Profile avatar
stareaskesis.bsky.social
ex-academic, tax lawyer
294 posts 1,084 followers 783 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 11 Comments 39

Designated Survivor had kind of an intriguing premise. Unfortunately there is nothing else about it that is good, and the writers inexplicably decided to ignore the premise starting 2/3 of the way through the first season

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

It’s 19 degrees outside, at 8:30am on a workday, and the J train stopped early and turned around making everyone get off and wait for the next train because trains are backed up and running single file over the bridge due to a “signal problem”. Impossible to overstate what a disaster the MTA is

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

If there’s one thing the American heartland loves, it’s hippies

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Oak folding table a built a few months ago (didn’t post because it was a gift and I didn’t want to spoil it, but then I forgot after I eventually did give it)

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone used one of those apps that recognizes your ailing houseplants and tells you what they need? Are they for real or are these instagram ads pure puffery/scam?

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

Why does Kelce look like he just realized his dad’s gonna kill him when he sees how many miles the Ferrari has on it

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

Lot to like about that De Jean kid. 22, just got a pick 6 against Mahomes under the bright lights… But I will never respect someone who wears the official hairstyle of a YouTuber who does pranks

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

These ads are terrible. Everyone goes big. The war is over and Christopher Nolan won

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I kind of do want Jon Stewart to run, not because I think he'd win or would be a good president but because in the primary he could play a Trump-like role: credibly tell the rest to their faces that they're full of shit. He's an outsider, he's got fuck-you money, he's good TV, and he's knowledgable

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

Why is the legal talk about the spending freeze all about the Impoundment Control Act and not the Take Care clause? Is there no constitutional requirement here, or is it something more technical (e.g. he could constitutionally freeze spending for a few months but not forever, or a standing issue)?

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk’s Extremely Smart and Cool Friends Take Action, Leaving Scolds and Worrywarts to Scold and Worry ___________________________ Eggheaded experts say it may not all be strictly legal

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments