David Brody
@dbrody.bsky.social
Privacy rights are civil rights.
Founder & former director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Founder & former director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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Excerpt from WaPo: “‘They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the safes and all the steel all over the place,’ Trump told ‘Fox & Friends.’”
CIA would probably have preferred that Trump not say that.
CIA would probably have preferred that Trump not say that.
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Excerpt from WaPo: “‘They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the safes and all the steel all over the place,’ Trump told ‘Fox & Friends.’”
CIA would probably have preferred that Trump not say that.
CIA would probably have preferred that Trump not say that.
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Gotta say, Schumer is, himself, a fucking distraction. Time to get someone in there who can actually do the job of leading an opposition party.
Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Gotta say, Schumer is, himself, a fucking distraction. Time to get someone in there who can actually do the job of leading an opposition party.
This is definitely not a SCIF and, among many other things, this alone is a major national security breach. Random third rate intelligence agencies would have known about this attack before Congressional leaders did.
Trump is posting a bunch of photos without captions, presumably of him watching the Maduro kidnapping.
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is definitely not a SCIF and, among many other things, this alone is a major national security breach. Random third rate intelligence agencies would have known about this attack before Congressional leaders did.
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ah yes. let's wait until dems sweep house and senate in midterms so we can have two more years of crippling constitutional crises before trump cedes power peacefully
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ah yes. let's wait until dems sweep house and senate in midterms so we can have two more years of crippling constitutional crises before trump cedes power peacefully
Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
No FIFA Peace Prize winner has ever done this before
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
An actual legal conservative would say that a govt official has zero power to do anything that isn’t explicitly authorized by the Constitution. All other powers are reserved to the people and states under 10th amendment.
Almost always, if someone’s talking about the U.S. Constitution and they say some actor has “inherent” power to do X, that means the text says nothing about the actor having X power and the speaker is just making it up.
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
An actual legal conservative would say that a govt official has zero power to do anything that isn’t explicitly authorized by the Constitution. All other powers are reserved to the people and states under 10th amendment.
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Almost always, if someone’s talking about the U.S. Constitution and they say some actor has “inherent” power to do X, that means the text says nothing about the actor having X power and the speaker is just making it up.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Almost always, if someone’s talking about the U.S. Constitution and they say some actor has “inherent” power to do X, that means the text says nothing about the actor having X power and the speaker is just making it up.
Is there a good reason to take Maduro to SDNY? Or is it just that this is what we normally do with drug trafficker defendants and the admin lacks imagination? Bc it seems like a smarter, foresighted autocrat would use this as an opportunity to bolster the power of their preferred jurisdiction.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Is there a good reason to take Maduro to SDNY? Or is it just that this is what we normally do with drug trafficker defendants and the admin lacks imagination? Bc it seems like a smarter, foresighted autocrat would use this as an opportunity to bolster the power of their preferred jurisdiction.
It’s the endgame of modern-age Civilization, where you run out of stuff to build so you go surprise attack one of the small civs that can’t hurt you. The other civs get pissed but you’re so close to the end of the game that it doesn’t matter, at least for you. But also someone usually gets nuked.
This is the sort of thing you do in a B grade buggy grand strategy game when you get bored
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It’s the endgame of modern-age Civilization, where you run out of stuff to build so you go surprise attack one of the small civs that can’t hurt you. The other civs get pissed but you’re so close to the end of the game that it doesn’t matter, at least for you. But also someone usually gets nuked.
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Good example of a thing where states need a firm reminder that they have and can enforce their own laws, even if the federal government won't. Every state has its equivalent laws about this stuff. Musk is not cloaked in some federal immunity just because he's off again / on again buddies with Trump.
What Grok/X has done is unprecedented. There are no other instances of a major company affirmatively facilitating the production of child pornography. Treating this as the inevitable result of generative AI and social media is a harrowing mistake.
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Good example of a thing where states need a firm reminder that they have and can enforce their own laws, even if the federal government won't. Every state has its equivalent laws about this stuff. Musk is not cloaked in some federal immunity just because he's off again / on again buddies with Trump.
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Also a case where we don't even need new laws targeting AI as such, and all the problematic complications of that. We need to at least enforce existing laws first, because using an AI to do the crime isn't a loophole, whatever the crime in question might be. "But I used a computer" isn't a defense!
January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Also a case where we don't even need new laws targeting AI as such, and all the problematic complications of that. We need to at least enforce existing laws first, because using an AI to do the crime isn't a loophole, whatever the crime in question might be. "But I used a computer" isn't a defense!
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
I'm gonna spell check Dan Quayle in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I'm gonna spell check Dan Quayle in 2026.
World’s largest bottle rocket.
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
World’s largest bottle rocket.
Took a six month sabbatical after quitting my job, and watched from afar as the team and program I built continued to rack up achievements.
What was the best thing that happened to you in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Took a six month sabbatical after quitting my job, and watched from afar as the team and program I built continued to rack up achievements.
Speech that is integral to unlawful conduct does not receive First Amendment protection. E.g., statements made to defraud or to further a conspiracy.
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Speech that is integral to unlawful conduct does not receive First Amendment protection. E.g., statements made to defraud or to further a conspiracy.
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"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
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More evidence that the Trump administration is cozying up to cybermercenaries. The Treasury Dept has removed three people closely affiliated with Intellexa, the company that makes Predator, off a sanctions list: therecord.media/treasury-san...
Treasury removes sanctions for three executives tied to spyware maker Intellexa
The Treasury Department on Tuesday took three people closely affiliated with the holding company behind Predator spyware off of a sanctions list, reversing their designation in 2024 by the Biden admin...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
More evidence that the Trump administration is cozying up to cybermercenaries. The Treasury Dept has removed three people closely affiliated with Intellexa, the company that makes Predator, off a sanctions list: therecord.media/treasury-san...
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that's a lot of gender affirming care Nick is looking for, there.
Decades of the white nationalist movement evolving to adapt to current political trends has brought them to this moment.
December 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
that's a lot of gender affirming care Nick is looking for, there.
“I’ll be back again someday.”
“No.”
“No.”
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“I’ll be back again someday.”
“No.”
“No.”
No blood for oil, US off … [checks notes] Venezuelan soil!
The US is at war with Venezuela.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
No blood for oil, US off … [checks notes] Venezuelan soil!
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
The closest we’ve gotten to meaningful tech legislation was the ADPPA privacy bill in 2022, which cleared committee 53-2. But some folks on both sides didn’t like it (industry hated it). FCC enacted some privacy regs in 2016 and digital discrimination regs in 2024. Neither survived Trump admins.
The problem with stories like this is that "regulations" can mean very, very different things to different people. It's easy to say "regulate AI." It's extremely difficult to come up with actual regulations that won't kick off another partisan shitshow fight once it gets distorted.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The closest we’ve gotten to meaningful tech legislation was the ADPPA privacy bill in 2022, which cleared committee 53-2. But some folks on both sides didn’t like it (industry hated it). FCC enacted some privacy regs in 2016 and digital discrimination regs in 2024. Neither survived Trump admins.
Reading this, I see so many parallels to the Jewish American immigrant experience of the 20th century. We all have so much more in common than we think.
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
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December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reading this, I see so many parallels to the Jewish American immigrant experience of the 20th century. We all have so much more in common than we think.