Marc Lauritsen
@marclauritsen.bsky.social
Lawyer, knowledge systems architect, educator, entrepreneur, author, musician. Document assembly expert. Help people 'work smarter' and make better decisions.
Some haven't been ready for what Word can do
Lawyers are not ready for what Opus 4.6 and Cowork can do
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Some haven't been ready for what Word can do
Stirring words on mountainish inhumanity
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Stirring words on mountainish inhumanity
It was evidently a great way for a shy guy to meet chicks
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It was evidently a great way for a shy guy to meet chicks
It's getting harder to tell the ass kissers from the boot lickers,
the grift from the graft
the grift from the graft
Tell that to Alex Pretti and Renee Good’s family.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It's getting harder to tell the ass kissers from the boot lickers,
the grift from the graft
the grift from the graft
There are many different ends of ice ages marclauritsen01.medium.com/the-end-of-a...
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
There are many different ends of ice ages marclauritsen01.medium.com/the-end-of-a...
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In addition to arresting Don Lemon, the arrest of my courageous friend and Emmy award winning independent journalist Georgia Fort for REPORTING the church protest in Minneapolis is what FASCISM looks like. This is video of Georgia reporting her own arrest as FBI agents were at her door. 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In addition to arresting Don Lemon, the arrest of my courageous friend and Emmy award winning independent journalist Georgia Fort for REPORTING the church protest in Minneapolis is what FASCISM looks like. This is video of Georgia reporting her own arrest as FBI agents were at her door. 1/2
Reminds me of this
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Reminds me of this
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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28 Jan is Data Privacy Day 2026. This year it should be not so much about celebrating achievements but rather warning of dangers and suggesting counter-measures. My contribution is 'Defending MAGA-Speech: Trump’s War on Global Data Privacy' papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=... . Suggestions welcome.
Defending MAGA-Speech: Trump’s War on Global Data Privacy
In little more than six months since his second inauguration President Donald Trump has set the scene for an authoritarian regime in the US, with an aggressive
papers.ssrn.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:14 AM
28 Jan is Data Privacy Day 2026. This year it should be not so much about celebrating achievements but rather warning of dangers and suggesting counter-measures. My contribution is 'Defending MAGA-Speech: Trump’s War on Global Data Privacy' papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=... . Suggestions welcome.
Can't imagine why mere ice would make you so unhinged
Just took a hammer and broke up the ice dam that’s been slowing forming under my furnace exhaust. (my furnace has a humidifier) I don’t know that i was in any danger of it compromising my furnace function, but I feel a lot better after beating the shit out of something for 15 or so minutes.
January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Can't imagine why mere ice would make you so unhinged
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A majority of Americans are slowly coming to the same realization
(Sorry for the doomer vent. I feel pretty strongly that America is not just on the wrong path, but is actively undoing progress.)
January 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
A majority of Americans are slowly coming to the same realization
I recently proposed a panopticon for the Shakespeare authorship community - whowroteshakespeare.substack.com/p/an-authors...
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I recently proposed a panopticon for the Shakespeare authorship community - whowroteshakespeare.substack.com/p/an-authors...
Truth, justice, AND the American way.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Truth, justice, AND the American way.
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Those of us who've watched the finale of Landman recognize that that's excessive
Nine shots? NINE SHOTS
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Those of us who've watched the finale of Landman recognize that that's excessive
My current unconscious processing pair is My Friends by Hisham Matar and Charles Sumner by Zaakir Tameez
I just realized that I'm currently consuming both William Gibson and Neal Stephenson novels at the same time, one is a physical book for before bed and the other an audio book that follows me about my chores. I suspect this says something about how my unconscious is processing our current times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM
My current unconscious processing pair is My Friends by Hisham Matar and Charles Sumner by Zaakir Tameez
A mad king who evidently already decimated FEMA
Good luck to everyone in the path of the storm, especially since I’m sure any federal disaster response will be conditioned on the mad king‘s whims.
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A mad king who evidently already decimated FEMA
That's the kind of news I come here for
I've been making banana bread using Angostura Bitters. Game changer.
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
That's the kind of news I come here for
Did anyone else wonder what Jack Smith was writing on his notepad right after each question? A very quick scribble. Perhaps he was adding a line to a hangman drawing.
One thing that was true in the deposition and today is that Smith must be aware, given recent precedent, that the DOJ would love to charge him with lying to Congress. That danger has controlled the form and content of his answers, IMHO.
January 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Did anyone else wonder what Jack Smith was writing on his notepad right after each question? A very quick scribble. Perhaps he was adding a line to a hangman drawing.
There's something rotten in Denmark insult-throwers
Our billionaire Treasury Secretary called Denmark “irrelevant.” Hmm.
Unlike the US, in Denmark, health care & college are free, the starting wage is $22 an hour, paid parental leave is 1 year, paid vacation is 6 weeks & all workers get pensions.
That seems very relevant to me.
Unlike the US, in Denmark, health care & college are free, the starting wage is $22 an hour, paid parental leave is 1 year, paid vacation is 6 weeks & all workers get pensions.
That seems very relevant to me.
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
There's something rotten in Denmark insult-throwers
This is my good boy Jack, and he will not hesitate to tell the truth if called to testify before Congress
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This is my good boy Jack, and he will not hesitate to tell the truth if called to testify before Congress
And failing to prevent that blunder will be just one more failure to exercise responsible power by our supposed representatives
Taking Greenland by force or by economic coercion will be one of the single worst foreign relations and national security failures in the history of our country.
January 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
And failing to prevent that blunder will be just one more failure to exercise responsible power by our supposed representatives
Sad to see that the Shriver Center - known to many legal aid lawyers as the National Clearinghouse - has shut down.
www.povertylaw.org
www.povertylaw.org
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
The Shriver Center on Poverty Law is leading the fight for economic and racial justice by litigating, shaping policy, and training and connecting people in the advocacy community.
www.povertylaw.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Sad to see that the Shriver Center - known to many legal aid lawyers as the National Clearinghouse - has shut down.
www.povertylaw.org
www.povertylaw.org
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New evidence supporting Hotson's theory of 6 January 1601 as the first night of Twelfth Night (and why that matters). #shakespearesunday
www.academia.edu/126533632/Ne...
www.academia.edu/126533632/Ne...
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New evidence supporting Hotson's theory of 6 January 1601 as the first night of Twelfth Night (and why that matters). #shakespearesunday
www.academia.edu/126533632/Ne...
www.academia.edu/126533632/Ne...