Jack Straw
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Statement Re: OU Discrimination Investigation
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
December 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Statement Re: OU Discrimination Investigation
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
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Awesome to see the interview clip I found being used in Mel Curth's case. Nice.
During one interview, the student admitted that she merely looked at the topic and then rushed together a response based on her personal feelings regarding a tangential issue that was the main thesis of the assigned article, because she was in a hurry to go see a play that evening with her friend.
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Awesome to see the interview clip I found being used in Mel Curth's case. Nice.
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a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
The Democratic Party's McClellan Problem
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
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I’m not super familiar with the DC theater scene but I’m, like, 99.9% sure there’s more than one performing-arts space within the city limits.
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m not super familiar with the DC theater scene but I’m, like, 99.9% sure there’s more than one performing-arts space within the city limits.
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“The DOJ is forced to spend all of its time …?” My orange Dude: If the DOJ did what was ordered, all they’d have to do is put the boxes of files on a truck and drive them over to the committee. 🤷🏻♀️
December 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“The DOJ is forced to spend all of its time …?” My orange Dude: If the DOJ did what was ordered, all they’d have to do is put the boxes of files on a truck and drive them over to the committee. 🤷🏻♀️
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Not the worst part here, but the DC area has a plethora of concert venues and stage shows. Kennedy Center is a big part of that but far from the only game in town. Sales and shows fled so easily in part b/c there are lots of easy alternatives. Nobody in the habit will be in want of plays to go see.
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Not the worst part here, but the DC area has a plethora of concert venues and stage shows. Kennedy Center is a big part of that but far from the only game in town. Sales and shows fled so easily in part b/c there are lots of easy alternatives. Nobody in the habit will be in want of plays to go see.
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A perfect illustration of @larryglickman.bsky.social’s point about how reporters treat aggressive campaigns of white resentment as natural phenomena that have no agency or agenda behind them.
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A perfect illustration of @larryglickman.bsky.social’s point about how reporters treat aggressive campaigns of white resentment as natural phenomena that have no agency or agenda behind them.
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
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renaming mar-a-lago "black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and no human is illegal" and then getting mad when kid rock declines to perform there
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
renaming mar-a-lago "black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and no human is illegal" and then getting mad when kid rock declines to perform there
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Two tradeoffs, presented without comment
December 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Two tradeoffs, presented without comment
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classic mcarglebargle formulation going back to when gastritis broke her calculator: invent a consequence to your actions and assume it's true
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
classic mcarglebargle formulation going back to when gastritis broke her calculator: invent a consequence to your actions and assume it's true
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Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
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If the damage being done wasn't so serious, it'd be kind of funny how his whole deal is "no this isn't like Dred Scott" and then he keeps haphazardly bumbling into reinventing Dred Scott from scratch.
Did I bang my head this morning, because this seems to be egregiously inaccurate:
December 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If the damage being done wasn't so serious, it'd be kind of funny how his whole deal is "no this isn't like Dred Scott" and then he keeps haphazardly bumbling into reinventing Dred Scott from scratch.
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The line in this courageous essay about her child not remembering her broke my heart. I hope she knows what an impact it had on so many people.
Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died at 35. In November, she wrote about receiving a terminal diagnosis following the birth of her daughter.
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A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The line in this courageous essay about her child not remembering her broke my heart. I hope she knows what an impact it had on so many people.
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Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman.
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman.
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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⚡️Russian state media quotes FM Lavrov saying Moscow will reconsider its negotiating position in light of alleged attack by Ukrainian forces on Putin's residence in Novgorod.
Zelenskyy responds in voice note to reporters, saying it's "lies," Russia laying groundwork to attack govt buildings in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy responds in voice note to reporters, saying it's "lies," Russia laying groundwork to attack govt buildings in Kyiv.
December 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
⚡️Russian state media quotes FM Lavrov saying Moscow will reconsider its negotiating position in light of alleged attack by Ukrainian forces on Putin's residence in Novgorod.
Zelenskyy responds in voice note to reporters, saying it's "lies," Russia laying groundwork to attack govt buildings in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy responds in voice note to reporters, saying it's "lies," Russia laying groundwork to attack govt buildings in Kyiv.
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The saga may FINALLY be coming to a close. But for what it’s worth, do not EVER use ThredUp to get rid of or sell old clothes.
And don’t use FedEx either, if you can help it. Although you might have to, because they might do what they did and force USPS to use them for returns. 😑
And don’t use FedEx either, if you can help it. Although you might have to, because they might do what they did and force USPS to use them for returns. 😑
Has anyone else ever had an experience with the USPS “tendering to return service”? I’m trying to get a package returned to me, but it seems like they farmed it out to a private company, and I have no idea which. It’s basically just lost now.
Post office, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
Post office, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The saga may FINALLY be coming to a close. But for what it’s worth, do not EVER use ThredUp to get rid of or sell old clothes.
And don’t use FedEx either, if you can help it. Although you might have to, because they might do what they did and force USPS to use them for returns. 😑
And don’t use FedEx either, if you can help it. Although you might have to, because they might do what they did and force USPS to use them for returns. 😑
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Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
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This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
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reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
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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)
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Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
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the nyt isn't being fooled by MTG. they just like fascism and enjoy promoting it.
December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
the nyt isn't being fooled by MTG. they just like fascism and enjoy promoting it.