clayr.bsky.social
@clayr.bsky.social
What I find especially terrifying is that the Thirteenth Amendment (which outlawed slavery) specifically does not apply to convicts. They have to be "duly convicted", but that's not a reach for this administration - and then they'd have a "legitimate" pool of slave labor.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What I find especially terrifying is that the Thirteenth Amendment (which outlawed slavery) specifically does not apply to convicts. They have to be "duly convicted", but that's not a reach for this administration - and then they'd have a "legitimate" pool of slave labor.
Sounds like typical AI hallucination garbage. Do NOT rely on AI for factual information.
More, don't rely on it for judgement. It has none. It is nothing more than a sophisticated predictive text machine. It strings together words that statistically occur together, without any regard for meaning.
More, don't rely on it for judgement. It has none. It is nothing more than a sophisticated predictive text machine. It strings together words that statistically occur together, without any regard for meaning.
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sounds like typical AI hallucination garbage. Do NOT rely on AI for factual information.
More, don't rely on it for judgement. It has none. It is nothing more than a sophisticated predictive text machine. It strings together words that statistically occur together, without any regard for meaning.
More, don't rely on it for judgement. It has none. It is nothing more than a sophisticated predictive text machine. It strings together words that statistically occur together, without any regard for meaning.
And with the government closed, no renewals will be processed.
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And with the government closed, no renewals will be processed.
US Constitution ArtI.S9.C8: "...no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust ... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
US Constitution ArtI.S9.C8: "...no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust ... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
The reasoning here is very scary.
T already implied that trans people in the military were fraudulently trying to 'fool' people about their gender.
I worry that the next step is to say that simply being trans is an attempt to defraud the US government & so you are engaging in a crime.
T already implied that trans people in the military were fraudulently trying to 'fool' people about their gender.
I worry that the next step is to say that simply being trans is an attempt to defraud the US government & so you are engaging in a crime.
July 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The reasoning here is very scary.
T already implied that trans people in the military were fraudulently trying to 'fool' people about their gender.
I worry that the next step is to say that simply being trans is an attempt to defraud the US government & so you are engaging in a crime.
T already implied that trans people in the military were fraudulently trying to 'fool' people about their gender.
I worry that the next step is to say that simply being trans is an attempt to defraud the US government & so you are engaging in a crime.
Odd. I'm in the US, and they are in all the big box and appliance stores here. I frankly thought they were more a US phenomenon.
May 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Odd. I'm in the US, and they are in all the big box and appliance stores here. I frankly thought they were more a US phenomenon.
"Reconciliation" is intended to apply ONLY to pure budget bills. This bill has many significant policy changes.
Therefore:
EITHER all policy points need to be removed (Byrd Rule)
OR the bill cannot be passed under reconciliation, and needs the normal supermajority (60 votes) to pass.
Therefore:
EITHER all policy points need to be removed (Byrd Rule)
OR the bill cannot be passed under reconciliation, and needs the normal supermajority (60 votes) to pass.
May 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Reconciliation" is intended to apply ONLY to pure budget bills. This bill has many significant policy changes.
Therefore:
EITHER all policy points need to be removed (Byrd Rule)
OR the bill cannot be passed under reconciliation, and needs the normal supermajority (60 votes) to pass.
Therefore:
EITHER all policy points need to be removed (Byrd Rule)
OR the bill cannot be passed under reconciliation, and needs the normal supermajority (60 votes) to pass.
The order says "ensure that intimate spaces ... are designated by biological sex and not gender identity".
Fine. This says they have to "designate" -- literally, put a sign on -- the door. It does not say anything about restricting who uses those facilities.
Cooperative resistance, folks.
Fine. This says they have to "designate" -- literally, put a sign on -- the door. It does not say anything about restricting who uses those facilities.
Cooperative resistance, folks.
January 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The order says "ensure that intimate spaces ... are designated by biological sex and not gender identity".
Fine. This says they have to "designate" -- literally, put a sign on -- the door. It does not say anything about restricting who uses those facilities.
Cooperative resistance, folks.
Fine. This says they have to "designate" -- literally, put a sign on -- the door. It does not say anything about restricting who uses those facilities.
Cooperative resistance, folks.
Clarification: This person had submitted a gender change with her passport application.
She did NOT already have a passport marked F, that they renewed with marker M.
She clarified this in the comments.
They are simply not accepting applications to change the gender marker.
She did NOT already have a passport marked F, that they renewed with marker M.
She clarified this in the comments.
They are simply not accepting applications to change the gender marker.
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Clarification: This person had submitted a gender change with her passport application.
She did NOT already have a passport marked F, that they renewed with marker M.
She clarified this in the comments.
They are simply not accepting applications to change the gender marker.
She did NOT already have a passport marked F, that they renewed with marker M.
She clarified this in the comments.
They are simply not accepting applications to change the gender marker.
The Constitution says that the supreme court justices "shall hold their offices during good behaviour".
To me this says the Constitution requires, at the least, an ethics standard, if not a board to determine when justices are no longer exhibiting "good behaviour".
To me this says the Constitution requires, at the least, an ethics standard, if not a board to determine when justices are no longer exhibiting "good behaviour".
August 19, 2023 at 1:25 AM
The Constitution says that the supreme court justices "shall hold their offices during good behaviour".
To me this says the Constitution requires, at the least, an ethics standard, if not a board to determine when justices are no longer exhibiting "good behaviour".
To me this says the Constitution requires, at the least, an ethics standard, if not a board to determine when justices are no longer exhibiting "good behaviour".