Cathy Gellis
@cathygellis.bsky.social
Lawyer, writer, all-around-great person
I mostly post about technology, law, and civil liberties (especially free speech), and how they intersect. And mostly at Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/user/cathy/
I also post silly things too.
I mostly post about technology, law, and civil liberties (especially free speech), and how they intersect. And mostly at Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/user/cathy/
I also post silly things too.
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Cathy Gellis
@cathygellis.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own
Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach Trump was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But f…
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A reminder: any member of Congress not impeaching is violating their own oath of office.
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Saoirse reads books about Black superheroes, watches shows about Hispanic kids saving the day, and is learning Mandarin in a predominantly Chinese afterschool program.
You know what she's never told me? That she's ashamed of being white or wishes she weren't.
You know what she's never told me? That she's ashamed of being white or wishes she weren't.
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Saoirse reads books about Black superheroes, watches shows about Hispanic kids saving the day, and is learning Mandarin in a predominantly Chinese afterschool program.
You know what she's never told me? That she's ashamed of being white or wishes she weren't.
You know what she's never told me? That she's ashamed of being white or wishes she weren't.
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That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
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I hate every one of these de-aged commercials, for reasons I cannot quite articulate
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I hate every one of these de-aged commercials, for reasons I cannot quite articulate
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Either it's infringing or it isn't. There's no such thing as an "unwritten branding line".
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Either it's infringing or it isn't. There's no such thing as an "unwritten branding line".
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Speaking of Superbowl ads, this Wikipedia article is quite a fun and informative read.
It even breaks down which of the many dot-coms that blew $$$ on Superbowl ads in 2000 are still around, and which ones went belly-up soon after.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com...
It even breaks down which of the many dot-coms that blew $$$ on Superbowl ads in 2000 are still around, and which ones went belly-up soon after.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com...
Dot-com commercials during Super Bowl XXXIV - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The fact that the Seahawks rushers manage to pick up 6 yards while they are being tackled...
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The fact that the Seahawks rushers manage to pick up 6 yards while they are being tackled...
There have been some very creative commercials this Super Bowl.
Unfortunately they seem to all be for absolutely detestable products society should reject.
Unfortunately they seem to all be for absolutely detestable products society should reject.
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
There have been some very creative commercials this Super Bowl.
Unfortunately they seem to all be for absolutely detestable products society should reject.
Unfortunately they seem to all be for absolutely detestable products society should reject.
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Incredible how many people forget about this classic
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Incredible how many people forget about this classic
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This reminds me of that Some Good News Youtube show that John Krasinski did during Covid. Lord knows we need it.
Major good news updates!!
Every Sunday morning we go through all the heartwarming and good news stories that happened this week.
Spread the word. Take a read. See you soon. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Every Sunday morning we go through all the heartwarming and good news stories that happened this week.
Spread the word. Take a read. See you soon. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major Good News Updates!!
Good morning, everyone.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This reminds me of that Some Good News Youtube show that John Krasinski did during Covid. Lord knows we need it.
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Esther Taub, my fierce, bitter Jewish grandmother of blessed memory, approves this message.
Starting when I was 4, she warned that the Brownshirts would likely arrive in America in my lifetime.
She was right.
Starting when I was 4, she warned that the Brownshirts would likely arrive in America in my lifetime.
She was right.
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Esther Taub, my fierce, bitter Jewish grandmother of blessed memory, approves this message.
Starting when I was 4, she warned that the Brownshirts would likely arrive in America in my lifetime.
She was right.
Starting when I was 4, she warned that the Brownshirts would likely arrive in America in my lifetime.
She was right.
All the lawyers watching that commercial are like WTF this is a solvable problem...
I just want to point out that there are several ways that Emma Stone can get her domain name back.
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
All the lawyers watching that commercial are like WTF this is a solvable problem...
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Bad Bunny has not caught a single pass yet. smdh
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Bad Bunny has not caught a single pass yet. smdh
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On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point.
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
Election officials are "very concerned" about Trump voting push, says David Becker
David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that election officials are "...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point.
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."
So is this game basically: if you can get enough first downs to switch fields, you can have a field goal. Otherwise, punt.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
So is this game basically: if you can get enough first downs to switch fields, you can have a field goal. Otherwise, punt.
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I love this because he's not being contemptuous or anything, just a befuddled old man who doesn't know what you're talking about and doesn't care to know (which is my own attitude to 99.9% of all things).
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I love this because he's not being contemptuous or anything, just a befuddled old man who doesn't know what you're talking about and doesn't care to know (which is my own attitude to 99.9% of all things).
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Every word of this.
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In the past, Super Bowl commercials were snapshots of the cultural moment. The past few years they've felt like projections of a future elites want to force us into against our will.
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Every word of this.
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Tell me that this Redfin ad was made BEFORE Trump attacked Minneapolis.
Because if there's one thing America is very up on now, it's the importance of neighbors...
Because if there's one thing America is very up on now, it's the importance of neighbors...
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Tell me that this Redfin ad was made BEFORE Trump attacked Minneapolis.
Because if there's one thing America is very up on now, it's the importance of neighbors...
Because if there's one thing America is very up on now, it's the importance of neighbors...
That lovely shot of the Golden Gate obscured that just a bit to the right... there was a car accident on the highway right about at kickoff.
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
That lovely shot of the Golden Gate obscured that just a bit to the right... there was a car accident on the highway right about at kickoff.
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Well, I mean, for once there's actually some /foot/ in this football game
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Well, I mean, for once there's actually some /foot/ in this football game
I saw that commercial and thought... it's an ad for UDRP???
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I saw that commercial and thought... it's an ad for UDRP???
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Sign my Change dot org petition to rename the Jon Bon Jovi Rest Area on the Garden State Parkway for Lauryn Hill (East Orange NJ.)
Real turncoat stuff from Jon Bon Jovi right there
February 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Sign my Change dot org petition to rename the Jon Bon Jovi Rest Area on the Garden State Parkway for Lauryn Hill (East Orange NJ.)
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We might currently not be the land of the free, but we are definitely the home of the brave.
Thank you to the people who continue to protest and call out the cruelty of Trump and Noem's paramilitary on the streets of America.
Thank you to the people who continue to protest and call out the cruelty of Trump and Noem's paramilitary on the streets of America.
Friends in Minneapolis are very worried about this development. Both in terms of state police's role in arresting protestors and the worry that this could set off the kind of spiral of distrust and destruction that followed George Floyd's murder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
We might currently not be the land of the free, but we are definitely the home of the brave.
Thank you to the people who continue to protest and call out the cruelty of Trump and Noem's paramilitary on the streets of America.
Thank you to the people who continue to protest and call out the cruelty of Trump and Noem's paramilitary on the streets of America.
FROM THE FIRST NOTE
I know @cathygellis.bsky.social noticed the song they just went to commercial on.
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
FROM THE FIRST NOTE
THEY ARE PLAYING HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS ON THE COMMERCIAL FADE OUT. BEST SUPER BOWL TV COVERAGE EVER.
(Seriously, the band is local, and 49ers sung on their Fore! record, including "Hip To Be Square.")
(Seriously, the band is local, and 49ers sung on their Fore! record, including "Hip To Be Square.")
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
THEY ARE PLAYING HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS ON THE COMMERCIAL FADE OUT. BEST SUPER BOWL TV COVERAGE EVER.
(Seriously, the band is local, and 49ers sung on their Fore! record, including "Hip To Be Square.")
(Seriously, the band is local, and 49ers sung on their Fore! record, including "Hip To Be Square.")