Ben Lambiotte
@wayfarerbl.bsky.social
Recovering lawyer; un-redpilled defender of truth, democracy and the rule of law; wordsmith; world traveler; pescaphile; waterman; eternal student of history, art, culture, literature and science; and maker of many things, some good some not so good.
Visited my favorite urban tenkara trail today for some quiet contemplation. Caught and released half a dozen fine fat sunfish, resplendent in post-spawn colors, on a quill body soft hackle bead head. Spied a lively pileated woodpecker scratching the ground like a yard chicken on the trail out…
May 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Visited my favorite urban tenkara trail today for some quiet contemplation. Caught and released half a dozen fine fat sunfish, resplendent in post-spawn colors, on a quill body soft hackle bead head. Spied a lively pileated woodpecker scratching the ground like a yard chicken on the trail out…
The weight of this relentless madness has been overwhelming. But yesterday I went to the front door of SCOTUS where I stood shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of brother and sister lawyers. We reaffirmed our oaths to “demean myself uprightly and according to law and to support the Constitution”
May 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The weight of this relentless madness has been overwhelming. But yesterday I went to the front door of SCOTUS where I stood shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of brother and sister lawyers. We reaffirmed our oaths to “demean myself uprightly and according to law and to support the Constitution”
A comment on Bill Maher. I stopped watching him years ago because I thought he was a mean arrogant dick. And here we are with him singing the praises of a convicted felon sex offender who is tanking the economy and ruining lives for fun. Ever notice how cruel arrogant dicks are drawn to each other?
April 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A comment on Bill Maher. I stopped watching him years ago because I thought he was a mean arrogant dick. And here we are with him singing the praises of a convicted felon sex offender who is tanking the economy and ruining lives for fun. Ever notice how cruel arrogant dicks are drawn to each other?
Everything Musk touches turns to shit.
Two dead, five injured after Tesla crashes into Orange County Transit bus
Two dead, five injured after Tesla crashes into Orange County Transit bus
Two people are dead after the driver of a Tesla ran a red light and slammed into a bus in Orange County on Saturday morning.
www.latimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Everything Musk touches turns to shit.
Tonight’s dinner.Duck l’orange, blanched asparagus with garlic lemon butter sauce, and crispy roasted Yukon gold tater rounds. Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow…?
April 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Tonight’s dinner.Duck l’orange, blanched asparagus with garlic lemon butter sauce, and crispy roasted Yukon gold tater rounds. Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow…?
Do you know the muffin man? The English muffin man? #bakingthroughtheapocalypse
April 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do you know the muffin man? The English muffin man? #bakingthroughtheapocalypse
One of nature’s many gifts to humanity is that beautiful flowers herald the end of winter’s cold and darkness, and remind us of the promise of eternal renewal. A fitting thought after yesterday’s mass “hands off!” demonstration, where I stood with hundreds of thousands of other beautiful flowers
April 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
One of nature’s many gifts to humanity is that beautiful flowers herald the end of winter’s cold and darkness, and remind us of the promise of eternal renewal. A fitting thought after yesterday’s mass “hands off!” demonstration, where I stood with hundreds of thousands of other beautiful flowers
#handsoff dc. BIG turnout at the Washington Monument today. Sure the oligarchy’s media misinformation machine will ignore or downplay the numbers, but it was way more than 50 or 60k. Old, young, all races and creeds came together peaceably assembled and exercised our precious Constitutional rights.
April 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#handsoff dc. BIG turnout at the Washington Monument today. Sure the oligarchy’s media misinformation machine will ignore or downplay the numbers, but it was way more than 50 or 60k. Old, young, all races and creeds came together peaceably assembled and exercised our precious Constitutional rights.
Sayonara motherfucker.
March 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Sayonara motherfucker.
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GEICO caveman looking ass.
March 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
GEICO caveman looking ass.
Hegseth Ratcliffe and Gabbard straight up lied to the public and Congress about their infantile insecure Signal exchange of Houthi strike plans. Do they think anyone is fooled by their incompetent clown show? Everyone sees what you are: unfit unpatriotic incompetent and a threat to national security
March 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hegseth Ratcliffe and Gabbard straight up lied to the public and Congress about their infantile insecure Signal exchange of Houthi strike plans. Do they think anyone is fooled by their incompetent clown show? Everyone sees what you are: unfit unpatriotic incompetent and a threat to national security
Took another crack at urban tenkara fishing near my home today. Water still too cold for sunfish and bass, but while I was there a truck showed up and dudes started dumping drywall buckets of rainbows in the creek for put and take season opening Saturday. Also saw a huge and noisy hawk. Good omens?
