The H is O
@karlrruben.bsky.social
Just some guy with 3 kids and not enough hobbies.
Law schools should also do some soul searching for their part in this debacle. It is only recently that law school professors are speaking up about how lawless SCOTUS is. They treated them like brilliant jurists instead of the obvious political hacks that they are.
Wrote about Thurgood Marshall recognizing the bad-faith legalism of his conservative SCOTUS colleagues before just about anyone else.
www.liberalcurrents.com/thurgood-mar...
www.liberalcurrents.com/thurgood-mar...
Thurgood Marshall Saw It Coming
The supercharged bad faith of “constitutional originalism” threatens everything we hold dear.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Law schools should also do some soul searching for their part in this debacle. It is only recently that law school professors are speaking up about how lawless SCOTUS is. They treated them like brilliant jurists instead of the obvious political hacks that they are.
From the man who brought you extreme gerrymandering in NC that provides such luminaries to the national stage as Virginia Fox and Madison Cawthorne. All of a sudden he has a problem with extremism in politics? Im sure he is really looking for the guy who did this.
Senator Thom Tillis has a new book coming out:
How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents: The Trouble with Sycophants, Courage Outsourcing, and Partisan Groupthink
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TM52V
How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents: The Trouble with Sycophants, Courage Outsourcing, and Partisan Groupthink
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TM52V
October 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
From the man who brought you extreme gerrymandering in NC that provides such luminaries to the national stage as Virginia Fox and Madison Cawthorne. All of a sudden he has a problem with extremism in politics? Im sure he is really looking for the guy who did this.
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MAD TV’S 100 BEST TV SHOWS OF THE 21st CENTURY
1. Butter Ball Saul
2. Hicks
3. Widow’s Bae
4. Mad Men’s Wearhouse
5. Succotashion
6. Kevin Hart Can Fuck Himself
7. The Wirewolf
8. Slow Lorises
9. Twin Peaky Blinders
10. Reacheround
1. Butter Ball Saul
2. Hicks
3. Widow’s Bae
4. Mad Men’s Wearhouse
5. Succotashion
6. Kevin Hart Can Fuck Himself
7. The Wirewolf
8. Slow Lorises
9. Twin Peaky Blinders
10. Reacheround
September 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
MAD TV’S 100 BEST TV SHOWS OF THE 21st CENTURY
1. Butter Ball Saul
2. Hicks
3. Widow’s Bae
4. Mad Men’s Wearhouse
5. Succotashion
6. Kevin Hart Can Fuck Himself
7. The Wirewolf
8. Slow Lorises
9. Twin Peaky Blinders
10. Reacheround
1. Butter Ball Saul
2. Hicks
3. Widow’s Bae
4. Mad Men’s Wearhouse
5. Succotashion
6. Kevin Hart Can Fuck Himself
7. The Wirewolf
8. Slow Lorises
9. Twin Peaky Blinders
10. Reacheround
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the cornell case has me thinking about christine blasey ford and how she so bravely testified in 2018 about how future supreme court justice brett kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her.
i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:
i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:
September 28, 2026 at 6:55 PM
the cornell case has me thinking about christine blasey ford and how she so bravely testified in 2018 about how future supreme court justice brett kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her.
i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:
i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed:
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For two years, western North Carolinians have not taken a day off on rebuilding. Anna and I spent this weekend celebrating the people who are powering the region’s recovery.
September 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
For two years, western North Carolinians have not taken a day off on rebuilding. Anna and I spent this weekend celebrating the people who are powering the region’s recovery.
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🚨🚨🚨 Sub-30% presidential approval alert 🚨🚨🚨
September 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Sub-30% presidential approval alert 🚨🚨🚨
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Raleigh!!! I'll be at Goodnights Comedy Club the weekend after Christmas (12/26-12/28)! Come enjoy some jokes!!!
Goodnights Comedy Club | Room 861 at Goodnights: Josh Gondelman
www.goodnightscomedy.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Raleigh!!! I'll be at Goodnights Comedy Club the weekend after Christmas (12/26-12/28)! Come enjoy some jokes!!!
Trump is trying to steal anything that is not nailed down and strip the buildings for copper wire on the way out.
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office:
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
September 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump is trying to steal anything that is not nailed down and strip the buildings for copper wire on the way out.
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In light of this morning’s annoyance over an article about, uh… something about country music… Suing 700 of your patients and getting 81 of them arrested? As an obstetrician?
“Try that in a small town!”
“Try that in a small town!”
The crowd erupts in chants of "Shame on you!" as Roger Marshall tries to explain why he sued 700 of his patients, leading to 81 arrests:
September 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In light of this morning’s annoyance over an article about, uh… something about country music… Suing 700 of your patients and getting 81 of them arrested? As an obstetrician?
“Try that in a small town!”
“Try that in a small town!”
Even though it is an AP article, at least one of the local news stations is reporting this correctly. Why can't the NYT or any other legacy media get it right?
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
President Donald Trump says he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. This promise, made at the GOP's midterm convent...
www.wral.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Even though it is an AP article, at least one of the local news stations is reporting this correctly. Why can't the NYT or any other legacy media get it right?
