Geoffrey T. Blackwell
@gtblackwell.atheists.org
Atheists.org Legal Director, #FirstAmendment attorney, co-host of @notsograndjury.bsky.social.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
The @democrats.org know they just won an election, right? A win that sent a clear signal which side Americans are on in this? Did they forget that after only five days?!
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The @democrats.org know they just won an election, right? A win that sent a clear signal which side Americans are on in this? Did they forget that after only five days?!
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good to know he acknowledges that the shutdown is hurting his party. Maybe they can address the AHA concerns and get this resolved?
Probably not.
Probably not.
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Good to know he acknowledges that the shutdown is hurting his party. Maybe they can address the AHA concerns and get this resolved?
Probably not.
Probably not.
#NotTheOnion
A guy is suing his former employer for not accommodating his religious belief that he should never be alone in a room with a woman to avoid "the appearance of evil."
So the argument is it's religious discrimination to *not* engage in gender discrimination.
Wild.
A guy is suing his former employer for not accommodating his religious belief that he should never be alone in a room with a woman to avoid "the appearance of evil."
So the argument is it's religious discrimination to *not* engage in gender discrimination.
Wild.
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#NotTheOnion
A guy is suing his former employer for not accommodating his religious belief that he should never be alone in a room with a woman to avoid "the appearance of evil."
So the argument is it's religious discrimination to *not* engage in gender discrimination.
Wild.
A guy is suing his former employer for not accommodating his religious belief that he should never be alone in a room with a woman to avoid "the appearance of evil."
So the argument is it's religious discrimination to *not* engage in gender discrimination.
Wild.
She thinks she's soooo cute.
March 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
She thinks she's soooo cute.
For those playing along at home, this is the President of the United States openly advocating for an ethnic clensing (or a genocide) in a press conference with another head of state.
This is where we're at now... [checks watch] ...15 days in.
www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
This is where we're at now... [checks watch] ...15 days in.
www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
For those playing along at home, this is the President of the United States openly advocating for an ethnic clensing (or a genocide) in a press conference with another head of state.
This is where we're at now... [checks watch] ...15 days in.
www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
This is where we're at now... [checks watch] ...15 days in.
www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
In case anyone needs it, here are some cat pictures.
February 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In case anyone needs it, here are some cat pictures.
It's possible I dropped a cat toy in my boot.
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's possible I dropped a cat toy in my boot.
@mattcameron.bsky.social, you'll be shocked to learn that, according to Trump's DOJ, illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@mattcameron.bsky.social, you'll be shocked to learn that, according to Trump's DOJ, illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 21, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Name the most worthless device you can think of and I'll raise you a heat lamp for a candle.
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Name the most worthless device you can think of and I'll raise you a heat lamp for a candle.
Numerous courts have concluded that the government cannot legally force anyone to participate in a #12step program because they amount to religious coercion and violate the #EstablishmentClause and #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. (4/8)
December 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Numerous courts have concluded that the government cannot legally force anyone to participate in a #12step program because they amount to religious coercion and violate the #EstablishmentClause and #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. (4/8)
December 9, 2024 at 6:28 PM
This Order from Judge Proctor in the Northern District of Alabama is amazing! I cannot wait to read the court-ordered joint report of how the attorneys' lunch went and how much they tipped their server.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 9, 2024 at 5:44 PM
This Order from Judge Proctor in the Northern District of Alabama is amazing! I cannot wait to read the court-ordered joint report of how the attorneys' lunch went and how much they tipped their server.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![A footnote that reads, "27. 'Googling' is defined as '[t]o search for information on the Web, particularly by using the Google search engine; to search the Web for information related to a new or potential girlfriend or boyfriend.' The Word Spy, ('The Word Spy' is described as a website 'devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases.'), at http://www.wordspy.com/words/google.asp (last visited
Dec. 16, 2004)."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uz6kozzu6qkntyp4pohl5opw/bafkreicds4sg7awah55kkcsytmlvo36nitnjlej22ekdqyfsipt6z7awb4@jpeg)
December 4, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Nina wishes it be known that she has not been fed in well over an hour, which she believes is a clear violation of her Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishments.
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Nina wishes it be known that she has not been fed in well over an hour, which she believes is a clear violation of her Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishments.
Nina's here to receive head scritches and chew gum.
And she's all out of gum.
And she's all out of gum.
November 25, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Nina's here to receive head scritches and chew gum.
And she's all out of gum.
And she's all out of gum.
November 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Introduce yourself with four albums.
November 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Introduce yourself with four albums.
Bowie and Nina each have their own way of asking for attention.
November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Bowie and Nina each have their own way of asking for attention.
News outlets need to stop reporting on the "Department of Government Efficiency" as if it's a thing that actually exists. It doesn't. It won't. That would take an act of Congress and good luck getting even the incoming Congress to spend the money it would take to set up a whole new department.
November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
News outlets need to stop reporting on the "Department of Government Efficiency" as if it's a thing that actually exists. It doesn't. It won't. That would take an act of Congress and good luck getting even the incoming Congress to spend the money it would take to set up a whole new department.