Greg Lipper
@theglipper.bsky.social
Criminal and constitutional lawyer; former church-state separator; (virtual) taekwondo student; theater and improv lover. #NeverSkeet (he/him/his) https://www.lipperlaw.com
Seth Moulton floundering as he was always destined to. The people know a total phony when they see one
Paul@pawlbologna.bsky.social · 2d agoMoulton campaign staff reading the poll today feverishly editing Seth’s Wikipedia to try and cover up his anti-trans comments. Too little too late.
Democrats shouldn't be the party of anti-democratic power grabs and denying elections. Enough is enough. Our full statement:
Always Sunny has been on long enough that Richard Linklater could have filmed a second Boyhood during its run
The most unbelievable claim in this story is that Suge Knight cared about complying with the terms of his probation. www.tmz.com/2026/08/19/sug…
Tupac Cremated and Smoked by Friends, Relatives After Death
Suge Knight told us a WILD story about Tupac, and it ends with his ashes being rolled up in a blunt.
tmz.com
Original headline described organizing as a “secret” weapon and hence inadvertently explains why establishment Dems keep losing to Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/…
Angie Nixon Notches Another Win for the Left Through Old-Fashioned Organizing
State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary. Her victory will test the strength of a democratic socialist in a red state.
nytimes.com
the term "thought leader" always gave me the ick, here it is attaining its horrific final form
Richard Van Noorden@richvn.bsky.social · 2d agoDean of Science at Stellenbosch University writes that although AI generates almost all the words for his articles (including this one): "AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece." www.nature.com/articles/d44...
I really should be charging more…
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3d agoNew: An "expert witness" in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes used ChatGPT to write his report for the court. He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding" www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
Powerful/enraging work from @adambonica.bsky.social - all of us who have cared for aging family know these dynamics and this kind of exploitation well. "The party’s platform champions protecting the vulnerable. Its fundraising apparatus exploits them." data4democracy.substack.com/p/hook-and-s...?
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
data4democracy.substack.com
NEW: Mass. court rules records from Plymouth County Sheriff's Department's immigration detention program are accessible via the state's public records law. Plymouth refused to release records about its healthcare program for immigration detainees. @aclum.bsky.social sued. Decision here:
ACLU of Massachusetts v. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - ACLU of Massachusetts
The ACLU of Massachusetts's public records request seeks records on the Plymouth County Sheriff Department's programs for providing medical care to civil immigration detainees.
aclum.org
Lani Pallister just became the first woman to beat Katie Ledecky in the 800 free in an international competition. Wowow.
“Apple likes to say that music is part of its DNA. I suggest they schedule some genetic counseling.” leancrew.com/all-this/202...
Apple Music weirdness
I can’t survive, I can’t stay alive.
leancrew.com
BREAKING: An undercover federal operation at a Minneapolis church this spring may have violated a federal court injunction barring the government from enforcing civil immigration laws on the church’s properties. Here's what happened according to recent legal docs: (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order
Homeland Security spied on a Minneapolis church in May as part of an investigation into alleged anti-ICE activities, potentially violating a court order barring federal agents from enforcing civil imm...
mprnews.org
Yiiiiiiiiiiiiikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/u...
Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump’s felony conviction.
nytimes.com
“To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2023, Ms. Morello passed out food at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles and showed up in a wheelchair to support striking hotel workers.”
Greg Lipper@theglipper.bsky.social · 5d agoOh man. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/…
If anyone was curious whether DC Mayor Muriel attended yesterday's Kennedy Center board meeting to vote on the closure, future of the NSO, etc. , as her fellow ex-officio member @repbeatty.bsky.social has -- Looks like a "no."
Yikes. (World record-holder Summer McIntosh did not make the 400m freestyle finals at PanPacs.)
A federal judge in Washington state has sanctioned ICE $5,000 in compensatory damages and $11,000 in attorneys fees for illegally transfering a man twice in violation of her orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The end of USAID, which Elon Musk fed ‘into the wood chipper,’ will cause an extra 14 million deaths through 2030, including 4.5 million in children under the age of 5.” www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-…
Here’s an estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll.
A major medical journal published The end of USAID, which Elon Musk fed “into the wood chipper”, will cause an extra 14 million deaths through 2030, including 4.5 million in children under the age of 5. SpaceX shares are $141.10 as of this writing, above their IPO price of $135. Correction: A previ…
theverge.com
Look, I like El-Sayed and I hope he wins. But I'm going to need him, I'm going to need the entire left wing and Democratic party, to do a LOT better on court reform. Because without it there *is no* progressive agenda. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Gaping Hole in El-Sayed’s Progressive Agenda
The Senate nominee has woefully undercooked ideas on Supreme Court reform—and that’s a problem.
thenation.com
Current status: Trying and failing to send a fax to the DC Jail. #Mondays
"aff'd in relevant part" lmao.
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · last wk.5th Cir., by Judge Oldham, just straight-up lying about mail ballots. Held: plaintiff-organizations (mostly) lack standing to challenge Texas' S.B. 1 (2021), which imposed new limits on mail ballots and ballot harvesting. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
