Petree09
@petree09.bsky.social
Trial lawyer - biglaw turned boutique.
Fightin’ Texas Aggie.
Chunk up the Deuce for H-Town.
Fightin’ Texas Aggie.
Chunk up the Deuce for H-Town.
Happy thanksgiving from Chance the Kitten
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy thanksgiving from Chance the Kitten
My inner monologue every time I get on social media:
photos of my baby will never be on al gore's internet but rest assured he is literally perfect :)
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My inner monologue every time I get on social media:
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If you are a US citizen who has been scanned by one of these pls hmu. You might have a chance to do the funniest thing.
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you are a US citizen who has been scanned by one of these pls hmu. You might have a chance to do the funniest thing.
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Some assorted reminders as we enter the weekend:
1. Posting illegal content is a violation of §3.B of the Bluesky terms of service.
2. Violations of the TOS may be reported through the app. See TOS §6.A
3. The Hatch Act (5 USC §7321 et seq) is a law.
1. Posting illegal content is a violation of §3.B of the Bluesky terms of service.
2. Violations of the TOS may be reported through the app. See TOS §6.A
3. The Hatch Act (5 USC §7321 et seq) is a law.
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Some assorted reminders as we enter the weekend:
1. Posting illegal content is a violation of §3.B of the Bluesky terms of service.
2. Violations of the TOS may be reported through the app. See TOS §6.A
3. The Hatch Act (5 USC §7321 et seq) is a law.
1. Posting illegal content is a violation of §3.B of the Bluesky terms of service.
2. Violations of the TOS may be reported through the app. See TOS §6.A
3. The Hatch Act (5 USC §7321 et seq) is a law.
A side benefit of the new Texas Business Courts for trial lawyers is getting to have more hearings in the fancy appellate courthouses
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A side benefit of the new Texas Business Courts for trial lawyers is getting to have more hearings in the fancy appellate courthouses
Took a stats class in business school during undergrad that included an open book essay test on Moneyball. I didn’t even buy the book let alone read it - just read the back cover of someone’s copy walking into the classroom.
Got an A.
Says more about my classmates than me but 🤷♂️
Got an A.
Says more about my classmates than me but 🤷♂️
As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Took a stats class in business school during undergrad that included an open book essay test on Moneyball. I didn’t even buy the book let alone read it - just read the back cover of someone’s copy walking into the classroom.
Got an A.
Says more about my classmates than me but 🤷♂️
Got an A.
Says more about my classmates than me but 🤷♂️
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"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
There’s obviously a lot of authoritarian creep in many facets of our lives these days but this is one that terrifies me because I don’t see the level of attention it deserves
Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy
A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy
October 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There’s obviously a lot of authoritarian creep in many facets of our lives these days but this is one that terrifies me because I don’t see the level of attention it deserves
Legitimate LOL at this
OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Legitimate LOL at this
I’m a proud Aggie who is deeply ashamed by my university. This is just the latest in a string of embarrassing antics from university “leadership”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m a proud Aggie who is deeply ashamed by my university. This is just the latest in a string of embarrassing antics from university “leadership”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
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Today's decision being heavily criticized by Past Brendan Carr
September 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Today's decision being heavily criticized by Past Brendan Carr
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Disney learned nothing from Andor.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Disney learned nothing from Andor.
As a longtime suffering person who’s had to explain the First Amendment does / does not do what people think, it’s really hard to look around the current landscape these days.
September 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
As a longtime suffering person who’s had to explain the First Amendment does / does not do what people think, it’s really hard to look around the current landscape these days.
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I have had to deal with some truly bs RICO claims and this would still probably be the most laughable of any
Deputy AG Blanche: RICO is available to all kinds of organizations committing crimes and committing wrongful acts… So is it sheer happenstance that individuals show up at a restaurant where the president is trying to enjoy dinner and accost him with vile words?
September 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I have had to deal with some truly bs RICO claims and this would still probably be the most laughable of any
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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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This is a gig em account no apologies forthcoming
one fumbled extra point snap is the difference between me saying this isn’t a serious team or this is the best team in the country. THIS IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is a gig em account no apologies forthcoming
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the maga constitution doesn’t allow any institution, public or private, to explicitly work to ameliorate racial inequality but allows the government to racially profile
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
the maga constitution doesn’t allow any institution, public or private, to explicitly work to ameliorate racial inequality but allows the government to racially profile
While this thread is about U Chicago as a canary in the coal mine, the concern is applicable to higher ed generally. These concerns are certainly evident in Texas at least
the crisis in which the University of Chicago is now engulfed -- one entirely of its own making, and which has led to the (hopefully temporary) suspension of admissions into numerous PhD programs in the humanities -- represents I think a seismic event in the history of American higher education
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August 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
While this thread is about U Chicago as a canary in the coal mine, the concern is applicable to higher ed generally. These concerns are certainly evident in Texas at least
The students are alright
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations
The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The students are alright
A nightmare scenario that a lot of people have talked about before may have arrived
NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."
Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack
The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A nightmare scenario that a lot of people have talked about before may have arrived
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For my money, this is the most striking part
August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For my money, this is the most striking part
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Just gave. Please consider helping if you can. Right now is an incredibly important time. Right now.
After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)
World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause
After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza.
This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Just gave. Please consider helping if you can. Right now is an incredibly important time. Right now.