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First Amendment & defamation lawyer. Now: Lead Counsel for Tech Policy at FIRE. Former: Free Speech Counsel at TechFreedom. Illini/music junkie/oofnik. “A snarky gay lawyer Jessica Fletcher.” https://linktr.ee/aricohn
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We've got: - Trade wars - Senate dysfunction - Poorly written and profoundly annoying characters Of course Donald Trump picked The Phantom Menace as a blueprint. Why wouldn't he.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Apple has been forced to disable end to end encryption for iCloud in the UK. This violates human rights law. If UK courts don't block this, the European Court of Human Rights will, as our new coalition letter explains. But users will be left unprotected... www.techpolicy.press/uk-encryptio...

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

SENT VIA HAND DELIVERY

submitted 1 day ago • 29 comments

The governor of Maine showing congressional democrats how to do this. There won't be comity no matter how much you avoid confrontation. You aren't playing the same game.

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of security while being forced to have a backdoor. Encryption is critical to our data-centric world & free speech. Gov't MUST stop attacking it. archive.is/Cj1pu#select...

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Republicans are really just mounting a full-on war against the First Amendment. Today Florida's new "how did this guy get a license to practice" AG filed a lawsuit against Target for the Pride merchandise it sold in 2023, alleging harms to FL's retirement fund. floridaphoenix.com/2025/02/20/f...

submitted 2 days ago • 23 comments

1/ The FTC is requesting comments on content moderation, in part because the chair is angling to label editorial decisions he doesn't like "unfair or deceptive trade practices." But consumer protection law is no talisman against the First Amendment. The FTC has no power here.

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson requests public comment about content moderation practices because he wants declare social media "censorship" an unfair/deceptive trade practice--which the First Amendment doesn't allow. Here's the comment form. Do your thing, Internet: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FT...

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

I feel bad when I'm on the road and leave S.O. alone w/ the dogs. Usually I make sure the house is clean to reduce stress, but since it already was from traveling last week, I cooked special dinner instead. Friends, it was a banger Started w/ spinach, watermelon, olive, & feta salad.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Recipe: "you will need 3/4 cup of lemon juice (3 lemons worth)" Lemons: "lol what you're gonna need is a mid-cook second trip to the grocery store"

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

Provocative intrusive thought (meaning I'm not arguing this is true, before you weirdos get all in a huff): What if AI replacing actors is a net benefit because it generally (though not entirely) undermines celebrity, which on the whole is a pretty socially corrosive force?

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments