Aside from the bad legal take, you don't normally want imitate the people who cracked down after the Reichstag fire.

Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"

At moments like this it is worth considering and reflecting upon the history and principles of religious toleration. Such tolerance was not about being nice to people with different customs or holidays, but something far more profound. 1/

The Bluesky replies and quote posts on our Kirk story are incredibly toxic. Really disturbing.

I got the complaint in the horrific OpenAI self harm case the the NY Times reported today This is way way worse even than the NYT article makes it out to be OpenAI absolutely deserves to be run out of business

Dunno who needs to hear this, but Costco has Coke in their food court now or soon (if not already). Cup on the left I got Monday, and cup on the right I got today with my hot dog.

Meanwhile on the other site, the resident AI, grok, has decided to go full antisemitic.

If there's not a Nostolgiaferatu-as-Martian bit in this #Svengoolie, I demand a refund.

Courtesy of @harebrained.bsky.social

TIL about the Pope Leo Mass to be held at White Sox's field (I'm a traditionalist and still call it U.S. Cellular Field.) Tickets were $5, same price as some White Sox tickets! But unlike White Sox tickets, they're sold out. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/29/t...

TFW you work late while listening to multiple recordings of Jesus Christ Superstar and wake up with Chop Suey stuck in your head. Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.

TIL that the expression "motion of the ocean" did not originate from the musical Hairspray, as I believed, but is a euphemism for sex. #cantstopthebeat

Don’t take medical advice from RFK Jr, part XXXVII.

Me (Utah Mormon upbringing) and my (Southside Chicago Catholic-upbringing) wife.

Neighbor is hell-bent on convincing us Cybertruck owners are jerks.

Because @realbabylonbee.bsky.social just wanted to repost a stale transphobic joke repeatedly, no one is around to post their rare Ws. 11k likes on the hellsite. babylonbee.com/news/jd-vanc...

A Chicago Pope, or Chicag-ope, if you will.

Morning news talking about possible new popes, and all I can say is “Mmm, Pizzabala.”

Risqué #svengoolie #ItCameFromOuterSpace

↘️ Multiple deadlines cause work crisis ↘️ Crisis narrowly averted, deadlines met ↘️ Allergic to work (I am here) 🔜 Get behind in work 🔁 Multiple deadlines cause work crisis

Stolen from @jdcmedlock.bsky.social

The Liberty Justice Center (prominent public interest law firm) and I are looking for appropriate plaintiffs to challenge Trump's abusive tariffs in court (representation would be pro bono). See link for description of type of plaintiffs we seek, and who to contact: reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do you manages a privately-held business with significant imports? Liberty Justice Center is looking for a pro bono client interested in challenging Trump's thinly-pretextual tariffs. Writeup by @ilyasomin.bsky.social reason.com/volokh/2025/...

🎵 I'm going to Wichita Far from this opera forever more 🎶

Update on securities strike suits, which have evolved since we filed a motion to intervene 7.5 years ago(!) Intervention granted! Strike suit plaintiffs violated PSLRA (15 U.S.C. §78u–4(c)(1)) and Rule 11. hlli.org/wp-content/u...

PSA: Seems to be a phishing scam from a (spoofed?) Milberg law firm email address. For other attorneys in their address book, I don't recommend clicking the link hosted on adobe.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day to those who celebrate (mostly Illinois government). Good day for a paczki and celebrating those who fight for self-representation and against foreign hegemony.

It's a good day when Kristen Welker makes Mike Johnson make a Kermit face (comparison courtesy of @bednarz.bsky.social) #meetthepress

Family who were not previously aware of Trump's idea to annex Gaza thought the video must have been from a hack. #TrumpGaza

Twitter verification working great (grey = "official government account").

ICYMI: my piece on how Trump's move to take control of the independent federal agencies (SEC, FTC, FCC, etc.) is premised on the Supreme Court's willingness to throw out a century or so of law, which it hasn't yet done. "Break the law and see if the courts stop me" is a whole strategy for him.

Watching YouTube videos of high school productions of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and rating their casts and art direction.

Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night. I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.

Before going to sleep, was telling @meridith.bsky.social how sportsbooks hat setting lines (and therefore have lower limits) for tennis doubles because there's often little track record with a pair, often they agree to play the first time for a tournament because they're there anyway. ...

I see the Carmen Sandiego and Hamburgler jokes, but for me wearing a black hat so low as to obscure the eyes is just a villainous gunslinger.

Congratulations to the Chicago Bears: the only NFC North team undefeated in 2025!

The LSAT, Bsky edition.

the perfect character sheet doesn't exi...

So I dreamed that Rick was briefing a mission to a group that included Morty and me. Said we needed to embed within a high school known for acting, and establish ourselves in a real "Nick Cage scene." (Don't remember name of school, but knew it was a New York private school.)

We train young men to give each other concussions, but the refs won't allow them to step over linesmen haughtily because it's obscene!

I dreamed there was an ice puck version of baseball. It seemed super dangerous.

I asked ChatGPT to brief "Trust Me v. Bro," a nonexistent case I used in response to a claim that items/information publicly released by the media is inadmissible at trial for some reason, and of course GPT was quick with the full cite and (glorious) synopsis: Trust Me v. Bro, 999 U.S. 867 (2024).

"75 yards of deliciousness." I love the Pop-Tart Bowl.

As a non-native Chicagoan, I love when WGN airs programs about their history. All their shows are like uncanny-valley-on-hallucinations versions of TV I'm familiar with.

Gonna tell conspiracy theorists that Turning Point want to TURN the frogs trans.

Raoul brings down the house! Literally. Everyone in the Opera House dies. The end! #Svengoolie #ThePhantomOfTheOpera