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@ramblingandpie.bsky.social
Probably human; queer, disabled; super into health, disability, admin, and employment law; attorney (not your attorney); pen name Nova Mason; current MPH student. Personal non-work account. She/her.
A friend sent this to me earlier today and I gotta say, it's pretty amazing.
"Before I left the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board back in 2022, I created (along with Dan Iwrey and Rob Casimir) what might be the greatest municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived… or at the very least the ONLY municipal ethics-law-based D&D one-shot module ever conceived."
www.nyc.gov
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A friend sent this to me earlier today and I gotta say, it's pretty amazing.
Heck yeah!!!! Getting rid of "the grids" would have been dreadful. Glad that they're staying.
It's been several years since I practiced in the SSD arena but... yeah I can safely say that this is A Big Deal.
It's been several years since I practiced in the SSD arena but... yeah I can safely say that this is A Big Deal.
The Trump administration planned to kick thousands of American seniors off of their disability benefits.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Heck yeah!!!! Getting rid of "the grids" would have been dreadful. Glad that they're staying.
It's been several years since I practiced in the SSD arena but... yeah I can safely say that this is A Big Deal.
It's been several years since I practiced in the SSD arena but... yeah I can safely say that this is A Big Deal.
I really have to do homework tonight after the kids go to bed and I really, really, really don't want to.
Send cute animal pictures?
Send cute animal pictures?
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I really have to do homework tonight after the kids go to bed and I really, really, really don't want to.
Send cute animal pictures?
Send cute animal pictures?
Melba sauce on everything.
I went to undergrad in garbage-plate / beef-on-weck land and while that's not quite hometown... I must express my affection.
I went to undergrad in garbage-plate / beef-on-weck land and while that's not quite hometown... I must express my affection.
I want everyone to post their hometown slop (if you don't have a cuisine that qualifies then your town has zero culture).
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Melba sauce on everything.
I went to undergrad in garbage-plate / beef-on-weck land and while that's not quite hometown... I must express my affection.
I went to undergrad in garbage-plate / beef-on-weck land and while that's not quite hometown... I must express my affection.
Oooooh sending this one to myself to read tomorrow!
Does disability law require others to change their behavior to accommodate disabled individuals? In “Third-Party Accommodations,” Professor Doron Dorfman (@dorfmandoron.bsky.social) explores this overlooked issue and proposes a new framework. Read more here: michiganlawreview.org/journal/thir...
Third-Party Accommodations - Michigan Law Review
Does disability rights law impose an obligation on employers, schools, and other places of public accommodation to control the behavior of coworkers, students, or other third parties to accommodate an...
michiganlawreview.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Oooooh sending this one to myself to read tomorrow!
James's middle name is Tiberius because we are huge nerds.
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
James's middle name is Tiberius because we are huge nerds.
This might be my favorite PowerPoint slide I've seen recently.
JR: The science misconduct-reporting ecosystem today: The shonks keep on shonking! No one ever notices. Some sleuths catch it, universities investigates but keeps quiet, and the shonks keep on shonking!
Where should science journalism fit in?
#IRICSydney
Where should science journalism fit in?
#IRICSydney
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This might be my favorite PowerPoint slide I've seen recently.
"I say this with love and affection but sometimes I want to study your brain like a bug" - @duckprintspress.com when I completely perception check failed something this morning
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"I say this with love and affection but sometimes I want to study your brain like a bug" - @duckprintspress.com when I completely perception check failed something this morning
Oh forklift is a good analogy here because who is liable? Is it the person who may have been operating the forklift? Probably not! Even if they were doing things one probably shouldn't on a forklift, the employer/owner is usually liable because it's reasonably foreseeable that people fuck around!
we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Oh forklift is a good analogy here because who is liable? Is it the person who may have been operating the forklift? Probably not! Even if they were doing things one probably shouldn't on a forklift, the employer/owner is usually liable because it's reasonably foreseeable that people fuck around!
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Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
Downside of working with insurance regulation is the absolute roller coaster of rage/disappointment when you see basically any headline or news about insurance.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Downside of working with insurance regulation is the absolute roller coaster of rage/disappointment when you see basically any headline or news about insurance.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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@caffeinated-spoon.bsky.social and I are proud to announce a cross-server initiative this month called ‘Smut for SNAP’, where you can ask participating writers to write you a piece of smut in exchange for a charitable donation to a food bank, blood bank, or volunteer hours.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@caffeinated-spoon.bsky.social and I are proud to announce a cross-server initiative this month called ‘Smut for SNAP’, where you can ask participating writers to write you a piece of smut in exchange for a charitable donation to a food bank, blood bank, or volunteer hours.
We're so bad at evidence-based decision making.
And evidence.
I remember right after I read a book about how bad we are at reporting our pain levels and what helps our pain, I had an appointment with my rheum where I reported feeling better, and when he actually poked my joints, well....
And evidence.
I remember right after I read a book about how bad we are at reporting our pain levels and what helps our pain, I had an appointment with my rheum where I reported feeling better, and when he actually poked my joints, well....
sincerely though, i really mean it
if you think people are rational, stop thinking that. it’s not true. they’re not. people make decisions based on emotions and vibes and narratives at *best*
if you think people are rational, stop thinking that. it’s not true. they’re not. people make decisions based on emotions and vibes and narratives at *best*
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We're so bad at evidence-based decision making.
