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I'm Brian and so is my wife. Any legal commentary is not legal advice or the official position of anyone in particular, but a secret third thing.

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@kingkurt42.bsky.social · yesterday

People who say things like"I suffered and I turned out okay, therefore others should suffer the same way I suffered," did not, in fact, turn out okay.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 2w ago

This post explains why the intervention of Sheri Mecklenburg--the prosecutor Chicago US Attorney Andrew Boutros is trying to scapegoat for the Broadview 6 case--in the exonerees bid for sanctions is a mic drop. It puts Boutros in the center of the abuse. emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/s...

Sheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop - emptywheel

When Sheri Mecklenburg told Andrew Boutros she wanted to intervene in the Broadview 6 proceedings, which will make it far harder for him to scapegoat her, he threatened to fire her. So she quit. And ...

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@kingkurt42.bsky.social · 2w ago

As it's the topic of the day, I'll take a stab at the top 10 shows starting 2000 or later 1. The Pitt 2. The Wire 3. Andor 4. Avatar, the Last Airbender 5. The great British Baking Show 6. 30 rock 7. The Good Place 8. The Colbert Report 9. The expanse 10. Lucifer

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ms. Rachel: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity…Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows." "If more than 20,000 white children were killed…everyone would be shouting…Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."

Ms. Rachel post: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity show that we won't be bullied into punishing people for supporting Palestine. Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows. A genocide is happening in Gaza. We all need to speak out against it. "If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 4w ago

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Seven months after he was executed in broad daylight by agents of the state, ICU nurse Alex Pretti’s family “says it is still waiting for answers from the federal civil rights investigation and wants the two officers who shot him held accountable.” people.com/alex-pretti-...

Alex Pretti’s Family Watched Him Get Shot and Killed on TV. 7 Months Later, They’re Still Demanding Accountability

Alex Pretti’s family is speaking out seven months after the Minneapolis ICU nurse was shot and killed by federal immigration officers, demanding answers and accountability.

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Drew Scanlon@drewscanlon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 2mo ago

We argue constantly and at length about if certain groups actually deserve to be made fun of, but there is one true and unambiguously morally and ethically correct answer, and that is “people who remember 9/11 who still root their self identity in being a Slytherin”

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Part of what's bizarre about this situation is how many small-and-mid-sized businesses despise it too. If you're not big enough to dump health insurance on a legal department and find creepy cost arbitrage wins, then it's basically one big paperwork nightmare and persistent large monthly expense.

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 3mo ago

the reason we dont have medicare for all is bc corporations need employer based healthcare to keep you chained to your desk in a job you hate that doesnt pay you what youre worth

Brian Ragle@vagabondvisions.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is the scientific method at work! 1. Made an observation 2. Conducted investigation to gather more data 3. Formed hypothesis 4. Conducted experiment 5. Replicated results Doggo is a scientist!

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 3mo ago

at any given time theres a grand sum total of about a couple dozen trans kids playing hs sports spread out across a nation of 350 million. this is what weve been spending years arguing about. a few dozen kids theyll never meet

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2y ago

seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions

Nanjala@nanjala.bsky.social · 2y ago

But when it comes to cutting aid budgets no one says “let’s spend less money on Israeli or Egyptian military capacity”. Instead you want to start by taking healthcare and education away from people who have been made vulnerable by the structural injustices you create and benefit from.