M
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Lord of the Rings is my comfort watch. Public Defender. Expert in anti-trafficking and post-conviction relief work.
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btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
Word to the wise: if your defense attorney tells you that you don’t need to appear for court, don’t! And definitely don’t argue with security about your phone and get arrested before your attorney gets to court! Please!
September 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Word to the wise: if your defense attorney tells you that you don’t need to appear for court, don’t! And definitely don’t argue with security about your phone and get arrested before your attorney gets to court! Please!
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I don’t believe AI will kill us all. But I do believe it can make all our lives worse, which has already started to come into effect, and it’s clear that the people behind the technology don’t care at all about the human cost.
September 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I don’t believe AI will kill us all. But I do believe it can make all our lives worse, which has already started to come into effect, and it’s clear that the people behind the technology don’t care at all about the human cost.
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1996: can't use the internet without your phone
2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication.
2026: can't use the internet without your phone
2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication.
2026: can't use the internet without your phone
July 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
1996: can't use the internet without your phone
2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication.
2026: can't use the internet without your phone
2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication.
2026: can't use the internet without your phone
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I've been absolutely losing my mind over this abortion/surrogacy case, and I wrote about it so you can too
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Anti-Abortion Activists Are Using a Child Custody Case to Attack Surrogacy
The Alliance Defending Freedom has ulterior motives for getting involved in the fight for custody of Rumi Ali Ahmed.
ballsandstrikes.org
August 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I've been absolutely losing my mind over this abortion/surrogacy case, and I wrote about it so you can too
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
waiting for lab imaging for my son and turned the tv off because it had Fox News spewing its typical anti-immigrant bullshit.
August 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
waiting for lab imaging for my son and turned the tv off because it had Fox News spewing its typical anti-immigrant bullshit.
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BREAKING
We have lost an American treasure!!!
Dolly Parton has died.
She was 80.
What heartbreaking news.
We have lost an American treasure!!!
Dolly Parton has died.
She was 80.
What heartbreaking news.
August 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
BREAKING
We have lost an American treasure!!!
Dolly Parton has died.
She was 80.
What heartbreaking news.
We have lost an American treasure!!!
Dolly Parton has died.
She was 80.
What heartbreaking news.
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This is your periodic reminder that the Supreme Court has had a Republican majority for longer than I have been alive (I am 51 years old) and only court expansion would immediately end the MAGA right's hold on the court and its use of the court to destroy democracy.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterms.
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead on his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
bit.ly
August 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is your periodic reminder that the Supreme Court has had a Republican majority for longer than I have been alive (I am 51 years old) and only court expansion would immediately end the MAGA right's hold on the court and its use of the court to destroy democracy.
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"And there i was unable to eat lettuce, blueberries, jalapenos, nor use eye drops... cant afford a house... need 2 jobs to keep a roof over my head... in a war that no one has authorized ... thinking i wonder if the president's special advisor Natalie Harp is okay"
August 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"And there i was unable to eat lettuce, blueberries, jalapenos, nor use eye drops... cant afford a house... need 2 jobs to keep a roof over my head... in a war that no one has authorized ... thinking i wonder if the president's special advisor Natalie Harp is okay"
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Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines.
‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines.
bit.ly
August 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines.
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“Jeremy Spurrier, 51, drives to Illinois to get ice to chill his insulin.
"If I run out of ice, that’s several hundred dollars of insulin just ruined,” he said.”
"If I run out of ice, that’s several hundred dollars of insulin just ruined,” he said.”
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
abcnews.com
August 20, 2026 at 5:21 AM
“Jeremy Spurrier, 51, drives to Illinois to get ice to chill his insulin.
"If I run out of ice, that’s several hundred dollars of insulin just ruined,” he said.”
"If I run out of ice, that’s several hundred dollars of insulin just ruined,” he said.”
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the good news is that, for at least the foreseeable future, these humanoid robots can be easily defeated by utilizing any number of foiling tactics demonstrated in your run-of-the-mill looney tunes cartoon.
August 20, 2026 at 4:29 AM
the good news is that, for at least the foreseeable future, these humanoid robots can be easily defeated by utilizing any number of foiling tactics demonstrated in your run-of-the-mill looney tunes cartoon.
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One of my pet theories is that a lack of distress tolerance is one of the main differences between people who function in society and people who don’t
Discomfort is an essential part of growth and wouldn’t it be so embarrassing to be the exact same person thirty years from now, in a totally different world, because you were so averse to discomfort?
August 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
One of my pet theories is that a lack of distress tolerance is one of the main differences between people who function in society and people who don’t
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I'm sure I've posted about this before but whatever, here's a new thread on the subject: why it does not bother me in the slightest if my clients did what they are charged with doing.
I'm seriously begging authors to come talk to a defense lawyer before they try to write fiction about us. There are things that trouble us. "My client wants to go to trial and we might win" is absolutely not one of them.
April 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I'm sure I've posted about this before but whatever, here's a new thread on the subject: why it does not bother me in the slightest if my clients did what they are charged with doing.
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Well even then I believe the punishments for such crimes are quite excessive. I believe in redemption. I believe people are worth more than the one (or even several) bad thing they did. I don't believe extremely long prison sentences make sense in all but a tiny handful of cases.
April 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Well even then I believe the punishments for such crimes are quite excessive. I believe in redemption. I believe people are worth more than the one (or even several) bad thing they did. I don't believe extremely long prison sentences make sense in all but a tiny handful of cases.
Please just know that most orgs in the anti-trafficking space are extremely concerned about the grant awarded to OUR. They are not considered a trusted or reputable direct services provider.
August 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Please just know that most orgs in the anti-trafficking space are extremely concerned about the grant awarded to OUR. They are not considered a trusted or reputable direct services provider.
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Sometimes I see something in nature and then spend the next several years waiting for the shot.
Sometimes I never get it.
Sometimes you see it and a week later you land it:
I give you tonight's murder of crows in front of the sunset. 🪶
Sometimes I never get it.
Sometimes you see it and a week later you land it:
I give you tonight's murder of crows in front of the sunset. 🪶
August 8, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Sometimes I see something in nature and then spend the next several years waiting for the shot.
Sometimes I never get it.
Sometimes you see it and a week later you land it:
I give you tonight's murder of crows in front of the sunset. 🪶
Sometimes I never get it.
Sometimes you see it and a week later you land it:
I give you tonight's murder of crows in front of the sunset. 🪶
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Holy shit.
www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
August 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Holy shit.
www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
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Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."
An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
August 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."
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jesus fucking christ
July 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
jesus fucking christ
among many other atrocious things this admin has done to cost of living, I cannot stress how bad the student loans crisis is about to become with the SAVE plan being revoked. my monthly payment will more than triple. Cannot believe Biden left such a slam dunk on the table while in office.
July 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
among many other atrocious things this admin has done to cost of living, I cannot stress how bad the student loans crisis is about to become with the SAVE plan being revoked. my monthly payment will more than triple. Cannot believe Biden left such a slam dunk on the table while in office.
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One of the most important reasons to tax 100% of wealth beyond a few million bucks is that they do this kind of shit with it
July 19, 2026 at 11:38 PM
One of the most important reasons to tax 100% of wealth beyond a few million bucks is that they do this kind of shit with it
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It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
www.forbes.com
July 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.