Avicia
@avicia.bsky.social
California native, history lover, bi, T1D, left-wing American. Pro-vaxx, covid cautious, pro-science. She/her.
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It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
September 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
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The only question left is which hits the US first: a massive terror attack, a massive geopolitical crisis, or a massive public health catastrophe. We're totally unprepared for any of them. We have ceded the mantle of global leadership in exchange for trinkets.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The only question left is which hits the US first: a massive terror attack, a massive geopolitical crisis, or a massive public health catastrophe. We're totally unprepared for any of them. We have ceded the mantle of global leadership in exchange for trinkets.
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51 years ago today, President Nixon announced that he would resign the presidency after a unanimous Supreme Court (in an opinion by a Chief Justice he appointed) ordered him to turn over tapes on which, as it turns out, he had implicated himself in the Watergate cover-up.
Those were the days...
Those were the days...
21. United States v. Nixon
In July 1974, the Supreme Court effectively cleared the way for the ouster of a sitting President—in a ruling that may have ultimately *bolstered* the presidency as an institution
www.stevevladeck.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
51 years ago today, President Nixon announced that he would resign the presidency after a unanimous Supreme Court (in an opinion by a Chief Justice he appointed) ordered him to turn over tapes on which, as it turns out, he had implicated himself in the Watergate cover-up.
Those were the days...
Those were the days...
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Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insuf
ficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A method
ology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own pref
erences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insuffi
ciently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexi
ble enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f4d76fjna5nxqsy2fu6cgmp3/bafkreicg7mx5lddzyvnoguvadwnojtm7xcu2sf34hhizuapfesk46w7kli@jpeg)
June 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Any Medievalists want a copy of the newest edition of Debating #Medieval Europe - The central and later Middle Ages - for... free?
Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods.
Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky
Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods.
Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky
June 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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there has never been a past without trans people and there won’t be a future without them either, no matter what. no law can change that. i refuse to allow them to talk about people i love like that.
March 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
there has never been a past without trans people and there won’t be a future without them either, no matter what. no law can change that. i refuse to allow them to talk about people i love like that.
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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The very first real victims of Trump's EOs on California #water are California farmers and Central Valley congressional districts that reliably vote red.
He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The very first real victims of Trump's EOs on California #water are California farmers and Central Valley congressional districts that reliably vote red.
He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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In the final minutes of It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey gets to see what the world would look like if it was ruled by a malicious megalomaniac with no empathy and no concern beyond increasing his own personal wealth. Thank goodness that'll never happen.
December 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM
In the final minutes of It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey gets to see what the world would look like if it was ruled by a malicious megalomaniac with no empathy and no concern beyond increasing his own personal wealth. Thank goodness that'll never happen.
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There was a school shooting today.
Protect the oligarchy.
School kids?
Thoughts and prayers.
Protect the oligarchy.
School kids?
Thoughts and prayers.
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:25 AM
There was a school shooting today.
Protect the oligarchy.
School kids?
Thoughts and prayers.
Protect the oligarchy.
School kids?
Thoughts and prayers.
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"I see you were fond of playing the Devil's Advocate," Saint Peter said.
"Er... The name isn't really..."
"No, I know. 'Devil's Advocate' is a specific job, and that is allowed."
"So I'm good?"
"No, because you weren't doing that specific job, you were just being a dick online."
"Er... The name isn't really..."
"No, I know. 'Devil's Advocate' is a specific job, and that is allowed."
"So I'm good?"
"No, because you weren't doing that specific job, you were just being a dick online."
December 5, 2024 at 12:11 PM
"I see you were fond of playing the Devil's Advocate," Saint Peter said.
"Er... The name isn't really..."
"No, I know. 'Devil's Advocate' is a specific job, and that is allowed."
"So I'm good?"
"No, because you weren't doing that specific job, you were just being a dick online."
"Er... The name isn't really..."
"No, I know. 'Devil's Advocate' is a specific job, and that is allowed."
"So I'm good?"
"No, because you weren't doing that specific job, you were just being a dick online."
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I love Philomena Cunk so much.
November 16, 2024 at 4:46 AM
I love Philomena Cunk so much.
Hello all! I've had Bluesky for awhile but I'm finally abandoning the other place and loving the community I see forming here.
Here's a picture of my gorgeous kitty, as I understand that is a customary offering here.
Here's a picture of my gorgeous kitty, as I understand that is a customary offering here.
November 10, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Hello all! I've had Bluesky for awhile but I'm finally abandoning the other place and loving the community I see forming here.
Here's a picture of my gorgeous kitty, as I understand that is a customary offering here.
Here's a picture of my gorgeous kitty, as I understand that is a customary offering here.