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09.02.2026 02:40
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The more you see of the Epstein stuff, the more it feels institutional much more than personal, an architecture of business and influence of which sexual abuse was a subcomponent. This brief history of systems protecting elite malfeasance and deviance going back to the Gilded Age is good context.
A goddess who could summon crustaceans from the deep, leaping directly into her hands
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered CPD to investigate U.S. immigration agents for potential prosecution
He said Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke was "in complete support." She later said she hadn't been briefed.
Via @mitchtrout.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
Would love to see Chicago’s own Eileen Burke sign on to this. With exception of Minneapolis, these are not jurisdictions with large ICE presence right now.
Surprised to learn that my state does not require attorneys to disclose when they use AI. Overview of state rules and policies here: stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Paywall bypass here.
archive.ph/0TUGt
Indeed. In my case the pivot to remote learning is to spare students from frigid temps cause our Uni decided to stay open…it’s two degrees
Now seems like a good time to remember that Justice Scalia claimed no one had ever been falsely executed. When we see how little evidence it took to convict this Aftican American man in Dallas in 1954, can there be any doubt that there are others? abcnews.go.com/US/tommy-lee...
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
In New Yorker Humor, some rules for children at the brewery. www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
I feel like it’s a bad omen for 2026 that I witnessed squirrel cannibalism today. I don’t have a picture. You’ll have to take my word for it.
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
13k per arrest
Consider also that prosecutors use AI to summarize AI-written police reports. We’re trying to discern the truth through a machine- driven game of telephone.
Posse comitatus! No national guard in IL without our Governors consent. A Christmas miracle
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
RIP to Frank Gehry. His buildings live on
Interesting thread discussing the rise of pro se plaintiffs with ChatGPT (or "pro se gpt"). www.reddit.com/r/Lawyertalk...
"People say AI will take our jobs but so far it's just giving me more work."
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
Shaken baby syndrome diagnoses have allowed courts to wrongfully convict parents and caregivers even when there is no history of abuse, no broken bones, and no bruising. Appellate courts are also reluctant to consider new testimony from experts. Its a prison trap for innocent people.
"You’ve been obsessively trying to prepare for it, but who knows what will actually happen."
What is an AI fake professor crash out? Asking for myself. A professor.
Thread summarized: CBP agent shot a Chicago woman 5 times unprovoked and then lied and said she was a domestic terrorist
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
The Intercept: TRUMP’S MILITARY OCCUPATIONS OF U.S. CITIES COST $473 MILLION AND RISING
A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
In 26 states, there is no requirement that a lawyer be present at pretrial motions, but in jurisdictions that ensure counsel at first appearance (CAFA), lawyers note key benefits for defendants. A new policy brief from @innovatingjustice.bsky.social advocates for CAFA in all 50 states:
Forget this loser. Get your stocks out of Tesla: Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
