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The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy. Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M

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Things that are important: -How much of the federal government Musk was able to destroy in four months -The impact this had on people's welfare and lives -Which parts of the federal government proved resilient Things that are not important: -How Musk feels about Washington

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This encapsulates a number of my worries and articulates them far better than I could have done.

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@polenth.bsky.social Ahem ...

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Patent law friends… is this really WL trying to patent RAG for legal research? I assume it must actually be narrower than that? patents.google.com/patent/WO202...

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This appears to be a major threat to legal innovation. TR is attempting to patent RAG for legal research — ie, the thing where you chat with a bot that provides links to case law. Patent lawyers, please weigh in!

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The Trump administration is building a central online marketplace for the Intelligence Community to buy private information about individuals from unregulated data brokers — coming soon to www.icdata.gov theintercept.com/2025/05/22/i...

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The heck, bird? Leave me be!

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So efficiency.

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www.yahoo.com/news/sirens-...

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That's a lot of books.

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“There aren’t a lot of people out on the streets who are buying or vending … and it’s because they’re scared that they might be scooped by Immigration,” said Mendez. The full story: lataco.com/self-deport-...

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Straight into my veins ... www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...

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I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few: 1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.

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WHAT. THE ACTUAL. FUCK. Chicago Sun Times seems to have used AI to write its summer reading list of BOOKS THAT DO NOT EXIST. I did not write a book called Boiling Point. @rumaan.bsky.social and Min Jin Lee and Percival Everett etc. etc. did not write these books. WTAF

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Oh so NOW they want our movie??? 😂 Do yourself a favor, buy it on Blu-Ray when it comes out in a week and OWN it. Support Ketchup Entertainment and their tireless work to help distribute our film, both in theaters and physically.

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Before I checked the news via Bsky, I had a minor rant about neither of my weather apps on my phone knowing that it was raining in LA earlier, while it was raining. But this is horrible. And likely preventable.

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Today, a car bomb detonated in front of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs that primarily serves LGBTQ+ families. This violent act and the extremist hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community that has led to this act must be called out by all leaders of this country in the strongest terms possible.

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Evangelical terrorist immolates self and harms others in order to attack state-protected freedoms, THERE I FIXED IT FOR YOU

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Severe cuts to the National Weather Service led to the Jackson NWS going without a full-time overnight forecasters. Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result. DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage

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Are there any attorneys on #LawSky located in Los Angeles (West) or SoCal in general that are taking newly barred mentees/associates?

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“This vote affirms that the State of Connecticut is no longer willing to be handcuffed by Big Publishing’s unfair pricing for digital content." --Ellen Paul, ED of the Connecticut Library Consortium WE LOVE TO SEE IT.

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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

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The latest edition of Lawyer Ex Machina is out: more fabrication follies, the order for OpenAI to save "output logs," Waymo's recall, Susskind's latest book and so much more. #lawsky #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...

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I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

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A language app that utilizes GenAI as one of its tools? Sure, okay, maybe. A language app that lets go a whole bunch of workers & replaces them with GenAI? No thank you. I'll actually miss the little owl but supporting workers is more important to me than speaking French. Bye, Duolingo.

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I was stunned to hear that 69% of people getting abortions in New Mexico are coming from other states. open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

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The state of Georgia is keeping a deceased Black woman’s corpse hooked up to machines against her family’s wishes because she was 9 weeks pregnant and they cannot let them shut off the machines b/c it violates their anti-abortion laws “ITS TORTURE,” says her family www.11alive.com/article/news...

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Time to prepare, beloveds. If you are considering stocking up, remember that these pills do expire eventually, and do not discuss your actions online or via unencrypted communication. Take no shit, and leave no trace. www.plancpills.org

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In response to a lawsuit filed by organic farmers--represented by @earthjustice.org and @knightcolumbia.org--the USDA has agreed to restore data sets and webpages that it purged illegally. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...

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Look. The message is not that the Newark mayor was arrested while protesting. He was arrested while inspecting a site that is violating New Jersey law by running without permits. Entirely within his right as mayor. ICE is preventing a mayor from executing the responsibilities of his office.

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I wrote about Sinners. Watching so many Black folk call the film "demonic", I explain how its central horror -- and triumph is that the film casts Black/African spirituality as an effective challenge to Western Christianity. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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YIKES @soundcloud.dev no thank you

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Steampunk style 'book dress' by contemporary French designer Sylvie Facon #womensart

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You guys, a conclave of old cardinals can decide on a POPE faster than an academic search committee can decide on the four people we're bringing to campus for an assistant professor search.

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The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

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