Kent W
@kentjw.bsky.social
Lawyer. Human rights, employment and housing. “…spectacular…” -Mark Bourrie. He/Him. Tweets aren't legal advice (as if).
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Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
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An excellent colleague and person, @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social, is being repeatedly and frivolously sued by a guy who is also trying to get New York's anti-SLAPP law ruled unconstitutional. Support her efforts to protect the freedom to post funny things about weird right wing legal infighting.
So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...
Donate to GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting, organized by Detective Pikajew
Two years ago, I made a Twitter thread about a lawsuit I’d come acr… Detective Pikajew needs your support for GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting
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September 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
An excellent colleague and person, @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social, is being repeatedly and frivolously sued by a guy who is also trying to get New York's anti-SLAPP law ruled unconstitutional. Support her efforts to protect the freedom to post funny things about weird right wing legal infighting.
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There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
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I am shocked—shocked!—that Doug Ford of all people would lie about this.
When the Ford government announced that it was forcing the Somerset West Community Health Centre to close its supervised consumption site, they quoted unsourced stats about local crime rates. They lied. Crime actually went down significantly when the CTS was open.
Crime rate around Somerset supervised consumption site lower than government suggested when announcing closure
The crime rate around the Somerset West Community Health Centre did not rise to the figures put forward by the provincial government last year when announcing the closure of its supervised consumption...
www.ctvnews.ca
August 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am shocked—shocked!—that Doug Ford of all people would lie about this.
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During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
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ok I have a sitcom pitch here, the main character is antifa who can't find a place to live because techies keep beating them out
August 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
ok I have a sitcom pitch here, the main character is antifa who can't find a place to live because techies keep beating them out
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This presents a hard needle to thread re: a future where machines and humans produce something greater than the sum of their parts. Complacency is the mind/skills killer.
So I’ve been thinking a lot about AI use by students re: the importance of learning how to do a thing before you let AI help you with that thing. And then I came across this new paper about de-skilling in a medical context. :-/
August 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This presents a hard needle to thread re: a future where machines and humans produce something greater than the sum of their parts. Complacency is the mind/skills killer.
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CHIEF: I’ll need your badge and your service weapon.
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
August 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
CHIEF: I’ll need your badge and your service weapon.
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
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Maybe not news to folks. Winston Smith, collage artist supreme, has suffered a recent heart attack, is recovering and looking to pay for rescheduling a gallery show.
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
Donate to Emergency Fund for Winston’s Heart & Art Show Revival, organized by Theo Cincotta
Hi everyone, San Francisco punk surrealist artist Winston Smith, k… Theo Cincotta needs your support for Emergency Fund for Winston’s Heart & Art Show Revival
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August 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Maybe not news to folks. Winston Smith, collage artist supreme, has suffered a recent heart attack, is recovering and looking to pay for rescheduling a gallery show.
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
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The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances
The warning is included in previously unreported audits. Therme says it doesn't reflect the strong financial footing of the global business.
www.thestar.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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forbidding my child from becoming a journalist because it involves transcription
March 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM
forbidding my child from becoming a journalist because it involves transcription
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Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.
Congress Should Give Up on Unconstitutional TikTok Bans
Congress’ unfounded plan to ban TikTok under the guise of protecting our data is back, this time in the form of a new bill—the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications
www.eff.org
March 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.
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There’s so much to be said right now about independent journalism. If not for dedicated reporters working outside mainstream outlets, three major recent stories—Nex Benedict death, Aaron Bushnell’s protest, Katie Britt’s lies—would be fundamentally different. And yet we have to strain for respect.
March 9, 2024 at 11:22 PM
There’s so much to be said right now about independent journalism. If not for dedicated reporters working outside mainstream outlets, three major recent stories—Nex Benedict death, Aaron Bushnell’s protest, Katie Britt’s lies—would be fundamentally different. And yet we have to strain for respect.
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When the edible hits
February 26, 2024 at 11:56 PM
When the edible hits
Boy, good thing there aren’t any sensitive bird species there
February 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Boy, good thing there aren’t any sensitive bird species there
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What if next year is good? Wouldn't that be funny? Surprise me, motherfucker.
January 1, 2024 at 3:00 AM
What if next year is good? Wouldn't that be funny? Surprise me, motherfucker.
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Why call it AI when we should call them OuroBorrowers
January 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Why call it AI when we should call them OuroBorrowers
Wit, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck????
My local grocery store in Harlem has posters up everywhere that say “BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE IN EFFECT, THANK YOU”
September 24, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Wit, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck????
Winner!
*to the tune of Eleanor Rigby*
Beetlejuice handjob
Rubbing a guy at a show while he squeezes my tit
Take a vape hit
Beetlejuice handjob
Rubbing a guy at a show while he squeezes my tit
Take a vape hit
September 16, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Winner!