Doug
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Husband. Father. Hoosier. Citizen. Lawyer.
Due process is where you go to see if what is said is so.
Due process is where you go to see if what is said is so.
Miller's theory of force is deeply stupid.
If I want a shelf, I could use my muscles to hold it up until my arms gave out. But, if I'm smart, I work with the available infrastructure to keep it up and holding stuff even when I go do other things.
Miller's approach is more like the former.
If I want a shelf, I could use my muscles to hold it up until my arms gave out. But, if I'm smart, I work with the available infrastructure to keep it up and holding stuff even when I go do other things.
Miller's approach is more like the former.
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Miller's theory of force is deeply stupid.
If I want a shelf, I could use my muscles to hold it up until my arms gave out. But, if I'm smart, I work with the available infrastructure to keep it up and holding stuff even when I go do other things.
Miller's approach is more like the former.
If I want a shelf, I could use my muscles to hold it up until my arms gave out. But, if I'm smart, I work with the available infrastructure to keep it up and holding stuff even when I go do other things.
Miller's approach is more like the former.
RIP Dave Farber. I subscribed to his IP email list for a long time. One of those guys whose work was bedrock for the creation of the Internet.
RIP Dave Farber, EFF Board Member and Friend
We are sad to report the passing of longtime EFF Board member, Dave Farber. Dave was 91 and lived in Tokyo from age 83, where he was the Distinguished Professor at Keio University and Co-Director of t...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
RIP Dave Farber. I subscribed to his IP email list for a long time. One of those guys whose work was bedrock for the creation of the Internet.
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It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag
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Gotta love it: "The Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act would impose a 100 percent tax on any settlement a president, vice president, cabinet member, or member of Congress receives from the government as a result of a lawsuit filed while in office."
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Gotta love it: "The Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act would impose a 100 percent tax on any settlement a president, vice president, cabinet member, or member of Congress receives from the government as a result of a lawsuit filed while in office."
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Study Finds 98% Recidivism Rate Among Americans Who Burn Mouths On Hot Food https://theonion.com/study-finds-98-recidivism-rate-among-americans-who-burn-mouths-on-hot-food/
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Study Finds 98% Recidivism Rate Among Americans Who Burn Mouths On Hot Food https://theonion.com/study-finds-98-recidivism-rate-among-americans-who-burn-mouths-on-hot-food/
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
"A recent survey shared by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute’s Center on Civility and Democracy reported that 72% of Americans want to see more civility in our nation’s politics."
What Americans say they want and what they vote for are two entirely different things.
What Americans say they want and what they vote for are two entirely different things.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"A recent survey shared by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute’s Center on Civility and Democracy reported that 72% of Americans want to see more civility in our nation’s politics."
What Americans say they want and what they vote for are two entirely different things.
What Americans say they want and what they vote for are two entirely different things.
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RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
Asking to be held in contempt to get 24 hours of sleep. Yikes.
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Asking to be held in contempt to get 24 hours of sleep. Yikes.
"He crossed that line between everyday villainy and cartoonish super villainy."
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"He crossed that line between everyday villainy and cartoonish super villainy."
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“You’re my only friend, Mr. Snowball.”
“I’m not your friend, Dan.”
“I’m not your friend, Dan.”
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“You’re my only friend, Mr. Snowball.”
“I’m not your friend, Dan.”
“I’m not your friend, Dan.”
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Keeping that ball flight low, under the high winds of winter and directly aimed between the eyes of an evil authoritative state.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Keeping that ball flight low, under the high winds of winter and directly aimed between the eyes of an evil authoritative state.
The New York Times writing 180 pieces in a 10 day period on Biden being old.
Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The New York Times writing 180 pieces in a 10 day period on Biden being old.
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
!["Sir! This is a warning!" the agent yelled as he punched the man's vehicle window. "Stop f—king following us! You are impeding operations! This is the United States federal government!"
"I live over here," the driver explained. "I got to get to my house."
"This is your warning!" the officer exclaimed.
"I serve the Lord; go to church," the resident replied.
"I will arrest you!" the officer threatened.
"Don't make a bad decision," another agent warned.
"I serve the Lord," the driver repeated. "Not a draft-dodging coward."
"Let these people go to church," the driver added. "Let these people serve the Lord and worship."
"You're not going to like the outcome of this, sir," the first officer said. "I guarantee that... Did you not learn from what just happened [when Renee Good was killed]?"
"Learn what?" the driver asked. "I serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward. I can't believe you'd take orders from a draft dodger."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreibjwvcxk2ptdafgbwfhk4rjalweyoz3d55gl72qhwhiudhu6aywcm@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
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January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This is a well written complaint.
BREAKING: Illinois and Chicago have filed a similar lawsuit against DHS and others.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
This is a well written complaint.
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LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.”
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January 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.”
@letterman.bsky.social $PSKY
youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
When you've radicalized the host of Jeopardy, you've really accomplished something.
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
When you've radicalized the host of Jeopardy, you've really accomplished something.
Mayor Frey is probably going to get a lecture on civility from one or more of our major news outlets.
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Mayor Frey is probably going to get a lecture on civility from one or more of our major news outlets.
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"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
Good stuff from @garbageday.email
The rise of the troll state
Read to the end for a crab tureen
www.garbageday.email
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Good stuff from @garbageday.email