Connor Lynch
@connorlynch.bsky.social
Lawyer – mostly intellectual property in my practice. Lotta political opinions (don't worry they're all good ones).
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The Government Lawyers Database
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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
This is an interesting way to describe what was polled. Many of these aren’t “policies” but potential policy *outcomes*, and some of these that are policies simply mischaracterize what Trump’s policies are in a light more favorable to Trump.
Poor design.
Poor design.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is an interesting way to describe what was polled. Many of these aren’t “policies” but potential policy *outcomes*, and some of these that are policies simply mischaracterize what Trump’s policies are in a light more favorable to Trump.
Poor design.
Poor design.
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I’m fucking shaking with rage. Mother fuckers. Pieces of shit.
CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m fucking shaking with rage. Mother fuckers. Pieces of shit.
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The results from a year ago gave us really bad options and worse options, and we have people On Here a year later excitedly talking about primarying Schumer like there's a "Stop the Bad Things Happening" button that Democrats refuse to press
People are starting to realize that their One Weird Trick isn't going to fix what's ailing the country, but rather than try something more productive, they're getting angry at elected officials who know that there is no secret button that will take them to before the 2024 election.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The results from a year ago gave us really bad options and worse options, and we have people On Here a year later excitedly talking about primarying Schumer like there's a "Stop the Bad Things Happening" button that Democrats refuse to press
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Wish people with any kind of audience would please focus on this shitshow still actually being Republican’s fault entirely
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Wish people with any kind of audience would please focus on this shitshow still actually being Republican’s fault entirely
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In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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every sunday, from pulpits in megachurches across america, white evangelicals cry out about some imaginary persecution of christianity. but i can’t stop thinking about the pile of rosaries collected by a janitor at a border crossing or the priest turned away at the gates of the detention camp.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
every sunday, from pulpits in megachurches across america, white evangelicals cry out about some imaginary persecution of christianity. but i can’t stop thinking about the pile of rosaries collected by a janitor at a border crossing or the priest turned away at the gates of the detention camp.
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Electricity disappeared shortly after appearing. The voltage is way too low to use it in my area of Kharkiv.
All 3 thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo have shut down following Russia’s overnight attack and are no longer generating electricity.
The situation is bad.
All 3 thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo have shut down following Russia’s overnight attack and are no longer generating electricity.
The situation is bad.
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Electricity disappeared shortly after appearing. The voltage is way too low to use it in my area of Kharkiv.
All 3 thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo have shut down following Russia’s overnight attack and are no longer generating electricity.
The situation is bad.
All 3 thermal power plants operated by Centrenergo have shut down following Russia’s overnight attack and are no longer generating electricity.
The situation is bad.
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LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
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Alright you do, in fact, gotta hand it to Schumer
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Alright you do, in fact, gotta hand it to Schumer
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REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
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SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
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Abolish Border Patrol.
Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Abolish Border Patrol.
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this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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He has far and away the best experience.
ballotpedia.org/Xavier_Becerra
ballotpedia.org/Xavier_Becerra
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
He has far and away the best experience.
ballotpedia.org/Xavier_Becerra
ballotpedia.org/Xavier_Becerra
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Y'all, Xavier Bacerra is in the Governor's race and he's a really good candidate. No, he's not flashy or sexy, but he's also not Katie Porter or Antonio Villaraigosa, so he's got that going for him.
“It is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I am choosing to not run for governor next year,” Padilla says.
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Y'all, Xavier Bacerra is in the Governor's race and he's a really good candidate. No, he's not flashy or sexy, but he's also not Katie Porter or Antonio Villaraigosa, so he's got that going for him.
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I think I've figured out what happened here. They're actually right that there are some weird problems with that order.
My working theory is that the judge said "file it under seal" orally and really meant "file it ex parte" and the clerk just wrote that down for him to sign and hilarity ensued.
My working theory is that the judge said "file it under seal" orally and really meant "file it ex parte" and the clerk just wrote that down for him to sign and hilarity ensued.
Govt doesn't want Comey to look at grand jury transcripts.
Way to look guilty, guys.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Way to look guilty, guys.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I think I've figured out what happened here. They're actually right that there are some weird problems with that order.
My working theory is that the judge said "file it under seal" orally and really meant "file it ex parte" and the clerk just wrote that down for him to sign and hilarity ensued.
My working theory is that the judge said "file it under seal" orally and really meant "file it ex parte" and the clerk just wrote that down for him to sign and hilarity ensued.
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It's very hard to read this, knowing the little bit about suicide that I do, and conclude that chatgpt was not a major causal factor
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It's very hard to read this, knowing the little bit about suicide that I do, and conclude that chatgpt was not a major causal factor
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Said resistance was often a bit more emphatic than chucking some bread at a fed, too.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Said resistance was often a bit more emphatic than chucking some bread at a fed, too.
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We talk about precise jury instructions and proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but the real practical function of juries in our system is as a final check on the most extreme "this is complete bullshit" prosecutions. And that they don't have to explain their reasoning is why that works.
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
We talk about precise jury instructions and proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but the real practical function of juries in our system is as a final check on the most extreme "this is complete bullshit" prosecutions. And that they don't have to explain their reasoning is why that works.