unseelie court reporter
@einsofasectional.bsky.social
interests: interpretation of words; other people; coding [haha, "boo," right?] ; novels, poems, satire; leftism, fairness, justice
status: stay-at-home relation
actual BSKY interaction tendencies: eclectic, idiosyncratic
status: stay-at-home relation
actual BSKY interaction tendencies: eclectic, idiosyncratic
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By the end of the ratification debates, everyone understood that the 14th Amendment would grant birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. The only live question was whether that was a *good* thing. Some senators argued it wasn’t. But they lost! applyliberally.substack.com/p/birthright...
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
By the end of the ratification debates, everyone understood that the 14th Amendment would grant birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. The only live question was whether that was a *good* thing. Some senators argued it wasn’t. But they lost! applyliberally.substack.com/p/birthright...
when you cut yourself in heaven, someone bleeds in hell
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
when you cut yourself in heaven, someone bleeds in hell
deliberate civilizational sabotage in favor of energy technologies that are killing us and our biosphere
I now have comment from the Interior Department confirming it is holding up approvals for “federal resources, permits or consultations” related to solar projects on private lands
Cc @heatmap.news
Cc @heatmap.news
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
deliberate civilizational sabotage in favor of energy technologies that are killing us and our biosphere
one thing we don't say enough about transphobic bigots is that in addition to being cruel, heartless sociopaths they're also genuinely just very very dumb people
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
one thing we don't say enough about transphobic bigots is that in addition to being cruel, heartless sociopaths they're also genuinely just very very dumb people
The goal here is to force Americans to use more gasoline. This administration represents the geopolitical interests of fossil fuel producers, including the imperative to force and increase global dependency even as AMOC begins to falter, as we rocket toward an unrecognizably transformed climate
The plan, to be announced later Wednesday, would ease pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks and significantly reduce fuel economy requirements through the 2031 model year. https://to.pbs.org/3MhfMr4
WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to roll back fuel economy standards
President Donald Trump plans to announce weaker vehicle mileage rules, which aim to limit air pollution.
to.pbs.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The goal here is to force Americans to use more gasoline. This administration represents the geopolitical interests of fossil fuel producers, including the imperative to force and increase global dependency even as AMOC begins to falter, as we rocket toward an unrecognizably transformed climate
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
Trump claims that people were forging Biden's signature. The "autopen" just prints signatures. But Trump has been publicly confronted about issuing pardons he didn't remember/might not have known about, so his administration may actually be guilty of what he's baselessly alleging about Biden's admin
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump claims that people were forging Biden's signature. The "autopen" just prints signatures. But Trump has been publicly confronted about issuing pardons he didn't remember/might not have known about, so his administration may actually be guilty of what he's baselessly alleging about Biden's admin
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
If you've noticed that true Yukon Gold potatoes seem to have vanished in the past couple of years, you're not mistaken--the cultivar is now almost impossible to find and may no longer be viable. But there's good news, too.
Your "Yukon Gold" Potatoes Probably Aren't Yukons—Here's Why
Yukon Gold potatoes are getting harder to find. Here's why growers are moving away from them and which yellow varieties are taking their place.
www.seriouseats.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you've noticed that true Yukon Gold potatoes seem to have vanished in the past couple of years, you're not mistaken--the cultivar is now almost impossible to find and may no longer be viable. But there's good news, too.
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"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
they made like 7 sequels to "Terminator" and yet, indefensibly, this NEVER HAPPENED.
Bright Path - Painting by Mikhail Nikolaevich Rozhdestvin (1990)
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
they made like 7 sequels to "Terminator" and yet, indefensibly, this NEVER HAPPENED.
his contention, presumably, is that the Financial Times surely would have told us if there were any alternatives whatsoever to capitalist power relations, and explained how they could work and why they might even be better in some ways
not one line of the Financial Times has been dedicated to examining the success or failure of a capitalist enterprise. not a one bsky.app/profile/eins...
A perfect example of capitalist propaganda disguised as common sense: the question of "competent execution" is never raised about any capitalist endeavor qua capitalist endeavor, ever, while it's tautologically obvious that competent execution is important for the success of any human effort at all
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
his contention, presumably, is that the Financial Times surely would have told us if there were any alternatives whatsoever to capitalist power relations, and explained how they could work and why they might even be better in some ways
A perfect example of capitalist propaganda disguised as common sense: the question of "competent execution" is never raised about any capitalist endeavor qua capitalist endeavor, ever, while it's tautologically obvious that competent execution is important for the success of any human effort at all
this genuinely is socialism in miniature. the idea is good, but it all depends on competent execution
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A perfect example of capitalist propaganda disguised as common sense: the question of "competent execution" is never raised about any capitalist endeavor qua capitalist endeavor, ever, while it's tautologically obvious that competent execution is important for the success of any human effort at all
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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One of my Arabic teachers told me the Arabic for “midlife crisis” is “jahl Al khamseenaat”, basically “the idiocy of the 50s”, a phrase I often think about for no reason
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One of my Arabic teachers told me the Arabic for “midlife crisis” is “jahl Al khamseenaat”, basically “the idiocy of the 50s”, a phrase I often think about for no reason
incidentally, Mamdani apparently intended to meet with Trump since he won the mayoral election, for what seem like uncomplicatedly rational reasons: "'I will be reaching out to the White House...because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city,' the Mayor-elect said."
Mamdani will call President Trump before taking office, he says in News 4 interview
See Melissa Russo’s full interview with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani below. Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani plans to pick up the phone and call President Donald Trump prior to taking office, he told NBC New ...
www.nbcnewyork.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
incidentally, Mamdani apparently intended to meet with Trump since he won the mayoral election, for what seem like uncomplicatedly rational reasons: "'I will be reaching out to the White House...because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city,' the Mayor-elect said."
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NEW YORK CITY: all out call to canal street & Lafayette as of 12:26 pm, 11/22 — ICE made arrests, fears they might return.
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW YORK CITY: all out call to canal street & Lafayette as of 12:26 pm, 11/22 — ICE made arrests, fears they might return.
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards - www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards - www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
what do you suppose, dear reader, that this implies about whose interests "AI" serves?
Trump is planning an executive order to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence, Reuters reports. He’d withhold federal funding.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
what do you suppose, dear reader, that this implies about whose interests "AI" serves?
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NEW: Judge dismisses the Trump Admin's challenge to NY's Protect Our Courts Act, a law prohibiting immigration arrests at NY's courthouses!
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim – #66 in United States v. State of New York (N.D.N.Y., 1:25-cv-00744) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
www.courtlistener.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
NEW: Judge dismisses the Trump Admin's challenge to NY's Protect Our Courts Act, a law prohibiting immigration arrests at NY's courthouses!
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
Me: Another prank idea is where I karaoke that Cat Stevens song, Tea For The Tillerman? I'm facing away from the audience and when it gets real loud at the end with the HAPPY DAY! part, I suddenly spin around to reveal--I'm a WEREWOLF!
Funeral director: We're not having this conversation again
Funeral director: We're not having this conversation again
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Me: Another prank idea is where I karaoke that Cat Stevens song, Tea For The Tillerman? I'm facing away from the audience and when it gets real loud at the end with the HAPPY DAY! part, I suddenly spin around to reveal--I'm a WEREWOLF!
Funeral director: We're not having this conversation again
Funeral director: We're not having this conversation again