ReMarque☮️

Well-being and the law. Adjunct, U.S. legal system. Former appellate attorney and English teacher. Perpetual student. Domestic worker. INTP (fwiw)

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

Government is not some superpower that protects people. It's a process for collective decision-making. If we don't choose smart, dedicated people to represent our interests, we don't get good policies. Who we elect matters.

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@chrisrockward Does "sequence" always refer to a lesser to greater ordering, or simply an ordering? (Yes, that would have been me...)🙃🙂

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@Canna_Mama15 @BNOFeed gross

[Doomscrolling Reminder Bot @doomscroll_bot]

Consider taking a walk outside. A short trip to a local park can often help you feel better and give your body a much-needed break from screens.

[Dr. Rebecca [email protected] @WakeRevolt]

This is what NPR said about my book on its publication date. I felt so seen by this review. It also honors the work of my amazing illustrator, Hugo Martinez https://t.co/AEHw4SVv6K

[Jim Swift @JimSwiftDC]

Among the candidates Ted Cruz stumped for on his bus/2024 tour:

John Gibbs
Yesli Vega
Scotty Moore
Bo Hines
Amanda Adkins
Cassy Garcia
Yvette Herrell
Mayra Flores

All of them lost.

[Julián Castro @JulianCastro]

A note about Texas after Tuesday’s results.

@BetoORourke deserves a lot of gratitude for inspiring and activating Democrats across the state. He has now twice planted the seeds of future victory.

[Gina Hinojosa @GinaHinojosaTX]

What the heck? They invited ⁦@BetoORourke⁩ AND ⁦@GovAbbott⁩ back for post debate talk & only Beto came back? Why was ⁦@GregAbbott_TX⁩ a no show?

[Chris Hollins @CGHollins]

Treat yourself to a functioning state government.

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Recently, I wrote a bunch of Zotero tutorials that went (mildly) viral on #AcademicTwitter.

Thought I'd put them all together so folks can find them easily.

So, here goes 👇

Zotero 101: A meta-thread 🧵

Retweet to share it with your friends/colleagues.

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@emilesnyder @CovingtonEDU Oh but how often we forget to ask, is this the best way I can think of to promote our common well-being? I believe it should drive everything we do. It leaves us w lots of uncertainties still, but that is the human situation.

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@emilesnyder @CovingtonEDU If it isn’t about our common well-being, what is the point? To me, that is always the core purpose.

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Thread

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

Good 🧵 for anyone who gives feedback on written work.

[Jonah Perlin @JonahPerlin]

Lawyers are often asked to give feedback on the writing of others but they are rarely trained how to do it well.

Every year I give written feedback on more than 350 pieces of #LegalWriting.

Here are 5 quick(ish) tips to give better written feedback on legal writing:

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@JerBurk @jamesnorth7 @ReichlinMelnick Instead of us absorbing them, why don’t you trade places with one of them. No extra people here, and you seem to think they are ok there.

[Mike Collier @CollierForTexas]

For 8 years, Dan Patrick has promised that he would rein in property taxes.

For 8 years, our property taxes have skyrocketed.

Dan Patrick would rather give tax breaks to massive corporations than to Texas families.

As Lt. Governor, I will always put Texans first.

[Everytown @Everytown]

Gun deaths hit an all-time high for the second year in a row last year. The data is clear: Where there are weak gun laws, there are more gun deaths. Now more than ever, we must continue working to pass more gun safety laws & block attempts to weaken them.
https://t.co/ms2IQdcTjv

[Angie Maxwell @angiemaxwell.bsky.social @AngieMaxwell1]

Two weeks ago, I had four precious 12-year-old girls, including my daughter, with me at the county fair. They were getting blue Icees and corndogs for the walk to the car and ride home. (1/21)

[Marianne Williamson @marwilliamson]

Really good.

[ReMarque☮️ @demarquetry]

@anya1anya Why would anyone ask a "boomer" what they think about "gen z". There are so many different boomers and so many different gen z's. Yes, people of generations have some common experiences, but people really don't fit in these boxes.