Makes sense the GOP would push Alito &/or Thomas to retire this year, so they can confirm successors before the fall*. The Senate is going to be so busy with impeachment hearings and trials in 2027. *Yes, “fall” may have more than one meaning here

This was inevitable

These people are cowards. All of his bluster, gone. His pseudo-intellectual patter. His bold, clear insistence that white men are today’s real victims—nowhere to be found. Removed from their odious bubbles, they stammer, they cringe, they thank you for each eviscerating question. Cowards.

Any of them would be horrible

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but AOC & the guy with the Nazi tattoo are not the same

When I went to my first English football match, a Boxing Day 1998 fixture at Brentford's Griffin Park in the fourth tier (what is now League Two), I didn't foresee this:

Seems like there should be consequences for the affiant. I mean, I assume cops usually get in trouble when they lie in affidavits to get search warrants and suchlike. Right, @gregdoucette.bsky.social?

And, somehow, she might even have been slightly less depraved than the serial assaulter* they hand-picked to direct Melania's vanity project. *If you want to imagine an "alleged" into this sentence, feel free

When I went to my first English football match, a Boxing Day 1998 fixture at Brentford's Griffin Park in the fourth tier (what is now League Two), I didn't foresee this:

Jobs I would have sought had only the high school careers counselor told me existed

On its face, remarkable: when Gallup stopped monitoring presidential approval after 90 years, its last poll happened to record the lowest-ever figure. But I doubt I'm alone in suspecting that Trump's unhappiness about his low ratings had a causal connection with Gallup's discontinuance.

I think if you spoke Portuguese or Spanish, you might understand some sentences in Papiamentu.

It was about as obvious as a constitutional case can be: Hegseth’s attempt to demote a retired service member & cut his pension because he said something Hegseth didn’t like violated the first amendment. It’s sad that a judge had to say it. But it’s good that he did say it, & say it clearly.

Diving at a coral reef awakens these emotions in me, generally in this sequence: 1. Awe 2. Fascination 3. Anger

I’m a man to be reckoned with. I mean, I think I am. Am I?

The fact that Bondi had a burn book at all should be scandalous, before we even talk about its contents

You never gotta hand it to Bondi, but that’s a fair question. The standard of questioning in Congress is painful to watch if you’ve ever cross-examined a witness competently yourself. Mostly speeches & sound bites that could be given if the witness weren’t there.

“The world is changing too much. We never used to have trans people.”

The rabbi of the congregation I grew up in & where my family in San Diego still goes. This is the end of his Facebook post about Bad Bunny’s halftime show (which be began by noting hood family comes from the same town as Bad Bunny).

Next: The Preserving a Kosher-Free America Act. Under which my coreligionists would be banned. Tell me, House Judiciary Committee, how your bill is any less appalling.

I don’t know if there’s a crisis of masculinity, but I do know this: a barber shop with no women present, in any town anywhere in the world where I’ve ever found myself, is the essence of masculinity.

Anyone who’d rather watch Kid Rock than that not only is a racist but has execrable taste

In a bar/restaurant in Curaçao, where people speak Spanish though it’s not the national language & lots of South Americans come to work, watching the halftime show with the staff— everybody would have gone through the roof if this place had one

Still, I’ve a feeling my OB/GYN resident daughter is probably not going to settle in Texas after her training

Shabbat (it’s a Sephardic congregation) at the oldest synagogue in the Americas.

Any strategy other than “try to outflank Reform on the right” would be an improvement

Oh wait, would it be helpful context to know that spectacularly qualified candidates for federal judgeships had their nominations secretly blocked because they had signed onto group letters opposing Kavanaugh’s nomination? Ain’t never going to stop being mad about that.

DOJ Longevity Graph

2014. A gigantic corporation headed by a multi-multi-billionaire politically aligned with the president hands Michelle Obama $20 million to film her for a documentary. Fox News and Republicans in Congress think it's fine.

This is an important and brilliantly executed piece of audio journalism. Ostensibly, it's about Julie Le, the DOJ lawyer who said she'd like a judge to put her in jail for contempt so she could get some sleep. But it's really not about her (mostly). Listen to this to learn… 1/

2014. A gigantic corporation headed by a multi-multi-billionaire politically aligned with the president hands Michelle Obama $20 million to film her for a documentary. Fox News and Republicans in Congress think it's fine.

I think that, by the end of his presidency, the only crowds LBJ spoke before were service members at military bases. Vance should never again appear in public without being booed. (LBJ deserved it. Also, he was worth a million Vances.)

Racism has always been with us, but there was a time when showing a picture of Black people (let alone prominent Black people) mocked up as apes would have had consequences

We are so respected around the world

Serge Blanco played fullback for France when I played fullback for a “Foreigners’ XV” in Japan in 1991. He was beautiful. He was part of that try against England—you know the one. Anyway, if I lived in Biarritz, where he’s running for mayor, I’d vote for him.

I was going to make an election fraud joke, but I'm sure eleventy people have already made it, and it's too depressing anyway.

I think if I played in the NFL and won a Super Bowl, I'd insist that my ring NOT say "World Champions"

If you want to support Lawyers Behaving Badly, you can do a bit of FX arbitrage at the same time. Or maybe you just live in the UK. @badlawyerpod.bsky.social

You know about Netanyahu. But with an opposition like this, is it any wonder so many diaspora Jews are rethinking their (our) relationship to Israel?

A LOT of men telling on themselves today. 1. No, we’re not all like you. 2. Yes, too many of us are. 3. Too many in Group 2 have power over others, especially young women. 4. Group 1 has a responsibility to do something about Group 2. In conclusion: you’re a bad person & should go away.

I assume the Trump administration has t-shirts proudly displaying on the front: Not Only Evil and on the the back: But Incompetent. The only question is whether they’ve tried to trademark the slogan.

I am still not persuaded by the Dem leadership’s approach. But I acknowledge Adam’s point. When you offer milquetoast compromise, & GOP rejects it, you have nice talking points when shutdown comes. Problem remains: you can’t maintain the shutdown if GOP changes & accepts most of the compromise.

n=1 isn't a full study, Elon. Tell you what: you give me, say $250 billion, and I'll let you know in a year if I'm happy.

#AppellateSky alert!

A possible name for the new newspaper that the superb Washington Post reporters and editors who were fired today could form: The Post Post.

I had to Repost. Then Quote Post.

Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.

Curaçao Suns v. Willemstad Cannons at Tio Daou Ballpark The Cannons’ first three batters are all Profar brothers. This is Jurickson at bat. I grew up baseball crazy, but this may be only the second professional game I’ve attended in the past 20 years.

I have another plank for my 2028 platform

If you’re wondering, lawyers do not generally say “this job sucks” to judges, not do we often ask to be held in contempt. In a year, Trump, Bondi, & others have ruined the Department of Justice. It now exists only to torment the president’s perceived enemies & to support illegal conduct. 1/