Kendyl Hanks
@kendylhanks.bsky.social
Full time biglaw appellate lawyer, PT #FlyFishing angler, orchidophile, native Texan & erstwhile NewYorker, mom to furbabies Molly RIP), Lady Bird, Donna, Dart. Speaking for me not my firm, not your lawyer. #AppellateSky ⚖️ #Orchids #LadyLawyerDiaries
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Kendyl Hanks
@kendylhanks.bsky.social
· Jul 2
I guess it’s time to settle in. Assuming I can even make a thread, I’m restarting my running list of easily missed typos in legal writing:
Statute / statue
Claims / clams
Public / pubic 😬
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Statute / statue
Claims / clams
Public / pubic 😬
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www.politico.com/live-updates... Incredible time to be alive
Greenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floor
Sen. Ruben Gallego said he will introduce a war powers resolution to forestall a U.S. invasion of the Danish territory.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
www.politico.com/live-updates... Incredible time to be alive
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January 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access - Bolts
Explore our ongoing Bolts series, Abortion Rights in State Constitutions. A decade ago, when conservatives were attacking President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act as government encroachment in hea...
boltsmag.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
Just call him Hans Frank
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Just call him Hans Frank
They should rate noise canceling headphones by snore decibels they can withstand
a man says i may have a pretty good idea in a dark room
Alt: a man says i may have a pretty good idea in a dark room
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 AM
They should rate noise canceling headphones by snore decibels they can withstand
I feel bad for their familiy but there is no general duty to guarantee safety against [checks notes] cars flying through windows
Family of person who was run over and killed while exercising in a Jersey 'Planet Fitness' claims the property owner should have installed protective bollards to prevent a driver from crashing through the window of the gym. www.nj.com/union/2026/0...
Family sues Planet Fitness after car crashes through N.J. gym, killing 72-year-old
The lawsuit claims the gym chain knew about the risk of vehicle crashes but failed to install protective barriers that could have saved the gym member's life.
www.nj.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I feel bad for their familiy but there is no general duty to guarantee safety against [checks notes] cars flying through windows
But we can’t afford SNAP
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
But we can’t afford SNAP
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
What if the whole plan is to see what Maduro is willing to pony up for a pardon
"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What if the whole plan is to see what Maduro is willing to pony up for a pardon
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Book review 📚 These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them
go.nature.com/3Ls2yYu
go.nature.com/3Ls2yYu
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them
An astute book redresses our collective perception of a field that became known as ‘boys’ physics’.
go.nature.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Book review 📚 These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them
go.nature.com/3Ls2yYu
go.nature.com/3Ls2yYu
“Am busy doing coups need extension”
"the Trump DOJ last night cited the ouster of Maduro in asking U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of D.C. for an extension of today’s deadline to submit a proposal for how to provide the original AEA detainees with due process"
via @davidkurtz.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
via @davidkurtz.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump’s Venezuela Attack Is a Uniquely Dangerous Threat to the Constitutional Order
Get Your Tickets Now! We’re kicking off the new year with our...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“Am busy doing coups need extension”
Ok it’s a satire acct but who can tell anymore
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Ok it’s a satire acct but who can tell anymore
Senator Mark Kelly has more patriotism in his pinky toe then Hegseth has ever exhibited in his entire life
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Senator Mark Kelly has more patriotism in his pinky toe then Hegseth has ever exhibited in his entire life
Um, no we weren’t, we were super excited. And anyhoo what does that have to do with the price of tea in china
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Um, no we weren’t, we were super excited. And anyhoo what does that have to do with the price of tea in china
I used “clocking” in a sentence
a man speaking in front of a crowd with a sign that says trusted leadership for a stronger america
Alt: a man speaking in front of a crowd with a sign that says trusted leadership for a stronger america
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I used “clocking” in a sentence
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Sunday listening
David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Sunday listening
Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way
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I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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This little can has been infinitely more effective at keeping dog poop off my yard than any mean sign hollering at neighbors about keeping their dogs off the property
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This little can has been infinitely more effective at keeping dog poop off my yard than any mean sign hollering at neighbors about keeping their dogs off the property
Money. It’s run by money.
A world ruled by force rather than law is a world where no one is safe. That's exactly where this train is heading.
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Money. It’s run by money.
So hostages. Got it.
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
So hostages. Got it.
This would be funny without the war part
JIM JORDAN: Joe Biden let a Chinese spy balloon fly clear across the country!
DASH BASH: Alright. Let's focus on the present.
DASH BASH: Alright. Let's focus on the present.
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This would be funny without the war part
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With this regime anything is possible…
January 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM
With this regime anything is possible…