I see that Jewel is smarter than Kroger/Mariano's, and asks "how many store-provided bags did you use" to close the loophole in Mariano's "How many bags *would you like* to purchase"

Taking a stand at great personal cost is the original American patriotism. It's what birthed the United States

I give S.O. shit for his Old Lady plant hobby, but I really couldn't be more proud/impressed He just entered his first-ever submissions in The Gesneriad Society's annual convention competition His earrings commemorating the org's 75th anniversary got a perfect score (has never happened before)

Meeting the exospheric bar set by the irreplaceable @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social is a daunting task. But what's life without new challenges? Can't promise the same deep literary/philosophical cuts, but I can promise to keep it fresh, relevant, & entertaining (spicy, even). Exciting things to come!

Fantastic rundown of what's at stake very soon at the Supreme Court

I had an old lady BB&B coupon stash by the time I was 25

Sure seems like perhaps Sheri Mecklenburg shouldn't be permitted to practice law anymore...

Grateful that Six Weeks Ago Me had the foresight to know that Today Me would need a laugh during the move-in

S.O.: "Did you watch Bill Nye the science guy when you were growing up?" Me: "Of course, what kind of childhood do you imagine I *had*?" S.O.: "Well I didn't know if you had some Jewish version like ' Judy Dench the Science Mensch' or whatever" Me: ...

This is outrageously Good Person Behavior www.themarysue.com/apartment-re...

This is... insane. The EU spent untold hours of human labor and political effort to create the DSA's intricate system of rules for platforms. And the CJEU is just smashing it, like a toddler.

Europe doing its damnedest to make the Internet useless

Lol Ken Paxton being so aggressively shitty as an attorney being the final nail in Sorsby's collegiate coffin is such a delightfully fitting ending. Good job, Clearance Bin Chevy Chase sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

In the battle between a transparently phony, shameless fame/attention-seeking wannabe influencer/Kardashian and a bunch of knobs who think they have a hereditary right to rule over people, it's at least fun to watch both sides bleed out. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/n...

"Police are investigating whether negligence led to Ms Rodrigues de Freitas's death." Was it the ground, or staff forgetting to attach her to a safety rope before tossing her off a bridge, that caused her death? Police ask for patience while they figure it out. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Literally would rather use WingDings

Wrapped up our three weeks in the Finger Lakes with a visit from some dear friends and managed to only have to drive three cases of wine back to Chicago. High five.

I can't speak to what this particular prof does, but when a professor basically just reads their PowerPoint slides, it's less likely to be "phone addiction" or whatever, and more likely sheer boredom or "why am I even here."

Can't wait to start running Digital Hooch (h/t @taylorlorenz.bsky.social)

I stand here as living proof that evolution isn't real, apparently

Indiana can have the Bears but they should have to take all the McCaskeys too

You would be absolutely STUNNED by the amount of "let's make an agreement to pursue these criminal ends," "how can we get away with this fraud," and " ha ha ha we sure did tort the shit out of those guys" emails that are just **hanging out** on corporate servers.

My neighbors tagging Chef Boyardee on...NextDoor...has me pretty glad to be moving

Certainly not a good *look*, but that's really the fundamental goal of every product/service, isn't it? Make people want to keep using it and feel that they just couldn't live without it (and thus have to keep paying for)

Sounds suspiciously like what they worry socialized medicine would look like, no?

Here's that thread (without having to go to Twitter), which I still think is one of the most meaningful things I've ever written. twitter-thread.com/t/1006236207...

1/ I see my brief in Babylon Bee v. Bonta caught the California AG's attention What his reply doesn't grasp: this is the very purpose of Section 230 By creating an exception for federal—but not state—criminal law, Congress established the body of law for online intermediaries

Vacation may technically over but we still out here lakeside for a few more weeks and it's gonna be hard to leave.

Trump is gonna sacrifice an intern he sexually assaulted to Moloch on an altar made of bibles and these people are gonna be all

Now that I've gotten to enjoy my first true brain disconnect in at least 4-5 years... Everyone know I love a good reprise (2014 Tweezerfest at Meriweather Post Pavilion, I mean come on), so I am thrilled to finally announce that I'm reprising my role as Free Speech Counsel at @techfreedom.org.

Sorry rejecting the memeform premise. This is the only right answer.

What would the Internet be without a random person telling an expertt they are wrong in their field.

People on this profoundly silly website being all aggro because you didn't pay immediate enough attention to their demand for your time will always be a good reminder that some people were raised by wild raccoons.

Ok but hear me out: no you fucking don't. Good thing this only pops up on the mobile app, but what a fucking disappointment.

Comparisons of Big Tech to Big Tobacco are misplaced in several ways. But one that is somewhat overlooked is that the mess that is modern tobacco control actually shows that it's the last thing you should want to try to replicate. I did a deep dive in 2024: techfreedom.substack.com/p/regulating...

We're about to find out that her partner covers himself with mahjong tiles and pretends to be an alligator on onlyfans or something

There's an awful lot of denial on the part of certain people that anything bad could ever happen again once their agenda was implemented. Just an endless, unbroken, succession of benevolent philosopher kings till the end of time.

And this is the same retort of people who don't understand that the people use when they don't understand that giving the government power to restrict speech they don't like invariably gives it the power to restrict speech they do like.

Before you are tempted to use "the Constitution isn't a suicide pact" ever again to justify whatever restrictions or government power you are after, think about what that argument enables.

The latest issue of Notice and Takedown is out. In this one: - The recent social media lawsuit verdicts (incl. a thoughtful thread from @lizardky.bsky.social) - What are you doing Joseph Gordon-Levitt? - Clown Carr Unloads at CPAC and more! platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/notice-and...

Because when has a government obtaining lists of Jews ever gone wrong 🙄

"fuck this guy let's make him leave the site bc we're too fuckin lazy to read an entire thread" aka the bluesky special

Once again seeking a rich benefactor who will pay for me to buy property in various communities and absolutely terrorize the HOA before destroying it from the inside.

This is an absolute *masterclass* in how to use chatbot discovery effectively. Every young lawyer (and probably law student) should read it. Bravo, @remygreen.bsky.social

This is just so wild lol

Imagine accusing someone else of being an obnoxious diuchebag lol

That sounds kind of like a tacit admission that "platform design and safety" is vibes-based pseudoscience

Section 230 was based on the exact opposite understanding: that online services are not, and should not be forced to be "neutral channels"

Imagine denying that you are stoking moral panic while saying this.