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Criminal and constitutional lawyer; former church-state separator; (virtual) taekwondo student; theater and improv lover. #NeverSkeet (he/him/his) https://www.lipperlaw.com

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Michael Tsai - Blog - 1Password’s Price Hike

“Annoyingly, 1Password referred to the price increase as an ‘update,’ as in ‘We’re updating the cost of your subscription,” and “we’re updating pricing for Family plans.’” mjtsai.com/blog/2026/03/0…

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(And if that’s not what it means, then please use clear language!)

09.03.2026 22:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Scaling and execution” sounds like consultant speak for … something unwelcome.

09.03.2026 22:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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O.S.U. President Walter Carter Jr. Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ The university said it was investigating a company owned by a podcaster after the president, Walter Carter Jr., said he had “made a mistake.”

“The connection with Ms. Vlachos’s company was first reported by The Rooster, an Ohio-based newsletter.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/… 🌞🐔🐓

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Yikes yikes yikes yikes yikes.

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The only people who want to spend hours outside in late-summer D.C. are people who know nothing about spending hours outside in late-summer D.C. Absolute insanity.

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The only thing worse than a salted caramel mocha latte is an op-ed complaining about a salted caramel mocha latte.

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Tweet from TN Rep. Andy Ogles saying that "Muslims don't belong in American society"

Tweet from TN Rep. Andy Ogles saying that "Muslims don't belong in American society"

The absolute most disgusting, eliminationist Islamophobia from multiple members of the House Republican caucus continues to spew forth without acknowledgment or censure

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That’s an outrageous take and please stop calling my office.

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Politics is supposed to be performative. But it’s supposed to be performatively effective to produce support and momentum for good policy that helps people.

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After Kaori Sakamoto’s final short program and Miura/Kihara’s legendary Olympic free skate, I’m now firmly in the tank for Andrea Bocelli. Do not @ me. #NeverSkeet

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Prosecutors Unable To Attend Live Nation Trial After Scalpers Buy Every Ticket NEW YORK—Jeopardizing the fate of what could be a landmark federal antitrust trial, U.S. prosecutors were reportedly unable to attend the Live Nation trial Friday after scalpers bought every ticket. “...

See also theonion.com/prosecutors-...

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Holy Toledo.

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*As incorporated by the floofteenth amendment

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Technology Researchers Challenge Trump Policy Threatening Deportation for Work on Social Media Platforms and Online Harms

🚨NEWS: @knightcolumbia.org & @protectdemocracy.org just filed a lawsuit on behalf of @thecoalition.bsky.social challenging the Trump administration's policy targeting social media researchers and trust & safety workers for visa revocation and deportation. More: knightcolumbia.org/content/tech...

09.03.2026 15:42 — 👍 34    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 3

It’s that time again: newrepublic.com/article/1909...

09.03.2026 14:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excuse me, that should be “Ted Carter resigns over The inappropriate relationship”

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A classic Dem agenda item in that it is dumb policy and also bad politics. #sigh

09.03.2026 14:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh yikes.

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Bypassing juries, trials, and the reasonable doubt standard in this way may hold some obvious advantages for prosecutors. But whether this arrangement can be squared
with the Constitution is another thing. Under the Sixth
Amendment, this Court has held, “[o]ther than the fact of a
prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a
crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be
submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U. S. 466, 490 (2000) (emphasis added); see also Erlinger v. United States, 602 U. S. 821,
833 (2024); United States v. Haymond, 588 U. S. 634, 644
(2019) (plurality opinion) (collecting cases). The Court’s
failure to grant review to address whether what happened
to Mr. Burnett complies with that Sixth Amendment rule is
unfortunate. I can only hope we will take up another case
like his soon—and that, in the meantime, lower courts will
more carefully consider the Sixth Amendment’s application
in this context. Respectfully, I dissent

Bypassing juries, trials, and the reasonable doubt standard in this way may hold some obvious advantages for prosecutors. But whether this arrangement can be squared with the Constitution is another thing. Under the Sixth Amendment, this Court has held, “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U. S. 466, 490 (2000) (emphasis added); see also Erlinger v. United States, 602 U. S. 821, 833 (2024); United States v. Haymond, 588 U. S. 634, 644 (2019) (plurality opinion) (collecting cases). The Court’s failure to grant review to address whether what happened to Mr. Burnett complies with that Sixth Amendment rule is unfortunate. I can only hope we will take up another case like his soon—and that, in the meantime, lower courts will more carefully consider the Sixth Amendment’s application in this context. Respectfully, I dissent

Gorsuch dissents from the Supreme Court's refusal to consider whether a judge (not a jury) can extend a person's prison sentence by finding, by a preponderance of evidence (not beyond reasonable doubt), that he violated supervised release. (I agree with Gorsuch.) www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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Yep.

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This is the second DC District court ruling that came over the weekend because the judge was ruling before a March 9 deadline relevant to the case.

Another March 9 deadline is why we got the Kari Lake ruling over the weekend. See my coverage here: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...

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I appear to have watched the X-Files pilot. 🛸

09.03.2026 03:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Colored-pencil card drawings of Beavis and Butt-Head, drawn in the style of the T206 Honus Wagner

Colored-pencil card drawings of Beavis and Butt-Head, drawn in the style of the T206 Honus Wagner

The first episode of “Beavis and Butt-Head” aired on this date in 1993.

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“While, American ballet choreographer Kam Saunders - who has worked as a dancer on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour - simply wrote: ‘Yikes.’”

“While, American ballet choreographer Kam Saunders - who has worked as a dancer on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour - simply wrote: ‘Yikes.’”

www.bbc.com/news/articles/…

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“The Women’s Issue” of Bakersfield Life magazine with two cover models who are old white dudes in suites.

“The Women’s Issue” of Bakersfield Life magazine with two cover models who are old white dudes in suites.

Happy International Women’s Day!

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How do I disable the automatic comment icon that appears everytime I select text? - Microsoft Q&A I'm using Word 16.105.3 for Mac through Microsoft Office 365 Classic. For some bizarre reason, Microsoft thought it wise to have the comment icon appear EVERY TIME you select text. It's exceptionally distracting and completely useless. Is there anyway to…

Microsoft remains the king of tiny changes that ruin its products in the dumbest ways: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/…

08.03.2026 16:02 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Whoa happy birthday, Carl! “Henceforth, the 8th of March shall be known as Daylight Saving Times New Roman.”

08.03.2026 15:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Maybe next year

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