@rarebookryan.bsky.social
Have an online rare book/antiques shop at www.HistoryAtHomeAtlanta.com - love books, collecting, and interesting people.
Very disappointed in The Atlantic for having a right wing dipshit complain about the Democratic Party.
09.09.2025 10:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I joined Law Dork this year because itβs important to pay attention to the people who are giving us the whole truth. If youβre not a member, join now. Youβll be smarter.
14.02.2025 21:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There's a protest at Stonewall.
(This didn't go well for the haters last time around.)
The White House Press Secretary really needs to resign. Sheβs absolutely terrible.
01.02.2025 00:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thatβs exactly why I left.
11.01.2025 20:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I used to enjoy that show for its kitsch and nostalgia. Now itβs just sad old people expressing contempt and concern while sitting in one of their multi-million dollar homes.
11.01.2025 20:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Deleted Facebook, Instagram, and Threads after already deleting Twitter/X. Felt like it was time.
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My favorite line in The NY Times obituary.
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Bravo, @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
I guess the new slogan for the Washington Post ought to be:
βNewspapers die in cowardice.β
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Our only president who was a Naval Academy graduate was someone of true integrity, honesty, and kindness. I have three signed books by him, but this is my favorite signed by both Jimmy Carter and his beloved wife Rosalyn. Godspeed and open water to them both.
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βThe 39th president was, above all, a humane person who believed in humanity.β
My reflections tonight at Law Dork on the life of Jimmy Carter and the lessons he leaves us.
President Trump also has a unique interest in the First Amendment issues raised in this case. Through his historic victory on November 5, 2024, President Trump received a powerful electoral mandate from American voters to protect the free-speech rights of all Americans-including the 170 million Americans who use TikTok. President Trump is uniquely situated to vindicate these interests, because "the President and the Vice President of the United States are the only elected officials who represent all the voters in the Nation." Anderson v. Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780, 795 (1983).
Moreover, President Trump is one of the most powerful, prolific, and influential users of social media in history. Consistent with his commanding presence in this area, President Trump currently has 14.7 million followers on TikTok with whom he actively communicates, allowing him to evaluate TikTok's importance as a unique medium for freedom of expression, including core political speech. Indeed, President Trump and his rival both used TikTok to connect with voters during the recent Presidential election campaign, with President Trump doing so much more effectively. As this Court instructs, the First Amendment's "constitutional guarantee has its fullest and most urgent application precisely to the conduct of campaigns for political office." Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, 573 U.S. 149, 162 (2014) (quoting Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy, 401 U.S. 265, 272 (1971)). Further, President Trump is the founder of another resoundingly successful social-media resoundingly platform, Truth Social.
In light of these interests-including, most importantly, his overarching responsibility for the United States' national security and foreign policyβ President Trump opposes banning TikTok in the United States at this juncture, and seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office. On September 4, 2024, President Trump posted on Truth Social, "FOR ALL THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN AMERICA, VOTE TRUMP!Β»3 Furthermore, President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged. See, e.g., Executive Order No. 13942, Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, 85 Fed. Reg. 48637, 48637 (Aug. 6, 2020); Regarding the Acquisition of Musically by ByteDance Ltd., 85 Fed. Reg. 51297, 51297 (Aug. 14, 2020). Indeed, President Trump's first Term was highlighted by a series of policy triumphs achieved through historic deals, and he has a great prospect of success in this latest national security and foreign policy endeavor.
In the Supreme Court of the United States TIKTOK, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. BRIAN FIREBAUGH, et al., Petitioners, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit BRIEF OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AS AMICUS CURIAE SUPPORTING NEITHER PARTY December 27, 2024 JAMES OTIS LAW GROUP D. John Sauer Counsel of Record
The Trump amicus brief in the TikTok case is wild, not the least of which is because it explicitly is premised on "I'll be president soon" and because the brief β full of puffery (at best) β is authored by his choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
27.12.2024 22:07 β π 363 π 80 π¬ 39 π 8I currently have 3 free tickets to the movies because every time Iβve gone someone has disrupted. And I keep forgetting to bring the free ticket from the previous time.
27.12.2024 20:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Speaking of shut the fuck up Friday, Iβve been seeing some people say that the FBI has contacted them for questioning after seeing social media posts, and my extremely urgent advice is that you should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES talk to the Feds without a lawyer.
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Wow. Musk suspended Loomer.
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Time for Rare Book Saturdays Christmas Edition. Todayβs selection is βA Christmas Tribute and New Yearβs Gift 1851 - containing a story by the king of Christmas himself, Charles Dickens. #rarebook #rarebooks #christmas #charlesdickens #finebinding
www.etsy.com/listing/1798...
21 December 2024
Happy Solstice to planet Earth and all its residents. For the next half year, daylight gets longer north of the Equator and shorter south of the Equator.
Confirming that yes, contrary to what many people think, days get **longer** in the Winter and **shorter** in the Summer.
BREAKING: Senate Dems' report on SCOTUS ethics inquiry decries "culture of misconduct," Thomas's gifts, Alito's failure to recuse, and Roberts's refusal to act.
New, this morning at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/senate-jud...
Well, she can fucking try. And itβs a low bar since it could not be worse than the current boneheaded management.
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One of the top congresspeople standing between us and a government shutdown is a senile 79-year-old who missed two weeks of votes last month due to back issues
20.12.2024 01:03 β π 1041 π 122 π¬ 57 π 20Seeing this, Iβm reminded of the historically low approval rating for the Supreme Court. It feels like trust in all institutions is collapsing.
04.12.2024 00:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs a bad idea and the right idea all rolled into one. Heβs protecting his son from rabid partisans who would surely push his son back to addiction and then death. Canβt blame a guy for not wanting to bury a third child.
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