Andrew St Laurent
@andrewstlaurent.bsky.social
Lawyer, writer, drummer.
The core point of 'that' Harper's letter is that enforcement of informal social norms (in addition to formal systems like tenure review and government actions like arrests and prosecutions) can have dramatic effect on the exchange of ideas and also need to be policed.
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The core point of 'that' Harper's letter is that enforcement of informal social norms (in addition to formal systems like tenure review and government actions like arrests and prosecutions) can have dramatic effect on the exchange of ideas and also need to be policed.
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No understanding of Chinese required to enjoy. Probably better without it
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
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August 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
No understanding of Chinese required to enjoy. Probably better without it
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Pilot over the intercom: uhhhhhhh we are all just flesh. We exist so briefly.
July 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Pilot over the intercom: uhhhhhhh we are all just flesh. We exist so briefly.
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Total carnage. 20-25% of R1 university budgets incinerated. Massive spillover effects, in terms of staff laid off, courses/majors/enrollment slots slashed, labs/programs/departments shut. There are no backup plans if this stuff becomes permanent in the federal budget.
Here's the NIH's proposed budget - from $48 billion to $27 billion. NIAID, current ~$7 billion cut to ~$4.2 billion.
The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
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The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
May 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Total carnage. 20-25% of R1 university budgets incinerated. Massive spillover effects, in terms of staff laid off, courses/majors/enrollment slots slashed, labs/programs/departments shut. There are no backup plans if this stuff becomes permanent in the federal budget.
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While it appears we are plummeting into the abyss this is a trick of perspective, in fact all the non-abyss parts of the universe are hurling away from us
BESSENT: OTHER COUNTRIES' CURRENCIES RISING, NOT DOLLAR FALLING
May 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
While it appears we are plummeting into the abyss this is a trick of perspective, in fact all the non-abyss parts of the universe are hurling away from us
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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the church down the street is doing a christmas thing where somebody sings christmas song (feliz navidad, rudolf the red-nosed reindeer etc) but it's raining and the PA is scratchy so it's giving off real horror movie vibes.
December 10, 2024 at 1:57 AM
the church down the street is doing a christmas thing where somebody sings christmas song (feliz navidad, rudolf the red-nosed reindeer etc) but it's raining and the PA is scratchy so it's giving off real horror movie vibes.
Is this weird lightness I'm feeling the skid before the crash?
November 6, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Is this weird lightness I'm feeling the skid before the crash?
I just donated $20 to Pizza to the Polls to help keep Democracy Delicious this year - you should too! #democracyisdelicious polls.pizza/donate
November 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I just donated $20 to Pizza to the Polls to help keep Democracy Delicious this year - you should too! #democracyisdelicious polls.pizza/donate
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Can we get 500 of you as soon as possible to share this new ad Kamala Harris just released
October 9, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Can we get 500 of you as soon as possible to share this new ad Kamala Harris just released
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #553,128!
September 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #553,128!
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This photo by Todd Heisler @nytimes.com is iconic.
August 23, 2024 at 3:35 AM
This photo by Todd Heisler @nytimes.com is iconic.
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When they go low, we say they have a tiny ass dick in front of the entire country using our hands and make it small and then smaller
August 21, 2024 at 3:13 AM
When they go low, we say they have a tiny ass dick in front of the entire country using our hands and make it small and then smaller
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This is brave, both because they are such painful and personal stories, and because the worst people in America will be targeting and hounding them and their families.
I so appreciate that these people chose to get up onstage and tell incredibly painful and personal stories about what abortion restrictions have cost them and I am so fucking mad about that they have to 19thnews.org/2024/08/dnc-...
Women will tell their abortion, pregnancy and miscarriage stories at the first post-Roe DNC
At the first post-Roe Democratic National Convention, three women will tell their stories about pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion.
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August 20, 2024 at 3:02 AM
This is brave, both because they are such painful and personal stories, and because the worst people in America will be targeting and hounding them and their families.
