Laurel Evans

Law librarian, perpetually curious, excellent at finding things. Views are entirely my own.

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

Yeah @MarcoPoloApp this thing where every feature I used on the free version is slowly disappearing is the worst. It makes me mistrust the whole app.

[Scott Hechinger @ScottHech]

Prosecutors offer 23 y/o 10 years if he pleads before trial.

Says no. Wants a trial.
Goes to trial. Loses.

Judge cant sentence him to less than 35 year mandatory minimum.

25 year difference SOLELY bc he requested his constitutional right to trial. He’ll be 58 when released.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

I like to post this image a couple times a year to remind people that baby elephants take some time to learn how to use their trunks so this is how they drink water at first.

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

@BECU Thanks John! I appreciate you passing along the message. (It would save your poor IT support people some time, too!) 🙂

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

Hey @BECU if your own system was sending out erroneous two-factor notices to people, maybe preemptively let people know and save them some trouble? I expect better communication.

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

@IKEAUSA Hi IKEA, Your 1-888 number has been essentially non functional for two days now. The webform we can use to contact you doesn't work. I need to reschedule a delivery. Get at me.

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

Today I was asked what "one doghouse" on a docket meant. It turns out in California courts "doghouse" is slang for an expandable folder!

[Charlie Warzel @cwarzel]

despite 100s of news cycles plenty of fb users still don’t realize that foreign interference was made to look like legit content. (kinda an issue when fb asks users to rank pub credibility!) https://t.co/AH783IJsqK

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

My Christmas meditation in the @latimes: "How can you be Christian without caring for the poor?" https://t.co/0jklnTqnT7

[Every CRS Report @EveryCRSReport]

New at https://t.co/EfGTMDxW33: What Share of Taxpayers Would See a Tax Increase or a Tax Decrease Under a Senate Version of the Tax Reform Bill?

[Caryn Vainio @Hellchick]

For those of you who work in social media, I need to share the story of my friend who died, and I didn't know because algorithms.

[Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 @mattdpearce]

Update on the Trump administration's proposed rule change that would allow businesses to take servers' tips: "We estimate that under this rule, employers would pocket $6.1 billion in tips earned by tipped workers each year." https://t.co/sxwpxU9ufJ

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

Sometimes there's such a thing as an emergency legislative history needed on a Friday afternoon! 😅

[Marc Lacey @marclacey]

“By 2027, people making $40,000 to $50,000 would pay a combined $5.3 billion more in taxes, while the group earning $1 million or more would get a $5.8 billion cut.” https://t.co/Vuaz6UJVt2

[Governor Bob Ferguson @GovBobFerguson]

The Trump @FCC plan to repeal #NetNeutrality is a dangerous assault th [To read the rest of this tweet, please upgrade to one of our premium internet plans]

[Dr. Casey Fiesler is no longer on here @cfiesler]

Recent conversations about ethics training in technology has prompted me to compile a list of tech-related ethics curriculum across disciplines. Please add your own classes (even if one part of a broader class) and RT! https://t.co/rfj4tlmiy9

[Laurel Evans @LaurelGEvans]

Reference librarians, the original search engines, say they’re busier than ever. https://t.co/tVkf62x5Qr via @WSJ

[ACLU @ACLU]

Today is #ElectionDay — know how to spot voter intimidation and what to do if it happens.