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Inspired by the uncertainty of emerging tech, the fallacies inherent in the law, the invisible “self” in public interest, mid-2000’s streetwear, and New York

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Top 10 CRAZY stories about Harry Belafonte.

[Colby Kultgen @thecolbykultgen]

7 habits to boost dopamine naturally by 250%:

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

Finding 6 bald eagles on your front porch deserves endless retweets

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Barbara Walters knew Donald Trump was a FRAUD.

[The Recount @therecount]

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) objecting to the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act:

“What I would want to ask her is whether she thinks the 1965 Voting Rights law was a federal takeover … Without the 1965 Voting Rights law, I would not be standing here.”

[Jamie Raskin @jamie_raskin]

The best predictor of a successful coup is a recently failed one where the plotters learn the weaknesses in the existing structure and then regroup to try again. There must be no second chances for coup plotters, which is what Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is all about.

[Ross Rosenfeld @RossRosenfeld]

The always sensible KBJ kickin’ ass and takin’ names.
#KBJ #Ketanji https://t.co/V14QV0r8Rd

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

Substantive law establishes the rights & obligations that govern people and organizations; it includes all laws of general and specific applicability.

Procedural law establishes the legal rules by which substantive law is created, applied & enforced.

[molly conger @socialistdogmom]

ok never mind it was all worth it just to accidentally stumble across this exchange between a judge, a prosecutor, and a federal agent where only the judge knows who biggie smalls is

[Keanu Nazari 📕 @KeanuNazari]

Today is the anniversary of the United Fruit Company massacre against striking workers on the Colombian Caribbean coast in 1928. Between 1000 and 2000 banana pickers were killed in a bloodbath. The company responsible is known today as 'Chiquita.'

[Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) @ProfMMurray]

⁦Worth noting that the Court was grappling with these HILARIOUS hypos in 303 Creative because this case has no actual factual record--a point that ordinarily might raise questions about jurisdiction. But not on the YOLO Court! https://t.co/ztuSA0cRrb

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

A reminder, in light of Trump's comments about the Constitution, that Trump hasn't hidden who he is. If you're okay with who he is, especially by now, that's on you. (Passage below from a few days before the 2016 election.)
https://t.co/Ajd8LD7Y5V

[Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer]

Big media challenge: how to cover bad-faith House hearings without spreading disinformation. Fox will of course go whole hog. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy reveals how the GOP House will protect Trump - The Washington Post https://t.co/8UbEtqYjEw

[Ju @Ju_Hova]

Curious that the same members of congress who are so publicly concerned with censorship and propaganda in and from China seem to benefit from politicizing content moderation at home such that we’ve normalized concerted efforts to delegitimize a democratically elected president

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

#tdih 1847 The North Star launched "in this slave-holding, slave-trading . . . land, a printing-press . . . under the complete control and direction of the immediate victims of slavery and oppression." -- Frederick Douglass & Martin Delany ⬇️ #TeachTruth
https://t.co/m0lj6bCv0f

[akivamcohen.bsky.social @AkivaMCohen]

So here's the thing. You can only violate people's legal rights and your own word so far before they lawyer up and come after you.

I really do hope Musk changes his mind and does the right thing - the employees deserve that. But it'll be fun as hell if he doesn't.

[Selema Masekela @selema]

Y’all wanna see a dead body?

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Hands down the best story I've read on the student debt crisis. Historically informed journalism. “We are in danger of producing an educated proletariat. That’s dynamite! We have to be selective on who we allow to go through higher education.” https://t.co/pCxcYzGRb8

[Mike Donatelli @mikeddonatelli]

8 things you can do TODAY to make you healthier than 95% of the population

1) Go for a walk

[Akela Lacy @akela_lacy]

NEW: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner tells me about his recent impeachment, the impact of crime on midterms, and how in the face of attacks, most Democrats went “Republican-lite.” All on this week’s episode of Deconstructed https://t.co/yOndUtv4FX