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22 | i love new york #compsplatoon !! green day factbot and clikkie who rts SCOTUS / legal jargon and loves captain 3.

everyone in america is entitled to due process. defend the rule of law and freedom of expression from fascism.
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deed @staredecisis.bsky.social · Apr 26
if you like my art, i can sketch your inkfish / a character for as little as $5 (uncolored) - $10 (colored) if you send a request via
ko-fi.com/minttellect .
i have no formal rates for larger commissions, but am open to negotiate if you send a dm. you can view my portfolio at minttellect.carrd.co .
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mjsdc.bsky.social
The Supreme Court was always going to swat away Kim Davis’ latest appeal, which did not even properly raise an attack on marriage equality.

But pay close attention to what the Republican-appointed justices get away with after today’s positive headlines fade. slate.com/news-and-pol...
After losing several rounds of litigation over the First Amendment issue, Davis’ lawyers decided to tack on a bigger request: Suddenly, they did not merely ask for exemptions from Obergefell; they wanted the Supreme Court to overturn it altogether. They raised this claim so late in the game that the appeals court ruled that it had been forfeited. But that did not stop them from including the frontal attack on Obergefell in their appeal to SCOTUS. The request to overturn marriage equality was tacked on to the petition like an afterthought, following the main arguments about religious freedom.
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
If you want accurate reporting and analysis, not fearmongering, subscribe to Law Dork, where I always treated this case as the dud it was. (I covered it at the Sixth Circuit; said it was not at all a likely candidate for SCOTUS for review; and that was, basically, that.) www.lawdork.com
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
25-125 DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL. The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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renzoknuckles.bsky.social
I am looking for more input on this-- About 10 more responses would be amazing! The results so far are promising, but I want to hear from any #Splatoon players or fans in/near the Central NY/Finger Lakes regions to confirm! Please share!

#compsplatoon #splatoon3
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Interest in an Upstate New York Splatoon 3 Local
I need YOUR help to determine if a Splatoon 3 LAN tournament is viable in Upstate NY, and to what extent. This survey will focus on data points for Location & Travel, then some information About The...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
staredecisis.bsky.social
writing an essay for college that is essentially a starter guide to #compsplatoon (yes my prof is a very cool guy). i want to outsource opinions for what beginner resources i should include, preferably stuff that's as easy/concise as possible to explain to an outsider. thank you in advance!
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Two big #SCOTUS orders (this is what I get for going offline for 30 minutes):

1) Administrative stay from Chief Justice Roberts in foreign aid funding case: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

2) Grant of motion to expedite tariffs case; argument in November: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
September 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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iplabs.ink
As the timer hits 0 for the last time tonight, with an astounding 3-1 win, Voiē Lactee claims the crown as the victors of Riptide 2025!
September 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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dreamyzack.bsky.social
This is #compsplatoon
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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metroink.bsky.social
The Gridlock 2025 Splatboard 🔥
August 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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metroink.bsky.social
With Gridlock 2025 over, we'd like to congratulate the following teams:
1st🥇Place: Wilted Rose
2nd🥈Place: Parody
3rd🥉Place: 3 Munchkins + 1 Timbit

Thank you to all the teams who have participated as well. See you in the next one!
August 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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andhy.bsky.social
Some personal thoughts/reflections on Gridlock and looking ahead for @metroink.bsky.social + the Tri-State LAN scene. Ended up typing more than I expected so heres a google doc.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Fill out the feedback form!
August 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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akiragobrr.bsky.social
Behold! My attempt at a clam blitz guide! Here I cover everything from the basic mechanics, the theory behind powers and pity, general strategy and even how to manipulate clam spawns in your favour so that you can have every advantage in your games
#splatuber

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYDU...
The ULTIMATE Guide To Clam Blitz
YouTube video by OneWingedAkira
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July 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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hoshizoralone.bsky.social
[halo] cortana bunny im not finishing cuz lazy
July 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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hoshizoralone.bsky.social
[halo] energy sword girl... not sure which color to use
July 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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metroink.bsky.social
It’s time to start prepping for GRIDLOCK @collisionseries.bsky.social, the $1,000 starting prize pot is on the line!

Check out the official Gridlock 2025 Splatoon map pool below and start grinding. Who will come out on top?
July 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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1011lol.bsky.social
So excited for Gridlock this August! Really wanna push myself even further for this. RTs appreciated!
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
staredecisis.bsky.social
lrt im so happy the ny scene is getting bigger and bigger :,) we're a big boy major now!! it's gonna be a lot harder for me to go this year, but im gonna see what i can do
June 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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splatbooks.ink
WHAAAAAAAAAATTT

Anyone who was saying how #compsplatoon might’ve been dying has no idea what they’re talking about, the people who are doing the work just aren’t terminally online.

Very glad to see other orgs getting involved with bigger events, it’s a good step.
metroink.bsky.social Metro Ink. 🔜 Big Dapple @metroink.bsky.social · Jun 28
NYC! WHO’S READY TO PEDAL TO THE METAL

Metro Ink is partnering with Collision to proudly introduce:

🦑 Gridlock at Collision!

Multi-Day Splatoon 4v4 LAN Regional & Social Event

August 22nd - 24th 2025
Meadowlands Expo Center
Secaucus New Jersey!
⬇️More details below ⬇️

youtu.be/I1eRaiUeJZc
Gridlock 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Metro Ink
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June 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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metroink.bsky.social
NYC! WHO’S READY TO PEDAL TO THE METAL

Metro Ink is partnering with Collision to proudly introduce:

🦑 Gridlock at Collision!

