Dan Hancock

A screenshot of page 28 of a legal document discussing the difficulty lower courts face when interpreting unclear or rapidly evolving guidance from the Supreme Court. The following phrases and sentences are highlighted in yellow: * "That said, the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket rulings regarding grant terminations have not been models of clarity, and have left many issues unresolved." * "California was a four-paragraph per curiam decision issued in the context of a stay application." * "The outcome, which no party had requested, was, thus, inconsistent with the views of eight justices" * "the issues are complex and evolving." * "this Court, not the district courts or courts of appeals, will often still be the ultimate decisionmaker as to the interim legal status of major new federal statutes and executive actions." * "...it is unhelpful and unnecessary to criticize district courts for “defy[ing]” the Supreme Court when they are working to find the right answer in a rapidly evolving doctrinal landscape, where they must grapple with both existing precedent and interim guidance from the Supreme Court that appears to set that precedent aside without much explanation or consensus."

It seems like federal district courts are in full revolt against SCOTUS. I've never seen such direct scathing criticism of SCOTUS like this from the bench over their shadow docket rulings quietly overturning precedent without explanation.

From the Harvard decision today.

August 2025 Rodimus Collection Update — Shadowbot This month also saw the Ages 3 And Up exclusive version of the MDLX Rodimus figure from Threezero in Lost Light colors. Between this and Shattered Glass, we’re reaching almost seeker-level mold reuse ...

A Blokees-heavy August Rodimus Collection update!

www.shadowbot.com/rodimus/posts/2025/8/31/august-2025-collection-update

Today, on a weekend with both kids away, Lori and I got up and did stuff. Woodland Art Fair, lunch at Sawyer’s downtown, and then finally visited the Lexington History Museum. 25 points for intentionality!

Now, naps.

As a certified Rescue Bots mark, I practically vaulted over a row of chairs to be sure I got a pic of @thatlionwhocos.bsky.social as Doctor Morocco!

July 2025 Collection Update — Shadowbot There’s a new plush keychain from Reesee , the first Hot Rod Blokees figure (which resulted in me buying all of the Defender figures so I could also get all of the pieces for Devastator), and the n...

Updates to the Rodimus Collection for July - Blokees and Ziplocs and maybe-but-I-don’t-know bootlegs?

www.shadowbot.com/rodimus/post...

Opinion | Whistleblowers Can Stop Illegal DEI The Justice Department expands its effort against discrimination by invoking the False Claims Act.

This is obvious BS (not only for the political reasons; it just ignores Escobar's materiality requirements). But perhaps this obvious BS will finally force the courts to put limits on an out-of-control relator's bar bringing meritless FCA cases.

www.wsj.com/opinion/whis...

Circuit Courts Face Political Flips if Senate Democrats Follow Through on Confirmation 'Deal' - Alliance for Justice

And ultimately, Chuck Schumer made a "deal" in which the Dems wouldn't fill the spot. So now, instead, Trump's hush-money lawyer is getting a lifetime appointment to the 3rd circuit afj.org/article/circ...

The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR.

Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.

White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans' sensitive data | TechCrunch The decision to reverse course comes after an industry lobby group called for the rule change to be withdrawn.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! It is unthinkable that the Trump admin would not encourage the worst forms of exploitation so long as there’s money to be made.

techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/w...

I can now add window glazing to my list of skills to begin leveling up from 1.

April 2025 Collection Update — Shadowbot New additions to the Rodimus collection: a new version of the My Busy Books Hot Rod figure, a 2006 repaint of the Heroes of Cybertron mold, and Fans Hobby MB-15E Turbo Punk!

New additions to the Rodimus collection for April: a new version of the My Busy Books Hot Rod figure (it's different!), a 2006 repaint of the Heroes of Cybertron mold, and Fans Hobby MB-15E Turbo Punk!

www.shadowbot.com/rodimus/post...

#rodimus #rodimusprime #hotrod #transformers

Given the reality of the Trump admin tearing down agencies and structures that have been built over the last 70 years, where are the plans for how we’re actually going to build back better once adults get back in charge?

