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.

You know you're doing bad at your job when a cardboard cutout of yourself could do better. In other news, @schumer.senate.gov and @fetterman.senate.gov are planning to side with Republicans and vote *for* the absurdly irresponsible continuing resolution from the House

Fun fact for senate Democrats: if a bill is deeply flawed, you can prevent it from becoming law by voting AGAINST it! Many senators don't seem to be aware of this fact, so please call yours and make sure they know.

I'm becoming increasingly convinced that some of them haven't actually read the Constitution

Fun fact: justice Sam Alito loves drinking poop water!

The chicken's undercooked "Well, I'm working on it- it'll get more cooked in the future!" Yeah, but right now, it's raw "You're just anti-chicken." I just... think it should at least be fully cooked before we eat it? "The chicken is here, and you must have it!!!" (This is a post about AI)

Democracy dies in darkness, and WaPo is helping turn the lights off.

Suppose you had to spend a dollar every SECOND. The week's groceries? A drop in the bucket for you. Save up for a month and buy a jet, maybe, and several houses after a year. Out of stuff to buy? Too bad- you gotta keep spending for 31 YEARS. Congrats- you've spent a billion dollars.

A guest on @wamu.org.web.brid.gy 's The 1A yesterday claims voters might not feel the effects of authoritarianism for a while. Easy to say if you are cis, male, and financially well-off. Other members of our communities are feeling the effects already, in profound ways. 1A, I expect better!

TIL that Google Assistant is by default "learning" from all the apps on your phone. Instructions to disable it in the link. You have to do it for each individual app, and after you do it it takes you back to the top of the list of apps. Classic dark pattern programming. kind.social/@EnfysBook/1...

Multiple aviation disasters these past couple weeks... I'm sure putting the exploding rockets guy in charge will help

Wish I knew somebody who was in one of the two halls of Congress right now.

Hey @piratelawyer.com, legal question for ya: When someone possesses or controls someone else's property without permission, that's conversion, right? Would that describe Elon & co obstructing the disbursement of congressionally allocated funding, and if so, who would have standing to sue?

Is someone going to tell them they can act on those concerns and vote against his confirmation?

If I were to access treasury banking systems and screw around with my neighbor's medicare payments, without any clearance or authority to do so, I would probably end up behind bars. Would my elected representatives care to explain why the richest man in America gets a pass?

What the Co-pilot developers at Microsoft are missing is the the opportunity to personify their digital assistant in the form of an anthropomorphic paperclip #microsoft #copilot #tech #idk-how-tags-on-this-platform-work