Leonore (Lee) Carpenter
@leecarpenter.bsky.social
Rutgers Law prof. Into democracy, dogs, and cheese. Knows about LGBTQ+ rights, public interest lawyering, legal ethics, state constitutions, LRW. Too insubordinate for autocracy. 🏳️🌈
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https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1120939
You're a goddamn hero.
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
You're a goddamn hero.
You can tell how deeply rotted these people’s moral centers are because they actually think as they’re talking, “the American people will EAT UP this bomb-ass retort,” rather than “people will find it morally unpalatable when I tell them to ignore child rape because it’s good for their 401ks.”
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
You can tell how deeply rotted these people’s moral centers are because they actually think as they’re talking, “the American people will EAT UP this bomb-ass retort,” rather than “people will find it morally unpalatable when I tell them to ignore child rape because it’s good for their 401ks.”
Love this guy. Curling lawyers forever.
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Love this guy. Curling lawyers forever.
Good luck buying lettuce and eating it in your new house.
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Good luck buying lettuce and eating it in your new house.
RIP Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
Today I learned that Patti Smith dated both Television Fred Smith and MC5 Fred "Sonic" Smith, but I'm about 40 years too late for this information to help me look cooler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbu...
Today I learned that Patti Smith dated both Television Fred Smith and MC5 Fred "Sonic" Smith, but I'm about 40 years too late for this information to help me look cooler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbu...
Television - Marquee Moon
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February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
RIP Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
Today I learned that Patti Smith dated both Television Fred Smith and MC5 Fred "Sonic" Smith, but I'm about 40 years too late for this information to help me look cooler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbu...
Today I learned that Patti Smith dated both Television Fred Smith and MC5 Fred "Sonic" Smith, but I'm about 40 years too late for this information to help me look cooler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbu...
Who would want less of that? I will never understand.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Who would want less of that? I will never understand.
Seriously, it’s not that hard. You drink something that tastes like Gatorade mixed with seawater, spend a day pooping, have an absolutely lovely nap, immediately eat everything in sight, and continue on your merry way not dying of colon cancer.
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Seriously, it’s not that hard. You drink something that tastes like Gatorade mixed with seawater, spend a day pooping, have an absolutely lovely nap, immediately eat everything in sight, and continue on your merry way not dying of colon cancer.
Perhaps less “whom the subject engages” and more “whom the subject benefits.”
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Perhaps less “whom the subject engages” and more “whom the subject benefits.”
Grew up mostly in North Jersey and totally cosign. This is the heartland of the now-extinct Moderate Classy Republican. This lady was my parents’ Member of Congress:
February 7, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Grew up mostly in North Jersey and totally cosign. This is the heartland of the now-extinct Moderate Classy Republican. This lady was my parents’ Member of Congress:
Dear men,
This isn't mentoring.
Regards,
Women.
This isn't mentoring.
Regards,
Women.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Dear men,
This isn't mentoring.
Regards,
Women.
This isn't mentoring.
Regards,
Women.
I am a huge fan of this idea.
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I am a huge fan of this idea.
Guess what the good news is? YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORK FOR THEM.
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Guess what the good news is? YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORK FOR THEM.
In that case, you will get a decision (consults angle of the sun)… wait, when is Halley’s Comet due again? (Scribbles calculations…)
Yeah, it’s not coming soon.
Yeah, it’s not coming soon.
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
In that case, you will get a decision (consults angle of the sun)… wait, when is Halley’s Comet due again? (Scribbles calculations…)
Yeah, it’s not coming soon.
Yeah, it’s not coming soon.
Is that the Superior Court groundhog or the Commonweath Court groundhog? Sometimes they come to opposite conclusions but they’re equally authoritative.
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Is that the Superior Court groundhog or the Commonweath Court groundhog? Sometimes they come to opposite conclusions but they’re equally authoritative.
Am I crying? You bet your ass I'm crying.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Am I crying? You bet your ass I'm crying.
Guys, is this how it’s supposed to work?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Guys, is this how it’s supposed to work?
This is hugely encouraging.
January 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is hugely encouraging.
Fascinating to find out that I’ve made like, three or four negative comments about AI here and am now on a block list called “techno-pessimists.” It’s almost… like… there are people out there who don’t want us to have any kind of serious discourse about AI?
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Fascinating to find out that I’ve made like, three or four negative comments about AI here and am now on a block list called “techno-pessimists.” It’s almost… like… there are people out there who don’t want us to have any kind of serious discourse about AI?
Roy Cohn/Goebbels
January 31, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Roy Cohn/Goebbels
So many times Catherine O’Hara made me laugh until I thought I would have an aneurysm. I wish I could pay that back.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
Fold In The Cheese! | Schitt's Creek | Netflix
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January 30, 2026 at 6:41 PM
So many times Catherine O’Hara made me laugh until I thought I would have an aneurysm. I wish I could pay that back.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
It's like a team of scientists found a really shitty person, carefully deleted the concept of "neighbor" from their brain, and then took notes while they grappled with the concept of nonrelated people living in proximity.
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
It's like a team of scientists found a really shitty person, carefully deleted the concept of "neighbor" from their brain, and then took notes while they grappled with the concept of nonrelated people living in proximity.
Spicy food and kindness.
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Spicy food and kindness.
That IS the topic here. The topic here is whether it is reasonable for Chris to be annoyed by comments that seem to refuse to give courts credit for anything they do unless they do what the poster wants, even if what the poster wants is outside their powers.
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
That IS the topic here. The topic here is whether it is reasonable for Chris to be annoyed by comments that seem to refuse to give courts credit for anything they do unless they do what the poster wants, even if what the poster wants is outside their powers.