Part of a Special Issue in JLA on "Language Machines: Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of LLMs" I co-edited together with Siri Lamoureaux and @mcastelle.bsky.social

Today's Supreme Court decision does not opine on the constitutionality of Trump's assault on birthright citizenship. It is limited to the question of universal injunctions. But its ruling on that front is MASSIVE—a huge blow to plaintiffs and judges trying to block Trump's most lawless policies.

time to get out the pitchforks?

"it is worse to lie about your nuclear program than to actually have nuclear weapons." (3/3)

"This investigation into how semiotic indeterminacy perennially foils attempts to achieve transparency of nuclear programs seems to suggest:..."(2/3)

"The moral indignation reserved for Iran in the world of nuclear politics seems exceptional when compared to other states, such as Pakistan, India, North Korea, and Israel, that have illegally or illicitly developed nuclear weapons..."(1/3)

what a wet blanket