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168 Avani Mehta Sood Podcast Episode · Excited Utterance · 09/22/2025 · 1 sec

Nice interview with Amani Mehta Sood about her work on the effects of general versus special verdicts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The Median Experience Of Tyranny If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn't need mantras like "never again."

“…the number of American citizens directly under the boot as of now is relatively tiny. But this is precisely the point. Despotism doesn’t impose itself on everyone all at once. It creeps inward from the margins of society.”

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There is no contradiction, since he is for the one, but against the other.

“Just kidding,” hedged the fascist.

“With lies about crime as pretext, Trump seeks to deploy National guard to Democratic-led cities in violation of federal law.” #fixed

I’d think that as a celebrity you’d appreciate more than anyone why it’s important to keep your trap shut about why your marriage to your celebrity spouse didn’t work out.

Strictly, it’s not “fascism” until they come for me.

Incredible.

AI modeling epistemic humility. Very dangerous.

Ilan Wurman @ilan_wurman · 10h This isn’t how judicial power works. Courts can’t “enjoin” or “restrain” the President from deploying the national guard. If a private party is injured by a guardsman, that party can bring a lawsuit. The legality and constitutionality of the action will be adjudicated. And compensation will be ordered if appropriate. A single district judge, however, doesn’t get to play commander in chief.

Ilan Wurman @ilan_wurman · Jul 2, 2024 Folks on this site are failing to appreciate the difference between a court setting aside unlawful executive actions, and civilly or criminally prosecuting a President in his personal capacity for attempting such actions. Which seems to be the point of immunity. 1/2 Ilan Wurman @ilan_wurman · Jul 2, 2024 The question is which unlawful acts (seizing the steel mills, forgiving student loans) are nevertheless official acts subject to presumptive immunity. That’s the relevant inquiry when we’re outside the core/preclusive powers that get absolute immunity. 2/2

Wurman has a very principled position: courts have no power to stop the President doing things he likes, but plenary power to stop the President doing things he doesn't like.

Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.

Anne Frank had no one to explain to her that such things are within the scope of a legitimate Kavanaugh stop.

Kombucha girl meme— panel 1: transgender panel 2: transuman

Heartbreaker.

Wordle 1,568 3/6*

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Jeweler giving Columbo info about the victim: “Well, Mrs. Caldwell was beautiful and charming…”

“…for a woman of 36.”

Shot/chaser (from Columbo S3 E8)

“Pulled from their apartments…” Was there a problem with the earth’s gravitational field?

Help! Help! I’m being repressed!

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My “honest, not trolling” t-shirt etc., etc.

Motion to refer to the government in federal criminal trials as the “regime.”

Screenshot of Variation 1 Bar 30, R.H. fingering: 1-5-4-1 2-5-4-1 2-1-3-4

My final answer.

“Some readers may take Dabhoiwala’s letter to be a recalibration” 🗡️

*Starting at 33:35 (time code in hyperlink doesn’t seem to work)

YouTube video by Rick Beato Hiromi: The Most Electrifying Pianist Alive

Hiromi here giving a masterclass in improvised jazz reharmonization: youtube.com/watch?v=xcKd...

Reposted with alt text. Also, from a cursory look, this appears to basically be true, which is pretty funny. Philosophers... debate.

That’s what you get for trying to feed hungry children.

lfg

It’s inspiring.