David Hsu
@hsumaker.bsky.social
Professional intellectual property attorney living in Colorado. Amateur at everything else.
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The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Moderate/Dem-backed candidates are currently sweeping every school board race in conservative Douglas County, Colorado (home to a famous school voucher experiment). Would give moderates total 7-0 control of the school board. #copolitics
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Moderate/Dem-backed candidates are currently sweeping every school board race in conservative Douglas County, Colorado (home to a famous school voucher experiment). Would give moderates total 7-0 control of the school board. #copolitics
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
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Horrors indeed.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sep...
As always, props to @mcsweeneys.net for wading through the sewage and documenting this.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sep...
As always, props to @mcsweeneys.net for wading through the sewage and documenting this.
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: September 2025: Atrocities 417-466
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Horrors indeed.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sep...
As always, props to @mcsweeneys.net for wading through the sewage and documenting this.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sep...
As always, props to @mcsweeneys.net for wading through the sewage and documenting this.
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Yes the 34X convicted felon who pardoned 1600 violent insurrectionists, pardoned soldiers convicted of the most horrific war crimes, tried to fire Inspectors General, & won’t investigate open bribery of his own cronies—is definitely indicting James Comey because he cares so much about law and order.
September 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Yes the 34X convicted felon who pardoned 1600 violent insurrectionists, pardoned soldiers convicted of the most horrific war crimes, tried to fire Inspectors General, & won’t investigate open bribery of his own cronies—is definitely indicting James Comey because he cares so much about law and order.
I believe in the First Amendment. I have friends everywhere.
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I believe in the First Amendment. I have friends everywhere.
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This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."
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We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Armed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say.
www.denverpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was.
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist.
www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...
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Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
In red school districts, do they teach that tariffs are paid by the exporting country? Are there new textbooks being printed?
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In red school districts, do they teach that tariffs are paid by the exporting country? Are there new textbooks being printed?
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Newsom: "We're doing this in reaction to a president that called the governor of the state of Texas and said 'find me 5 seats' ... we cannot unilaterally disarm ... other blue states need to stand up"
August 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Newsom: "We're doing this in reaction to a president that called the governor of the state of Texas and said 'find me 5 seats' ... we cannot unilaterally disarm ... other blue states need to stand up"
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🖋️ “Reinstate crucial mRNA vaccine research funding for preparedness” hit 250 signers!
💬 Text SIGN PJHYDP to 50409
💬 Text SIGN PJHYDP to 50409
Reinstate crucial mRNA vaccine research funding for preparedness
Text SIGN PJHYDP to 50409 — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should resign from his position due to his reckless decision to cancel $500 million in funding for the development of safe and effective mRNA vaccine technology. His unscientific stance prioritizing unproven alternatives over well-established mRNA research puts public health at grave risk and leaves us unprepared to combat future pandemics. Kennedy's anti-vaccine views endanger lives and he is unfit to lead the nation's health department. His resignation is necessary to restore evidence-based policymaking and regain public trust in vital vaccination programs.
resist.bot
August 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🖋️ “Reinstate crucial mRNA vaccine research funding for preparedness” hit 250 signers!
💬 Text SIGN PJHYDP to 50409
💬 Text SIGN PJHYDP to 50409
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Until we pass a nationwide ban on gerrymandering (which we need), Democrats should gerrymander every state to the fullest extent. 52-0 in CA, 17-0 in IL, and so on. No more unilateral disarmament. Time to get serious about fighting back.
August 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Until we pass a nationwide ban on gerrymandering (which we need), Democrats should gerrymander every state to the fullest extent. 52-0 in CA, 17-0 in IL, and so on. No more unilateral disarmament. Time to get serious about fighting back.
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Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
July 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
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The floods ripped through Texas on July 4.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The floods ripped through Texas on July 4.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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NEW: Gov Jared Polis (D) has vetoed a bill banning surprise billing by ambulance companies. The bill passed the Colorado legislature by *unanimous* votes in both chambers. #copolitics
May 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NEW: Gov Jared Polis (D) has vetoed a bill banning surprise billing by ambulance companies. The bill passed the Colorado legislature by *unanimous* votes in both chambers. #copolitics
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The bok stops there.
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The bok stops there.
More BigLaw firms are settling with Trump. Close to $1B of pro bono commitments. Assume average lawyer billable rate is $1,000/hr and Trump is in office for four years, that's almost 5000 hours per week. Or over 100 lawyers working full time each week on pro bono. Law firms hoping to run out the ⏰?
April 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
More BigLaw firms are settling with Trump. Close to $1B of pro bono commitments. Assume average lawyer billable rate is $1,000/hr and Trump is in office for four years, that's almost 5000 hours per week. Or over 100 lawyers working full time each week on pro bono. Law firms hoping to run out the ⏰?
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BREAKING UPDATE: The President issued a new Exec Order blackmailing a law firm. This time, the firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in their defamation suit vs Fox re: the false 2020 election claims. ($787M settlement)
Stand up!
EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Stand up!
EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing Risks from Susman Godfrey
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
BREAKING UPDATE: The President issued a new Exec Order blackmailing a law firm. This time, the firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in their defamation suit vs Fox re: the false 2020 election claims. ($787M settlement)
Stand up!
EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Stand up!
EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.