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Doctor of Journalism. Law-talking guy. Chaotic good. Fan of bad sports teams. I have friends everywhere. https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/daxton-chip-stewart/

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Whoever gets the US & Iran to de-escalate will actually truly deserve the Nobel Peace Prize

12.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason

11.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 3722 πŸ” 936 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 31

They’ve won twice! Once a few years ago when UConn Huskies won it all as a low seed that nobody else picked, and another year when UConn and Butler Bulldogs made the final.

11.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I always enter a bracket for my dogs that’s basically all dog mascots, no cat mascots, underdogs, and just generally being dog friendly. The Siena Saints are looking like a Final Four squad.

11.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My friend made me a video. πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

things are going great for the AUSA with fabricated cites and quotes in his filings

10.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot hear that Chopin Polonaise without singing Oliver Cromwell along with it. Seriously though, there’s a lot of history, philosophy & culture I wouldn’t know if not for Monty Python.

10.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone vote for this. Medieval Times rules.

10.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please respect my religious observance

10.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Both but especially the latter

10.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jean of Arc is kinda funny - I guess β€œJean d’Arc” is spelled that way so if you hadn’t heard it out loud…

Reminds me of the moderator who counted my kid wrong for answering the composer Wagner (pronounced Vogner) when they wanted it pronounced like Honus Wagner

10.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Fish License Sketch | Matt's Monty Python Repository From β€œMonty Python’s Previous Record” Transcribed by Jonathan Partington

And Marcel Proust had an haddock! Sir if you’re calling the author of β€œA La Recherche du Temps Perduβ€œ a loony I shall have to ask you to step outside! python.mzonline.com/sketches/fis...

10.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At a college bowl tourney back in the day, I laughed when they told us answers had to be in English. Then later I answered a question about Proust β€œΓ  la recherche du temps perdu” because I only knew it from Monty Python. Had to quickly translate in my head when the moderator wouldn’t accept it.

10.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Dammit Matt because guess what

10.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's not immigration enforcement if there's no probable cause that the targeted people were violating immigration laws.
It's racist intimidation and cruelty.

09.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can't compete with this.

09.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 10314 πŸ” 1743 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 413
U.S. - SDNY | PERSONAL INJURY
Court Throws Out Suit Over Spicy Salsa;
No Duty for Restaurant to Warn of Heat Level
Plaintiff lleged he suffered severe physical and
emotional injuries as a result of unknowingly consuming excessively spicy salsa at Los Tacos No. 1's Times Square location. The court granted summary judgment to Los Tacos, concluding that plaintiff's claims failed as a matter of law. First, the court found that plaintiff failed to state a claim that Los Tacos negligently served excessively spicy salsa at the Times Square location, agreeing with the restaurant's argument that Mexican food, and more specifically, salsa, is often spicy. Further, the court held that where there is evidence that the Los

Tacos salsa bar was abnormally spicy as compared
to other salsas or Mexican food, there is no duty to warn a consumer of the spice-associated risks that come with consuming salsa. The court noted that the only evidence plaintiff put forward was his personal testimony regarding injuries suffered from consuming the salsa without providing any evidence of anyone else having suffered an injury form or complained about consuming Los Tacos' salsa. As a result, no jury could conclude that Los Tacos had a duty to warn plaintiff of the inherent spice present in their salsa.
Manz v. LTN1 Times Square LLC, 24 Civ. 7457 (February 15)

District Judge
Dale E. Ho
Southern District

U.S. - SDNY | PERSONAL INJURY Court Throws Out Suit Over Spicy Salsa; No Duty for Restaurant to Warn of Heat Level Plaintiff lleged he suffered severe physical and emotional injuries as a result of unknowingly consuming excessively spicy salsa at Los Tacos No. 1's Times Square location. The court granted summary judgment to Los Tacos, concluding that plaintiff's claims failed as a matter of law. First, the court found that plaintiff failed to state a claim that Los Tacos negligently served excessively spicy salsa at the Times Square location, agreeing with the restaurant's argument that Mexican food, and more specifically, salsa, is often spicy. Further, the court held that where there is evidence that the Los Tacos salsa bar was abnormally spicy as compared to other salsas or Mexican food, there is no duty to warn a consumer of the spice-associated risks that come with consuming salsa. The court noted that the only evidence plaintiff put forward was his personal testimony regarding injuries suffered from consuming the salsa without providing any evidence of anyone else having suffered an injury form or complained about consuming Los Tacos' salsa. As a result, no jury could conclude that Los Tacos had a duty to warn plaintiff of the inherent spice present in their salsa. Manz v. LTN1 Times Square LLC, 24 Civ. 7457 (February 15) District Judge Dale E. Ho Southern District

The things pro se plaintiffs come up with to sue over…truly their minds should be studied

09.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 8
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a man in a captain america uniform says i understood that reference ALT: a man in a captain america uniform says i understood that reference
09.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Abernathy v Sullivan was the companion case to NYT v Sullivan and the cases were decided with a single opinion. Back in 2019, I wrote about why it is really really important to think about the Sullivan cases as civil rights cases and not just free press cases: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

09.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just another normal morning where the President of the United States shares completely false claims from a conspiracy theory site. I’ve confirmed with election officials in Maricopa County that this is 100% BS.

09.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 2222 πŸ” 819 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 49

I'm in Tampa this weekend and tickets were still $100 to see the Yankees on Friday and Saturday. I'd be a lot more interested if they were a third of that price.

09.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate both of these Rangers references

09.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 πŸͺΆ

09.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 2722 πŸ” 989 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 79

anyone who has been on social media for the last 15 years has ptsd for this exact thing when the charts start to buck and the smart weirdos start to flail and vaguely gesture like this

09.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1052 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œThe young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”

β€” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (the Justice's father). The quote is from an 1871 commencement speech at a medical college. In the relevant passage, Holmes is pointing to the benefit of experience for physicians.

08.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This has become a real issue with mediation. I’ve had three cases in the past six months where the plaintiff has come back and tried to repudiate the signed agreement based on AI feedback.

I am still working on strategies to handle this inside of mediation.

08.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The things out of my control - like the fact that my opponents can’t seem to miss, and when they do it’s on what I thought was an easy question - have not been going my way. Hoping to break a 7-game winless streak tomorrow!

08.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Welp. At the 10-game mark, I’m performing almost as well as last season (48/60 correct, compared to 49/60 in LL107). Just last time, I had an 8-0-2 record and +31 match point differential and was in first place. Currently I’m 2-6-2 with a -8 MPD and in the relegation zone at 26th place.

08.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
MARKETS | THE TRADER
The Stock Market's New Fear Is an 11-Letter Word That Crushed the Economy in the '70s

MARKETS | THE TRADER The Stock Market's New Fear Is an 11-Letter Word That Crushed the Economy in the '70s

Bellbottoms

08.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 473 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 128