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Old hypertext hand. President and co-founder Traction Software Inc • Electronic Book Technologies (EBT) • Mentor Graphics/Context • Ship Analytics • US Naval Research Lab • Safeguard System Office US Army (while drafted) • CS and Physics, Brown University.
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It is why the prosecution had to focus on "point blank range" and the dreaded smell of the mustard and onions, while the defense was in many ways "if the wrapper don't split you must acquit". The Lawfare summary is particularly good:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sand...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sand...
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It is why the prosecution had to focus on "point blank range" and the dreaded smell of the mustard and onions, while the defense was in many ways "if the wrapper don't split you must acquit". The Lawfare summary is particularly good:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sand...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sand...
October 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction, and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence. No one’s freedom of speech is unlimited, of course, but these limits are the same for both citizens and noncitizens alike.”
#NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
#NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction, and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence. No one’s freedom of speech is unlimited, of course, but these limits are the same for both citizens and noncitizens alike.”
#NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
#NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
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Horus with outstretched wings and the head of a King Julius the Lemur.
September 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Horus with outstretched wings and the head of a King Julius the Lemur.
If you don’t already have this on a playlist, consider: music.apple.com/us/album/lil...
Lilly by Pink Martini on Apple Music
Song · 2004 · Duration 2:43
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July 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you don’t already have this on a playlist, consider: music.apple.com/us/album/lil...
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Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
July 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
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It seems to me that it can only be seen at random at the Ghibli Museum.
Works - Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Works。Boro the Caterpillar, Treasure Hunting, Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess, A Sumo Wrestler's Tail, Mon Mon the Water Spider, The Day I Bought a Star, House Hunting, Mei and the Baby Cat Bus, Koro's...
www.ghibli-museum.jp
March 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It seems to me that it can only be seen at random at the Ghibli Museum.
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Here is the meat of that argument, explaining why (allegedly) false speech is simply not "fraud":
![U.S. at 617. Fraud has “exacting” requirements in order “to provide sufficient breathing room for
protected speech,” so a “[f]alse statement alone” cannot trigger liability. Id. at 620.
Plaintiffs’ lawsuit simply misunderstands fraud. Fraud is “[a] knowing misrepresentation or knowing concealment of a material fact made to induce another to act to his or her detriment.” Fraud, Black’s Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024). Fraud requires not just a false statement, but one made by the defendant in the context of persuading the plaintiff to “part[] with money, or property of value in reliance upon the defendant’s representations.” William L. Prosser, Handbook of the Law of Torts § 105, at 684 (4th ed. 1971); see Alvarez, 567 U.S. at 722–23 (distinguishing false statements generally from fraud, which is designed to “secure moneys or other valuable considerations, [like] offers of employment”). The classic example of fraud is a crooked used-car salesman rolling back an odometer. See Restatement (Second) of Torts § 525, cmt.b, illus. 1.
Plaintiffs allege no representations by Selzer for the purpose of inducing them into a transaction. Instead, Plaintiffs skip (several) steps. They allege Selzer made false statements and tack on conclusory allegations that Plaintiffs later “relied on” and were “damaged” by the statements. Even accepting such unspecific allegations as true, that’s not fraud. There is no transactional nexus between the parties and no purpose by Selzer to induce Plaintiffs into doing anything. Being wrong (even intentionally) does not become fraud when someone listens and acts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreifpk72odnoe6p7mrveg6uc4vexmqlymi5fhooz3sbdypvqxaau26q@jpeg)
February 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here is the meat of that argument, explaining why (allegedly) false speech is simply not "fraud":