March 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Took another crack at urban tenkara fishing near my home today. Water still too cold for sunfish and bass, but while I was there a truck showed up and dudes started dumping drywall buckets of rainbows in the creek for put and take season opening Saturday. Also saw a huge and noisy hawk. Good omens?
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hmmm... where did I just see Paul Weiss show up?
oh right www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...
#chuckchuck
oh right www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...
#chuckchuck
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
hmmm... where did I just see Paul Weiss show up?
oh right www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...
#chuckchuck
oh right www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...
#chuckchuck
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The Chinese government is his most important business partner.
March 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Chinese government is his most important business partner.
Still think Big Law is not evil? See Paul Weiss’ public capitulation today….
March 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Still think Big Law is not evil? See Paul Weiss’ public capitulation today….
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Just sent this text to my law school classmate, who is the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, and is representing Donald Trump on his criminal appeal, and who I suspect helped broker the Paul Weiss deal. Brad Karp is the chairman of Paul Weiss.
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Just sent this text to my law school classmate, who is the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, and is representing Donald Trump on his criminal appeal, and who I suspect helped broker the Paul Weiss deal. Brad Karp is the chairman of Paul Weiss.
Shameful. When in practice I thought most PW lawyers I encountered were dicks. Didn’t know they were cowardly lickspittles to boot…
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Shameful. When in practice I thought most PW lawyers I encountered were dicks. Didn’t know they were cowardly lickspittles to boot…
In all the madness we need to pay attention to this. People are already dying because of this reckless lawless thug regime.
If you’re an American and you’re Diabetic or has Cancer and need Treatment, our government wants us dead at this point.
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In all the madness we need to pay attention to this. People are already dying because of this reckless lawless thug regime.
Torching Teslas and vandalizing dealerships are crimes. Boycotts and anti-TSLA views are not, nor are they terrorism. Don't do felonies in resisting DOGE's illegal unconstitutional actions. Leave that to the convicted felon in the White House and his band of thugs. Tesla is self-destructing anyway.
March 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Torching Teslas and vandalizing dealerships are crimes. Boycotts and anti-TSLA views are not, nor are they terrorism. Don't do felonies in resisting DOGE's illegal unconstitutional actions. Leave that to the convicted felon in the White House and his band of thugs. Tesla is self-destructing anyway.
Note to Joe Rogaine. Kissing billionaire ass will not make you any taller smarter or braver. You will always be a small man craving attention
March 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Note to Joe Rogaine. Kissing billionaire ass will not make you any taller smarter or braver. You will always be a small man craving attention
Barring entry to artists who criticize the regime = dictator suppressing free speech. Happening now in the US.
March 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Barring entry to artists who criticize the regime = dictator suppressing free speech. Happening now in the US.
Fuck you, MAGA Pennsylvanians.
March 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fuck you, MAGA Pennsylvanians.
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“His (Trump’s) numbers have started to go down from 51 to 47. If we keep at it…his numbers will be much lower. He will not only be less popular, but less effective.” @schumer.senate.gov
Chuck, Have you seen your own favorability numbers lately? Not the flex you think it is or a winning strategy.
Chuck, Have you seen your own favorability numbers lately? Not the flex you think it is or a winning strategy.
March 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“His (Trump’s) numbers have started to go down from 51 to 47. If we keep at it…his numbers will be much lower. He will not only be less popular, but less effective.” @schumer.senate.gov
Chuck, Have you seen your own favorability numbers lately? Not the flex you think it is or a winning strategy.
Chuck, Have you seen your own favorability numbers lately? Not the flex you think it is or a winning strategy.
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French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the U.S and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the U.S and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
France's research minister expressed 'concern' on Wednesday at this decision by the US authorities. The researcher underwent a random check on arrival, before his computer and phone were searched, a s...
www.lemonde.fr
March 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the U.S and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the U.S and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.