Michelle Spencer
@txmischief.bsky.social
Lifetime learner. World traveler. Native Texan. Love movies, books, gaming, tech, and improving life for legal professionals, currently @netdocuments
Here's a few minutes of wholesome goodness for you.
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youtube.com/watch?v=xOXo...
SNOW BEAR - A Hand-Drawn Animated Short Film (4K) by Aaron Blaise
YouTube video by The Art of Aaron Blaise
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December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here's a few minutes of wholesome goodness for you.
youtube.com/watch?v=xOXo...
youtube.com/watch?v=xOXo...
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
As I return from an extended vacation 🗾 and the Thanksgiving break 🦃, it's great to reflect 🤔on what all we've accomplished at NetDocuments this year and look forward to all of the exciting things coming soon! 🔭
It's a fun time to be in #legaltech! 🤖
www.netdocuments.com/blog/inspire...
It's a fun time to be in #legaltech! 🤖
www.netdocuments.com/blog/inspire...
Inspire 2025 Recap: Powering the Intelligent Legal Platform | NetDocuments
BLOG
www.netdocuments.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As I return from an extended vacation 🗾 and the Thanksgiving break 🦃, it's great to reflect 🤔on what all we've accomplished at NetDocuments this year and look forward to all of the exciting things coming soon! 🔭
It's a fun time to be in #legaltech! 🤖
www.netdocuments.com/blog/inspire...
It's a fun time to be in #legaltech! 🤖
www.netdocuments.com/blog/inspire...
Having just been in Tokyo, it's hard to imagine a city with 25% more people! www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
Tokyo Loses Title Of World’s Most Populous City, According To UN
New UN rankings have redefined how city populations are measured—and it's shaken up the rankings. Here are the ten most populous cities in the world.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Having just been in Tokyo, it's hard to imagine a city with 25% more people! www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
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WILL IS FREE FROM ICE!
After months in detention, Tae Heung "Will" Kim, a scientist at Texas A&M developing a vaccine to treat Lyme disease & longtime US permanent resident, has been released!
Our movement to defend higher ed means protecting higher ed workers from ICE.
@texasaaup.bsky.social
After months in detention, Tae Heung "Will" Kim, a scientist at Texas A&M developing a vaccine to treat Lyme disease & longtime US permanent resident, has been released!
Our movement to defend higher ed means protecting higher ed workers from ICE.
@texasaaup.bsky.social
Korean American detainee freed
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium announced on its Facebook page that Tae Heung “Will” Kim has been freed.
nwasianweekly.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
WILL IS FREE FROM ICE!
After months in detention, Tae Heung "Will" Kim, a scientist at Texas A&M developing a vaccine to treat Lyme disease & longtime US permanent resident, has been released!
Our movement to defend higher ed means protecting higher ed workers from ICE.
@texasaaup.bsky.social
After months in detention, Tae Heung "Will" Kim, a scientist at Texas A&M developing a vaccine to treat Lyme disease & longtime US permanent resident, has been released!
Our movement to defend higher ed means protecting higher ed workers from ICE.
@texasaaup.bsky.social
"Did Donald Trump just stupid himself into socialism?!?" @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social is a national treasure!
youtube.com/shorts/Noj1k...
youtube.com/shorts/Noj1k...
Did Donald Trump just stupid his way into socialism? @JoshJohnsonComedy #dailyshow
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Did Donald Trump just stupid himself into socialism?!?" @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social is a national treasure!
youtube.com/shorts/Noj1k...
youtube.com/shorts/Noj1k...
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👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
"Expert panels provide the federal government with a range of insights, illuminating dense scientific topics and offering practical guidance on how industries actually operate. They serve as a critical link between regulators and the regulated...."
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Trump Axes Expert Panels at Historic Clip, Defying Agency Advice
The Trump administration this year has eliminated about 160 expert advisory committees across the federal government, almost a third of them over the recommendations of the agencies that oversee them,...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"Expert panels provide the federal government with a range of insights, illuminating dense scientific topics and offering practical guidance on how industries actually operate. They serve as a critical link between regulators and the regulated...."
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
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Pardoning criminals and he doesn't even know who they are?!?
youtube.com/shorts/6Qo1z...
youtube.com/shorts/6Qo1z...
Trump pardons crypto billionaire CZ ... and then denies knowing who he is
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Pardoning criminals and he doesn't even know who they are?!?
youtube.com/shorts/6Qo1z...
youtube.com/shorts/6Qo1z...
This is the crux of the problem. Wage stagnation means people can't even afford food and basic living necessities. Corporate America needs to do better by their workers.
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the crux of the problem. Wage stagnation means people can't even afford food and basic living necessities. Corporate America needs to do better by their workers.
Due to the continued pressure of the government shutdown, cracks in the Trump administration's and House Republicans' arguments are happening. Unfortunately, it has come at the cost of food for Americans who desperately need it.
Two federal courts confirm what we already knew:
Trump must use contingency funds to fund SNAP this month.
But millions will still see their benefits delayed because Trump tried to hold SNAP hostage.
No more games. Use all available resources to ensure no one goes hungry.
Trump must use contingency funds to fund SNAP this month.
But millions will still see their benefits delayed because Trump tried to hold SNAP hostage.
No more games. Use all available resources to ensure no one goes hungry.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Due to the continued pressure of the government shutdown, cracks in the Trump administration's and House Republicans' arguments are happening. Unfortunately, it has come at the cost of food for Americans who desperately need it.
Reposted by Michelle Spencer
The Trump administration's plan to partially fund SNAP benefits won't happen quickly. Here's what to know.
Why November SNAP benefits may not be available for several weeks or months
The USDA says that state systems which distribute benefits are different, which could cause delays.
www.axios.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Trump administration's plan to partially fund SNAP benefits won't happen quickly. Here's what to know.
@joepatrice.bsky.social provides an excellent rundown of "rule of law conservatives awkwardly embracing resistance" at the annual mtg of the Society for the Rule of Law, an organization comprised of mostly conservative lawyers conceived during the first Trump term.
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/rule...
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/rule...
Rule Of Law Conservatives Awkwardly Embrace #Resistance - Above the Law
The conservative legal movement gave rise to Donald Trump. Some of them are committed to figuring out what went wrong.
abovethelaw.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
@joepatrice.bsky.social provides an excellent rundown of "rule of law conservatives awkwardly embracing resistance" at the annual mtg of the Society for the Rule of Law, an organization comprised of mostly conservative lawyers conceived during the first Trump term.
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/rule...
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/rule...
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social is the comedy and news gift we all need right now. If you're not following his YouTube channel yet, why not?!?!
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social is the comedy and news gift we all need right now. If you're not following his YouTube channel yet, why not?!?!
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"The question is whether Grokipedia can succeed not as an alternative to Wikipedia but as a means to delegitimize it. 'Flooding the zone with shit' ... doesn’t necessarily seek to replace institutions of collective knowledge generation; it seeks to deface them."
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
Briefing: Grokipedia applies a right-wing filter to Wikipedia
Plus: an easy way to search for objects within a video and a new web reconnaissance tool
indicator.media
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"The question is whether Grokipedia can succeed not as an alternative to Wikipedia but as a means to delegitimize it. 'Flooding the zone with shit' ... doesn’t necessarily seek to replace institutions of collective knowledge generation; it seeks to deface them."
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
I'm doing the next best thing to sleeping for a month. I'm going to Japan to immerse myself in their thoughtful culture and avoiding all US news for two weeks.
I have Voyager on. It's the episode where they all have to go into stasis for a month, and I am so jealous. Sleeping for a month sounds awesome.
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm doing the next best thing to sleeping for a month. I'm going to Japan to immerse myself in their thoughtful culture and avoiding all US news for two weeks.
In the chase for AGI and FOMO of not being competitive, capital expenditures for the major #AI players have jumped dramatically since late 2022, and they all say it's still not enough.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/big-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/big-...
Big Tech Is Spending More Than Ever on AI and It’s Still Not Enough
Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon have all said they will increase spending in 2026. But investors have given mixed signals.
www.wsj.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the chase for AGI and FOMO of not being competitive, capital expenditures for the major #AI players have jumped dramatically since late 2022, and they all say it's still not enough.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/big-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/big-...
More lies. This is what happens when he's given airtime, but of course his lackeys will never stop giving him airtime.
Fact check: 18 lies Trump told on ‘60 Minutes’
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump littered his new “60 Minutes” interview with a wide-ranging assortment of false claims, the vast majority of them previously debunked. We counted at least 18 inaccurate assertio...
www.cnn.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
More lies. This is what happens when he's given airtime, but of course his lackeys will never stop giving him airtime.
Mock trial test shows #AI isn't up to the task of being a juror. #legaltech
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
Law School Runs Mock Trial Before Jury Of AI Chatbots As Dystopian Nightmare Accelerates - Above the Law
'Open the jailhouse doors, HAL.'
abovethelaw.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Mock trial test shows #AI isn't up to the task of being a juror. #legaltech
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
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Paramount Global, CBS, and 60 Minutes literally sold their credibility and their integrity for CEO bonuses and shareholder value. Trump rubbed their noses in their own shit last night and they sat there and took it, because the Press has been a collaborator with Trump from the beginning.
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Paramount Global, CBS, and 60 Minutes literally sold their credibility and their integrity for CEO bonuses and shareholder value. Trump rubbed their noses in their own shit last night and they sat there and took it, because the Press has been a collaborator with Trump from the beginning.
Listened yesterday. This was a great interview.
At the peak of Jennifer Lawrence’s fame, it seemed like people couldn’t get enough of her offbeat humor and outspoken persona. Privately, she was waiting for the backlash. Watch, read or listen to the latest edition of “The Interview.” nyti.ms/47AbZvQ
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Listened yesterday. This was a great interview.
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I'm not a Nobel winning economist, but it seems to me the world's largest retailer and the worlds largest delivery services laying off hundreds of thousands right before the busiest retail and delivery season of the year is perhaps not an optimistic indicator of Trump's promised "Golden Age"
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm not a Nobel winning economist, but it seems to me the world's largest retailer and the worlds largest delivery services laying off hundreds of thousands right before the busiest retail and delivery season of the year is perhaps not an optimistic indicator of Trump's promised "Golden Age"
But by golly they got rid of that fraud, waste, and abuse, right? smh
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
But by golly they got rid of that fraud, waste, and abuse, right? smh
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anyone who boosts AI has to explain to me why this is worth it
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
anyone who boosts AI has to explain to me why this is worth it