This is great news! This was the first jury trial that I watched all the way through. It was honestly a crazy trial (there was even a surprise witness!) But most of all, it taught me how police seem to be trained to sound like politicians (derogatory) on the stand.

I let Burton out back later than I would like tonight, as soon as he disappeared into the pitch I smelled something and thought there was a skunk around. I panicked for a minute before I realized that it was just my septuagenarian neighbor taking her evening meds.

I saw this pic and first thought, “That is the weirdest bathroom I’ve ever seen…”

Helluva way to announce you consider AVN to be a rival.

Tis the season for most people to cover their bushes in fake spiderwebs. I, meanwhile, let my brood of house spiders do the job for me.

This is, I think, the second time he's used that phrase, "keys to the kingdom." It's like he is trying to manifest his worldview.

Here you go: “I got arrested twice for being a Latino working in construction,” says Leo Garcia Venegas, the lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice challenging warrantless ICE raids reason.com/2025/10/01/i...

trying to certify a Kavanaugh Class

I have a story going through editing on this lawsuit right now, but the Institute for Justice also put out a video on this case that's worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYSf...

The "Gulf of America Task Force" has arrested Leo twice just for working in construction while Latino. Now, he's fighting back to stop these raids across Alabama. Here's a link to the case page where you can find the complaint and a 5-min documentary on the case: ij.org/case/alabama...

Over the weekend, new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan submitted a "statement of interest" on behalf of the administration against @ij.org's lawsuit challenging the warrantless use of ALPRs. The feds love mass surveillance. ij.org/press-releas...

It’s funny, because this precisely describes what the government has been doing with civil forfeiture for the last 40 years.

This isn’t just an ICE problem, the only way this ends is if we can hold these people accountable. Abolishing ICE won’t do that. Removing qualified immunity and restoring Bivens must be the first priority of reconstruction II.

At dinner I was trying to describe ChatGPT to kiddo after raging about potential clients using it to their detriment. “A computer program that uses many other people’s writing to tell you what you want to hear based on your own input.” How’d I do?

Steve is nagging at the universe's unanswered fruit-related questions again. Stop it, Steve. It's a fruitless endeavour. #SteveThoughts

I was at the Container Store looking for ideas on how to use small spaces, and their ideas are mostly: Get more room! Things look great when you have more space! Thanks, Container Store. Thanks.

What a disgrace to Talk Like a Pirate Day.

"Since the vehicle was unmarked, it did not have safety devices," is the dumbest excuse for cops to try and avoid blame for killing their dog. Cops don't deserve dogs.

I wish that I were confident that this probable governor can meet this moment.

DHS says that George was arrested for assaulting officers but released him without charges. Some way to stand up for law enforcement. @ij.org's take: ij.org/press-releas...

I saw a post about this on r/findareddit this morning. Glad to see that it worked.

It’s funny, because I’ve recently been thinking that the only way past this is to abolish qualified immunity.

ICE signals that it wants to reverse America back towards their fond memories of segregation.

I find it very interesting, almost heartening, that the DEA isn't listed as a participating agency, but it's strange to me that the SEC is.

My wife walked into my office last night: What are you doing on the BlueSky? Why aren't you gaming!? You know that shit's bad for you, if you aren't gaming you need to come to bed.

Centrist pundits see the violence on their doorstep and are kowtowing to the regime in an attempt to avoid violence themselves. This is the same thing that corporations have been doing for the last year.

Every day is Shut the Fuck up Friday.

I spent 4 years doing signature matching for a bank, I would happily volunteer for something like this. Also, signature matching is bullshit in all but the most rudimentary fraud.

I, for one, am looking forward to the forthcoming CDC paper on violence in children written by the esteemed Jack Thompson.

This isn't "worst person you know" meme territory. The even the worst people in America eat, breathe, need sunlight, and should be able to count on due process when they need it. It's basic shit.

VICTORY: Officers Denied #QualifiedImmunity for Arresting and Jailing Woman at Christmas 🧵

Holy shit, I just got the craziest AI made Youtube ad: "I caught my stepson peeping on me in the shower and my husband has difficulty getting hard." Excuse me? I didn't sign up for a bad porn plot when researching government abuses!

Police should not be able to keep dogs in their cars. A police dog should follow the same rules as any other legit service animal. If it can't, it shouldn't be a police dog in the first place.

I’m old enough to remember when this sort of nonsense got your state removed from travel lists, tournaments, and city conference consideration.

Victory! We beat qualified immunity in our FL Mistaken Identity case. The court held it was clearly established that officers violate 4A when they execute a warrant on the wrong person when there are observable differences from the suspect’s description and time to verify their identity.

The Median Voter Rando walked up to me today: You a good ol’ boy? (He expected that I was) Me: Sorry to disappoint… Rando: You drive a Chevy or Ford, right‽ Me: Nope I drive a Japanese car. Rando: Oh, you drive a Tesla? Me: Dude, Tesla is American. Rando stands, mouth agape, mind blown.

Is this necessary? Must we instill all of our own fandoms on our children?

OH! IT LOOKS LIKE THE MICHAEL J. SCOTT PRO-AM FUN RUN RACE FOR THE CURE WASN’T SO FOOLISH AFTER ALL, WAS IT!

Good to see this dweeb is as well versed in public health as he is constitutionally law.

The look of shock as I told my local GOP's precinct captain that I don't vote for fascists was pretty great. You come canvassing at a house that looks like this and you ask me to vote for whatever rubberstamp they are trying to send to congress? Go fuck yourself.

Trump: That parade was disappointing! I want the Navy to do one, too! Make it bigger and better than the Army's! The Navy: One larger, better disappointing parade coming right up, sir.

This is surprising. If you gave me this list and told me it was distributed by RFK, I would just assume it's all the people he wants to die.

I wonder how many of them actually prefer this as opposed to doing the stuff that Trump wants them to do...

You love to see it.

Two questions I have been asked today: “Why are you carrying a mask with you?” “Can we move our meeting to Zoom today, I have COVID.”

A small spot of brightness in these dark times.

Union County, NC Sheriff's office hires a known, documented K9 abuser and the only petition created is that they fire the guy? The Sheriff's own judgement is in question by giving this dude a new badge. The Sheriff himself should be removed from office at the next opportunity.

Can someone tell me why this gun is still on the market? Like, what factors are working to keep a deadly weapon with so many recorded, confirmed unintended discharges from being actually recalled?

I know a lot is happening all at once, but if anyone sees or hears about any citizens or legal residents getting detained for delivering food in DC while brown, please DM me or email me at [email protected].

Me, flipping my Days Since Last Skunk Incident counter back to zero: Eleven days. (Big Sigh)