When someone tries to sell you on a piece of technology doing something, a good sanity check is to ask whether that thing is even possible to do.

Let's not act surprised at the appearance of famous researchers in the Epstein files. Be horrified, yes, but not surprised. Women in academia have been sounding the alarm and sharing stories of abuse for decades. When victims are doubted and consequences are mild, this is what we get. #AcademicSky

I did not know about this suit, but I hope this concept can catch on. This one is personal to me. I've been an amateur astronomer for over half my life. Dark night sky is a natural wonder and increasingly hard to find. But unlike, say, a tree in your yard, others are currently free to destroy it.

Seems my senator @schumer.senate.gov fails to understand that these are all toothless without an enforcement mechanism, which is why the top demand must be: 1. End qualified immunity This exec branch doesn't follow rules voluntarily. Give people a way to sue when their rights are violated.

The purpose of a system is what it does. ICE is not a law enforcement agency. It is a murderous, lawless terror campaign. Abolish ICE, prosecute the murderers, and make Congress answer for the monstrosity they funded.

I'm only about 15 minutes into this week's @strictscrutiny.bsky.social but I think we the public ought to be furious about the disappearance of Bivens actions. If we can't sue for violations of constitutional rights, then in practice, the Constitution doesn't mean anything. It's just words on paper.

He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their Substance. ... He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

It's insane that our current best practices for interacting with agents of the federal government reads like how to be safe around a wild animal- Make sure they see you approaching so you don't startle them. If you get too close, they could charge at you. Back away slowly if they show aggression.

I think what rubbed me the wrong way about this piece is that we actually have first-hand accounts of the pollution, strain on public utilities, etc caused by data centers. Leaving that out frames an issue of verifiable factual claims in a manner that looks like a legitimate theoretical debate.

I think this is one part of the picture. I also think we're seeing the effects of the multiple, contradicting stories we tell about what course work and grades are for. Having an LLM vomit up an essay only makes sense if the essay is valued as a product independent of the writing process. (1/n)

This is such a clear test of basic reading comprehension that any opinion upholding the EO on merits should be treated as a violation of the justice's oath to the constitution

What is going on with this @mentourpilot.bsky.social thumbnail? • The left engine is flying through the air intact, but somehow the pylon and half the engine are still attached to the wing • The vertical stabilizer is really far forward (compared to the elevator and tail) Anything else I'm missing?

Re: speculation about AI Just as with lawyers, judges need to be held fully responsible for everything they enter into the court's record. Fabricated quotes or citations should be met with appropriate consequences. If it's their signature at the bottom of the page, consider them entirely fault.

We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united

Just finished the latest @onthemedia.bsky.social , and I appreciate Brooke pushing back on the centrist consultant. I find his framing of policy positions election strategy to be completely backwards. Winning elections is a means to enact policy. Do we want to govern, or just hold power?

Hey @lawandchaospod.bsky.social, why does the latest episode (ep. 184) have an ICE recruitment ad in the first sponsor spot?

Some reporter ought to ask Trump if he can even define the word "sedition."

Smells like an end run around the 27th amendment to give themselves a payday

Dems can either stand up like Zohran or be sent the way of Cuomo.

Talk is cheap, Chuck. This is your failure of leadership. If you truly care, you can show us that by taking responsibility and stepping down as minority leader.

@schumer.senate.gov needs to step down as minority leader immediately. If he truly was fighting to keep his caucus from caving and couldn't, then that's a failure of leadership. If he was saying one thing in public while brokering this empty non-deal in private, then that's a failure of integrity.

Hey @mozilla.org , why was there an "ai chatbot" context menu option in Firefox today? And why did I have to dig in about:config to find "browser.ml.chat.*" properties, none of which were exposed in the preferences page? If you were proud of your work, wouldn't you have told me about it?

I guess we're about to see who *actually* cares about antisemitism on college campuses

This rules - @raskin.house.gov straight up called out Roberts to his face. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

Hey #LawSky - what's required for something to be "lawfully authorized" for purposes of section (f) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? Would ICE hypotheitcally using this software to conduct warrantless searches and spying meet that standard?

