Secondat 🇺🇦
@secondat7.bsky.social
EU, UK and US law, economics, politics & history. Member of the Church of the Oxford Comma. Also: sarcasm. Follow if that's your thing. Usual disclaimers apply.
The Federalist Society seems so scared of losing Justice Thomas that their cronies now have to shower him with a personality cult, the golden shower of all golden showers!
December 23, 2023 at 7:29 PM
The Federalist Society seems so scared of losing Justice Thomas that their cronies now have to shower him with a personality cult, the golden shower of all golden showers!
Do any jurists here know the source of the phrase "juridiction of idiosyncracy" quoted by Ed Meese in his 1985 Brutus speech? He only attributes it to "one commentator."
justice.gov/sites/default/…, see page 3.
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social
Feel free to forward/repost.
justice.gov/sites/default/…, see page 3.
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social
Feel free to forward/repost.
December 18, 2023 at 8:23 PM
Do any jurists here know the source of the phrase "juridiction of idiosyncracy" quoted by Ed Meese in his 1985 Brutus speech? He only attributes it to "one commentator."
justice.gov/sites/default/…, see page 3.
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social
Feel free to forward/repost.
justice.gov/sites/default/…, see page 3.
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social
Feel free to forward/repost.
I remember having a conversation with a conservative, very religious (evangelical) former American school friend some time after the 2016 election. He genuinely believed that "Hillary is as bad a Trump." I mean, that was his mental state. 1/2
December 15, 2023 at 5:17 PM
I remember having a conversation with a conservative, very religious (evangelical) former American school friend some time after the 2016 election. He genuinely believed that "Hillary is as bad a Trump." I mean, that was his mental state. 1/2
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The Statue of Liberty before it was transported to America - France, 1886.
December 13, 2023 at 2:11 PM
The Statue of Liberty before it was transported to America - France, 1886.
Wut? This is incredible! These things were not available for free until now?!
Wer Vorschriften des Staates lesen wollte, musste für die Dokumente bislang bei einem privaten Verlag zahlen. Die Transparenzinitiative FragDenStaat ändert das nun – und veröffentlicht sie zum freien Download. netzpolitik.org/2023/fragden...
FragDenStaat: Staatliche Vorschriften jetzt kostenfrei zugänglich – netzpolitik.org
Wer Vorschriften des Staates lesen wollte, musste für die Dokumente bislang oft bei einem privaten Verlag zahlen. Die Transparenzinitiative FragDenStaat ändert das nun - und veröffentlicht sie zum ...
netzpolitik.org
December 12, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Wut? This is incredible! These things were not available for free until now?!
Bit shocking to realise what inequality means in practice at international level. Belgium, population 11 million, has a bigger GDP than Egypt, population 120 million (IMF figures).
December 11, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Bit shocking to realise what inequality means in practice at international level. Belgium, population 11 million, has a bigger GDP than Egypt, population 120 million (IMF figures).
@stevepeers.bsky.social good to see you here!
December 10, 2023 at 8:29 PM
@stevepeers.bsky.social good to see you here!
Want to play along? List a band named after:
1. a county or borough: The Notting Hillbillies
2. a city: Berlin
3. a country: Japan
4. a continent: America (just so the yanks use their grey matter)
Tag last 5 people you interacted with on Twitter on a follow-message.
1. a county or borough: The Notting Hillbillies
2. a city: Berlin
3. a country: Japan
4. a continent: America (just so the yanks use their grey matter)
Tag last 5 people you interacted with on Twitter on a follow-message.
December 9, 2023 at 7:09 PM
Want to play along? List a band named after:
1. a county or borough: The Notting Hillbillies
2. a city: Berlin
3. a country: Japan
4. a continent: America (just so the yanks use their grey matter)
Tag last 5 people you interacted with on Twitter on a follow-message.
1. a county or borough: The Notting Hillbillies
2. a city: Berlin
3. a country: Japan
4. a continent: America (just so the yanks use their grey matter)
Tag last 5 people you interacted with on Twitter on a follow-message.
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December 8, 2023 at 1:51 PM
One of the best things about Bsky is that I'm finding back really great posters who left X, like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social. 🙂
December 8, 2023 at 8:06 PM
One of the best things about Bsky is that I'm finding back really great posters who left X, like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social. 🙂
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Costa’s hummingbird drinking from an ocotillo. 🪶🌿
December 8, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Costa’s hummingbird drinking from an ocotillo. 🪶🌿
Hello @jameeljaffer.bsky.social. What would you recommend as the 1 or 2 best books you are aware of about the history and politics of the birther movement that alleged BHO was not a NBC? It's to do background research for a writing project. Thank you.
December 8, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Hello @jameeljaffer.bsky.social. What would you recommend as the 1 or 2 best books you are aware of about the history and politics of the birther movement that alleged BHO was not a NBC? It's to do background research for a writing project. Thank you.
Alright, alright... this week's préviens really whetted my appetite so I'll pay but is that mug really worth $175?!
@kenwhite.bsky.social
@kenwhite.bsky.social
December 8, 2023 at 6:56 AM
Alright, alright... this week's préviens really whetted my appetite so I'll pay but is that mug really worth $175?!
@kenwhite.bsky.social
@kenwhite.bsky.social
These things really are magical. A whole library in my pocket! 😊
December 5, 2023 at 4:11 PM
These things really are magical. A whole library in my pocket! 😊
Really discouraging statistics for points 2 & 3...
December 5, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Really discouraging statistics for points 2 & 3...
Name this awful musical group (original idea: @ReallyAmerican1, Twitter). I'll start:
The Flounder Sisters
Spite Girls
The Bungles
All Faints
BLT
Death's Child
December 5, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Name this awful musical group (original idea: @ReallyAmerican1, Twitter). I'll start:
The Flounder Sisters
Spite Girls
The Bungles
All Faints
BLT
Death's Child
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Please, please encourage your fellow law professors to join Blue-sky. If they did, I'd depart from musk territory with htriple haste.
December 4, 2023 at 7:58 PM
Please, please encourage your fellow law professors to join Blue-sky. If they did, I'd depart from musk territory with htriple haste.
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I’m really excited to be heading back to my alma mater (Amherst) on Thursday for a public lecture about #SCOTUS — and how to fix what’s wrong with it:
December 4, 2023 at 7:57 PM
I’m really excited to be heading back to my alma mater (Amherst) on Thursday for a public lecture about #SCOTUS — and how to fix what’s wrong with it:
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December 3, 2023 at 9:52 AM
I heard Ralph Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music (orchestral version) live for the 1st time today. It sent shivers down my spine. Beautiful music!
youtu.be/s9aTMRCb5zc
youtu.be/s9aTMRCb5zc
Serenade to Music (orchestral Version)
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December 2, 2023 at 10:23 PM
I heard Ralph Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music (orchestral version) live for the 1st time today. It sent shivers down my spine. Beautiful music!
youtu.be/s9aTMRCb5zc
youtu.be/s9aTMRCb5zc
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Any reason that would make this unconstitutional/unlawful? IMO it can be implemented in a way that doesn't tie participation in the lottery to an individual ballot, at most to "some voter who voted in precinct X."
youtube.com/shorts/yDg97...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social?
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social?
youtube.com/shorts/yDg97...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social?
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social?
December 1, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Any reason that would make this unconstitutional/unlawful? IMO it can be implemented in a way that doesn't tie participation in the lottery to an individual ballot, at most to "some voter who voted in precinct X."
youtube.com/shorts/yDg97...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social?
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social?
youtube.com/shorts/yDg97...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social?
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social?