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@smouritsen

Attorney. Interested in law and language. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1345493

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Mich. L. Rev. sending a red scarf was overkill, IMHO.

05.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with the words any one of us could be a cylon . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words any one of us could be a cylon .

I thought that too, but then when I submitted, I failed a captcha test. What a way to find out.

05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine the pitch meeting:

β€œSo, Sean Connery? A Scottish swordsman? I think I see where you’re going.”

β€œNo you do not! The Scottish sword guy will be played by a French dude. Connery plays Juan SΓ‘nchez Villalobos RamΓ­rez, Chief metallurgist to King Charles V of Spain. With a Scottish accent.”

04.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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See my forthcoming, β€œAir Power at the Founding”

03.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JC: I come as a thief in the night and no one not even angels and stuff know when I’m coming.
Them: Okay but what if we bomb Iran?
JC: ???

03.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll wake you when Jesus gets here.

03.03.2026 05:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

☝️

03.03.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did we try torpedoing a ventilation duct? Throwing some jewelry into their largest volcano?

03.03.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, but this document is obviously a war on typography.

03.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Prediction: Jesus ain’t coming back for this.

03.03.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fans blew the roof off waterpolo venue. 10yos all brought their A-game. Most exciting live sporting event I’ve witnessed in a while.

03.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(I passed. But I went to law school instead.)

02.03.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I get nervous, I make jokes. Sometimes it helps. As it happens, the polygraph is one of those circumstances where it doesn’t.

02.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Once had to take a polygraph for a job I applied for in DC. Checked in with security guard, some surly soldier-y looking dude in full camo. He asks if I’m carrying any weapons. I hold up my hands, look him dead in the eye & say β€œJust these hands.”

He laughed & laughed. Wasn’t that kind of job.

02.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a good headline. Must prop up MAGA agenda by doing the number one thing the MAGA people say MAGA agenda is against. This is like MAHA banning chiropractors hawking supplements and raw milk on YouTube.

28.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which school has better skiing?

27.02.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches (Official HD Music Video)
The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches (Official HD Music Video) YouTube video by The Presidents of the United States of America

Had to explain to the kids about how peaches come from a can cuz they were put there by a man in a factory downtown.

Open the schools.

youtu.be/3GCrzjVdmSg?...

27.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œend of humanity” would be the β€œend of scarcity.” QED, dummies.

26.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI choose trial by snow combat!”

26.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a 10th Circuit judge who lives down the street from me. She’s married to the head of the HOA and it is not clear to me who wields more power. After all the HOA is often a court of last resort.

26.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kid had a choir performance at school. Asked how it went and he said: β€œIt would have been better if it was just me.”

26.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am the Marley’s Ghost of this.

25.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A word of caution re writing Very Long Law Review Articles (VLLRAs):

Almost no one will ever read them. If they do, they won’t read them carefully.

Remember all those caveats? All that nuance? No one else will. & the L Rev gods will punish you with an eternity of reductive (or wrong) citations.

25.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone knows the *real* cause of high NYC rentsβ€”freemasonry.

24.02.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tired: May it please the court.
Wired:

24.02.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

If the rule is thatβ€”as a result of your taking it upon yourself to spoil the long running tradition of peaceful transfer of power through your staggering wickedness, dishonesty, and mob violenceβ€”you lose your ability to bank w/JP Morgan Chase, I can live with that.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...

22.02.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Gen X urge to not do what you tell me.

22.02.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

☝️

21.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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