Affidavit Bowie
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Here's a fun thought experiment: at what point did the voters decide he isn't a first ballot entry? When Brady won without him? When he left the league? When he started dating a fetus? His performance at UNC? Or from the first moment because he's just so hatable?
A stunner from @dvnjr.bsky.social and me: Bill Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't get elected this year. The 8-time champion failed to 40 out of the 50 votes required for induction.
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Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer
Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Here's a fun thought experiment: at what point did the voters decide he isn't a first ballot entry? When Brady won without him? When he left the league? When he started dating a fetus? His performance at UNC? Or from the first moment because he's just so hatable?
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Free e-books from Haymarket (my favorite leftie press) about borders, ice, etc. www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Free e-books from Haymarket (my favorite leftie press) about borders, ice, etc. www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
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This group was founded post 10/7. They cleverly chose a name that makes them sound venerable and respectable but they are basically the Jewish version of Moms for Liberty, completely batshit.
I think it's really bad that the group that claims to speak for Jews at Columbia University is so grossly xenophobic.
Also - Mamdani did grow up in NYC.
Also - Mamdani did grow up in NYC.
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This group was founded post 10/7. They cleverly chose a name that makes them sound venerable and respectable but they are basically the Jewish version of Moms for Liberty, completely batshit.
Can’t wait for “notice and comment answer by AI” cases getting all of this immediately revoked
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Can’t wait for “notice and comment answer by AI” cases getting all of this immediately revoked
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The problem with finishing reading The Expanse is that nothing is as good as it and I'm having a hard time finding something that hooks me half as much
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The problem with finishing reading The Expanse is that nothing is as good as it and I'm having a hard time finding something that hooks me half as much
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Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
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January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Excellent piece.
I was asked about a 1L grade in an interview this year: “why did you get a B in Rhetoric?” My response of “I don’t know, I was 22 and it was 15 years ago” did not secure a job offer.
I was asked about a 1L grade in an interview this year: “why did you get a B in Rhetoric?” My response of “I don’t know, I was 22 and it was 15 years ago” did not secure a job offer.
What I mean (I can't speak for other faculty) when I say "You are not your grades." via @abovethelaw.com
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‘You Are Not Your Grades’ - Above the Law
WTF Do Professors Mean by That?
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January 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Excellent piece.
I was asked about a 1L grade in an interview this year: “why did you get a B in Rhetoric?” My response of “I don’t know, I was 22 and it was 15 years ago” did not secure a job offer.
I was asked about a 1L grade in an interview this year: “why did you get a B in Rhetoric?” My response of “I don’t know, I was 22 and it was 15 years ago” did not secure a job offer.
Storm prep, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Storm prep, 2026
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The Trump administration basically made the opposite argument in the Texas redistricting case:
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The Trump administration basically made the opposite argument in the Texas redistricting case:
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
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A wild thing about stays is that, yes, this is usually how it works. No explanation need be given for rendering ineffectual a district judge's extensively reasoned opinion finding that absent an injunction, lawless things will likely happen.
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A wild thing about stays is that, yes, this is usually how it works. No explanation need be given for rendering ineffectual a district judge's extensively reasoned opinion finding that absent an injunction, lawless things will likely happen.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.
I bet this makes her a front runner for the real prize next year in FIFA’s eyes.
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I bet this makes her a front runner for the real prize next year in FIFA’s eyes.
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Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
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fyi even domestic terrorists and leftist agitators have the right to due process, not extrajudicial punishment like getting shot in the face in your minivan
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
fyi even domestic terrorists and leftist agitators have the right to due process, not extrajudicial punishment like getting shot in the face in your minivan
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Let me give you a thought experiment:
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
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Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
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Absolute Immunity
Alignment with supremacy is a vile choice. Raising the natural costs for those who make that choice by putting first things first.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Let me give you a thought experiment:
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Child tax credits, childcare subsidies, clean air and water, immigration, affordable health care, and quality education are all progressive answers.
Conservatives hate children and the women who have them. NPR’s framing is nonsensical.
Conservatives hate children and the women who have them. NPR’s framing is nonsensical.
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Child tax credits, childcare subsidies, clean air and water, immigration, affordable health care, and quality education are all progressive answers.
Conservatives hate children and the women who have them. NPR’s framing is nonsensical.
Conservatives hate children and the women who have them. NPR’s framing is nonsensical.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
"The counties served by the conduit — Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers — all voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024."
If only there was something they could have done to prevent this...
If only there was something they could have done to prevent this...
Well there's your answer
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January 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
"The counties served by the conduit — Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers — all voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024."
If only there was something they could have done to prevent this...
If only there was something they could have done to prevent this...
Every time a Senate Republican threatens to withhold a vote in the future, remember that they could pump the brakes today, instead.
The opportunity to caucus with the Democrats, giving them control of the Senate until the fascism stops, also remains available to Tillis, Murkowski, Collins, & Paul.
Trump’s attack on Fed already starting to backfire. Republican Sen. Tillis: “I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.”
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Every time a Senate Republican threatens to withhold a vote in the future, remember that they could pump the brakes today, instead.