Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真)
@lizthegrey.com
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I built a new Python CLI tool called claude-code-transcripts that can create nice readable HTML versions of your Claude Code sessions, both local and pulled from Claude Code for web, and makes it easy to publish them online too simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/25/...
A new way to extract detailed transcripts from Claude Code
I’ve released claude-code-transcripts, a new Python CLI tool for converting Claude Code transcripts to detailed HTML pages that provide a better interface for understanding what Claude Code has done t...
simonwillison.net
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I built a new Python CLI tool called claude-code-transcripts that can create nice readable HTML versions of your Claude Code sessions, both local and pulled from Claude Code for web, and makes it easy to publish them online too simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/25/...
Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...
Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun | CNN
Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.
www.cnn.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...
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If someone sues me for saying something on the internet that hurts their feefees, even though it's true, my insurance company will pay @hipcrimevocab.net and @goobermunch.bsky.social to make them regret this fact! It's especially important for me, because my state has a terrible anti-SLAPP law.
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
If someone sues me for saying something on the internet that hurts their feefees, even though it's true, my insurance company will pay @hipcrimevocab.net and @goobermunch.bsky.social to make them regret this fact! It's especially important for me, because my state has a terrible anti-SLAPP law.
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Reposting out of a response thread to remind US people: if you make people mad on the internet, it is a VERY worthwhile investment to add an umbrella policy to your homeowners' or renters' insurance. I recommend a $2m per incident minimum; we increased ours to $5m recently just in case.
This is part of why I *strongly* recommend anyone who makes assholes on the internet mad a lot should have a umbrella liability policy added to their homeowners' or renters' insurance, with a minimum coverage of $2m per incident, although we just increased ours to $5m just in case.
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Reposting out of a response thread to remind US people: if you make people mad on the internet, it is a VERY worthwhile investment to add an umbrella policy to your homeowners' or renters' insurance. I recommend a $2m per incident minimum; we increased ours to $5m recently just in case.
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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Why do these ghosts keep coming into my house?
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Why do these ghosts keep coming into my house?
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1/2
Well, what does that mean? Let's look at other stories, here's the BBC:
"We had folks from Europe detained, we had folks from China, we had folks from Latin [American] countries, we had folks from literally everywhere, and they all need advocating for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well, what does that mean? Let's look at other stories, here's the BBC:
"We had folks from Europe detained, we had folks from China, we had folks from Latin [American] countries, we had folks from literally everywhere, and they all need advocating for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
![Mrs Hughes-Brown said she wants to see other people who are in the situation she was in protected.
"We had folks from Europe detained, we had folks from China, we had folks from Latin [American] countries, we had folks from literally everywhere, and they all need advocating for," she said.
"My story is not a one and done."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreiefxfavg447op7lthuqpolkmy3nvendm5mr24ntuzv5ibjzf7uiaq@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
1/2
Well, what does that mean? Let's look at other stories, here's the BBC:
"We had folks from Europe detained, we had folks from China, we had folks from Latin [American] countries, we had folks from literally everywhere, and they all need advocating for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well, what does that mean? Let's look at other stories, here's the BBC:
"We had folks from Europe detained, we had folks from China, we had folks from Latin [American] countries, we had folks from literally everywhere, and they all need advocating for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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can confirm, this is *exactly* how it works.
and then for canadian mechanical fabrication it seems to be "whichever the bolts you're using and your machines are in, and you're probably still going to have at least *one* set of conversions.
and then for canadian mechanical fabrication it seems to be "whichever the bolts you're using and your machines are in, and you're probably still going to have at least *one* set of conversions.
The only true way is the Canadian way
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
can confirm, this is *exactly* how it works.
and then for canadian mechanical fabrication it seems to be "whichever the bolts you're using and your machines are in, and you're probably still going to have at least *one* set of conversions.
and then for canadian mechanical fabrication it seems to be "whichever the bolts you're using and your machines are in, and you're probably still going to have at least *one* set of conversions.
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As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
something going on with AWS? seems Epic Games at least is down pretty hard
December 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
something going on with AWS? seems Epic Games at least is down pretty hard
Jesse fucking Singal asked me for comment before doing a podcast episode about events relating to me and Kiwi Farms.
