lsfinn
@lsfinn.bsky.social
A place for random thoughts motivated by random things I read, here and elsewhere. To the extent they are reactions I suppose that make me a reactionary.
It's something when the a tranche of Epstein files are released to distract from MN.
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 AM
It's something when the a tranche of Epstein files are released to distract from MN.
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond.
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond.
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We got to go through that whole Nobel Prize shit again when Melania doesn’t get nominated for an Oscar.
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
We got to go through that whole Nobel Prize shit again when Melania doesn’t get nominated for an Oscar.
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Shit’s so bad in Minnesota that he’s gonna have to release the Epstein files to distract from it
January 26, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Shit’s so bad in Minnesota that he’s gonna have to release the Epstein files to distract from it
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
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Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
Leavitt: "Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized by illegal alien criminals"
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
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I saw a post in all caps saying "RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW."
If that doesn't do it, nothing will.
If that doesn't do it, nothing will.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I saw a post in all caps saying "RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES NOW."
If that doesn't do it, nothing will.
If that doesn't do it, nothing will.
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I asked my cab driver in Davos for his thoughts about NATO, Greenland, Venezuela, and ICE. He said he'd already gone on the record with David Brooks, whom he'd driven from the airport an hour earlier.
by Thomas L. Friedman
by Thomas L. Friedman
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I asked my cab driver in Davos for his thoughts about NATO, Greenland, Venezuela, and ICE. He said he'd already gone on the record with David Brooks, whom he'd driven from the airport an hour earlier.
by Thomas L. Friedman
by Thomas L. Friedman
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The signs of possible life among Senate Republicans were apparently just a spasm. Nothing more. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The signs of possible life among Senate Republicans were apparently just a spasm. Nothing more. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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For the purposes of jurisprudential parsimony let us take it as given that Renée Good is alive.
by Brett Kavanaugh
by Brett Kavanaugh
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
For the purposes of jurisprudential parsimony let us take it as given that Renée Good is alive.
by Brett Kavanaugh
by Brett Kavanaugh
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DHS invading Minnesota in winter
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
DHS invading Minnesota in winter
Congress needs to appoint a special prosecutor, independent of the Justice Department, fully empowered to investigate the death of Renee Nicole Good and other matters related to ICE, bring charges if warranted by the facts, and prosecute those charges.
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Congress needs to appoint a special prosecutor, independent of the Justice Department, fully empowered to investigate the death of Renee Nicole Good and other matters related to ICE, bring charges if warranted by the facts, and prosecute those charges.
ICE shootings have suddenly increased. They all follow the same pattern. The increase is sudden country-wide.
This change is news beyond the individual shootings themselves.
This change is news beyond the individual shootings themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
ICE shootings have suddenly increased. They all follow the same pattern. The increase is sudden country-wide.
This change is news beyond the individual shootings themselves.
This change is news beyond the individual shootings themselves.
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I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
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INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
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Today is the 15th day after the Epstein Files Transparency Act required DOJ to file a compliance report with Congress. Discussed here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Today is the 15th day after the Epstein Files Transparency Act required DOJ to file a compliance report with Congress. Discussed here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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An analogue I’ve noticed between fundamentalist scriptural exegesis and jurispudential originalism as actually practiced in the wild: Both enable a kind of ventriloquism by assuming univocality in the texts they purport to interpret.
December 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
An analogue I’ve noticed between fundamentalist scriptural exegesis and jurispudential originalism as actually practiced in the wild: Both enable a kind of ventriloquism by assuming univocality in the texts they purport to interpret.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
It’s Biden’s fault:
“Mr. Biden[‘s pardons] sent at least two very damaging messages: …
It’s Biden’s fault:
“Mr. Biden[‘s pardons] sent at least two very damaging messages: …
Opinion | I Was the President’s Pardon Attorney. He’s Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
It’s Biden’s fault:
“Mr. Biden[‘s pardons] sent at least two very damaging messages: …
It’s Biden’s fault:
“Mr. Biden[‘s pardons] sent at least two very damaging messages: …
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“Charcuterie is just French for Lunchables.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Charcuterie is just French for Lunchables.”
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Anyone still think Hillary was wrong calling them deplorable?
December 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Anyone still think Hillary was wrong calling them deplorable?
As a proxy for the “completeness” of the Epstein document dump(s): is what has been released sufficient for a legit prosecutor to go to a Grand Jury re Epstein, Maxwell?
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December 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As a proxy for the “completeness” of the Epstein document dump(s): is what has been released sufficient for a legit prosecutor to go to a Grand Jury re Epstein, Maxwell?
@annabower.bsky.social @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @stevevladeck.bsky.social @harrylitman.bsky.social
@annabower.bsky.social @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org @stevevladeck.bsky.social @harrylitman.bsky.social
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CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
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Opinion | Sorry, Epstein critics, but age is just a number.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Opinion | Sorry, Epstein critics, but age is just a number.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.