Multi-Day Splatoon 4v4 LAN Regional & Social Event

August 22nd - 24th 2025
Meadowlands Expo Center
Secaucus New Jersey!
⬇️More details below ⬇️

youtu.be/I1eRaiUeJZc
Gridlock 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Metro Ink
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
In her dissent from today's decision—Mahmoud v. Taylor—Justice Sotomayor says that the court's holding "threatens the very essence of public education," and that its "reverberations" will be felt "for generations." This is a very heartfelt and mournful dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Today’s ruling threatens the very essence of public education. The Court, in effect, constitutionalizes a parental veto power over curricular choices long left to the democratic process and local administrators. That decision guts our free exercise precedent and strikes at the core premise of public schools: that children may come together to learn not the teachings of a particular faith, but a range of concepts and views that reflect our entire society. Exposure to new ideas has always been a vital part of that project, until now. The reverberations of the Court’s error will be felt, I fear, for generations. Unable to condone that grave misjudgment, I dissent.
June 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
If this is the level of subtlety that can lead to a religious liberty violation than, as Sotomayor points out, I don't see how any person can't bring a religious liberty claim to opt out of pretty much anything. Case in point: could Christian Scientists could now opt out of any book with doctors?
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 27
Incredibly, Justice Alito continues to misrepresent a book in the case, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, framing it as insidious propaganda designed to brainwash children who oppose same-sex marriage into supporting it. This is just not true, and Sotomayor refutes it. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, the only book that the dissent is willing to discuss in any detail, conveys the same message more subtly. The atmosphere is jubilant after Uncle Bobby and his boyfriend announce their engagement. Id., at 286a (“Everyone was smiling and talking and crying and laughing” (emphasis added)). The book’s main character, Chloe, does not share this excitement. “‘I don’t understand!’” she exclaims, “‘Why is Uncle Bobby getting married?’” Id., at 288a. The book is coy about the precise reason for Chloe’s question, but the question is used to tee up a direct message to young readers: “‘Bobby and Jamie love each other,’ said Mummy. ‘When grown-up people love each other that much, sometimes they get married.’” Ibid. The book therefore presents a specific, if subtle, message about marriage. It asserts that two people can get married, regardless of whether they are of the same or the opposite sex, so long as they “‘love each other.’” Ibid. That view is now accepted by a great many Americans, but it is directly contrary to the religious principles that the parents in this case wish to instill in their children.
June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

Wow that’s broad. Incredibly broad.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
entitled to a preliminary injunction. A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses "a very real threat of undermining" the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill. Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 218 (1972). And a government cannot condition
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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jaywillis.net
Alito's choice to retain scare quotes around "LGBTQ+-inclusive" throughout his opinion in Mahmoud v Taylor, even AFTER he defines the term, pretty clearly gives the game away: He thinks the books are sinister pro-gay agitprop designed to indoctrinate children www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
MAHMOUD v. TAYLOR Opinion of the Court Language Arts] curriculum were not representative of many students and families in Montgomery County be- cause they did not include LGBTQ characters.” Id., at 603a. The Board therefore decided to introduce into the curricu- lum what it described as “‘LGBTQ+-inclusive texts.’”5 Id., at 174a. As one email sent by MCPS principals reflects, the Board selected the books according to a “Critical Selection Repertoire” that required selectors to review potential texts and ask questions such as: “Is heteronormativity reinforced or disrupted?”; “Is cisnormativity reinforced or disrupted?”; and “Are power hierarchies that uphold the dominant cul- ture reinforced or disrupted?” Id., at 622a. In accordance with this “[r]epertoire” and other criteria, the Board eventually selected 13 “LGBTQ+-inclusive” texts for use in the English and Language Arts curriculum from pre-K through 12th grade. Id., at 603a–604a, 622a. At is- sue in this lawsuit are the five “LGBTQ+-inclusive” story- books that are approved for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade—in other words, for children who are generally between 5 and 11 years old.6 A few short descriptions will serve to illustrate the gen- eral tenor of the storybooks. Intersection Allies tells the stories of several children from different backgrounds, in- cluding Kate, who is apparently a transgender child. One
June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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kevinbaum013.bsky.social
This statement is divorced from reality. Judges aren't dragging people off the street and shuffling them around the country in order to avoid due process. The Trump admin is stonewalling judges already. We're sliding in authoritarianism and the Supreme Court is smiling and enjoying the ride.
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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jamalgreene.bsky.social
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
The result will be chaos for this Nation’s public schools. Requiring schools to provide advance notice and the chance to opt out of every lesson plan or story time that might implicate a parent’s religious beliefs will impose impossible administrative burdens on schools. The harm will not be borne by educators alone: Children will suffer too. Classroom disruptions and absences may well inflict long-lasting harm on students’ learning and development. Worse yet, the majority closes its eyes to the inevitable chilling effects of its ruling. Many school districts, and particularly the most resource strapped, cannot afford to engage in costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to tracking and managing student absences. Schools may instead censor their curricula, stripping material that risks generating religious objections. The Court’s ruling, in effect, thus hands a subset of parents the right to veto curricular choices long left to locally elected school boards. Because I cannot countenance the Court’s contortion of our precedent and the untold harms that will follow, I dissent.
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM