Andrew Raff
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Renaissance man, privacy, copyright, in-house law-talking guy, saxamaphonist, bicycle pilot
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped:
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Look, the Mamdani thing is very funny, but it's not good that everyone in every country knows you can get the US President to be nice to you if you give him gifts and say nice things to him in person.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Look, the Mamdani thing is very funny, but it's not good that everyone in every country knows you can get the US President to be nice to you if you give him gifts and say nice things to him in person.
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
While it still seems more and more like the modern internet is a huge mistake, occasionally we get reminders about good internet, like a gmail-like browser of the released Epstein emails. jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
While it still seems more and more like the modern internet is a huge mistake, occasionally we get reminders about good internet, like a gmail-like browser of the released Epstein emails. jmail.world
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We don't really know how bicycles work.
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We don't really know how bicycles work.
Marion, don't look at it. Shut your eyes, Marion. Don't look at it, no matter what happens!
Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Marion, don't look at it. Shut your eyes, Marion. Don't look at it, no matter what happens!
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Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.
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This is a great point and raises something we should always remember: all movies are products of their age in ways we don’t always understand. Early 2020s cinema will be marked by COVID lockdowns and carry the echo of mass death even if we can’t easily see how.
For reasons I needed to watch Its a Wonderful Life again last night.
Will do a thread closer to Christmas about it, but next time you watch it, remember this:
Both Capra and Stewart had just come back from WW2. Consider every directing, script and acting decision with that context in mind.
Will do a thread closer to Christmas about it, but next time you watch it, remember this:
Both Capra and Stewart had just come back from WW2. Consider every directing, script and acting decision with that context in mind.
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is a great point and raises something we should always remember: all movies are products of their age in ways we don’t always understand. Early 2020s cinema will be marked by COVID lockdowns and carry the echo of mass death even if we can’t easily see how.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Regular reminder for folks reporting on federal courts that there are two different Judges Ho (Dale / SDNY, James / 5th Cir), with two different judicial philosophies. Remember it this way:
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
Former mayoral aide Mohamed Bahi just got 3 years' probation for organizing straw donations for Eric Adams
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Regular reminder for folks reporting on federal courts that there are two different Judges Ho (Dale / SDNY, James / 5th Cir), with two different judicial philosophies. Remember it this way:
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
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During the Civil War 1.0, the height of Confederate penetration of Union territory came during the Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania.
In the Civil War 2.0, pro-slavery forces briefly besieged the city of Chicago, in Illinois, before being routed by irregular civilians.
In the Civil War 2.0, pro-slavery forces briefly besieged the city of Chicago, in Illinois, before being routed by irregular civilians.
Greg Bovino is leading a rebel cavalry terrorizing America—and it's important to recognize that it's in retreat. While the trauma and terror Bovino’s raiders instill is real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
During the Civil War 1.0, the height of Confederate penetration of Union territory came during the Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania.
In the Civil War 2.0, pro-slavery forces briefly besieged the city of Chicago, in Illinois, before being routed by irregular civilians.
In the Civil War 2.0, pro-slavery forces briefly besieged the city of Chicago, in Illinois, before being routed by irregular civilians.
Six-six-six, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Six-six-six, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
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liz @lopatto.bsky.social banger alert www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
liz @lopatto.bsky.social banger alert www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.
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NEW: The loudest critics of Trump in the judiciary have turned out to be Ronald Reagan-appointees. This week, another — Mark Wolf — joined their ranks, resigning to speak out against the president.
I spoke with Judge Wolf today. He’s worried. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I spoke with Judge Wolf today. He’s worried. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW: The loudest critics of Trump in the judiciary have turned out to be Ronald Reagan-appointees. This week, another — Mark Wolf — joined their ranks, resigning to speak out against the president.
I spoke with Judge Wolf today. He’s worried. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I spoke with Judge Wolf today. He’s worried. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and the Republicans agree on this one thing: Democrats are the enemy.
Shutdown fight shows the basic cunning of the default GOP move: never give Dems an inch, no matter how unpopular our position, and wait for them to fracture. www.offmessage.net/p/epstein-re...
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump and the Republicans agree on this one thing: Democrats are the enemy.
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I’d like to report a murder:
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’d like to report a murder:
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Our legal team just filed the 1st known lawsuit dealing with unconstitutional federal govt involvement in an employment termination in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our legal team just filed the 1st known lawsuit dealing with unconstitutional federal govt involvement in an employment termination in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.
This feels like a personal attack. (Fortunately, Sfoglini is made locally in NY)
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This feels like a personal attack. (Fortunately, Sfoglini is made locally in NY)
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1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability