Interesting thread discussing the rise of pro se plaintiffs with ChatGPT (or "pro se gpt"). www.reddit.com/r/Lawyertalk... "People say AI will take our jobs but so far it's just giving me more work."

The way anti-vaxxers and conservatives have carelessly thrown away children’s lives has unironically made me feel we should reclaim the “pro-life” label and start yelling at these people for killing kids

Free buses and paid street parking permits would be a fairer use of the streets for more people.

This opinion from E.D. Mich. on Rule 11 and generative A.I. is an absolute *banger*. law.justia.com/cases/federa... The court specifically explains why the problem of A.I. is not limited to "hallucinating" case citations. Even plausible legal "analysis" *from an A.I.* is trouble! #LegalWriting 1/

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social My Cox post is up. Addresses Jackson a little, but mostly assesses and rants about the hearing generally.

The Hold Steady starting their shows this weekend at 8:30 with no opener is a sign of a quickly aging fan base. Gonna have to rename it Larger Nights Where You Have Three Beers But Are In Bed At A Normal Time.

Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.

I'm pretty sure the CJEU in Russmedia just casually dismantled 80% of the DSA with one ill-considered judgment. As I read it, it substitutes in GDPR rules -- not notice and takedown rules -- for any platform where a user is likely to post content about people. 1/ curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

Anyway China is absolutely kicking our ass. It has made a clear-eyed strategic decision to pursue a clean economy & is investing accordingly. We're flailing around like drunken dipshits, suppressing our domestic renewables, shoveling subsidies at coal, & killing random Venezuelan fishermen.

Note: He is expressly saying "the murders we are doing are with the President's express approval" and the President is nodding along as he says it; this is not going to be a complicated war crimes trial if the Hague ever gets its hands on either of them

Hegseth has given them *everything* *willingly* to prove high crimes and misdemeanors justifying his impeachment. It should not go to waste.

Tekserve was a center of a simpler, more interesting, and more human era of computing and New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...

My main takeaway from the Cox v. Sony arguments so far is that in any case in which specialized knowledge of a field is essential (copyright is one) hiring a Supreme Court litigator to do your argument is a mistake, full stop.

i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle

Everyone who orders from our bookstore this season gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a free whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.

Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.

This would be an unambiguous war crime even in a proper war against a real enemy’s navy.

Consistently excellent and interesting coffee at a good price, from good folks, roasted and delivered.

I'm just going to keep pushing how important impeachment is. And how we should be already working towards it. www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...

The United States is a country of laws. It is not a dictatorship. Congress determines immigration under our Constitution. Congress explicitly, specifically barred the President from banning entire nationalities from immigrating. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

The fucking irony of this Jew to cape Third Reich white supremacist talking points BECAUSE his grandparents could assimilate into US culture when whiteness expanded just enough for them. (One day he might find that this same conditional whiteness he was granted is more conditional+ less secure.)

Tomorrow when you're watching the Macy's Parade, remember that whenever you see one of these "all-star" marching band or cheerleading groups, what you're seeing is a for-profit company that's charging kids thousands of dollars + travel costs to participate in the parade and do some tourist stuff.

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.

Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪

New meme format just dropped:

Look, the Mamdani thing is very funny, but it's not good that everyone in every country knows you can get the US President to be nice to you if you give him gifts and say nice things to him in person.

donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao

While it still seems more and more like the modern internet is a huge mistake, occasionally we get reminders about good internet, like a gmail-like browser of the released Epstein emails. jmail.world

We don't really know how bicycles work.

Marion, don't look at it. Shut your eyes, Marion. Don't look at it, no matter what happens!

Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.

This is a great point and raises something we should always remember: all movies are products of their age in ways we don’t always understand. Early 2020s cinema will be marked by COVID lockdowns and carry the echo of mass death even if we can’t easily see how.

A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I hired and worked with Jamal for a year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...

Regular reminder for folks reporting on federal courts that there are two different Judges Ho (Dale / SDNY, James / 5th Cir), with two different judicial philosophies. Remember it this way: When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail. When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.

During the Civil War 1.0, the height of Confederate penetration of Union territory came during the Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. In the Civil War 2.0, pro-slavery forces briefly besieged the city of Chicago, in Illinois, before being routed by irregular civilians.

Six-six-six, the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released

liz @lopatto.bsky.social banger alert www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.

NEW: The loudest critics of Trump in the judiciary have turned out to be Ronald Reagan-appointees. This week, another — Mark Wolf — joined their ranks, resigning to speak out against the president. I spoke with Judge Wolf today. He’s worried. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Trump and the Republicans agree on this one thing: Democrats are the enemy.

I’d like to report a murder:

Our legal team just filed the 1st known lawsuit dealing with unconstitutional federal govt involvement in an employment termination in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder.

big ruling today

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.

This feels like a personal attack. (Fortunately, Sfoglini is made locally in NY)

1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.