Just crimes. Everywhere. All the time. Crimes, crimes, crimes. They keep getting richer, we keep getting poorer, and no one faces any consequences.

Threezero’s Shattered Glass Rodimus in a sexytime pose

He’s bringing sexy back

#rodimus #transformers #shatteredglass

Not in a wholesome way, though.

at least he just came out and said "we are not going to do anything and are waiting for our constituents to fix our mess by taking to the streets to get killed by police"

Screenshot from a misguided and pathetically hilarious WSJ editorial. Text reads: Mr. Trump might also think about whether he wants another Supreme Court appointment or two. Clarence Thomas is 76 and Samuel Alito turns 75 on April 1. Both will face a choice of whether to resign during the Trump Presidency or risk another election cycle. Neither one is likely to resign if he lacks confidence in Mr. Trump’s judgment about who might be his successor. They have too much respect for the law, and the Court, to resign if they think Mr. Trump will nominate a results-first, law-second legal hack.

I can't tell if the WSJ editorial board is trolling its readership.

I should know better than to start home projects. Ready to be done with this one, but I’ve just finished the teardown stage.

I cannot for the life of me tell if this is a parody or not. It’s just too on the nose. Oh dear god.

I’ve now got my whole Hot Rod/Rodimus collection individually photographed and up on my collection site. Come check it out!

#transformers #rodimus #toycollectors

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Screenshot of democratic fundraising email with embarrassing typo.

My party is embarrassing. We don’t need a “calvary.” We need a “cavalry.” It’s not just a typo in the email, it’s in the subject line too.

Unless you’re suggesting the party is going to sacrifice itself.

It’s terrible that people like Rand Paul and Thomas Massie are voting the way Democratic Senate leadership should have.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.

Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters

Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

The 1986 Hot Rod Mold and its Reissues — Shadowbot A guide to the major and minor variations between the various issues and reissues of the Transformers Hot Rod action figure.

Hot Rod has been reissued a lot, and there’s something different each time. I’ve written up a definitive guide to all of the variations of my favorite G1 Transformer!

www.shadowbot.com/rodimus/post...

#transformers #hotrod #rodimus #rodimusprime #transformersG1

This message brought to you by the fact that neither my wife nor son are on BlueSky so it’s a safe place to vent.

Sure would be nice if the people in my house that really wanted the bathroom renovated wouldn’t be upset with me because I’m renovating the bathroom.

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings YouTube video by tennesseejed93

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

“The agreement we came to.”

Just two government officials publicly admitting that one sold out his constituents in exchange for not getting prosecuted for his corruption by the other’s colleagues.

*This* is why six DOJ lawyers have already resigned:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/124-the-th...

Dear Attorney General Bondi: On February 10, 2025, I received a memorandum from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, directing me to dismiss the indictment against Mayor Eric Adams without prejudice, subject to certain conditions, which would require leave of court. I do not repeat here the evidence against Adams that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed federal crimes; Mr. Bove rightly has never called into question that the case team conducted this investigation with integrity and that the charges against Adams are serious and supported by fact and law. Mr. Bove's memo, however, which directs me to dismiss an indictment returned by a duly constituted grand jury for reasons having nothing to do with the strength of the case, raises serious concerns that render the contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability and duty to prosecute federal crimes without fear or favor and to advance good-faith arguments before the courts. When I took my oath of office three weeks ago, I vowed to well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I was about to enter. In carrying out that responsibility, I am guided by, among other things, the Principles of Federal Prosecution set forth in the Justice Manual and your recent memoranda instructing attorneys for the Department of Justice to make only good-faith arguments and not to use the criminal enforcement authority of the United States to achieve political objectives or other improper aims. I am also guided by the values that have defined my over ten years of public service. You and I have yet to meet, let alone discuss this case. But as you may know, I clerked for the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and for Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Both men instilled in me a sense of duty to contribute to the public good and uphold the rule of law, and a commitment to reasoned and thorough analysis. I have always considered it my o…

READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:

"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...