Vaughan B-W
@vaughanbw.bsky.social
Ex-Melburnian, now Londoner, regulatory lawyer, #ActuallyAutistic, personal account, views are my own (if they're even that).
Can it do that? Surely to undo part of an Act of Congress needs another Act of Congress, not just a vote of the House, unanimous or otherwise?
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Can it do that? Surely to undo part of an Act of Congress needs another Act of Congress, not just a vote of the House, unanimous or otherwise?
Wasn't it nine-zip?
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Wasn't it nine-zip?
I'll eat it for you.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I'll eat it for you.
Well, not really. Russia has a written constitution. It enumerates a strong independent judiciary. How's that working out for them?
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Well, not really. Russia has a written constitution. It enumerates a strong independent judiciary. How's that working out for them?
Wasn't Wutundjeri Way always an alternative to King or Spencer St? Where have they extended it to?
October 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Wasn't Wutundjeri Way always an alternative to King or Spencer St? Where have they extended it to?
Agreed. Trent's feed is one of several I miss since departing Ex-Twitter at the beginning of this year.
October 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Agreed. Trent's feed is one of several I miss since departing Ex-Twitter at the beginning of this year.
Remote working is here to stay. Employers who insist on unnecessary office attendance will simply lose their best people to employers who don't.
#marketforces #inexorable
#marketforces #inexorable
September 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Remote working is here to stay. Employers who insist on unnecessary office attendance will simply lose their best people to employers who don't.
#marketforces #inexorable
#marketforces #inexorable
Why does this remind me of The Monster At The End Of This Book?
(YOU TURNED THE PAGE!)
(YOU TURNED THE PAGE!)
August 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Why does this remind me of The Monster At The End Of This Book?
(YOU TURNED THE PAGE!)
(YOU TURNED THE PAGE!)
Cops make $200k in California? I'm in the wrong job. And the wrong country.
August 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Cops make $200k in California? I'm in the wrong job. And the wrong country.
This tweet might as well have been in Japanese...
August 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This tweet might as well have been in Japanese...
I was reading about an AI that was given the brief to minimise the energy consumption of a dwelling. It concluded the main cause of energy consumption was the occupants, who kept turning on lights and using appliances and things, so it killed them.
July 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I was reading about an AI that was given the brief to minimise the energy consumption of a dwelling. It concluded the main cause of energy consumption was the occupants, who kept turning on lights and using appliances and things, so it killed them.
Send it over and we'll drink it for you.
July 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Send it over and we'll drink it for you.
Darwin or Red Sea Rig has to be acceptable when it's above 30 degrees and there's no aircon.
July 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Darwin or Red Sea Rig has to be acceptable when it's above 30 degrees and there's no aircon.
An E for eye, and a J for jalapeño..
June 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
An E for eye, and a J for jalapeño..
Well, we'll have to see what a judge and jury make of those charges, won't we.
June 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Well, we'll have to see what a judge and jury make of those charges, won't we.
Sometimes I'm not that bright and you're too subtle for me, DAG.
June 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Sometimes I'm not that bright and you're too subtle for me, DAG.
A recurring theme from establishment centrists seems to be that supporting X (whatever X might be this week) is irrational, such that nobody who was in possession of the facts could possibly support it. Therefore if you support X you must have been lied to etc etc. Quite patronising on one level.
June 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A recurring theme from establishment centrists seems to be that supporting X (whatever X might be this week) is irrational, such that nobody who was in possession of the facts could possibly support it. Therefore if you support X you must have been lied to etc etc. Quite patronising on one level.
And I see that they did in the end bring Mr Garcia back to the US, in line with the order of Xinis J (and SCOTUS). Good.
June 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
And I see that they did in the end bring Mr Garcia back to the US, in line with the order of Xinis J (and SCOTUS). Good.
I did, but couldn't find any recent reports on the contempt side of it.
June 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I did, but couldn't find any recent reports on the contempt side of it.
That's a different case, isn't it? What happened with the contempt proceedings in the 'turn that plane around' case?
June 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
That's a different case, isn't it? What happened with the contempt proceedings in the 'turn that plane around' case?
Has the case before Boasberg just disappeared then?
June 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Has the case before Boasberg just disappeared then?