ANCIENT EVIL
@ancientevil.bsky.social
BOOKWORM, MegaTokyo fan/supporter. JOAT via lifelong learning. I love cats but can't eat a whole one.
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We made it illegal to build neighborhoods like this and wonder why people don’t like the look of new apartment buildings
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We made it illegal to build neighborhoods like this and wonder why people don’t like the look of new apartment buildings
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this is obviously intended to chill dissent but i think it's going to backfire on them. what the lawmakers said was just directly true. and trying to get them for it is just going to raise their profile and the salience of what they said!
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
this is obviously intended to chill dissent but i think it's going to backfire on them. what the lawmakers said was just directly true. and trying to get them for it is just going to raise their profile and the salience of what they said!
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This is fair.
It could be a multi-colour pie chart.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is fair.
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Perfect single color piechart.
What are the odds that these ICE folks who can’t risk unmasking now were complaining endlessly about having to wear a mask during the peak of COVID?
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Perfect single color piechart.
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Boring CEO steve davis also says all drivers in the Teslas-only NASHVILLE tunnel will be Boring employees.
(Notably he ducked the union part of Councilman Bradford’s question)
(Notably he ducked the union part of Councilman Bradford’s question)
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Boring CEO steve davis also says all drivers in the Teslas-only NASHVILLE tunnel will be Boring employees.
(Notably he ducked the union part of Councilman Bradford’s question)
(Notably he ducked the union part of Councilman Bradford’s question)
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Also, as a disabled person: allow me a special FUCK YOU to defining "compulsive usage" via the "substantially limits one or more major life activities" definition in the ADA, because FUCK YOU--
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Also, as a disabled person: allow me a special FUCK YOU to defining "compulsive usage" via the "substantially limits one or more major life activities" definition in the ADA, because FUCK YOU--
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And it doesn't create a private right of action or enable bounty challenges, which should be the absolute fucking bare minimum but is sadly uncommon. It also carves out an exception that you do NOT have to stop minors from accessing harm reduction information, which, yay.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And it doesn't create a private right of action or enable bounty challenges, which should be the absolute fucking bare minimum but is sadly uncommon. It also carves out an exception that you do NOT have to stop minors from accessing harm reduction information, which, yay.
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It also has a supremacy and preclusion clause (section 10) preventing states from passing laws that involve the same kind of thing, which would put an end to the "50 states, 50 very slightly different rules and regulations", which would be a good thing!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It also has a supremacy and preclusion clause (section 10) preventing states from passing laws that involve the same kind of thing, which would put an end to the "50 states, 50 very slightly different rules and regulations", which would be a good thing!
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Anyway, this is, believe it or not, a *very slightly* better law than previous iterations of KOSA, in that it limits what sites have to restrict minors from accessing much more sharply to *only* things defined by references to other parts of USC and not wide (contradictory) chunks of vague content.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Anyway, this is, believe it or not, a *very slightly* better law than previous iterations of KOSA, in that it limits what sites have to restrict minors from accessing much more sharply to *only* things defined by references to other parts of USC and not wide (contradictory) chunks of vague content.
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...y'all, am I hallucinating or does section 9 (especially (a)(3) and all of (c)) completely invalidate everything else in the other sections, lol
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
...y'all, am I hallucinating or does section 9 (especially (a)(3) and all of (c)) completely invalidate everything else in the other sections, lol
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I see that we have added the time limit restrictions that states have been trying to the next iteration of this terrible unconstitutional idea!
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I see that we have added the time limit restrictions that states have been trying to the next iteration of this terrible unconstitutional idea!
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Link:
Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Link:
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A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A third infant in Kentucky has died of whooping cough this year.
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
Reminder: The best way to protect against whooping cough is to get vaccinated. Adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 years, so please check, you may be overdue!
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A baby died of whooping cough in Kentucky… it’s the third child death from the disease in the past 12 months.
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A baby died of whooping cough in Kentucky… it’s the third child death from the disease in the past 12 months.
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
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Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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feel like this one is not so much a "paradox" as "how wars work" www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
feel like this one is not so much a "paradox" as "how wars work" www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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When I get back from my honeymoon, I'll write a short blog post for a public audience. (In case you really don't want to trudge through 67 pages of historical legal analysis.) If I am fortunate, @donmoyn.bsky.social will agree to let me post it on his fabulous blog.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When I get back from my honeymoon, I'll write a short blog post for a public audience. (In case you really don't want to trudge through 67 pages of historical legal analysis.) If I am fortunate, @donmoyn.bsky.social will agree to let me post it on his fabulous blog.
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The paper is forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review. I’m still in the editing window, so I’d be grateful for any comments or feedback. Thanks for engaging with this work. 12/12
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The paper is forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review. I’m still in the editing window, so I’d be grateful for any comments or feedback. Thanks for engaging with this work. 12/12
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As a policy matter, I don't love the potential legal implications of the article. But in this moment, it feels essential to identify where the guardrails are weakest and to build political momentum toward repairing them. This Article is one attempt at identifying those weak points. 11/12
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As a policy matter, I don't love the potential legal implications of the article. But in this moment, it feels essential to identify where the guardrails are weakest and to build political momentum toward repairing them. This Article is one attempt at identifying those weak points. 11/12
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The first draft of the paper (most of which now appears as Part II) feels almost quaint today. The rapid evolution of the civil service during the Trump administration has forced me to constantly rewrite this project more than any other I've worked on. Every week, the paper feels outdated. 10/12
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The first draft of the paper (most of which now appears as Part II) feels almost quaint today. The rapid evolution of the civil service during the Trump administration has forced me to constantly rewrite this project more than any other I've worked on. Every week, the paper feels outdated. 10/12
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The puzzle: Political scientists document all the ways presidents shape the workforce, while (some) legal scholars tend to view the civil service as overly insulated. So what are the legal mechanisms (if any) actually enabling the sorts of presidential control political scientists observe? 9/12
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The puzzle: Political scientists document all the ways presidents shape the workforce, while (some) legal scholars tend to view the civil service as overly insulated. So what are the legal mechanisms (if any) actually enabling the sorts of presidential control political scientists observe? 9/12
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I'll leave the rest of the paper for you to discover. Instead, a few words about writing this paper at this moment. I started this paper 3 years ago, when most people still found civil service law pretty boring. Back then, the paper was an attempt to solve an intellectual puzzle. 8/12
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'll leave the rest of the paper for you to discover. Instead, a few words about writing this paper at this moment. I started this paper 3 years ago, when most people still found civil service law pretty boring. Back then, the paper was an attempt to solve an intellectual puzzle. 8/12