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He's right, it was a long time ago. I can't remember if I was working on campus here in Princeton signing students into classes or if I was heroically leading the recovery effort at Ground Zero, bravely digging through rubble with my bare hands.
Time, am I right?
Time, am I right?
"September 11th was 25 years ago" -- Ted Cruz defends Trump lying about his response to 9/11 but suggesting he might not remember because it was so long ago
September 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
He's right, it was a long time ago. I can't remember if I was working on campus here in Princeton signing students into classes or if I was heroically leading the recovery effort at Ground Zero, bravely digging through rubble with my bare hands.
Time, am I right?
Time, am I right?
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I have really enjoyed the experience of reading story after story about how good and selfless and beloved a recently deceased famous person was
August 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I have really enjoyed the experience of reading story after story about how good and selfless and beloved a recently deceased famous person was
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I wish Ken Paxton would protect puppies the way he protects pedophiles.
Unearthed documents just revealed Ken Paxton, as Attorney General, protected a research lab that tortured 400 puppies.
Paxton was also one of the only Texas lawmakers to vote against a bill to hold animal abusers accountable.
Paxton was also one of the only Texas lawmakers to vote against a bill to hold animal abusers accountable.
August 21, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I wish Ken Paxton would protect puppies the way he protects pedophiles.
This is what happens when you have one party rule like we do in North Carolina. Naked corruption without any fear of consequences.
"The connection raises questions about whether DigiCred or its representatives had a role in shaping the technical requirements that later became state law." #ncpol #ncga
ncnewsline.com/2026/08/19/n...
ncnewsline.com/2026/08/19/n...
NC budget includes $5M digital credential project that appears to favor politically connected vendor • NC Newsline
North Carolina's budget sets technical requirements for a statewide digital credential system that closely resemble features offered by DigiCred.
ncnewsline.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is what happens when you have one party rule like we do in North Carolina. Naked corruption without any fear of consequences.
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The GOP took >100 days to pass a budget, but 2 days to weaken your voting rights. They’re scared of their own voters—but we aren’t. Gov. Stein vetoed HB 958, and Dems will vote to uphold that veto, because we will protect every eligible voter’s right to cast a ballot that counts.
August 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The GOP took >100 days to pass a budget, but 2 days to weaken your voting rights. They’re scared of their own voters—but we aren’t. Gov. Stein vetoed HB 958, and Dems will vote to uphold that veto, because we will protect every eligible voter’s right to cast a ballot that counts.
I used to have a sticker that said "Vote for Bush, because peace and prosperity are boring." I guess that could have just said "Republican" instead of "for Bush."
Unfortunate that enough Americans got bored with relative peace and prosperity to upend the global order. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks
Long-term borrowing costs from the U.S. to Germany and Japan hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday due to ballooning government debt and geopolitics, raising borrowing costs for companies an...
www.reuters.com
August 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I used to have a sticker that said "Vote for Bush, because peace and prosperity are boring." I guess that could have just said "Republican" instead of "for Bush."
There is no such thing as a legal way to just “write it off” on your taxes. You can run almost anything through a business as long as it is used for your business. But adding your spouse to your business cell phone plan is fraud. No matter how much “everybody does it.”
What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?
August 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
There is no such thing as a legal way to just “write it off” on your taxes. You can run almost anything through a business as long as it is used for your business. But adding your spouse to your business cell phone plan is fraud. No matter how much “everybody does it.”
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The myth of the “great businessman” continues to be proven false over many decades. He’s a great con man who inherited great wealth and connections.
August 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The myth of the “great businessman” continues to be proven false over many decades. He’s a great con man who inherited great wealth and connections.
Speaking from experience, there is nothing like wrestling with a toddler while listening to a screaming baby in a 6X8 room while you wait for the pediatrician for what seems like forever. Pediatricians are notorious for never being backed up (not a knock on them). Now multiply it by 5.
Trump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."
August 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Speaking from experience, there is nothing like wrestling with a toddler while listening to a screaming baby in a 6X8 room while you wait for the pediatrician for what seems like forever. Pediatricians are notorious for never being backed up (not a knock on them). Now multiply it by 5.
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So Tillis and Cornyn thought the 1.8. Billion dollar slush fun was so bad, that they will be willing to confirm the guy who came up with it.
Huh
Huh
August 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
So Tillis and Cornyn thought the 1.8. Billion dollar slush fun was so bad, that they will be willing to confirm the guy who came up with it.
Huh
Huh
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So that’s the thing to know, if you’re a tabloid that’s going to name-check me in another round of transphobic shit about Bluesky discourse. I don’t stand with you. I stand with my trans friends and family members. ⏹️
August 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
So that’s the thing to know, if you’re a tabloid that’s going to name-check me in another round of transphobic shit about Bluesky discourse. I don’t stand with you. I stand with my trans friends and family members. ⏹️
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It shouldn't be this hard...
July 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
It shouldn't be this hard...
Post a perfect album from the 90s
July 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s
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interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”