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I don’t know what’s going on but 15,000 Arizonans are at a Harris/Walz rally in Phoenix right now. MAGA can’t call this a free concert unless Mark Kelly pulls out a banjo.
August 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM
I don’t know what’s going on but 15,000 Arizonans are at a Harris/Walz rally in Phoenix right now. MAGA can’t call this a free concert unless Mark Kelly pulls out a banjo.
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Jason Kander, the guy who almost kept Josh Hawley from becoming a US Senator, wrote this about Kamala Harris & I thought it was worth sharing.
August 4, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Jason Kander, the guy who almost kept Josh Hawley from becoming a US Senator, wrote this about Kamala Harris & I thought it was worth sharing.
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fucking hell the brainwormed degenerate confused Willie Brown and JERRY BROWN?
IMAGINE IF BIDEN HAD DONE THIS
Where are the Republican calls for him to step down
IMAGINE IF BIDEN HAD DONE THIS
Where are the Republican calls for him to step down
August 9, 2024 at 1:10 AM
fucking hell the brainwormed degenerate confused Willie Brown and JERRY BROWN?
IMAGINE IF BIDEN HAD DONE THIS
Where are the Republican calls for him to step down
IMAGINE IF BIDEN HAD DONE THIS
Where are the Republican calls for him to step down
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Just revised my "Law as Violence: Langobard Laws in #TTRPG" for the #MAMG2024 proceedings, and sent to editor - hopefully out by year's end :)
It now has references to:
@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social "Combat in Dungeons & Dragons" (2024)
Oneglia et al, "Medieval: Tales from Europe"
Original paper:
It now has references to:
@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social "Combat in Dungeons & Dragons" (2024)
Oneglia et al, "Medieval: Tales from Europe"
Original paper:
Law as Violence: Langobard Laws & Tabletop Roleplay Games – The Middle Ages in Modern Games
middleagesinmoderngames.net
August 2, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Just revised my "Law as Violence: Langobard Laws in #TTRPG" for the #MAMG2024 proceedings, and sent to editor - hopefully out by year's end :)
It now has references to:
@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social "Combat in Dungeons & Dragons" (2024)
Oneglia et al, "Medieval: Tales from Europe"
Original paper:
It now has references to:
@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social "Combat in Dungeons & Dragons" (2024)
Oneglia et al, "Medieval: Tales from Europe"
Original paper:
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hey not to be all corny but please understand and internalize that your creative work is vital and beautiful whether others see/hear it or not and that your creative expression enriches the world just by your having done it
July 29, 2024 at 4:39 AM
hey not to be all corny but please understand and internalize that your creative work is vital and beautiful whether others see/hear it or not and that your creative expression enriches the world just by your having done it
Biden's terrible debate performance should help Democrats realize they must go fully negative to win.
June 28, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Biden's terrible debate performance should help Democrats realize they must go fully negative to win.
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the magic trick of democracy (and the reason i think it is romantic, in its own way) is precisely that you can leverage narcissism and self-interest and even selfishness to do great things for ordinary people
June 2, 2024 at 12:36 AM
the magic trick of democracy (and the reason i think it is romantic, in its own way) is precisely that you can leverage narcissism and self-interest and even selfishness to do great things for ordinary people
A sensible analysis with a straightforward set of actions to take.
Nearly all liberals, including the Dems pushing Biden in this direction, agree that if Trump wins, he’ll instantly deem “his” economy the best in history, and everyone will go along with it. So what sense does it make to do the opposite? www.offmessage.net/p/biden-beat...
May 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
A sensible analysis with a straightforward set of actions to take.
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an actually good Sydney Sweeney-themed think piece is “The Money Is in All the Wrong Places” by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social
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You can always tell who in Hollywood has family money by their Instagrams. People like Dakota Johnson, who have a Hollywood lineage deeper than the Mariana Trench, post only rarely. They post about so...
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March 7, 2024 at 3:12 AM
an actually good Sydney Sweeney-themed think piece is “The Money Is in All the Wrong Places” by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social
defector.com/the-money-is...
defector.com/the-money-is...