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Missed the eye this time I hope 😁
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Missed the eye this time I hope 😁
What, precisely, is a "right" if not something that the government can't prohibit you from doing?
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
What, precisely, is a "right" if not something that the government can't prohibit you from doing?
You asked.
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
You asked.
It's a laser printer. "Laserjet" is a trademark of Hewlett Packard.
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's a laser printer. "Laserjet" is a trademark of Hewlett Packard.
What I'm saying is, if Insurance Lawyer Lady hadn't left the building confident she'd done her thing, she could have caught the grand jury before they left and had them stay for a quick redo. But yeah, once they were out the door, she'd screwed the pooch.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
What I'm saying is, if Insurance Lawyer Lady hadn't left the building confident she'd done her thing, she could have caught the grand jury before they left and had them stay for a quick redo. But yeah, once they were out the door, she'd screwed the pooch.
In fairness, Smith is going after the judge who wrote the opinion. Though as the opinion of the court it's pretty clear the other judge signed off on it too.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In fairness, Smith is going after the judge who wrote the opinion. Though as the opinion of the court it's pretty clear the other judge signed off on it too.
...a number of aspects of legal practice, especially in federal court, and the bigger problem is, she doesn't know what she doesn't know. That is, she not only doesn't know those details of practice, but she doesn't know they exist so that she can look them up.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
...a number of aspects of legal practice, especially in federal court, and the bigger problem is, she doesn't know what she doesn't know. That is, she not only doesn't know those details of practice, but she doesn't know they exist so that she can look them up.
I can't say stupidity so much as ignorance. I am (I say immodestly) categorically not stupid, but there are many subjects about which I'm totally ignorant. Halligan may or may not be stupid (I'm not sure she could have passed the bar if she were), but she's clearly ignorant of... 1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I can't say stupidity so much as ignorance. I am (I say immodestly) categorically not stupid, but there are many subjects about which I'm totally ignorant. Halligan may or may not be stupid (I'm not sure she could have passed the bar if she were), but she's clearly ignorant of... 1/
Because Insurance Lawyer Lady had literally never spent one minute on a prosecutorial team in any court, much less federal court, including handling an indictment for jaywalking. Absolutely clueless.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Because Insurance Lawyer Lady had literally never spent one minute on a prosecutorial team in any court, much less federal court, including handling an indictment for jaywalking. Absolutely clueless.
Exactly, especially when there was an easy way to fix this in real time. Re-present the updated indictment with two counts, and ask them to vote again. If you're willing to cut corners when a few more minutes would have fixed it, imagine the corners they'd cut when it would be a lot more work.
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Exactly, especially when there was an easy way to fix this in real time. Re-present the updated indictment with two counts, and ask them to vote again. If you're willing to cut corners when a few more minutes would have fixed it, imagine the corners they'd cut when it would be a lot more work.
She had no idea what she was doing, couldn't get help to learn how to do it, so she just winged it. And now it's blowing up in her face like one of those Amazon bait packages for porch pirates.
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
She had no idea what she was doing, couldn't get help to learn how to do it, so she just winged it. And now it's blowing up in her face like one of those Amazon bait packages for porch pirates.
Primarily because the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who Trump and Bondi put in place specifically to bring this case before the deadline ran out, after no other attorneys in that office were willing to bring that case, has ZERO experience as a prosecutor. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Primarily because the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who Trump and Bondi put in place specifically to bring this case before the deadline ran out, after no other attorneys in that office were willing to bring that case, has ZERO experience as a prosecutor. 1/
And (as you also know) this kind of decision is a direct appeal to the Supreme Court; no appellate court bypass, no seeking writs, just appeal directly.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And (as you also know) this kind of decision is a direct appeal to the Supreme Court; no appellate court bypass, no seeking writs, just appeal directly.
*Especially* since keeping the districts the same as currently is less disruptive than changing them.
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
*Especially* since keeping the districts the same as currently is less disruptive than changing them.
If every House member voted the same way, it's more than enough to override a veto. But override votes sometimes do not attract as many votes as the original passage vote.
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If every House member voted the same way, it's more than enough to override a veto. But override votes sometimes do not attract as many votes as the original passage vote.
Should go without saying, but that's "can't come on your private property *without your permission* without judicial warrants. People need to be warned that they can absolutely refuse permission and in fact, should proactively TELL ICE that they are not permitted.
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Should go without saying, but that's "can't come on your private property *without your permission* without judicial warrants. People need to be warned that they can absolutely refuse permission and in fact, should proactively TELL ICE that they are not permitted.
But more visible difference: old salt spoons made of silver are almost always gilt in the bowl, because salt can corrode silver.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
But more visible difference: old salt spoons made of silver are almost always gilt in the bowl, because salt can corrode silver.
They may be salt spoons indeed. But they also could be demitasse spoons, used for small cups of coffee (demi/half + tasse/cup).
Salt spoons tend to have a somewhat round bowl, while demitasse spoons tend to be like miniature oval-bowled coffee/tea spoons.
Salt spoons tend to have a somewhat round bowl, while demitasse spoons tend to be like miniature oval-bowled coffee/tea spoons.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
They may be salt spoons indeed. But they also could be demitasse spoons, used for small cups of coffee (demi/half + tasse/cup).
Salt spoons tend to have a somewhat round bowl, while demitasse spoons tend to be like miniature oval-bowled coffee/tea spoons.
Salt spoons tend to have a somewhat round bowl, while demitasse spoons tend to be like miniature oval-bowled coffee/tea spoons.
If not AG, certainly head of a much-invigorated Civil Rights Division.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If not AG, certainly head of a much-invigorated Civil Rights Division.
Not just tomorrow but every time they speak. Channel Cato. Carthago delenda est.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Not just tomorrow but every time they speak. Channel Cato. Carthago delenda est.
Why waste the paper? A mildly complaining email would have been more environmentally sound.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Why waste the paper? A mildly complaining email would have been more environmentally sound.
You probably ought to learn to distinguish "advice" from "stating facts". It's a helpful skill.
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You probably ought to learn to distinguish "advice" from "stating facts". It's a helpful skill.
Many of them rent *houses*, not *apartments*. A management company handles maintenance just like for an apartment, relieving the tenants of that responsibility. Were you unaware houses could be rented, "dude"?
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Many of them rent *houses*, not *apartments*. A management company handles maintenance just like for an apartment, relieving the tenants of that responsibility. Were you unaware houses could be rented, "dude"?
Do you think that millionaires are renting the same kind of houses and apartments that, say, a schoolteacher married to a social worker would be renting?
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Do you think that millionaires are renting the same kind of houses and apartments that, say, a schoolteacher married to a social worker would be renting?
And Kathryn - I know YOU know that history well; that's for our friend who wonders why we'd fight government having the power to require or prohibit some speech. I realized after I composed it that I should have been clearer who I was really addressing, despite the "reply" structure.
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
And Kathryn - I know YOU know that history well; that's for our friend who wonders why we'd fight government having the power to require or prohibit some speech. I realized after I composed it that I should have been clearer who I was really addressing, despite the "reply" structure.