Happy new year, and a terrible new year to your enemies

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Ok - one last share… An updated and over 5+hr long playlist. Not our usual shit: open.spotify.com/playlist/2qt...

“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?” “Well…”

Something I think about a lot is “you are not too old and it is not too late”

Me: I need you. I can’t go on without you. Why do you want to hurt me? My lower back: Because you turned very slightly to the left.

Hey sorry to bother you, I just need to consult that superseded code volume under his left hand for a cite check—

I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises

BONUS ALDI ADVENT CAT TOY CALENDAR THREAD: These two play the Aldi Advent review game with Meowy Christmas cat toys! Check this thread on even-numbered days for cat toy reviews by Phoebe (mom's owner) and Taro (mine).

ALDI ADVENTS, YEAR 4, DAY 1: Meridia California Zinfandel, truffle cheddar, Caracol praline ME: “I’m pleasantly surprised how well the wine pairs with both! Strong start. Lots of berry.” MOM: “Both are quite enjoyable. Candy box is lovely when you open it up, but the chocolate isn’t wrapped!”

Did you know that letters mailed to Santa go on the USPS Operation Santa page where you can read them, adopt one and send them their wished for gift? (Anonymity is protected all around) www.uspsoperationsanta.com

In 1 week: Year 4 of drinking my way through the Aldi Wine Advent Calendar* with my mom! *Calendars x 4 (wine, cheese, chocolate, and cat toys), begins Dec. 1. Relive last year at bsky.app/profile/swee... (follow the quote skeets for the rest).

YOUR TURKEY NEEDS TO COME OUT OF THE FREEZER TODAY 🦃

Friends: in 2 weeks, my mom & I will kick off our 4th annual Aldi Wine Advent Calendar reviews! We’re leveling up w/ the official cheese AND chocolate advent pairings. (Also, our cats get toys on even-numbered days from the Meowy Christmas advent.) Join us Dec. 1 for our demented holiday tradition.

Yes indeed! And that $308 will pay for 12 students' worth of groceries! bsky.app/profile/swee...

Greg, I’m bad at math, does that mean $100 ➡️ $154 ➡️ $308? Because it seems like *any* amount could help an incredible number of schoolkids with these matching Bull City Foodraiser donations tonight

We're down to the *last 7 hours* of contributions getting matched! We've had 446 donors so far! Every donor triggers +$54 in bonus contribs plus a $1-for-$1 match on the whole thing! So your $5 ➡️ $59 ➡️ $118 🔥🔥 Join us before 11:59pm Pacific Time at the links below: bsky.app/profile/greg...

Help feed the kids of Durham! Everything helps

I once worked for a literary agent who was in simultaneous feuds with Joan Didion and Joyce Carol Oates at the same time, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more impressed with someone in my life

Re-upping in light of “Tyler the 2L bot” chatter today on law librarian lists, with the added encouragement to check out Evan Ratliff’s work on AI voice agents to get a better idea of what’s been calling us all

every true crime doc: for decades the police tripped over their own dicks and tried to pin the murders on random people and then suddenly someone called and told them exactly what happened

List of suspects for the Louvre heist: - the muppets - George Clooney and his friends - the beagle boys and ma beagle - literally any cat - the snake from Disney’s Robin Hood

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

Goddammit, I miss Google Reader.

HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment. I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

My pop culture references are older than people who are whole ass adults

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

CHOTINER: And when was that? MY CAT: I mean at least 14 hours ago CHOTINER: Well hold on. You're telling me you haven't been fed at all today but if I look in your bowl here I see a- MY CAT: An untouched serving, I know, but if you'd let me finish- CHOTINER: Yeah, of course.

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

Great news for everyone in the Triangle: two years and two months after the fire that devastated the business, Med Deli is re-opening for dinner Tuesday Sept 9. So many of us have been awaiting this day 1/n chapelboro.com/news/busines...

Honey I’m home

In all fairness, RFK Jr is a dangerously unqualified moron whose policies are dooming America to a sphincter-clenching amount of excess mortality, but even his brain worms could tell you that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell

PSA for #lawsky: “Tyler the 2L” bot is STILL making the rounds via phone calls, telling female law professors & faculty that “men are treated unfairly.” This has been happening for a few years now & my colleagues forgot, so be aware for you & yours: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

wow that’s fucked up that they killed everyone who didn’t complete the scavenger hunt

oh cool GPT-5 is released today. now even more things can suck ass

Shirley Temple's daughter played bass in the Melvins

If you want a weird but true fact to talk about: Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.

Working from home (Taro's Version)

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

If you need a simple, easy phrase to use, to explain to others (or yourself) why you dislike someone without moralizing about it, may I offer these four simple words: We just don't vibe. That is a complete thought and a sufficient justification. You need no more than that.

HURTFUL, Lexis #aall25

#AALL25 Swag Thread! Starting with stuffies: an ECFx bunny and a Leopard Solutions leopard that I trust will not eat my face. Bandana also courtesy of Leopard Solutions.

hey #aall25 people, are any vendors giving away USB-C thumb drives? (@lawliberg.bsky.social & @sweetlibrarian.bsky.social are the swag experts, so taking you both)

Sorry I missed the AALL Opening Reception; Deep Sea Diver was in town

Sorry to miss you at #aall25 in Portland; I will be spending quality time with my recently adopted son, Taro #caturday

Hey #aall25! Have fun in Portland and please direct your exhibit hall swag questions, recommendations, and reviews to @lawliberg.bsky.social. Looking forward to FOMO

Happy “William Tillman Wrecks the Confederate Pirates Planning to Enslave Him” Day to all who celebrate www.obmg.org/william-till...