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Michigan Wolverine in MN. Tsundoku master. Civil litigation & appeals, mostly insurance coverage related. Here for law, writing, books, Irish whiskey, Man City & Minnesota United, and cute dog and cat pics, not necessarily in that order.
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs ("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek or LOTR)

EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS

Barnes & Noble is running ANOTHER pre-order sale for LAWLESS (out May 13!!!!!!!)! It's 25% off (with code PREORDER25) if you're a B&N Rewards OR Premium Member - & you can sign up to be a Rewards Member FOR FREE! @barnesandnoble.com Here's the link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lawless-le...

There is so much crazy right now. Jazz and a martini seem to be a good escape for the evening.

While I have you here: Human error happens in every election, because humans are error machines. Think about an election. About 3.4 million people voted for president in Wisconsin in 2024. But let's assume, for easy math, that 10,000 people voted in an election. 1/

"Results revealed that conservative social media users were significantly more likely than liberals to use language that involved threat, intimidation, name-calling, humiliation, stereotyping, and negative prejudice." Ideological & online hostility www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today is full of disappointment. First mosquito of the season. At least I can smack a mosquito.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

74 degrees in March in Minnesota calls for a beer on the patio. Being let down (again) by spineless Senate Dems means that whiskey is not far behind.

The Big Picture: Government is complicated because we live in a complex world, and have built together--the res publica, "thing of the people"--the tools needed to respond to it. No one, no "galaxy brain", can comprehend it all, much less understand even most of what in government do.

Keep thinking about this line from The Lion in Winter: Geoffrey : My you chivalric fool... as if the way one fell down mattered. Richard : When the fall is all there is, it matters.

DC peeps, the Environmental Law & Policy Center is hiring! They focus on the Great Lakes but the job is DC based. I've worked with them before- good people and good work. environmentallawpolicycenter.applytojob.com/apply/Qp1gIR...

This. This is the key to a happier career and a happier life. Focus on what you want and, more importantly, what you can control and not on what others think. Do these things well, and you can build a good career wherever you land.

C’mon City!

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

In the week leading up to our vacation I was at the doctors once and urgent care once. Now, not even 24 hours in to our travels and I’ve broken a tooth. Let’s hope this is the end of the unexpected issues.