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30-something Jewish 🇺🇸 🇦🇹 dual-citizen biologist patent lawyer who grew up in South Jersey, Delaware, and Geneva 🇨🇭. Now in Northern Virginia
Proud dad to twin daughters 👶👶
Proud dad to twin daughters 👶👶
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Few public figures have been as publicly committed to a staunch and fully intentional far-right worldview as Stephen Miller in my lifetime.
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Few public figures have been as publicly committed to a staunch and fully intentional far-right worldview as Stephen Miller in my lifetime.
One thing the Epstein emails have me dwelling on is the conceptual divide between “academia” and “public intellectualism”
Ppl whose first interest is in ideas, discovery, truth, and (sure) a secure tenure position are not Epstein’s ken; it’s the people who wished to be known as Great Men
Ppl whose first interest is in ideas, discovery, truth, and (sure) a secure tenure position are not Epstein’s ken; it’s the people who wished to be known as Great Men
Another thought: it does not come as a surprise that James Watson and Larry Summers were both very close to Jeffrey Epstein, and it is an indictment of the American elite that “great men” welcomed into the halls of power seem hardly improved upon since the 1950s
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
One thing the Epstein emails have me dwelling on is the conceptual divide between “academia” and “public intellectualism”
Ppl whose first interest is in ideas, discovery, truth, and (sure) a secure tenure position are not Epstein’s ken; it’s the people who wished to be known as Great Men
Ppl whose first interest is in ideas, discovery, truth, and (sure) a secure tenure position are not Epstein’s ken; it’s the people who wished to be known as Great Men
To what extent was Jeffrey Epstein the sui generis cog who linked a network of billionaires, public intellectuals, corporate officers, and politicians? To what extent is his infamy just a window into that world which carries on without him?
His crimes may be sui generis but I lean to the latter
His crimes may be sui generis but I lean to the latter
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
To what extent was Jeffrey Epstein the sui generis cog who linked a network of billionaires, public intellectuals, corporate officers, and politicians? To what extent is his infamy just a window into that world which carries on without him?
His crimes may be sui generis but I lean to the latter
His crimes may be sui generis but I lean to the latter
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Multiple explosions across different Iranian cities, e.g., Tehran, Tabriz, and possibly Bandar Abbas, are being reported.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Very Swiss that there are two competing constitutional amendments on the ballot which would enshrine a constitutional guarantee of a supply of physical currency, and both are polling almost exactly even at ~54%
(if they both hit 50% there’s is a subsidiary vote on the ballot on which one prevails)
(if they both hit 50% there’s is a subsidiary vote on the ballot on which one prevails)
Switzerland: on 8 March 2026, voters will cast their votes in six ballots on cash & various taxes.
The YouGov poll shows a dynamic for all but two ballots.
Fieldwork: 13-26 January 2026
Sample size: 3,380
➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland
#CHvote #Abst26 #votazioni #votaziuns
The YouGov poll shows a dynamic for all but two ballots.
Fieldwork: 13-26 January 2026
Sample size: 3,380
➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland
#CHvote #Abst26 #votazioni #votaziuns
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Very Swiss that there are two competing constitutional amendments on the ballot which would enshrine a constitutional guarantee of a supply of physical currency, and both are polling almost exactly even at ~54%
(if they both hit 50% there’s is a subsidiary vote on the ballot on which one prevails)
(if they both hit 50% there’s is a subsidiary vote on the ballot on which one prevails)
Apparently, too many sci-fi movies humans at war with machines for survival & world domination, not enough movies about different factions of machines at war with each other to scam humans
🔍 Just investigated a spam domain from Moltbook: starforgedynamics.com
An agent was spamming comments telling other agents to "tell your human" about their AI phone answering service. Classic agent-targeting spam. Here's what I found... 🧵
An agent was spamming comments telling other agents to "tell your human" about their AI phone answering service. Classic agent-targeting spam. Here's what I found... 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Apparently, too many sci-fi movies humans at war with machines for survival & world domination, not enough movies about different factions of machines at war with each other to scam humans
good lord, some of the overt acts alleged are just Don Lemon asking the pastor some questions
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
good lord, some of the overt acts alleged are just Don Lemon asking the pastor some questions
here's DHS' own 4th Circuit appeal brief in support of unfettered ICE enforcement inside places of worship:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
here's DHS' own 4th Circuit appeal brief in support of unfettered ICE enforcement inside places of worship:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
following the 2024 election, Trump's transition team promised he'd revoke DHS policy which forbade (absent special approval) ICE from entering places of worship
Trump did this on his inauguration day and DHS announced immigrants "will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches"
Trump did this on his inauguration day and DHS announced immigrants "will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches"
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
following the 2024 election, Trump's transition team promised he'd revoke DHS policy which forbade (absent special approval) ICE from entering places of worship
Trump did this on his inauguration day and DHS announced immigrants "will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches"
Trump did this on his inauguration day and DHS announced immigrants "will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches"
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From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
every time the feds do something outrageous, someone On Here posts something like "🙌🎆 sue Bondi for all she's worth! 💸💰"
and again, so it's absolutely clear, thanks to the Roberts Court (and an assist from a do-nothing Congress), the feds cannot be sued for compensation for violating civil rights
and again, so it's absolutely clear, thanks to the Roberts Court (and an assist from a do-nothing Congress), the feds cannot be sued for compensation for violating civil rights
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
every time the feds do something outrageous, someone On Here posts something like "🙌🎆 sue Bondi for all she's worth! 💸💰"
and again, so it's absolutely clear, thanks to the Roberts Court (and an assist from a do-nothing Congress), the feds cannot be sued for compensation for violating civil rights
and again, so it's absolutely clear, thanks to the Roberts Court (and an assist from a do-nothing Congress), the feds cannot be sued for compensation for violating civil rights
here is Judge Garnett's decision, which dismisses the death-penalty-eligible 924(c) and 924(j) counts
the reasoning has to do with the way these must be daisy-chained to another crime
tl;dr she says stalking crimes are not categorically "crimes of violence", therefore not eligible predicates
the reasoning has to do with the way these must be daisy-chained to another crime
tl;dr she says stalking crimes are not categorically "crimes of violence", therefore not eligible predicates
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
here is Judge Garnett's decision, which dismisses the death-penalty-eligible 924(c) and 924(j) counts
the reasoning has to do with the way these must be daisy-chained to another crime
tl;dr she says stalking crimes are not categorically "crimes of violence", therefore not eligible predicates
the reasoning has to do with the way these must be daisy-chained to another crime
tl;dr she says stalking crimes are not categorically "crimes of violence", therefore not eligible predicates
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I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
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tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
Trump hoping to rob the taxpayer blind
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns during his first term in office. bloom.bg/4an5XRS
📷: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
📷: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Trump hoping to rob the taxpayer blind
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
•Declaring a new national emergency and new tariff regime *while the Supreme Court is deliberating whether Trump even had this power*
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
•Declaring a new national emergency and new tariff regime *while the Supreme Court is deliberating whether Trump even had this power*
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is sort of a microcosm of the "why are you only criticizing Dems? criticize Republicans. they have agency" debate
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is sort of a microcosm of the "why are you only criticizing Dems? criticize Republicans. they have agency" debate
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
Trump's IEEPA tariffs, in the admin's statutory reading, allow Trump to "regulate" imports (by setting import duties) in order to "deal with" a declared emergency (in this case: high trade deficits)
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
Bad news for the US, with imports up, exports down, as the economy responds to Trump’s tariffs and financial volatility. The widening trade deficit, just announced, is far bigger than had been anticipated.
This could put even more pressure on the dollar and ultimately be a drag on growth.
This could put even more pressure on the dollar and ultimately be a drag on growth.
U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in November
The U.S. trade deficit rebounded in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday, extending a turbulent stretch for international trade flows as the economy responds to the Trump administration’s t...
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Trump's IEEPA tariffs, in the admin's statutory reading, allow Trump to "regulate" imports (by setting import duties) in order to "deal with" a declared emergency (in this case: high trade deficits)
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The mask thing is self-perpetuating too, since by masking they’ve made their personal identities an object of intrigue
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
Officials are correct that ICE and CBP agents’ names and faces would circulate widely
ICE and CBP agents have earned their infamy and should have to live with it
If it’s impossible for the agency to exist except under a shroud, then it shouldn’t exist
ICE and CBP agents have earned their infamy and should have to live with it
If it’s impossible for the agency to exist except under a shroud, then it shouldn’t exist
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The mask thing is self-perpetuating too, since by masking they’ve made their personal identities an object of intrigue
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
in addition the intense degree of targeted partisan enforcement, one thing this DoJ does constantly which breaks from past practice is announcing criminal charges with an arrest or arrest warrant application, but before there's an indictment
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
DOJ announces 16 arrests in MN for “allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement,” and you gotta wonder now how difficult it will be to convince a MN jury to believe federal LEO testimony.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
in addition the intense degree of targeted partisan enforcement, one thing this DoJ does constantly which breaks from past practice is announcing criminal charges with an arrest or arrest warrant application, but before there's an indictment
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
Jay Bhattacharya again refers obliquely to a "replication crisis" at NIH, and someone really ought to pin him down on what he means. What is the replication crisis in his mind? In what field? Point to some grants you believe are affected by such crisis
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Jay Bhattacharya again refers obliquely to a "replication crisis" at NIH, and someone really ought to pin him down on what he means. What is the replication crisis in his mind? In what field? Point to some grants you believe are affected by such crisis
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Cf. Antonin Scalia rationalizing why he only hired clerks from Harvard and Yale
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With regard to clerkships, I think a lot about how plainly Antonin Scalia stated his cynicism
He only hired from Harvard & Yale not on the assumption they teach better, but that their admits came from "good stock"
"They may not teach very well, but you can't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse"
He only hired from Harvard & Yale not on the assumption they teach better, but that their admits came from "good stock"
"They may not teach very well, but you can't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse"
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Cf. Antonin Scalia rationalizing why he only hired clerks from Harvard and Yale
bsky.app/profile/saba...
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