Exactly right

A History of Systems that Protect the Jeffrey Epstein Archetype The foundation and maturation of systems built to protect the powerful.

The more you see of the Epstein stuff, the more it feels institutional much more than personal, an architecture of business and influence of which sexual abuse was a subcomponent. This brief history of systems protecting elite malfeasance and deviance going back to the Gilded Age is good context.

A goddess who could summon crustaceans from the deep, leaping directly into her hands

Mayor Brandon Johnson orders CPD to investigate federal immigration agents for potential prosecution The directive makes Chicago the first city in the nation "to leverage local authority to pursue legal accountability for misconduct" by federal agents, according to the city.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered CPD to investigate U.S. immigration agents for potential prosecution

He said Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke was "in complete support." She later said she hadn't been briefed.

Via @mitchtrout.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

Would love to see Chicago’s own Eileen Burke sign on to this. With exception of Minneapolis, these are not jurisdictions with large ICE presence right now.

As AI-generated fake content mars legal cases, states want guardrails • Stateline As more false quotes, fake court cases and incorrect information appear in legal documents generated by artificial intelligence, state bar associations, state court systems and national law organizati...

Surprised to learn that my state does not require attorneys to disclose when they use AI. Overview of state rules and policies here: stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...

“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.

Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota.

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Paywall bypass here.

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Indeed. In my case the pivot to remote learning is to spare students from frigid temps cause our Uni decided to stay open…it’s two degrees

Tommy Lee Walker exonerated 70 years after execution for rape and murder of Venice Parker Tommy Lee Walker was declared "innocent" by a Dallas court 70 years after he was executed for the rape and murder of Venice Parker.

Now seems like a good time to remember that Justice Scalia claimed no one had ever been falsely executed. When we see how little evidence it took to convict this Aftican American man in Dallas in 1954, can there be any doubt that there are others? abcnews.go.com/US/tommy-lee...

YouTube video by Federal Reserve Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Updated Rules for Children at Our Brewery Our chairs are for sitting on, not for constructing elaborate forts.

In New Yorker Humor, some rules for children at the brewery. www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

I feel like it’s a bad omen for 2026 that I witnessed squirrel cannibalism today. I don’t have a picture. You’ll have to take my word for it.

Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.

The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...

13k per arrest

Consider also that prosecutors use AI to summarize AI-written police reports. We’re trying to discern the truth through a machine- driven game of telephone.

Posse comitatus! No national guard in IL without our Governors consent. A Christmas miracle

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

RIP to Frank Gehry. His buildings live on

From the Lawyertalk community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the Lawyertalk community

Interesting thread discussing the rise of pro se plaintiffs with ChatGPT (or "pro se gpt"). www.reddit.com/r/Lawyertalk...

"People say AI will take our jobs but so far it's just giving me more work."

Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.

Shaken baby syndrome diagnoses have allowed courts to wrongfully convict parents and caregivers even when there is no history of abuse, no broken bones, and no bruising. Appellate courts are also reluctant to consider new testimony from experts. Its a prison trap for innocent people.

Thanksgiving or Perimenopause? 1. There’s a turkey neck situation. 2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? 3. You love your family, but you also wish th...

"You’ve been obsessively trying to prepare for it, but who knows what will actually happen."

What is an AI fake professor crash out? Asking for myself. A professor.

Thread summarized: CBP agent shot a Chicago woman 5 times unprovoked and then lied and said she was a domestic terrorist

This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents

The Intercept: TRUMP’S MILITARY OCCUPATIONS OF U.S. CITIES COST $473 MILLION AND RISING

A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.

Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.

The American people deserve to know.

Counsel at First Appearance: An Object Lesson in Policy Implementation - Center for Justice Innovation This policy brief approaches the ongoing efforts to secure early counsel as a challenge of implementation and offers practical advice on ensuring the push is transformed into change on the ground.

In 26 states, there is no requirement that a lawyer be present at pretrial motions, but in jurisdictions that ensure counsel at first appearance (CAFA), lawyers note key benefits for defendants. A new policy brief from @innovatingjustice.bsky.social advocates for CAFA in all 50 states:

Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package

Forget this loser. Get your stocks out of Tesla: Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...