Brian Jones

Hatch Act, Schmatch Act, amirite?

I guess SpaceX really likes the Costco Guys because it gives out at least five big “booms” each time one of its ships explode.

Have you heard “The Wall?” It predicted Trump rallies in the late 70s. I seriously thought at least some speaker would start a rally with “So you thought you might like to go to the show…”

Since many are asking, tonight I’m wearing a shirt from Costco, jeans from Costco, shoes from Costco, and the best white socks in the world from, you guessed it, Costco.

Always wondered how the Star Wars Emperor could start with a battle-hardened army and end up with an "entire legion of his best troops" being beaten to death by teddybears with sticks.

Then Hegseth ended up as US Defence Sec. And now yeah that makes sense.

Mike, I was just asking you to back up your complaint with more than mere hyperbolic statements, especially since you’ve been writing about these issues for years. If there’s a better solution, don’t keep it a secret pending the publication of your paper. The Senators need to hear it now.

That's how the democratic process works. It's not just enough to bitch about something. You've got to propose something better. Given your involvement and background, I thought you might have some serious proposals at the ready.

Respectfully, that's not really what I said, but let's just assume you're right. Please tell us what really led us to here and what our elected officials can do to improve things. You've dedicated significant energy to complaining about something they're proposing, so give us your better idea.

But you’d have to concede that those things have already happened. 230 has helped us get to where we are today. Is there any change to the US Code you’d propose to improve these things? Otherwise, it seems to me that doing nothing is just going to keep doing what it’s already done.

Well, in your article you state that three bad things would happen if 230 was repealed: 1. Make Big Tech even more powerful
2. Hand MAGA forces a powerful weapon for silencing opposition through legal harassment
3. Cripple the digital infrastructure needed for organizing democratic resistance.

So, 230 created the legal environment that allowed the internet to flourish, but also permitted some sites to avoid liability as they grew so massive that taking 230 away won’t harm them but would put others out of business. So, what, then, is your proposed legal solution?

I don’t know. If getting rid of 230 means getting rid of Bluesky as well as all the other social media platforms, I think I’m good with that.

I’ve not watched MSNBC for a single second after election night for a myriad of reasons, and that will obviously continue, but for new reasons now.

Does “executive time” count?

I’m sure all the 2A folks are ready to take action to stop this, right?

Spoiler alert: they won’t care.

We could desperately use Phil Hartmann right about now.

Well, now I feel old. I remember the first time this aired.

I hope I'm never put in the position where I have to noisily resign, but if I am, this letter is a model of how to do so.

If I were the GC of #apple, I wouldn't rely on a letter from the Attorney General telling me the DOJ won't enforce a statute that has a 5-year statute of limitations, especially when the current administration will only last 4 years.

I legit expected Trump to open one of his rallies with, "So you thought you might like to go to the show...." It feels like this entire four years is just going to be "The Wall" writ large.

Evergreen

Blocked! Thanks for the heads up.

Biden had 4 years to get them here. Why the delay?

This is the only thing any reasonable GC would advise her clients to do.

My God. The egg prices....They're just dropping so quickly.... Will they be paying us to take eggs soon?

I've had a folder of news sites that I check daily. For over two decades, @nytimes.com and The Washington Post were the first and second sites that loaded. That ended today when I deleted them for good.