Andrew L
@andrewsea.bsky.social
Northwest lawyer, husband of …better northwest lawyer.
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices”-Edward R. Murrow
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices”-Edward R. Murrow
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A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
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NEW STORY // A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
www.theurbanist.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
NEW STORY // A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
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Excited to read this. I think legal scholars who work on press freedom and the First Amendment are going to need to really grapple with the tension between the ideals of a free press and the doctrinal impediments to reforms that would help realize those ideals
Safeguarding our democracy requires a robust, fully funded public media system, a broader view of the First Amendment that advances citizens’ “right to know,” and a regulatory apparatus shielded from commercial *and* state pressures.
Read the report 👇
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Read the report 👇
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute
Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Excited to read this. I think legal scholars who work on press freedom and the First Amendment are going to need to really grapple with the tension between the ideals of a free press and the doctrinal impediments to reforms that would help realize those ideals
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South Floridians from Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela expecting to become U.S. citizens this week learned instead that their naturalization ceremonies had been canceled after the Trump administration issued a sweeping directive aimed at halting immigration from so-called high-risk countries.
South Florida immigrants on cusp of citizenship told to wait as DHS changes policy
The cancellations, confirmed by multiple immigration attorneys, came after the Trump administration paused immigration from 19 nations and froze all asylum claims.
www.miamiherald.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
South Floridians from Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela expecting to become U.S. citizens this week learned instead that their naturalization ceremonies had been canceled after the Trump administration issued a sweeping directive aimed at halting immigration from so-called high-risk countries.
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NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
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"The request was simple on paper: DHS wants access to DMV records and the right to move that data through Nlets, the national law-enforcement network, so it can plug the information into SAVE, its citizenship-verification system." But "once DMV records are inside that pipeline, they don’t stay put."
They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
open.substack.com/pub/quintonr...
open.substack.com/pub/quintonr...
They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
A quiet DHS notice opens the door to a nationwide system of identity and movement tracking.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"The request was simple on paper: DHS wants access to DMV records and the right to move that data through Nlets, the national law-enforcement network, so it can plug the information into SAVE, its citizenship-verification system." But "once DMV records are inside that pipeline, they don’t stay put."
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EPIC's Jeramie Scott spoke with the International Business Times about ICE’s contract renewal w/ Paragon Solutions, a company whose “spyware tool Graphite can infiltrate phones without user interaction." Scott “called Graphite 'extremely dangerous', noting it violates Fourth Amendment protections.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
EPIC's Jeramie Scott spoke with the International Business Times about ICE’s contract renewal w/ Paragon Solutions, a company whose “spyware tool Graphite can infiltrate phones without user interaction." Scott “called Graphite 'extremely dangerous', noting it violates Fourth Amendment protections.”
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AI pricing is here, and you’re paying for it. Corporations are raking in record profits by using AI to set prices based on personal data — and loyal customers end up paying the most. “It is a well-oiled extraction machine.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/PKHo6he
Prices in the Machine - The American Prospect
AI’s real contribution to humanity could be maximizing corporate profit by preying on personal data to raise prices. In fact, it’s already happening.
trib.al
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
AI pricing is here, and you’re paying for it. Corporations are raking in record profits by using AI to set prices based on personal data — and loyal customers end up paying the most. “It is a well-oiled extraction machine.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/PKHo6he
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NEW: Contrary to some recent news reports, DOGE isn’t dead. Far from it.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NEW: Contrary to some recent news reports, DOGE isn’t dead. Far from it.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
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A federal judge has released footage from nearly four dozen body cameras showing immigration agents’ ‘unprecedented’ use of force during their months-long deportation blitz in the Chicago area.
Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’
chicago.suntimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A federal judge has released footage from nearly four dozen body cameras showing immigration agents’ ‘unprecedented’ use of force during their months-long deportation blitz in the Chicago area.
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Regardless, Trump does not have the authority to attack Venezuela. Under international law, a country’s involvement in drugs, no matter how extensive, does not make it a legitimate target of military force.
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Regardless, Trump does not have the authority to attack Venezuela. Under international law, a country’s involvement in drugs, no matter how extensive, does not make it a legitimate target of military force.
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a real tell in all of this is that the trans instructor wasn't alone in trashing this essay! a whole other person also said they agreed completely that it sucked. but as far as i can tell only the trans person is getting punished. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
a real tell in all of this is that the trans instructor wasn't alone in trashing this essay! a whole other person also said they agreed completely that it sucked. but as far as i can tell only the trans person is getting punished. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...
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The end of PEPFAR and global cuts to HIV prevention and treatment are a longterm health crisis and an immediate, fast-moving economic crisis—not dissimilar from the ways that conservatives are waging war on queer and trans people by coming for their jobs:
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
theintercept.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The end of PEPFAR and global cuts to HIV prevention and treatment are a longterm health crisis and an immediate, fast-moving economic crisis—not dissimilar from the ways that conservatives are waging war on queer and trans people by coming for their jobs:
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
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The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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Using official White House platforms to shame news organizations for their reporting is unconstitutional government retaliation against the press.
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Using official White House platforms to shame news organizations for their reporting is unconstitutional government retaliation against the press.
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Second: As to intent, if the fact that SOME Americans die from drug overdoses means that all drug dealers are guilty of murder then every gun manufacturer is guilty of murder. And make no mistake: central American drug violence is powered by US guns. www.thetrace.org/2024/06/atf-...
Avoiding a Legal Battle, the ATF Has Released Near-Unprecedented Gun Trafficking Data
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has released records detailing the origin of guns smuggled from the United States to Mexico and Central America, marking just the second time in...
www.thetrace.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Second: As to intent, if the fact that SOME Americans die from drug overdoses means that all drug dealers are guilty of murder then every gun manufacturer is guilty of murder. And make no mistake: central American drug violence is powered by US guns. www.thetrace.org/2024/06/atf-...
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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’ - www.theguardian.com/technology/2... time for us old-style journos to get even more combative...
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’ - www.theguardian.com/technology/2... time for us old-style journos to get even more combative...