@2001dalmatians.bsky.social
Masked introvert with an offbeat sense of humor. Often wears a “Just Shy, Not Antisocial” t shirt. Very curious.
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people as things, that’s where it starts
if you really internalize this one it will keep you on the right track
if you really internalize this one it will keep you on the right track
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
people as things, that’s where it starts
if you really internalize this one it will keep you on the right track
if you really internalize this one it will keep you on the right track
If a public relations firm used git to manage its press releases, and if they were based in Puerto Rico, would a change request be a PR PR PR PR?
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
If a public relations firm used git to manage its press releases, and if they were based in Puerto Rico, would a change request be a PR PR PR PR?
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Political violence drives a Maine politician out of office. removepaywalls.com/https://www....
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/opinion/opinion-contributor/jared-golden-why-i-wont-seek-reelection-column/
View article without paywall
removepaywalls.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Political violence drives a Maine politician out of office. removepaywalls.com/https://www....
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
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Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
Jury nullification imo
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
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Do your daughters a favor and raise them to be ok with people not liking them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Do your daughters a favor and raise them to be ok with people not liking them.
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
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Totally Unrelated PSA: If you are put on a jury, you are not obligated to slavishly follow the letter of the law as presented, esp. when the government is going all Gluteus Wildus on the citizenry and abusing those laws right in everyone's faces
🎶N-U-L-L-I-F-Y🎶
If it doesn't make sense
Then NULLIFY
🎶N-U-L-L-I-F-Y🎶
If it doesn't make sense
Then NULLIFY
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Totally Unrelated PSA: If you are put on a jury, you are not obligated to slavishly follow the letter of the law as presented, esp. when the government is going all Gluteus Wildus on the citizenry and abusing those laws right in everyone's faces
🎶N-U-L-L-I-F-Y🎶
If it doesn't make sense
Then NULLIFY
🎶N-U-L-L-I-F-Y🎶
If it doesn't make sense
Then NULLIFY
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After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...
ICE again prevents Chicago Catholics from bringing Eucharist to immigrant detainees
More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration offici...
www.ncronline.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...
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In this study of 220 #trans adolescents who received gender affirming medical care, only 4% expressed any regret about treatment, and half of those continued with treatment, suggesting the benefits outweighed the downsides.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39432272
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39432272
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In this study of 220 #trans adolescents who received gender affirming medical care, only 4% expressed any regret about treatment, and half of those continued with treatment, suggesting the benefits outweighed the downsides.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39432272
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39432272
There are now even more obstacles to transgender people serving in the armed forces. www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
New Pentagon policy undercuts transgender troops' ability to fight military ban, AP reports
The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of thei...
www.pbs.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
There are now even more obstacles to transgender people serving in the armed forces. www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Two National Guard soldiers have refused, as being illegal, orders to deploy to Chicago. This article includes a lot of background. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
National Guard troops defy Trump's lawless plan to attack Chicago, echoing top generals' warnings
Two members of the Illinois National Guard said they would put their obligation to defend the Constitution ahead of orders to enforce President Donald Trump’s illegal assault on people in Chicago. Sta...
www.dailykos.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Two National Guard soldiers have refused, as being illegal, orders to deploy to Chicago. This article includes a lot of background. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
Babylon 5 fans, the treasury of history and commentary at b5books.com is still available but only for one more day.
Babylon 5 Books is Closing Forever
Last chance ever to order B5 Books. Worldwide flat rate shipping for unlimited books is $45; USA is $9. We now offer ebooks and hardcovers.
b5books.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Babylon 5 fans, the treasury of history and commentary at b5books.com is still available but only for one more day.
In the service? Know anyone who is? Legal resources: notwhatyousignedupfor.org
Not What You Signed Up For?
Not What You Signed Up For? You saw the billboard. You have questions. You’re not alone. But first, here are proactive steps you can take to reduce risk: Be sure to access resources from a personal de...
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In the service? Know anyone who is? Legal resources: notwhatyousignedupfor.org
From a year ago, a clear warning. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Vote to End the Trump Era
America should demand better.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
From a year ago, a clear warning. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
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Are they in a mass grave?
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Are they in a mass grave?
Many people criticize Trump's use of the military, but what does a general think? newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-helped-l...
I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities.
We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Many people criticize Trump's use of the military, but what does a general think? newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-helped-l...
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If you are in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
Lia Smith, a transgender athlete who was on Middlebury's swimming and diving team, was just found dead by suicide this week.
www.them.us/story/lia-sm...
www.them.us/story/lia-sm...
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you are in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
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We are essentially cavemen with iPhones.
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are essentially cavemen with iPhones.
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"Oh easy for YOU to enjoy an omelet under this regime when it's not YOUR life at stake."
I had a slim but nonzero chance of living long enough for an mRNA based cancer cure to emerge, until this regime specifically withdrew funding from that research. My chance is now zero. They ALREADY killed me.
I had a slim but nonzero chance of living long enough for an mRNA based cancer cure to emerge, until this regime specifically withdrew funding from that research. My chance is now zero. They ALREADY killed me.
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Oh easy for YOU to enjoy an omelet under this regime when it's not YOUR life at stake."
I had a slim but nonzero chance of living long enough for an mRNA based cancer cure to emerge, until this regime specifically withdrew funding from that research. My chance is now zero. They ALREADY killed me.
I had a slim but nonzero chance of living long enough for an mRNA based cancer cure to emerge, until this regime specifically withdrew funding from that research. My chance is now zero. They ALREADY killed me.