"Defendants therefore did not sufficiently pursue speaking with Burnett even after he did not grant an interview"

Great work as always this week from @strictscrutiny.bsky.social. One thing that's easy to lose in the discussion of certain SCOTUS justice's book tours is that the very practice of justices entering into book deals while in office is questionable due to the conflicts of interest it creates.

This administration had joined: - The war on infectious disease (on the side of the infectious diseases) - The war on cancer (on the side of the cancer) - The war on crime (in support of the crime) - The war on hunger (on the side of the hunger) - The war on terror (doing their own terrorizing)

The push by conservatives for "viewpoint diversity" needs to be seen in light of the content of their viewpoints. Climate change denial, vaccine skepticism, etc are not the product of genuine attempts at reasoning. The request is for academia to loosen its relationship with evidence and truth.

If someone suggested doing this with corporate patent revenue, Republicans would lose their shit

SCOTUS provides the same amount of reasoning for its emergency docket rulings as a magic 8-ball. And both have same amount of binding ethical obligations.

Y'all remember when windows 10 was supposed to be the "last version of windows"?

Can't believe I have to say this, but SCOTUS justices should not be entering into book deals while in office. "But what about free speech?" They are free to publish open access and/or resign whenever they want!

Beyond the research itself, this paper is a great example of how to clearly and honestly present scientific results, and I would encourage everyone to actually go read it. The authors make precise, well-supported claims, and carefully explain the limitations of their data.

You have to read this! A chilling story of a reporter’s obsessive commitment to tracking violent hate groups. This type of work is absolutely essential and yet it’s become so rare. Mega props to @byjordangreen.bsky.social

This is why we can't have nice things ("nice things" being the presumption of regularity)

It's easy to forget that in this broader debate, SCOTUS alone gets to move the goalposts on how everyone else reads the law. Lower courts fighting the Trump administration need to play along with SCOTUS Calvinball. When a justice signs onto a method of interpretation, though, that is a free choice.

Anyone who says "This is what they voted for" in response to the tragedy unfolding in Texas is having a vile thought and needs to sit shamefully in a corner until they learn what solidarity is.

And to our other elected officials and public servants - you've signed up to put your constituents and the public you serve ahead of your recreation, your business, and your personal interest. If that sounds unreasonable, you're in the wrong line of work.

Someone ought to let @fetterman.senate.gov know that if he wants to skip work and go to the beach, he's free to resign at any time.

This past month, @nytimes.com The Daily has had episodes interviewing J D Vance, Tom Hohman, and a literal ICE ride-along. Dedicated episodes platforming anyone impacted by the ICE raids? ZERO. Shameful. If they looked at the actions of those ICE agents, they'd find the real news. Unsubscribed.

Reporters covering Skrmetti: We have real people who will face real consequences from this decision available to talk to you today, as I'm sure does every other major LGBTQ+ org and the ACLU. There's no excuse to not include their voices in your story.

Some discourse lately about whether Starship actually explodes too much, so here are some numbers: Exploded rockets / total launches: Delta IV (incl Heavy) - 0 / 45 Saturn family - 0 / 32 Atlas V - 0 / 102 Ariane V - 2 / 117 Space shuttle - 1 / 135 Falcon 9 - 2 / 490 Starship - 4 / 9

If I had a nickel for every instance of poop water support we've seen from the Republicans this term, I'd have at least 2 nickels...

Unfortunately, it's Monday, but at least that means I have a new episode of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social to listen to!

They do suck water tho, lots of it.

This just in- the Constitution actually creates a *third* branch of government. Apparently, the problem of the executive defying orders from the judiciary is to be taken care of by something called "Congress," which is empowered to remove the executive from office, and change the laws being abused.

Fun fact! According to the Constitution, you* and I have exactly the same amount of power to create tariffs as the president- which is to say, none. *Unless you, the person reading this, are a member of congress. In that case, you've got the power of the purse, and should go exercise it.

"Never hurt anyone"... from the guy whose company policy was to send injured workers to the hospital in a lyft instead of an ambulance. This is old news, but it's worth remembering revealnews.org/blog/a-users...

Yes and- until someone has been tried and found guilty in court, they are innocent. That's what it means to be innocent until proven guilty. These statements just declaring people to be criminals are not just maybe wrong- they're legaly false. If they haven't been tried, they aren't criminals.