Rob Truman
@robtruman.bsky.social
Law librarian and Oregonian. Currently drinking too much tea. Fan of books, Wingspan, hiking, and science fiction movies of questionable quality. This is just me; the office is @lawlib.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
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This is huge and will continue to fuel amazing innovation in the legal research space
Today we're launching semantic search as an API. The legal technology space is booming, and this is one of the top requests we've heard from innovators. With this launch, new systems can provide powerful legal research without reinventing the search engine itself. 1/
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Semantic Search API Now Live!
Try out our Semantic Search API in CourtListener, a big step forward in case law search!
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is huge and will continue to fuel amazing innovation in the legal research space
“The law should, ideally, be based on real life and govern real life. But Portland has become a recursive loop of posting, a manufacturing hub for national policy as envisioned by clout-chasers.”
TL;DR: The legal battle over federal troops in Portland hinges on judges' interpretations influenced by social media, as influencers play a pivotal role in shaping public perception and dialogue.
Influencers have fractured reality in Portland
Right-wing content creators managed to successfully brand the Portland police as ‘antifa.’
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The law should, ideally, be based on real life and govern real life. But Portland has become a recursive loop of posting, a manufacturing hub for national policy as envisioned by clout-chasers.”
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had previous mentioned that I was working on a Women’s College Volleyball side project; that’s now live. would mean a lot if you downloaded and signed up! apps.apple.com/us/app/fanfl...
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
had previous mentioned that I was working on a Women’s College Volleyball side project; that’s now live. would mean a lot if you downloaded and signed up! apps.apple.com/us/app/fanfl...
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Interviews Portland inflatables. Operation Inflations. From @motherjones.com #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interviews Portland inflatables. Operation Inflations. From @motherjones.com #nokings
Wait… hey!
Amazing sign being held by a small child
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Wait… hey!
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
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October 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
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Shohei Ohtani: i am going to murder this baseball
everyone:
everyone:
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Shohei Ohtani: i am going to murder this baseball
everyone:
everyone:
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Employers: "Law schools are not doing enough to make students practice-ready! We need more more more of everything in law school! You are not training lawyers for the real world!"
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
This is madness. Today we had to send a message to our 1L students telling them it’s not a great idea to use the first drafts of their first legal writing assignments because the new OCI timeline is so early they are wondering if they should.
#LegalWriting
#LegalWriting
October 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Employers: "Law schools are not doing enough to make students practice-ready! We need more more more of everything in law school! You are not training lawyers for the real world!"
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
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"Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death---The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death
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October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death---The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
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Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360 (my recent article written with two colleagues) www.choice360.org/libtech-insigh… #AI #privacy #memory
Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360
Many librarians worry that AI companies use their chats for training purposes. Not so! This post clears up the misconception.
www.choice360.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360 (my recent article written with two colleagues) www.choice360.org/libtech-insigh… #AI #privacy #memory
“In fact, I sort of wish I knew some of what they’re teaching me when I was teaching law school.” www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...
Maryland needs teachers. It’s filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.
With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training – and the opportunity to make a diff...
www.csmonitor.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“In fact, I sort of wish I knew some of what they’re teaching me when I was teaching law school.” www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...
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Extremely specific ask!
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
Contact Me! — Claire Willett
www.clairewillettwrites.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Extremely specific ask!
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
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One reasonable explanation for spending so much money on AI is that it's the vehicle for the last gasp of fossil fuel expansion
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Hey Grok, What's a Waste of Energy?
AI amidst the climate emergency
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October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
One reasonable explanation for spending so much money on AI is that it's the vehicle for the last gasp of fossil fuel expansion
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...
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The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
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Seriously, we are barely holding on here.
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Seriously, we are barely holding on here.
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New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed
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Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
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Totally gratuitous & cruel privation.
The ICE detention center near Buffalo has banned book deliveries, New York Focus has learned.
One advocate says almost all the material at the facility is in English.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/08/b...
One advocate says almost all the material at the facility is in English.
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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
nysfocus.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Totally gratuitous & cruel privation.
The U.S. “cannot remain a federalist system when soldiers from one state are sent to police another state against the explicit wishes of its elected leaders and when the justification for it is a lie”
NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
www.thebulwark.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The U.S. “cannot remain a federalist system when soldiers from one state are sent to police another state against the explicit wishes of its elected leaders and when the justification for it is a lie”
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Immergut deposed Monica Lewinsky for Ken Starr, was a US attorney under Bush, and was appointed to the bench by Trump during his first term. This is not some left-wing judge.
Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Immergut deposed Monica Lewinsky for Ken Starr, was a US attorney under Bush, and was appointed to the bench by Trump during his first term. This is not some left-wing judge.
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Highlighting that America’s “historical tradition” makes clear that “this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.
Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in Oregon
"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is appealing.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Highlighting that America’s “historical tradition” makes clear that “this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.