RI Smith
@rismith.bsky.social
Lawyer writing about law, genealogy, and bad ethics. He/him
Apparently the National Firearms Act prohibits foreign nationals from possessing unregistered machine guns in foreign countries.
The US Attorney General confirms Maduro is being charged with "conspiracy to possess machine guns" - something Republicans usually call a constitutional right.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Apparently the National Firearms Act prohibits foreign nationals from possessing unregistered machine guns in foreign countries.
In conclusion, Reuters is a land of contrasts
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
In conclusion, Reuters is a land of contrasts
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
The entire point of the Mayo Bowl is the mayo bath and ESPN fucking cuts to sportscenter?!
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
The entire point of the Mayo Bowl is the mayo bath and ESPN fucking cuts to sportscenter?!
Steve Sarkisian is paid just under $11 million/year. Apparently, that wasn't enough to keep him from doing super beets commercials.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Steve Sarkisian is paid just under $11 million/year. Apparently, that wasn't enough to keep him from doing super beets commercials.
Always nice to have to mute the commentators 2 minutes into the game because the SEC team that wasn't bowl eligible until enough teams decided they didn't care about bowl games needed to be hyped up as if they are world beaters.
January 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Always nice to have to mute the commentators 2 minutes into the game because the SEC team that wasn't bowl eligible until enough teams decided they didn't care about bowl games needed to be hyped up as if they are world beaters.
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London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
Cignetti went from happy to utterly pissed as soon as the interviewer asked about Indiana not belonging there.
January 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Cignetti went from happy to utterly pissed as soon as the interviewer asked about Indiana not belonging there.
It only took the SC Bar a decade to figure out that you shouldn't store passwords in plain text (revealed because they included your current password in the printout with your dues). I'm hopeful that they can make a password reset feature that can be used more than once without a phone call by 2035.
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It only took the SC Bar a decade to figure out that you shouldn't store passwords in plain text (revealed because they included your current password in the printout with your dues). I'm hopeful that they can make a password reset feature that can be used more than once without a phone call by 2035.
Our plan is for you to not have insurance. Enjoy this coupon.
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Our plan is for you to not have insurance. Enjoy this coupon.
The mailbox rule is now the "we left it in a bin for a few days and count it then" rule
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The mailbox rule is now the "we left it in a bin for a few days and count it then" rule
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Fore this is my body, take it and eat of it. Do this in frostingness of me
December 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fore this is my body, take it and eat of it. Do this in frostingness of me
"Maybe I shouldn't make a joke about the Welsh fucking sheep to that famous journalist?" Just another day on Bluesky.
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
"Maybe I shouldn't make a joke about the Welsh fucking sheep to that famous journalist?" Just another day on Bluesky.
Rewatching Ali v. Foreman for roughly the 200th time and I can never get over how Ali changed over the course of the fight. Bravado in the face off, worry in the first when he couldn't dance, grit to take Foreman's heavy blows, to ending with grace by letting Foreman fall without a parting shot.
December 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Rewatching Ali v. Foreman for roughly the 200th time and I can never get over how Ali changed over the course of the fight. Bravado in the face off, worry in the first when he couldn't dance, grit to take Foreman's heavy blows, to ending with grace by letting Foreman fall without a parting shot.
I like Bluesky, but something about cars turns people into lunatics here.
December 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I like Bluesky, but something about cars turns people into lunatics here.
Idiocracy completely missed how we would use technology to hit ourselves in the balls
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Idiocracy completely missed how we would use technology to hit ourselves in the balls
I tried to post something from the Cam Newton text generator to reddit and I think reddit decided to die rather than post it.
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I tried to post something from the Cam Newton text generator to reddit and I think reddit decided to die rather than post it.
The hero of The Santa Clause is the 8 year old kid who mockingly explains how stupid it is that murder is the key to the spirit of Christmas
December 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The hero of The Santa Clause is the 8 year old kid who mockingly explains how stupid it is that murder is the key to the spirit of Christmas
Jim Jeffries declares, "Rudolph wouldn't snitch on pedophiles"
House Republicans Declare Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ‘Definitely a Republican’
House Republicans Declare Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ‘Definitely a Republican’
The official X account for the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee posted a Christmas Eve message Wednesday night declaring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is “definitely a Republican.” The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), included in its post a list of qualities it determined prove that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is indeed “definitely a Republican.” […]
The post House Republicans Declare Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ‘Definitely a Republican’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jim Jeffries declares, "Rudolph wouldn't snitch on pedophiles"
It's not a Will Ferrell movie, it's the Jets
Exclusive | Jets cancel invite to super fan set to take $100K field goal challenge in honor of her late father: ‘Could have made it’
“This is life-changing money for me,” Long Beach girls’ head coach Ashley Gervasi, 33, told The Post of the fumbled opportunity.
nypost.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's not a Will Ferrell movie, it's the Jets
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“Continue to fully comply,” they write a week after the deadline.
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Continue to fully comply,” they write a week after the deadline.
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To be clear, the student by her own admission forgot an assignment to react to a specific reading til the last second, didn't want to delay going out, dashed something off in 20 min without reading the piece to comment on(!), no citations and not answering the assigned question.
Teacher fired
Teacher fired
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To be clear, the student by her own admission forgot an assignment to react to a specific reading til the last second, didn't want to delay going out, dashed something off in 20 min without reading the piece to comment on(!), no citations and not answering the assigned question.
Teacher fired
Teacher fired