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the worm the worm the worm

bluesky let us save posts already i’m begging

Inside the 'Anti-Woke' Literary Scene Growing in L.A. They felt excluded by "millennial moral censorship" — but is their work pushing boundaries, or just pushing buttons?

Anyway, from here:

I have literally always thought this

Did Margaret Mead Think a Healed Femur Was the Earliest Sign of Civilization? An anthropologist digs into the origins of a popular story attributed to Margaret Mead about the original sign of civilization.

Yeah, as an archaeologist, I always sigh at this...1.) that's not what civilization means and 2.) no she didn't. But it is a nice thought and I think it gets at 'personhood' (something I fully believe we should assign to multiple non-human species) www.sapiens.org/culture/marg...

i was about to @ you about this gil it feels so relevant to your work

3. The thrust of Defendant’s argument is his assertion that “[t]he Eleventh Circuit and district courts routinely authorize incarcerated depositions when proper notice is given and the deposition is relevant to claims or defenses, notwithstanding other discovery disputes.” Doc. 174 at ¶ 5. Defendant bolstered this assertion with a lengthy string citation of legal authority and parentheticals that appeared to support Defendant’s proposition. But the entire string citation appears to have been made up out of whole cloth. 4. First, Defendant states that “United States v. Baker, 539 F. App’x 937, 943 (11th Cir 2013)” “confirm[s] broad discovery rights under Rules 26 and 30.” Doc. 174 at ¶ 5. While United States v. Baker, 529 Fed. Appx. 987 (11th Cir. 2013) is an actual case, it is an appeal challenging a criminal’s sentencing enhancement. The case makes no mention of discovery, much less of Rule 26 or Rule 30. The actual case found at 539 F. App’x 937 is styled Williams v. Morahan, and it likewise does not discuss discovery. See Williams v. Morahan, 539 F. App’x 937 (11th Cir 2013). The pincite of page 943 in Defendant’s citation does not exist.

It's happened again -- lawyers caught using AI with made up citations. This time in a prison case, Johnson v. Dunn, 2:21-cv-1701-AMM (SD Ala.)

What a clown

One of the books I almost always have sitting on my desk is Leonard Zeskind’s Blood and Politics. The single most comprehensive work about the history of the white nationalist movement in the U.S.

Zeskind passed away yesterday. A towering figure in antifascism whose work should not be forgotten

severance core

As promised, here’s the Drezner/Ana Marie Cox episode.

(It’s so good)

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congrats on aotw!!!

your alt universe’s whole vibe is so good it’s crazy. when’s the book coming cause i’m buying 10 copies

he looks like evil lando norris

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

sorry it took me fifteen seconds to like your reply. i had to check whether all your posts are replies and if your bio has four hashtags and five emojis and if you're a computer program

"democracy dies and maybe that's good" ass slogan

will this be recorded/available later at all?

Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel is Committing Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organization...

leading human rights org amnesty international: its a genocide www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

pointy guys

I used to share book recommendations on the other place but got out of the habit this year as engagement massively dropped off. Thinking about putting together my top 10 list for this year though, so as a test, like this, and for each like I'll recommend something great I read in the past 5 years

still doing it, regardless of the outcome. the election made me realize I need to return back to some good patterns:

-reading and reviewing books again (at ishouldreadmore.substack.com)
-getting back into running
-cooking more
-get through my game backlog
-more time with my kids and wife

real

I know he’s sundowning and there’s like a 50/50 chance he’ll have the nuclear codes next year.

But I swear to god this is some of the funniest shit I’ve ever read.

Google trends results for the search term 'trump rule 34' for the last 4 hours. There's a tiny bump at 4p ET and then it really starts climbing at 5p

lol people keep falling for the whole "there is a SPECIAL RULE to clear him of the 34 counts!!! Google trump rule 34"

Cadaver Synod at the Hague, who says no?

da witness :))