls deep”.
“No matter what economic miracles you perform, voters will never forgive you for inflation” went from theory to common knowledge in the blink of an eye.
Slotkin: "He's trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, the Epstein files and economy. He's tweeting 'the economy is the best it's ever been' -- amazing considering the public isn't stupid. It reminded me of Joe Biden. Biden tried to tell us for a year that the economy was great."
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“No matter what economic miracles you perform, voters will never forgive you for inflation” went from theory to common knowledge in the blink of an eye.
A nice thing about US history is that we have officially established a national flag for American racism.
What’s more, every “America is more about me than you” group has happily tweaked the Stars and Stripes to make their unAmerican values clear.
What’s more, every “America is more about me than you” group has happily tweaked the Stars and Stripes to make their unAmerican values clear.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A nice thing about US history is that we have officially established a national flag for American racism.
What’s more, every “America is more about me than you” group has happily tweaked the Stars and Stripes to make their unAmerican values clear.
What’s more, every “America is more about me than you” group has happily tweaked the Stars and Stripes to make their unAmerican values clear.
Reposted by Rob Shearer
I almost cried to see a man who'd happily seize your or my private property, would trample constitutional liberties without thinking twice, and has zero fiscal responsibility, being welcome in the Oval Office. And it didn't help matters that Zohran Mamdani was there right next to him.
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I almost cried to see a man who'd happily seize your or my private property, would trample constitutional liberties without thinking twice, and has zero fiscal responsibility, being welcome in the Oval Office. And it didn't help matters that Zohran Mamdani was there right next to him.
I’m gonna stand by my much simpler theory that MTG is dumb, didn’t understand anything about politics, and has very very slowly realized—over five years—that some fellow travelers might not be acting in good faith.
And because she’s so dumb she had no strategy for dealing with that.
And because she’s so dumb she had no strategy for dealing with that.
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’m gonna stand by my much simpler theory that MTG is dumb, didn’t understand anything about politics, and has very very slowly realized—over five years—that some fellow travelers might not be acting in good faith.
And because she’s so dumb she had no strategy for dealing with that.
And because she’s so dumb she had no strategy for dealing with that.
Women often complain that men are not romantic enough. Witness proof that that’s the better direction to err.
Say less.
Say less.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Women often complain that men are not romantic enough. Witness proof that that’s the better direction to err.
Say less.
Say less.
I am monitoring this thread just to see when the “we should switch to satoshis!” guys show up. Because if there’s any pundit on Bluesky they follow…
From a UI perspective, the case against “only” a factor of ten is that it leaves prices *just* within the range of plausibility. You can get the same bottle of water for $1 in some places and $10 in others. Unlikely anybody would be charging $1000 for it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I am monitoring this thread just to see when the “we should switch to satoshis!” guys show up. Because if there’s any pundit on Bluesky they follow…
I get that “your rep didn’t even show up to vote []% of the time!” has historically been a successful attack.
But if there’s ever been a vote to skip it’s this nonsense.
But if there’s ever been a vote to skip it’s this nonsense.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I get that “your rep didn’t even show up to vote []% of the time!” has historically been a successful attack.
But if there’s ever been a vote to skip it’s this nonsense.
But if there’s ever been a vote to skip it’s this nonsense.
Trump’s Coast Guard quietly decided swastikas weren’t hate symbols.
The Washington Post didn’t let them get away with “quietly”…
…which forced the Coast Guard to reverse the change.
A reminder that THIS IS HOW JOURNALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
The Washington Post didn’t let them get away with “quietly”…
…which forced the Coast Guard to reverse the change.
A reminder that THIS IS HOW JOURNALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s Coast Guard quietly decided swastikas weren’t hate symbols.
The Washington Post didn’t let them get away with “quietly”…
…which forced the Coast Guard to reverse the change.
A reminder that THIS IS HOW JOURNALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
The Washington Post didn’t let them get away with “quietly”…
…which forced the Coast Guard to reverse the change.
A reminder that THIS IS HOW JOURNALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
A lesson I keep harping on, because I deeply resent every civics class I’ve ever taken omitting it, is that the founders thought inter-branch conflicts would be the fault lines in our government, not parties.
we are returning to the state in which the framers intended for the legislature, in which the lower chamber and the upper chamber absolutely despise one another
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A lesson I keep harping on, because I deeply resent every civics class I’ve ever taken omitting it, is that the founders thought inter-branch conflicts would be the fault lines in our government, not parties.
Executive orders cannot ban laws.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Trump is launching an all-out broadside against states with strict AI regulations.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Executive orders cannot ban laws.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
The entire political strategy from The Right in healthcare is hoping that buyers don’t understand anything about it. That they don’t know what a risk pool is. That they don’t understand cost controls. But, most egregiously, that they’ve never had to interact with doctors or hospitals in Bad Times.
How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The entire political strategy from The Right in healthcare is hoping that buyers don’t understand anything about it. That they don’t know what a risk pool is. That they don’t understand cost controls. But, most egregiously, that they’ve never had to interact with doctors or hospitals in Bad Times.
We’re witnessing an extreme test of leftists’ biggest challenge: a willingness to distinguish between people they deeply disagree with and people they really, really deeply disagree with.
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We’re witnessing an extreme test of leftists’ biggest challenge: a willingness to distinguish between people they deeply disagree with and people they really, really deeply disagree with.
Reposted by Rob Shearer
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
I think much of my growing hate and fascination with The Chair Company is that this is what prestige TV has devolved into. Depth and artistic vision completely subsumed by “is it gripping and addictive?”
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I think much of my growing hate and fascination with The Chair Company is that this is what prestige TV has devolved into. Depth and artistic vision completely subsumed by “is it gripping and addictive?”
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I have previously claimed that Bluesky’s development velocity sucked. I’m not at all saying I now agree with all of their dev priorities, but it’s hard to argue that any social media platform has ever progressed so quickly. No guarantee of “success”, but they’re not stagnating as Twitter did.
v1.110 is live!
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I have previously claimed that Bluesky’s development velocity sucked. I’m not at all saying I now agree with all of their dev priorities, but it’s hard to argue that any social media platform has ever progressed so quickly. No guarantee of “success”, but they’re not stagnating as Twitter did.
Poverty is prosperity.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Poverty is prosperity.
Reposted by Rob Shearer
The argument of this piece appears to be that we should welcome a policy that is definitely terrible in hopes that it may, down the road, trick voters into supporting policies that are actually good.
Zohran Mamdani argues that “freeze the rent” is not just a way of delivering relief from exorbitant housing costs—it is the only way to get enough voters on board with a growth agenda. Rogé Karma spoke with Mamdani to see if he has a point.
Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control
The YIMBY case for rent control
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The argument of this piece appears to be that we should welcome a policy that is definitely terrible in hopes that it may, down the road, trick voters into supporting policies that are actually good.
I’m just cynical enough to think a real cop could well pull this off. So my take is that real cops realize ICE are a bunch of sociopathic cosplayers.
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I’m just cynical enough to think a real cop could well pull this off. So my take is that real cops realize ICE are a bunch of sociopathic cosplayers.
There are many bogus critiques of Biden, and plenty of critiques that Dems have taken seriously.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
It’s really underrated IMO the extent to which the biggest political failures of incumbent regimes — Bush invading Iraq, Obama under-stimulating the economy, Trump clowning through Covid, Biden allowing border chaos — are downstream of technical policy analysis failures.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There are many bogus critiques of Biden, and plenty of critiques that Dems have taken seriously.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.