And evidence.
I remember right after I read a book about how bad we are at reporting our pain levels and what helps our pain, I had an appointment with my rheum where I reported feeling better, and when he actually poked my joints, well....
And evidence.
I remember right after I read a book about how bad we are at reporting our pain levels and what helps our pain, I had an appointment with my rheum where I reported feeling better, and when he actually poked my joints, well....
Not true, you "win" dwarf fortress by losing in a new way that you've never lost before!
I’d say rinworld or dwarf fortress but you don’t really “win” those
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Not true, you "win" dwarf fortress by losing in a new way that you've never lost before!
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This morning is the DST where the clocks go back an hour, so let me recommend what to do with your bonus hour: be as lazy as humanly possible.
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This morning is the DST where the clocks go back an hour, so let me recommend what to do with your bonus hour: be as lazy as humanly possible.
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You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
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are we allowed to talk about how eating breakfast is good again yet or is that still, like, off limits
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
are we allowed to talk about how eating breakfast is good again yet or is that still, like, off limits
Be kind to the children working at the grocery store today. They were out until 1 AM for Halloween and up early to scan groceries. When my candy bar was getting scanned, I asked the checkout worker to hand it to me so I could put it in my pocket.
In his other hand was a 3-pound bag of potatoes.
In his other hand was a 3-pound bag of potatoes.
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Be kind to the children working at the grocery store today. They were out until 1 AM for Halloween and up early to scan groceries. When my candy bar was getting scanned, I asked the checkout worker to hand it to me so I could put it in my pocket.
In his other hand was a 3-pound bag of potatoes.
In his other hand was a 3-pound bag of potatoes.
100 trick-or-treaters on the dot this year. I only track totals but if I had to guess, fewer little kids, about the same amount of teenagers.
We're by a high school so I expect we'll always get teens. They're always so excited and I love it so much. I love that my whole neighborhood gets into it.
We're by a high school so I expect we'll always get teens. They're always so excited and I love it so much. I love that my whole neighborhood gets into it.
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
100 trick-or-treaters on the dot this year. I only track totals but if I had to guess, fewer little kids, about the same amount of teenagers.
We're by a high school so I expect we'll always get teens. They're always so excited and I love it so much. I love that my whole neighborhood gets into it.
We're by a high school so I expect we'll always get teens. They're always so excited and I love it so much. I love that my whole neighborhood gets into it.
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it's funny how a bunch of people in my family in my generation, a bunch of my cousins, played football in college, and now that we all have kids including them, every time we get together they're like "nobody's letting their kids play contact sports, right? no? okay good. no football"
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
it's funny how a bunch of people in my family in my generation, a bunch of my cousins, played football in college, and now that we all have kids including them, every time we get together they're like "nobody's letting their kids play contact sports, right? no? okay good. no football"
The bad news: apparently, I am slightly anemic.
The good news: I love liver and this is a great excuse to treat myself.
The silly news: I've finished my lunch and the dog keeps walking around sniffing the air like Where Is It I Know It Is Around Here Somewhere.
The good news: I love liver and this is a great excuse to treat myself.
The silly news: I've finished my lunch and the dog keeps walking around sniffing the air like Where Is It I Know It Is Around Here Somewhere.
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The bad news: apparently, I am slightly anemic.
The good news: I love liver and this is a great excuse to treat myself.
The silly news: I've finished my lunch and the dog keeps walking around sniffing the air like Where Is It I Know It Is Around Here Somewhere.
The good news: I love liver and this is a great excuse to treat myself.
The silly news: I've finished my lunch and the dog keeps walking around sniffing the air like Where Is It I Know It Is Around Here Somewhere.
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Put it in the papers - America persists because 700k civil servants have no quit in them.
October 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Put it in the papers - America persists because 700k civil servants have no quit in them.
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2nd grader: “I’m painting a huge whale shark at school! It’s a fantasy whale shark though.”
“Oh so like it has wings or a unicorn horn?”
*2nd grader looks pityingly at me*
“No, Mom. It loves fantasy books. It stays up all night reading them. When it detects a good book, its spots flash. Sheesh.”
“Oh so like it has wings or a unicorn horn?”
*2nd grader looks pityingly at me*
“No, Mom. It loves fantasy books. It stays up all night reading them. When it detects a good book, its spots flash. Sheesh.”
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
2nd grader: “I’m painting a huge whale shark at school! It’s a fantasy whale shark though.”
“Oh so like it has wings or a unicorn horn?”
*2nd grader looks pityingly at me*
“No, Mom. It loves fantasy books. It stays up all night reading them. When it detects a good book, its spots flash. Sheesh.”
“Oh so like it has wings or a unicorn horn?”
*2nd grader looks pityingly at me*
“No, Mom. It loves fantasy books. It stays up all night reading them. When it detects a good book, its spots flash. Sheesh.”
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Pissing off everyone who knows me by using "FAFO" to mean "Having a good time researching and learning new things"
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pissing off everyone who knows me by using "FAFO" to mean "Having a good time researching and learning new things"