John Brehm

Good list. The three pairs make decent movie titles, too.

The former St. Stephen’s church (originally 10th Church of Christ, Scientist) at 57th and Blackstone, as seen by me in 2010.

My neighbors.

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82 Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and ’70s.

Breaking News: Sly Stone, the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. He helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the 1960s and ’70s.

Ling and psych sky: I’m going up for tenure. Have you used one of my papers in a class syllabus? If so I’d love to hear it. 🐦🐦 #psychscisky

This consolidated action concerns an attempt to change the rules of the game after it had been played. The court cannot countenance that strategy, see Hendon, 710 F.2d at 182; Toney, 476 F.2d at 209, which implicates the very integrity of the election and offends "the law's basic interest in finality." United States v. Fugit, 703 F.3d 248, 253 (4th Cir. 2012). Permitting parties to "upend the set rules" of an election after the election has taken place can only produce "confusion and turmoil [which] threatens to undermine public confidence in the federal courts, state agencies, and the elections themselves." Wise, 978 F.3d at 105 (Wilkinson, J., dissenting). Accordingly, the court FINDS as follows: 1. Retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those voters' substantive due process rights; 2. The cure process violates the equal protection rights of overseas military and civilian voters; and 3. The lack of any notice or opportunity for eligible voters to contest their mistaken designation as Never Residents violates procedural due process and represents an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote. Therefore, the court ORDERS that: A. The State Board SHALL NOT take any action in furtherance of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court's orders in Griffin v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elections, No. COA25-181, 2025 WL 1021724 (N.C. Ct. App. Apr. 4, 2025) and Griffin v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elections, No. 320P24-3, 2025 WL 1090903 (N.C. Apr. 11, 2025); B. The State Board SHALL certify the results of the election for Seat 6 based on the tally at the completion of the canvassing period on December 10, 2024; C. Judge Griffin's petitions for judicial review [DE 1-4; DE 1-12] are DENIED;

D. Judge Griffin's motions for injunctive relief [DE 1-5; DE 1-13] are DENIED; E. Justice Riggs' motion for injunctive relief [DE 37] is GRANTED; F. The VoteVets Action Fund Parties' motion for summary judgment [DE 86] is GRANTED 6, G. The NCDP's request for injunctive relief [DE 78] is GRANTED; H. The Conley Plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction [DE 82] is GRANTED; I. Final judgment is ENTERED: In Griffin Il, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the State Board, Justice Riggs, and the VoteVets Action Fund Parties as to the issues identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3; ii. In NCDP, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the NCDP as to the issues identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3; and iii. In Conley, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the Conley Plaintiffs as to the issues identified in Findings 1 and 2.28 The court's order is STAYED for 7 days, so that Judge Griffin may pursue an appeal if he so chooses. SO ORDERED this 5th day of May, 2025. PaulIMin RICHARD E. MYERS II CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.

The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.

Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."

my 7-year-old just informed me that we're all made from four things:

- skeletons
- stardust
- monkeys
- love

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

US market futures.

My wife and I were married on the little ‘island’ (a peninsula) about thirty feet away, 41 years ago.

Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens?

Must be another Brehm. I only would like to know jmwooldridge

I had a math prof who wore a gorilla suit when he proctored the final.

Job alert: UChicago seeks an Instructional Assistant Professor (Lecturer) to teach undergraduate social science research methods. This is a three-year, renewable teaching position suitable for any social science PhD.

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in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t

I urge Minnesotans who work for the federal government to be extremely cautious when it comes to Trump's buyout offer. The benefits being offered are not guaranteed.

I recommend federal employees listen to the guidance of their unions on this matter.

www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...

My wife and brother in law, and many of my wife’s friends from the time, all lived in pacific palisades. It’s eerie and disturbing that her childhood home probably burned badly if not completely, even if they no longer have a stake in the matter.

Judicious

Cool app!

What are the units at the national and state level?

Precedent is fake. Useful as a legal concept, perhaps. But outside of courts, bad people do bad things if they have the power to. Sometimes they refer to past action. Often, they don't even bother. The idea that you necessarily bind future actors by not doing something is mysticism, basically.

Library of Congress

"A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination"- Caitlin Moran

Pillars of creation by JWST but with googly eyes

New #JWST image just dropped 🔭🐡🧪

Sioux Chef (Sean Sherman)'s Roast Turkey, Wild Onions, Maple Squash, and Cranberry Sauce. And you?

In the hospital, being treated for seizures. Only election I have ever missed. Don’t think might vote mattered at all in IL though.

I’ve found that the mushrooms taste more like butter or olive oil when I cook in an oil. Less of a deal w maitake than puffballs, lions mane, or matsutake. De gustibus, etc.

Roast in a cast iron skillet w/o oil, deglaze pan. The volume decreases a lot, but the flavor is much more concentrated. Maitake is a really choice mushroom, no need for embellishment.

Great news, and already planning to add it to my syllabus!

Like those intended for arthritis relief? Kinda brilliant…