Jess B.

The Nevada Supreme Court

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

Still shocked that people think Trump cares about the law.

How is Thailand?

Any natural person present in the United States should have First Amendment protections. However, users who are not present in the United States should be subject to government regulation of social media algorithms, particularly targeted at misinformation and disinformation. Discuss.

I have not read it, but I suspect there is a lot of anecdotal evidence and little direct data to support her contentions. I base this on a careful reading of her law review articles. What did you think of the book?

Trump poised to fire US attorney for resisting effort to charge NY AG Letitia James: Sources President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia after he was unable to find evidence of mortgage fraud against NY AG Letitia James, sources say.

"President Donald Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after his office was unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to sources."

I see a lot of bold-ish pronouncements which might be brave if this were not an echo chamber.

Sam Altman Addresses Wave of ChatGPT Deaths OpenAI is finally putting in parental controls on ChatGPT after parents testified in front of Congress about their kids dying by suicide.

"This is a mental health war, and I really feel like we are losing."

Maybe I’m old enough to move to the Cotswolds.

I hear Berlin is pretty fun.

Exactly this

First ever sustainability-linked sovereign bond supports the Republic of Chile's climate ambitions Societe Generale was active bookrunner and joint sustainability structuring advisor of first-ever sustainability linked sovereign bond.

Happy Fiestas Patrias and Independence Day to Chile --
which issued the first ever sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (March 2022).
These ideas can be valuable at COP30 or beyond.
americas.societegenerale.com/en/news-nort...

Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement: How to Argue Like an Expert Join me in revisiting Paul Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement. Can it help us survive Twitter? And is name-calling ever okay?

themindcollection.com/revisiting-g...

Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them.

Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them. www.wired.com/story/sms-bl...

I'd like to move where my future grandchildren will be able to access vaccines. I tend to think ahead.

Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary

abcnews.go.com/Health/docto...

Today, my firm celebrated the International Day of Democracy.

Pls take me with you.

What is everyone doing to destress “in these times” (tm)?

Excellent writing

In 18th-century France, the entire legal profession went on strike to protest unconstitutional actions by the king.
He fired them all. Judges, lawyers, clerks.
Protests went on for 3 years.

Congress spoke clearly in 1878 when it passed the Posse Comitatus Act, prohibiting the use of the U.S. military to execute domestic law. Nearly 140 years later, Defendants— President Trump, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, and the Department of Defense— deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, ostensibly to quell a rebellion and ensure that federal immigration law was enforced. There were indeed protests in Los Angeles, and some individuals engaged in violence. Yet there was no rebellion, nor was civilian law enforcement unable to respond to the protests and enforce the law. Nevertheless, at Defendants’ orders and contrary to Congress’s explicit instruction, federal troops executed the laws. The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles. In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act.

Judge Charles Breyer rules that the Trump administration brazenly violated the Posse Comitatus Act when it deployed soldiers to enforce domestic laws in LA.

Breyer says Trump may not create "a national police force with the president as its chief." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Stephanie Shirley, a Pioneer for Working From Home and Women in Tech, Dies at 91 When Stephanie Shirley couldn’t get her letters answered, she started signing them as Steve Shirley—and became a force in the early years of computer programming.

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Yoram Hazony gives me the creeps.

China Is Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry A new policy document outlines China’s plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years, and proposes developing devices for both health and consumer uses.

A new policy document outlines China’s plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years, and proposes developing devices for both health and consumer uses. www.wired.com/story/china-...

Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out The exodus has set off alarms among CDC staff: “My main concern is they will be replaced with puppets."

The CDC is in chaos. If you’re a current employee and would like to share information anonymously, please reach out via Signal: emullin.06

www.wired.com/story/center...

In 18th-century France, the entire legal profession went on strike to protest unconstitutional actions by the king.
He fired them all. Judges, lawyers, clerks.
Protests went on for 3 years.

Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/s...

It's adorable watching people talk about how the law applies to the Trump Administration. Is the law in the room with us now?