Greg Castanias
@gregcastanias.bsky.social
Husband, dad, appellate & IP lawyer, law professor, writer, men’s college trustee, college fraternity leader, adoption advocate, cocktail maker, and DC dining enthusiast. Member of ALI and AAAL; #AppellateTwitter refugee.
Welp. BlueSky is over. It isn’t ever going to be done better than this.
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Welp. BlueSky is over. It isn’t ever going to be done better than this.
We had the distinct honor of representing the Top Brands companies and John Ngan in this case. Thanks to @design-law.bsky.social (Sarah Fackrell) for highlighting it.
A precedential design patent decision from the Federal Circuit: Top Brand v. Cozy Comfort. www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord...
July 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We had the distinct honor of representing the Top Brands companies and John Ngan in this case. Thanks to @design-law.bsky.social (Sarah Fackrell) for highlighting it.
My father, child of two immigrants who got here from Greece just before Congress passed its first aggressively nativist immigration law (the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924), piloted 35 combat missions in a B-17 over Nazi Germany. He didn’t bomb Nazis so that a cosplaying Naziferatu could pull this crap.
It’s funny that Stephen Miller mentions “the boys at Normandy” because I would bet a significant percentage of the Americans who fought in World War II were the children of immigrants. That was the case in my family.
May 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My father, child of two immigrants who got here from Greece just before Congress passed its first aggressively nativist immigration law (the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924), piloted 35 combat missions in a B-17 over Nazi Germany. He didn’t bomb Nazis so that a cosplaying Naziferatu could pull this crap.
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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I’m just saying whoever taught the Animate Dead spell to the Trump administration has some things to answer for
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I’m just saying whoever taught the Animate Dead spell to the Trump administration has some things to answer for
Here’s how the LA Times edited (massacred) an op-ed to make it say something very different from what the author originally wrote.
Wow, that's completely different! It's not just a new title and deleted paragraph, it's all over - I'm shocked they felt it appropriate to leave your name as the author. Here are screenshots of a diff showing all the changes:
February 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here’s how the LA Times edited (massacred) an op-ed to make it say something very different from what the author originally wrote.
Fly Schrödinger Air: It’s both safe and not safe.
PETER DOOCY: Given DEI hires, it's not safe to fly commercially, is it?
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
January 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fly Schrödinger Air: It’s both safe and not safe.
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PETER DOOCY: Given DEI hires, it's not safe to fly commercially, is it?
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
PETER DOOCY: Given DEI hires, it's not safe to fly commercially, is it?
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said ...
I can’t believe we’re here, but here we are.
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
January 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I can’t believe we’re here, but here we are.
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The question of whether Elon REALLY meant to throw up a Nazi salute is meaningless because Elon's entire persona is oriented around destroying the public's capacity for sense-making. He's always "just joking" or "triggering the libs." That's just how democracy-hating illiberals communicate.
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The question of whether Elon REALLY meant to throw up a Nazi salute is meaningless because Elon's entire persona is oriented around destroying the public's capacity for sense-making. He's always "just joking" or "triggering the libs." That's just how democracy-hating illiberals communicate.
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For no particular reason, here is Orson Welles reminding you to apply critical thinking to the media you consume.
The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.
The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.
January 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For no particular reason, here is Orson Welles reminding you to apply critical thinking to the media you consume.
The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.
The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.
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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
An odd way to learn of this honor, but I got tagged in a LinkedIn post this morning notifying me that I appeared at No. 1 on this list of "The Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024." attorneyintel.com/the-top-25-i...
The Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024 - Attorney Intel
Attorney Intel is pleased to announce The Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024. These accomplished attorneys represent a diverse spectrum of expertise within intellectual property (IP) law, ...
attorneyintel.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
An odd way to learn of this honor, but I got tagged in a LinkedIn post this morning notifying me that I appeared at No. 1 on this list of "The Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024." attorneyintel.com/the-top-25-i...
Important reminder: Dunking on stupid shit just amplifies the stupid shit. Join the campaign for 4S: Stop spreading stupid shit.
Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation.
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material
--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it
--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content
It was inevitable, but it’s still good to be aware that this is happening here, now.
If you see suspicious account/comment, remember: Don’t engage. Don’t argue. Don’t clap back. Don’t screenshot and share. Just block and move on.
today.rtl.lu/news/busines...
If you see suspicious account/comment, remember: Don’t engage. Don’t argue. Don’t clap back. Don’t screenshot and share. Just block and move on.
today.rtl.lu/news/busines...
January 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Important reminder: Dunking on stupid shit just amplifies the stupid shit. Join the campaign for 4S: Stop spreading stupid shit.
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A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...
December 21, 2024 at 9:14 PM
A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...
“We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive. It's pretty dense kids who haven't figured that out by the time they're ten.... Most kids can't afford to go to Harvard and be misinformed.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard
December 15, 2024 at 4:10 PM
“We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive. It's pretty dense kids who haven't figured that out by the time they're ten.... Most kids can't afford to go to Harvard and be misinformed.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard
I’m not convinced, @wsj.com.
Offbeat Layering: A Surprisingly Easy Way for Men to Look More Stylish
Ever throw a hoodie over a button-up shirt? Wear flannel on flannel? Pairing unlikely items, or stacking pieces in an unusual order, might be the simplest way to refresh your wardrobe.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I’m not convinced, @wsj.com.