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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loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
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That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
That’s Brett Ratner there on the right.
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THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
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If you've been at the poker table for more than 20 minutes and you don't know who the patsy is, youre it.
Related:
Related:
Kalshi claims $70.3 million have in bets have been placed on "which brands will advertise during the big game," which is a thing that many people in many positions will have known for some time before tonight
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
If you've been at the poker table for more than 20 minutes and you don't know who the patsy is, youre it.
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Related:
I'd like it to be the kickers, but I think it's probably got to be the running back who kept getting the field position for the field goals to happen.
Make the Seattle kicker and punter co-MVPs, you cowards.
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I'd like it to be the kickers, but I think it's probably got to be the running back who kept getting the field position for the field goals to happen.
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Hemsworth should stick with his initial instincts on this one.
Bizarre dystopian Superbowl commercial where AIexa+ tries to kill Chris Hemsworth many different ways, then offers him a massage. And this is to try to convince folks that AI is good? I thought it was a promo for a Black Mirror episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha92...
Chris Hemsworth thinks Alexa+ is scary good | Big Game Commercial
YouTube video by Amazon Alexa
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Hemsworth should stick with his initial instincts on this one.
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Wonder if Goldman passed on the IPO and that’s what inspired him to pivot to the classics.
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Wonder if Goldman passed on the IPO and that’s what inspired him to pivot to the classics.
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Jesus Christ those Jesus Christ ads are bad.
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Jesus Christ those Jesus Christ ads are bad.
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this is exactly why i’ve started calling myself a “public school democrat.” they took me to independence hall on a field trip in elementary school, and i latched on to the soaring, righteous propaganda, hook, line, and sinker. i bought the hype, and the imperative to make it real
Yes!!! And I think it's good actually to embrace that dream as "who we really are" and label all the horrific shit this country has done as NOT who we really are
We can acknowledge the evil while also being like "and fuck that shit, that's not our America"
We can acknowledge the evil while also being like "and fuck that shit, that's not our America"
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
this is exactly why i’ve started calling myself a “public school democrat.” they took me to independence hall on a field trip in elementary school, and i latched on to the soaring, righteous propaganda, hook, line, and sinker. i bought the hype, and the imperative to make it real
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damn how did jesus afford that ad
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
damn how did jesus afford that ad
The best ads tonight started off well, and then they told us what they were selling.
That ad started off so good before it was for hims/hers.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The best ads tonight started off well, and then they told us what they were selling.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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OMG Ratner is a notorious sexual predator and Tyson is a convicted rapist and partner abuser.
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
OMG Ratner is a notorious sexual predator and Tyson is a convicted rapist and partner abuser.
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Bad Bunny Halftime Show doing an easter egg to the 49ers substation electromagnetic field conspiracy theory.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Bad Bunny Halftime Show doing an easter egg to the 49ers substation electromagnetic field conspiracy theory.
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Sarah Brayne, Sarah Lageson
and Karen Levy have a nice paper on “surveillance deputies.” Ring wants to deputize your pet dog. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
and Karen Levy have a nice paper on “surveillance deputies.” Ring wants to deputize your pet dog. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Surveillance deputies: When ordinary people surveil for the state | Law & Society Review | Cambridge Core
Surveillance deputies: When ordinary people surveil for the state - Volume 57 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Sarah Brayne, Sarah Lageson
and Karen Levy have a nice paper on “surveillance deputies.” Ring wants to deputize your pet dog. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
and Karen Levy have a nice paper on “surveillance deputies.” Ring wants to deputize your pet dog. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Interesting. Because he also bought crypto.com from someone who was using it for... actual cryptography.
$70m well spent www.ft.com/content/8348... AI.com bought by Crypto.com founder for $70mn in biggest-ever website name deal
AI.com bought by Crypto.com founder for $70mn in biggest-ever website name deal
Kris Marszalek plans to launch new site with a Super Bowl ad this weekend
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Interesting. Because he also bought crypto.com from someone who was using it for... actual cryptography.
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Seattle defense named Offensive Player of the Game.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Seattle defense named Offensive Player of the Game.
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Sidney Powell is back. Kari Lake is tweeting. The election-denier band is getting back together, crazy as ever. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4acN8jl
Trump Gets the 2020 Election Loon Gang Back Together
Plus: Dan Bongino’s angry return to the podcast studio.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Sidney Powell is back. Kari Lake is tweeting. The election-denier band is getting back together, crazy as ever. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4acN8jl
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404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD.
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
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A reminder to the haters it takes this many states to outnumber the American citizens in Puerto Rico
(~3.5m v. ~3.2m)
(~3.5m v. ~3.2m)
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
A reminder to the haters it takes this many states to outnumber the American citizens in Puerto Rico
(~3.5m v. ~3.2m)
(~3.5m v. ~3.2m)
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you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
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Yes. Ring cameras are ICE cameras.
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Yes. Ring cameras are ICE cameras.
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BLUESKY WON SPORTS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA DIVORCE
lol Twitter is down
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
BLUESKY WON SPORTS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA DIVORCE
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Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.