(I referred him to my legal counsel, as one does, and he read out on air what @hipcrimevocab.net had sent him)
Look, the bar is pretty damn low and Bari Weiss falls way short.
(I referred him to my legal counsel, as one does, and he read out on air what @hipcrimevocab.net had sent him)
Look, the bar is pretty damn low and Bari Weiss falls way short.
In 2021, Bari Weiss famously published a resignation letter by former Smith College librarian Jodi Shaw.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Jesse fucking Singal asked me for comment before doing a podcast episode about events relating to me and Kiwi Farms.
(I referred him to my legal counsel, as one does, and he read out on air what @hipcrimevocab.net had sent him)
Look, the bar is pretty damn low and Bari Weiss falls way short.
(I referred him to my legal counsel, as one does, and he read out on air what @hipcrimevocab.net had sent him)
Look, the bar is pretty damn low and Bari Weiss falls way short.
Nothing is real any more.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing is real any more.
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absolutely swimming in it, though presumably not very well
NEW: Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing media figure, made $474,313 last year from the conservative nonprofit org, the Leadership Institute. More striking than her total comp was the way it was structured.
For @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/business/med...
For @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/business/med...
Leadership Perks: Riley Gaines Scored Big Bonus From Nonprofit
Gaines, the former Kentucky swimmer turned OutKick commentator, banked $474,313 from the conservative political organization in 2024.
www.sportico.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
absolutely swimming in it, though presumably not very well
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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The law Trump used to federalize the National Guard requires him to be "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
![We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3)
likely refers to the regular forces of the United States military. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into
active federal service under §12406(3), the President must
be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of
the United States.” Because the statute requires an assessment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely
applies only where the military could legally execute the
laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse
Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing]
the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.”
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize
the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory
or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be “unable” with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihnhnkeybllulian7vcwz2hvphcallbctlglmu2kczxeett6wdtbm@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The law Trump used to federalize the National Guard requires him to be "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
![We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under § 12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.
18 U.S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibdsy2sqw2yxt3ztz7pwc6pigtulgalqxwwnzxhlmyg2ntchkswwu@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitutional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims-consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch-that performing such protective functions does not constitute
"executing] the laws" within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants
8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those functions could constitute "executing] the laws" under
§12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U.S. 566, 574 (2019) ("This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in e same or related statutes"). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findi „s made by the Pres-
ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5gspjdv7pcrmexr4orqigpujw2rnwoyphysinbcbwarn23rzim4@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
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The crux of the majority’s reasoning is here. The issue was barely touched in the lower courts but @martylederman.bsky.social highlighted it in amicus brief to SCOTUS, prompting the justices to invite supplemental briefing from the parties.
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The crux of the majority’s reasoning is here. The issue was barely touched in the lower courts but @martylederman.bsky.social highlighted it in amicus brief to SCOTUS, prompting the justices to invite supplemental briefing from the parties.
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
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Gotta be twice as good for half the reward. Every fucking time.
This is what it is to be a trans professional.
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
Any pretext will be used to eliminate us. Our institutions abandon us, refuse to fight for us - even when all we're guilty of is doing our jobs correctly.
How are we meant to live in society? How are we supposed to win?
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Gotta be twice as good for half the reward. Every fucking time.
THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES
Please note I take the 60 Minutes censorship situation very seriously, I am very concerned for my American friends.
And I also laughed out loud at this:
And I also laughed out loud at this:
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES
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it’s really fucking cool to see people working outside the system to expose the hacks running all of our crumbling institutions
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
it’s really fucking cool to see people working outside the system to expose the hacks running all of our crumbling institutions
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Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
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It is legitimately shocking that a company's $1.6 trillion valuation is based on 5 cars in Austin, Texas and an unlawful marketing scheme.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It is legitimately shocking that a company's $1.6 trillion valuation is based on 5 cars in Austin, Texas and an unlawful marketing scheme.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
I hope they design this with AI slop as well so it sinks the instant they try to launch it.
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I hope they design this with AI slop as well so it sinks the instant they try to launch it.