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Mark Lemley
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William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford Law School. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. I teach and write in IP, antitrust, internet, and video game law

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Mark A. Lemley is an American legal scholar known for his studies of American intellectual property law. He is currently the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of the Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science & Technology. Lemley is a founding partner of the law firm of Durie Tangri LLP, which he has been practicing with since 2009. .. more

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snarkyarky01.bsky.social @snarkyarky01.bsky.social · 11h
“President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Station…”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
Elmo @elmo · 1h That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰 Based Yankee @thebasedyankee You and Bad Bunny should be deported

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Criticizing your country isn’t unpatriotic — this is 👇🏽

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 20h
@rtushnet.bsky.social, @markpmckenna.bsky.social, and I filed an amicus brief opposing THQ's argument that Mar Vista can't make a horror movie called "Alone in the Dark" about, well, people who are alone in the dark because it made a video game with that name ecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/doc1/0311469...
CM/ECF - California Central District
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dmp2you.bsky.social @dmp2you.bsky.social · 21h
I thought editing broadcasts got you BILLION dollar extortion demands ?

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d
A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
‘Black’ banned from flyers for FAMU College of Law Black History Month event, student says
A student at FAMU College of Law says the school told her to remove the word 'black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law.
www.clickorlando.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d
They should rename it "Nobel peace prize station" just to fuck with him

www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d
An important story about coming changes to the global financial system

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Global Capital’s Break With the US Is Long Overdue
Trump’s policies have accelerated an overdue shift, as US market advantages fade and investors reassess their heavy exposure to American assets.
www.bloomberg.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d
They blacked out Musk's name (poorly). So much for redacting to protect the victims

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 4d
Someone created an open, fully searchable version of the Epstein email archive

Warning : NSFW (unless you work in the White House, of course)

www.jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
www.jmail.world

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 5d
it doesn’t sound like the resignations are done in Minnesota DOJ.
SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. • Judge Blackwell had ordered the SHOW CAUSE hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Ms. Le said that govt lawyers just cannot keep up.

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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 5d
There are plenty of *real* divisions between the U.S. and EU in speech laws for hate, disinformation, etc. But *not* about this.

It takes a very talented huckster to convince the world that purveying literal child sexual abuse material makes Elon an American speech hero fighting French oppression.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 6d
Things you don't want to hear from your Federal Circuit panel

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 6d
Oh, I suspect that once Kash Patel and Pam Bondi have exclusive possession of the ballots there will be some fraud. It just won't be from the 2020 election

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Anatol Kirichenko @anatolkirichenko.bsky.social · 7d
icelist.is

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Togba Norris @iamtogba.bsky.social · 7d
Alex Pretti's murderers have been identified.
CBP Agents Jesus Ochoa, Raymundo Gutierrez ID’d in Alex Pretti Shooting — ProPublica
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 9d
electrek.co/2026/01/30/t...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lied about "refusing" Epstein island invite, newly released DOJ emails show
Elon Musk claimed he “refused” invitations to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s private island after the financier was already convicted of soliciting...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9d
David Kirkpatrick demonstrates how Trump has made $4 bn by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the DOJ and the Congress so he won't be held accountable—until he doesn't control the DOJ and Congress. This is the day's essential read. www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9d
Former Tennessee Libertarian party chair @joshuaeakle.com notices how many in Trump’s cabinet/inner circle are in the files — and theorizes maybe this is no coincidence

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 9d
A good article on the silence and complicity of most tech billionaires in the country's descent into fascism

www.wired.com/story/after-...
After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent
Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump. Two deadly shootings in Minneapolis are now exposing the price of that bargain.
www.wired.com

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kswaggest.bsky.social @kswaggest.bsky.social · 9d
We got a few more today before the DoJ realized they released a bunch of rape reports of Trump and removed them.
NTOC reports alleging Trump child rape and abuse Pic 1 of 5 NTOC reports alleging Trump child rape and abuse NTOC reports alleging Trump child rape and abuse NTOC reports alleging Trump child rape and abuse

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pammy Grapey. a version of my real name. @pammygrapey.bsky.social · 9d
and #freeliam

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 9d
Maybe they'll find the Epstein files in the Fulton County Board of Elections office . . .

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CRobertBuchanan @crobertbuchanan.bsky.social · 10d
If only there were Republicans with the courage to pull the lever on that amendment.

But alas, if you remain a Republican, you are categorically a coward.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 10d
I. Did.

Harder isn't impossible. And the fact that the amendment has a provision for just such a situation means that it WAS, in part, designed for just this situation

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 10d
If only there were a constitutional amendment designed for the situation where your president has gone completely bat shit insane 😡

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Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia
In the hours after FBI agents in Georgia seized 2020 election ballots, President Trump posted a series of thoroughly discredited conspiracy theories about the election.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 11d
I realize it's been lost in all the other evil going on, but Trump is selling Ukraine down the river; now says no military support unless Ukraine gives Russia territory Ukraine still holds

www.ft.com/content/8ca0...
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory
Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 11d
Meta is blocking access to ICE List, which doesn't dox people but does identify some ICE agents But you can find it and contribute to it at wiki[dot]icelist[dot]is. Because people should know if they are hiring lawless thugs

www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12d
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/

(New piece)
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Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com