put my book down for a sec to see if anything interesting happened today

always "spam risk" never "friendship opportunity"

This is exciting: A generous @runforsomething.net supporter is matching all donations up to $300,000. If you've been waiting for the right time to give, your support will go twice as far. secure.actblue.com/donate/2025g...

I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.

Lawyers, keep bragging about being good to your team, we’re making the hardos on LinkedIn get cringily defensive

whenever someone tries to call me out for having a public social media, I think of my parents’ old colleague who tried to tell on my parents at work for “living together” without knowing they were literally married

“In a post-election briefing that felt like a call to arms, Run for Something President Amanda Litman delivered a clear message to Democrats nationwide: the next generation isn’t waiting its turn — it’s taking its seat at the table.” 😈😈😈 blogforarizona.net/youthquake-r...

I've actually really started to enjoy this site. There are only like eight of you who see my posts but you're all pretty cool

Lawyers: I think if we all work together, we can make the word “revert” mean what we all seem to feel like it *should* mean

Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks: “Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”

I work in a place that’s probably 75% women and have only had women bosses the last 15 years and it’s the best work situation I’ve ever been in.

asking ChatGPT if it was down as a joke and getting an actual response/summary of the outage was kinda crazy ngl

I’m starting to feel some hope again. A better country and world is possible.

I think that the rise of AI demands that we be *radically conscious* of the difference between interacting w it & interacting w actual humans. This sounds basic. But as society gets more accustomed to instant answers, constant availability, & unfailing affirmation, I do worry lines will blur.

this….feels like a horseman of the apocalypse

SCOTUS was never going to come for queer rights via a cert petition asking for an Obergefell repeal—they were always going to come for the LGBTQ community by targeting trans people. and they literally are doing that, this session. protect trans people. open.substack.com/pub/cohen489...

What a terrible day to know how to read

When you realize everyone is healing from something, it's a lot easier to just be kind to people. ~ Lewis Howes

Look!! Even biglaw partners agree!!! ⬇️⬇️

I say this often to new attorneys: one of the most important things to remember is that you will NOT be a fit for every client, and that’s okay. We are human beings first, attorneys second - not the other way around. If you prioritize appealing to everyone and lose yourself, you’ve lost.

A necessary reminder.

My least favorite but most consistent habit as a New Yorker when I travel: Try to walk thru a city and end up needing to cross or walk alongside a highway.

If you need it, even if you just want it, every day can be Emergency Bagel Day.

Me as a BigLaw summer associate: Being a lawyer is great! You eat lunch at amazing restaurants every day! Me 30+ years later: The structural integrity of these Hot Pockets has suffered since they stopped including the microwave heat-focus sleeve. [Slurps approx. 8000 MG of sodium from CupONoodles]

seeing how many people show up in jeffery epstein's emails makes me happy i never reply to anyone's email

ok, catholic bishops! I was not familiar with your game (in this specific respect)

Me in my backyard waiting for the alleged aurora borealis

Haunted house for introverts: people pop out and try to make small talk. Final room is a networking event where everyone asks for your info at once

When a deal slack channel is blowing up but I’m not on the deal

“Wow you’re so firm with your boundaries” no actually I hate setting them and have been putting them off for months and months which is why I’m basically screaming now

"In Media Borough, Pennsylvania, Joi Washington became the first woman and Black person to be elected mayor in her town’s 175-year history." capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...

Still thinking about how the NYPost was like “MEGA CRINGE!!! Mamdani made a rap about being nice to his grandmother 🤮🤮”

Kendrick Lamar ft. Joyce Carol Oates "Not Like Us REMIX"

Major casualty of AI - *even more* people saying “screw it, guess I’ll go be a lawyer”

Apropos of theonion.com/democrats-si...

Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown

Welp, I tried. I tried with all my might. And yet, I fell short. I could not, despite making every possible effort, finish the pilot of All’s Fair

I’m all about team collaboration but if you’re a partner and ask me, your direct underling, to review your work, I will automatically be suspicious. Like, is this a trap? Did you hide an error in here that you want to see if I can catch??

“do you really expect mamdani to get everything he’s promising done??” pretty sure that’s not the standard literally any of the other guys have set

People will still go on Twitter thinking it’ll get them “more engagement” or “more authentic discourse”, and wind up with their brains deep fried. a sorry sight

Dick Cheney was still ALIVE???

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

An outstanding night for all of us, but especially for @lindseyboylan.bsky.social. Cheers sister

I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!

Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads

Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that. But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal. You can’t negotiate with people like that.

Gentlemen: thank you for your service.

Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.

There are so many people who've had a hand in this historic moment, but one person I'm so grateful for is @lindseyboylan.bsky.social. Your courage and your conviction opened a door for so many people and so many futures, and this is one amazing reality you had such a vital role in making possible.

The country has spoken. Get ready to drink some soy milk and hire minorities.