Scott Whitmire
@swhitmire.bsky.social
Retired software engineer and architect, but still working (if I can’t avoid it); author; husband; dad to three; Chief of Staff to two Maine Coons
Translation: no actual legal scholars agree. Dershowitz doesn’t count.
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Translation: no actual legal scholars agree. Dershowitz doesn’t count.
Mishandling a firearm like that is a fireable offense.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Mishandling a firearm like that is a fireable offense.
Andy Borowitz writes satire, so I assume that’s what this is. Zelenskyy is a comedian, so the satire could be his. It would be a great idea even if it is satire.
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Andy Borowitz writes satire, so I assume that’s what this is. Zelenskyy is a comedian, so the satire could be his. It would be a great idea even if it is satire.
Both look like they’re having a wonderful time.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Both look like they’re having a wonderful time.
Or, my alarm clock on its charger.
Once she wakes me up, she curls up next to me and goes back to sleep. Built-in snooze, I guess.
Once she wakes me up, she curls up next to me and goes back to sleep. Built-in snooze, I guess.
November 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Or, my alarm clock on its charger.
Once she wakes me up, she curls up next to me and goes back to sleep. Built-in snooze, I guess.
Once she wakes me up, she curls up next to me and goes back to sleep. Built-in snooze, I guess.
At Sea Lion Caves on the Oregon Coast, they do that all summer.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
At Sea Lion Caves on the Oregon Coast, they do that all summer.
This reminds me…tell Kristi Noem that the whole John Wick saga started when they shot his dog.
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This reminds me…tell Kristi Noem that the whole John Wick saga started when they shot his dog.
Where’s that damn “Boo!” button?
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Where’s that damn “Boo!” button?
Goes for crypto, too.
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Goes for crypto, too.
No, the president was being a shit bag.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
No, the president was being a shit bag.
That works both ways.
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
That works both ways.
You always feel like you’re being watched, don’t you?
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
You always feel like you’re being watched, don’t you?
Watch your cat not give a shit and copy it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Watch your cat not give a shit and copy it.
Is that a cat or residue from a cat. It’s often hard to tell.
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Is that a cat or residue from a cat. It’s often hard to tell.
Let us know how that works out…
Getting from idea to written is a lot of work. Getting from written to published is a miracle.
Getting from idea to written is a lot of work. Getting from written to published is a miracle.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Let us know how that works out…
Getting from idea to written is a lot of work. Getting from written to published is a miracle.
Getting from idea to written is a lot of work. Getting from written to published is a miracle.
So now the judge has conflicting statements from the government. So much for the presumption of regularity. The case should be tossed because of accumulated errors and misstatements. One or two would be ok, maybe. But this? It sounds like a particularly bad episode of “Night Court”.
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
So now the judge has conflicting statements from the government. So much for the presumption of regularity. The case should be tossed because of accumulated errors and misstatements. One or two would be ok, maybe. But this? It sounds like a particularly bad episode of “Night Court”.
Who said legal writing wasn’t creative?
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Who said legal writing wasn’t creative?
I suppose those are technically birds, but anyone who has eaten at outdoor seating at a waterfront restaurant knows them as food thieves. “Finding Nemo” nailed them.
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I suppose those are technically birds, but anyone who has eaten at outdoor seating at a waterfront restaurant knows them as food thieves. “Finding Nemo” nailed them.
Neither the president nor his/her administration is “the state”. They merely run it at the moment. The Constitution is the state, and a cogent argument could be made that Trump’s entire admin is an ongoing coup.
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Neither the president nor his/her administration is “the state”. They merely run it at the moment. The Constitution is the state, and a cogent argument could be made that Trump’s entire admin is an ongoing coup.
What would WalMart’s profits be if we deducted the SNAP and Medicaid benefits paid to its employees?
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What would WalMart’s profits be if we deducted the SNAP and Medicaid benefits paid to its employees?