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NYT Coup Attempt Fails; Relied On Annoying People Nobody Wanted To Talk To And Wordle Hints

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We call it the Court of Appeals. I mean, in a brief moment of fairness to us, it kinda does what it says on the tin. Calling our trial court the Supreme Court, on the other hand...

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Social Media: If "Back To The Future" were made today, Marty would go back to 1994. Me [Roy Batty Voice]: . . . Time to die.

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Look, I'm willing to try anything at this point.

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Justice Merchan previously considered Trump's immunity defense (including as to presentation of evidence) and held it had been waived (even before the SC opinion). Do you think he will still find the waiver relevant?

Prior Order :
www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...

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I just want to be on record for saying that at the time I made my previous comment, that thread had not entered the truly psychotic territory it now occupies. I've been on MeFi very nearly 20 years, but I . . . think it might be over?

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I mean the standards for "dumbest MeTa teapot-tempest" are extremely high, but . . .

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Exactly. One of my favorite statistics: 1 in 300 Americans is a current New York City public school student.

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Quite the five-justice (of seven) concurrence in today's California Supreme Court opinion about whether police had reasonable suspicion to detain an individual who refused to interact with police (as was his constitutional right).

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Not for nothing, but it's leap year.

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Oh, no, "Boss Tweet" was RIGHT THERE . . .

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basically the choice is between an incumbent who is pressured by a coalition that has become broadly sympathetic to the palestinians and an incumbent who is pressured by a coalition that wants to obliterate them www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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So I read this and I was like "Ah ha! This gives me the opportunity to tell Scalzi my favorite aphorism about the failure mode of clever. Let me just Google where I heard that . . ." "Oh."

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Especially when they ignore your warnings, as the SDNY continues to do on this issue!

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Please! Just let us pet them instead. They just want pats. Maybe a treat.

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He's Pro Se, right? Please tell me he's Pro Se. Reader, he is not Pro Se. I mean, TransAm Plaza Drive? A little on the nose, no?

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You should come aboard my poem. It's far superior and contains absolutely no Boojums. Or, almost none. It's nothing to worry about. I'm almost certain.

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Fermat's airplane WiFi

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Young man-- there's no need to feel down I said young man-- Pagliacci's in town You can go there-- see the world's greatest clown Now why do- you- wince- so sadly?

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๐Ÿ‘‹ hi bluesky, what do you want to see more of from us here? we're amping up what we share + want to make sure it matches what you all are looking for (and yes, we hear you on the gift links!) what's been your favorite thing you've seen from a news publisher here?

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dave โ„๏ธ ๐Ÿฅ• ๐Ÿงป 's avatar dave โ„๏ธ ๐Ÿฅ• ๐Ÿงป @davemacleod.bsky.social
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now that Andrew Tate has popped up to defend Russell Brand I am contractually obliged to retweet this

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