Pierce
@rcpierce.bsky.social
Geriatric Millenial Law Person ⚖️. Girl dad. Live amongst the ☀️🌵(AZ). Recovering civil litigator gone in-house.
Interests include camping, hiking, travel, tech, sci fi, Chelsea FC, Arizona Wildcats
Interests include camping, hiking, travel, tech, sci fi, Chelsea FC, Arizona Wildcats
No way clergy-penitent privilege applies
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
No way clergy-penitent privilege applies
Can’t wait to find out that Waymos camp out in the left lane.
Waymo says it is expanding its service to Phoenix-area freeways. Story link in comments ⬇️
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Can’t wait to find out that Waymos camp out in the left lane.
This got lost in the news cycle for me, but apparently Arizona’s Attorney General and Maricopa County Attorney are trying to get rid of our Anti-SLAPP law in some fashion?
www.abc15.com/news/local-n...
www.abc15.com/news/local-n...
Arizona's top prosecutors fight free speech law that could force them to testify
GOP Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell and Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes rarely agree on politics, but they've found common ground in opposing Arizona's anti-SLAPP law.
www.abc15.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This got lost in the news cycle for me, but apparently Arizona’s Attorney General and Maricopa County Attorney are trying to get rid of our Anti-SLAPP law in some fashion?
www.abc15.com/news/local-n...
www.abc15.com/news/local-n...
Time to check in on the Cardinals’ latest offering.
bart simpson is giving a speech in front of a podium with the number 2222 on it
ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech in front of a podium with the number 2222 on it
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Time to check in on the Cardinals’ latest offering.
I had a suspicion this involved an Alternative Business Structure as opposed to a traditional law firm, and indeed that appears to be the case.
My attorney dad sent me this article about an Arizona law firm that is tricking authors out of their Anthropic settlement using an aggressive social media campaign. I passed it along to my agency. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/11/06/b...
Bartz book authors face new foe: ClaimsHero firm seeking to represent book authors who opt out. Bartz asks Judge Alsup for expedited hearing on Nov. 12, 2025.
The Bartz book authors, who were successful in securing a $1.5 billion settlement in their copyright suit against Anthropic, now face a new foe: an Arizona based firm called ClaimsHero, which touts…
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I had a suspicion this involved an Alternative Business Structure as opposed to a traditional law firm, and indeed that appears to be the case.
Reposted by Pierce
The very best thing about living in Arizona was no dumb time changes. The second-best thing was Filiberto's.
November 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The very best thing about living in Arizona was no dumb time changes. The second-best thing was Filiberto's.
For football (soccer) fans, being a batter in baseball is like being a goaltender during penalty kicks after extra time…except that’s the whole game. Not a perfect analogy, but that’s the tension.
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For football (soccer) fans, being a batter in baseball is like being a goaltender during penalty kicks after extra time…except that’s the whole game. Not a perfect analogy, but that’s the tension.
Reposted by Pierce
How do you even come up with this idea as a Halloween costume?
Maybe geniuses do walk among us
Maybe geniuses do walk among us
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
How do you even come up with this idea as a Halloween costume?
Maybe geniuses do walk among us
Maybe geniuses do walk among us
Whatever happens in the World Series I just hope Max Scherzer does something crazy.
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Whatever happens in the World Series I just hope Max Scherzer does something crazy.
Cool, but it won’t be Fry’s Electronics.
Micro Center announced its Phoenix location's Grand Opening will be next month!
What to expect and how to get early access: azfamily.news/2p8kmku8
What to expect and how to get early access: azfamily.news/2p8kmku8
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Cool, but it won’t be Fry’s Electronics.
Ortege Jenkins is a sports agent now?
Arizona defensive line commit Keytrin Harris, whose agent is former UA quarterback Ortege Jenkins, is "a big, aggressive football player that can play inside."
Arizona DL commit Keytrin Harris 'is going to make a special impact' for the Wildcats
Arizona defensive line commit Keytrin Harris, whose agent is former UA quarterback Ortege Jenkins, is "a big, aggressive football player that can play inside."
tucson.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ortege Jenkins is a sports agent now?
Another rough day in Tucson, Arizona.
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Another rough day in Tucson, Arizona.
Bidwill’s dilemma. Go Cards?
October 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bidwill’s dilemma. Go Cards?
Rethinking keeping the cinnamon next to the chili powder after making that last smoothie.
October 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Rethinking keeping the cinnamon next to the chili powder after making that last smoothie.
Oh hello, Carmack Amendment.
A couple is hoping to get some of their stuff back after a moving truck crashed in Prescott Valley and their items were stolen.
Military family loses everything after moving truck crashes in Prescott Valley
A couple is hoping to get some of their stuff back after a moving truck crashed in Prescott Valley and their items were stolen.
www.azfamily.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Oh hello, Carmack Amendment.
Wonder how many layers of the ATV company’s insurance is being placed on notice.
Doug Lebda, the chief executive and chairman of LendingTree, an online loans marketplace, died on Sunday following an all-terrain vehicle accident on his family’s North Carolina farm, according to a company spokeswoman. He was 55.
Doug Lebda, LendingTree C.E.O. and Founder, Dies in ATV Accident
LendingTree named its chief operating officer, Scott Peyree, as its new chief executive.
nyti.ms
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wonder how many layers of the ATV company’s insurance is being placed on notice.
Love the after effects of a nice desert rain
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Love the after effects of a nice desert rain
Every lawyer dunking on this like they’ve never filed a notice of errata before. Come on, get real.
Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Every lawyer dunking on this like they’ve never filed a notice of errata before. Come on, get real.
Bad news for vampires.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the right to claim self-defense extends to someone who is inside a locked bedroom of a home even if the person trying to enter has been invited into the main residence.
Arizona Supreme Court issues ruling extending self-defense protections inside locked bedroom
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the right to claim self-defense extends to someone who is inside a locked bedroom of a home even if the person trying to enter has been invited into the ma...
www.kjzz.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Bad news for vampires.
Prescott, AZ is always a good one.
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Prescott, AZ is always a good one.
AI arbitrators have arrived. I’m super curious to see how this plays out.
Anyone out there ready to advise their clients to agree to an AI decision-maker?
www.adr.org/press-releas...
Anyone out there ready to advise their clients to agree to an AI decision-maker?
www.adr.org/press-releas...
AAA-ICDR® to Launch AI-Native Arbitrator, Transforming Dispute Resolution
www.adr.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AI arbitrators have arrived. I’m super curious to see how this plays out.
Anyone out there ready to advise their clients to agree to an AI decision-maker?
www.adr.org/press-releas...
Anyone out there ready to advise their clients to agree to an AI decision-maker?
www.adr.org/press-releas...
A scorigami honorable mention
Per @sportradar, the Cardinals are the first team in NFL history to lose 3 straight games on a score in final play of 4th quarter
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A scorigami honorable mention
The Arizona Cardinals need to hire this guy
a man is holding a mop and pointing at the camera while a crowd watches .
Alt: An old janitor pointing and laughing. A scene from Austin Powers
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Arizona Cardinals need to hire this guy
If you are not eating at the Coronet in Tucson…you’re missing out.
September 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
If you are not eating at the Coronet in Tucson…you’re missing out.
Finally an audience deserving of @clueheywood.bsky.social Peloton jokes.
The Clockout describes itself as “an exclusive localized network for the next generation of professionals.”
This new social networking app requires an $80K salary to join
The Clockout describes itself as “an exclusive localized network for the next generation of professionals.”
www.azfamily.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Finally an audience deserving of @clueheywood.bsky.social Peloton jokes.