Fun fact: Sometimes a lawyer's job is to tell the client things they don't want to hear, to question a client's representations if they appear inconsistent with other evidence, and to refuse to make arguments or take positions that they know to be frivolous.

Russell Brandom@russellbrandom.bsky.social · last wk.

A telling passage from Zuck's WSJ op-ed: "Imagine everyone has a superintelligent lawyer. Justice would be carried out much more fairly and efficiently than it is today." I'm really not sure this is true!

So as far as we know right now, the USMNT was the third best team in the World Cup.

The Trojans' Odyssey is called the Aeneid. Christopher Nolan movie version when?

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · 3w ago

wait.

Always a good sign when your lease contract includes a natural history of mold: "Molds are naturally occurring microscopic organisms which reproduce by spores and have existed practically from the beginning of time...."

The government providing us information infringes on our God-given right to harm ourselves without knowing it.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 3w ago

MAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."

The classic England experience would be Argentina scoring in stoppage time; England being unable to create any offense in extra time because they've taken off so many offensive players; and then Harry Kane putting the decisive penalty kick over the bar.

So as far as we know right now, the USMNT was the third best team in the World Cup.

Where can we donate to an industrial-scale vetting operation?

The ICC isn't the only body that can prosecute war crimes. US federal criminal law also prohibits them.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 4w ago

Trump was suggesting this morning they could hit Iran’s bridges and critical infrastructure. Looks like that could be happening now.

Courtois has made 0 saves

Soccers teams should hire someone to teach advocacy classes. Oral argument seems to be a very big part of players' in-game responsibilities.

Seeing a lot of heated disagreement about the contest to determine who gets to lose to Spain.

I am no expert on the rules of soccer, but I was under the impression that a red card can be awarded for "[a] tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent," regardless of the intent of the challenging player. (Quote is from the IFAB Laws of the Game.)

We'd be better off banning social media for people over 16.

alpha @omarsbigsister.bsky.social · last mo.

Dems' "Project 2029" first major policy proposal: an online child safety plan — narrowing Sec. 230, banning social media for kids under 16, promoting phone-free childhoods and more. Already backed by Cory Booker, Mikie Sherrill, Randi Weingarten + Jonathan Haidt. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Slaughter also weakens partisan balance requirements on agencies (e.g., FEC). President can now fire commissioners from the other political party, leaving just enough to have a quorum (if he wants) but giving his party the majority (e.g., FEC) or a larger majority (eg., SEC, FCC).

I think Sotomayor's dissent is correct that the answer to this question, based on the majority's reasoning, is likely no. Hard to see how removal restrictions on inferior officers (including ALJs) could be compatible with Slaughter's view of the presidency. Hope I'm wrong, though.

Christian Mott@cjmott.bsky.social · 7mo ago

So after Slaughter, the PCAOB gets its for-cause removal protections back, right?

If James Carville and Van Jones really don't want DSA members in the Democratic Party, maybe they should support reforms that would make multiparty democracy possible in this country (e.g., expanding the House, proportional multimember districts, and mandatory RCV in Senate elections).

Time to see if Austria and Algeria even bother trying to score, since a draw gives each country their best possible outcome.

Christian Mott@cjmott.bsky.social · last mo.

Seems non-ideal that Austria will be indifferent between winning and drawing its match with Algeria (as they play Spain either way) and Algeria would prefer to draw (and play Switzerland) than either to win (and play Spain) or lose (and be eliminated).

Learned something new about the offsides rule. I don't like it. Seems like there should be room for refs to disregard marginal offsides when the offensive player clearly gained no advantage from it. (E.g., this Iran goal, the Colombia goal that was just disallowed.)

Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com · last mo.

Some more clarification. Offsides is actually measured by the second-last defender, and because the goalkeeper came out, that defender further back isn't the measuring point.

My grandfather made the desk I use in MIT's Hobby Shop when he was a professor there. (It's probably from the late 70s or 80s, since he died in 1992).

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · last mo.

I always like thinking about: what is the oldest object you regularly use, the oldest thing you're using in your normal everyday life

Seems non-ideal that Austria will be indifferent between winning and drawing its match with Algeria (as they play Spain either way) and Algeria would prefer to draw (and play Switzerland) than either to win (and play Spain) or lose (and be eliminated).

Constant internecine warfare seems more likely to kill the party than some far left candidates winning nominations in far left districts. Maybe talk about the bad things your actual opponents are doing? There are almost infinite options.

Axios@axios.com · last mo.

"There's going to be a war": Centrist House Democrats plot Mamdani Caucus counterattack

Too many posts lamenting Scotland's performance so far; too few celebrating Haiti's

It could be good for USMNT if England finishes second in their group. (If Spain wins their group and both win in the round of 32, England would then play Spain. Winner would play USMNT in quarters, if they make it. Somehow, England seems capable of both beating Spain and losing to USMNT.)

For a discussion of how many damages remedies exist under Spending Clause statutes, see this interesting student note. (Discussing the effect of a prior SCOTUS decision cutting back on remedies for suits under such statutes.)

Without Remedies: The Effect of Cummings and the Contract-Law Analogy on Antidiscrimination Spending Clause Plaintiffs - Harvard Law Review

It has become increasingly difficult for civil rights plaintiffs to vindicate their rights in federal court. Barriers to successful lawsuits are plentiful. Qualified immunity...

harvardlawreview.org

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

The upshot here is that a prisoner cannot sue a corrections officer who violated his religious liberty under a federal statute that guarantees free exercise behind bars. But the implications sweep way beyond this case to seriously neuter other spending clause legislation. A REALLY bad decision.

As the article notes, to receive expanded access, the patient must have a "serious or immediately life-threatening disease or condition." A serious condition is one that "has substantial impact on day-to-day functioning." If that is true of the president, the public should have a right to know.

Expanded Access

Expanded Access (Compassionate Use)

fda.gov

Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · last mo.

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

The president has been known to humiliate people in the past. One wonders if he is intentionally humiliating Netanyahu. (Of course, he is simultaneously humiliating himself, so maybe it is not intentional.)

Iran’s Missile Program Tops Israel’s Concerns as Netanyahu Meets Trump

nytimes.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump endorses Iran having ballistic missiles: "I'm saying that if other countries have them, it's a little unfair for them not to have some"

And now all my neighbors try to scare my dog to death

Fortunately, you too can become a trillionaire if you just work for 50 years full time at a job that pays $10 million per hour.

My most strongly held uninformed soccer opinion is that offsides should be based on foot position rather than the part of the body closest to the goal.