Laura (Fosmire) Kerns

Public Information Officer for Oregon Judicial Dept. Former journalist. I went to @ColumbiaJourn & @MichiganStateU. Oregon wine and outdoors enthusiast.

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

A Supreme Court advocate tests generative AI on his own case, sparking debate over whether the technology can truly aid legal advocacy or merely sound convincing.

Learn more: https://t.co/Yh5eqlZOam

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

You really have to read this story https://t.co/CX7YWSDF48

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored. https://t.co/2Zxf169RDG

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

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[Zach Urness🏔️ @ZachsORoutdoors]

ICYMI: This is a huge story in Salem. The city is worried it won't be able to produce enough drinking water for 200,000 people if the drawdown of @DetroitLake moves forward and sends muddy water into the city's water source, the North Santiam River.
https://t.co/ESzyef9WUP

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

The best thing about podcasting is that anybody can have a podcast. The worst thing about podcasting is that anybody can have a podcast.

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

siri what is "checks and balances"?

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

Conveniently absent here is the point that judges have a much easier time stopping actions that are or could plausibly be illegal.

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

https://t.co/nYAlwI2n4f

[Aaron Blake @AaronBlake]

It's breathtaking how much of this effort is built on bogus claims about things that were already known/publicly available and pretending they've just been uncovered.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: USAID notice instructs staffers to stay out of its headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk said President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. https://t.co/G83x5K0K4S

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

All???

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: President Donald Trump offers all federal workers buyouts worth seven months of salary in an unprecedented effort to shrink the size of the government. https://t.co/gXRmx9i3S9

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

Follow AP's live coverage. https://t.co/8TuYlfzwJw

[Laura (Fosmire) Kerns @fosmirel]

Big yikes.

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

Meta will end its eight-year partnership with independent American journalists, including PolitiFact, to identify false information and hoaxes on its platforms. https://t.co/MAvcjJ2Z4g

[Statesman Journal @Salem_Statesman]

Photos: Tobias Read sworn in as secretary of state https://t.co/AfcPDWBHfQ

[Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas]

Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.

What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.

https://t.co/gJWcBpo8BW

[NWS Tsunami Alerts @NWS_NTWC]

The tsunami Warning is canceled for the coastal areas of California and Oregon. No tsunami danger presently exists for this area. This will be the final U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center message for this event. Refer to https://t.co/npoUHxX900 for more information.

[NWS Bay Area 🌉 @NWSBayArea]

Tsunami Warning CANCELED

#CAwx

[NWS Medford @NWSMedford]

An earthquake with magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Eureka, CA. Tsunami waves could reach the coast within the hour. Move to higher ground now!! #ORwx #CAwx

[NWS Portland @NWSPortland]

There is a tsunami warning for the southern Oregon coast from the California border northward to the Douglas / Lane county line. If you are in the warned area, move inland to higher ground. Visit https://t.co/mJ1zkhcLdF for more details. #tsunami #orwx

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: A powerful 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California. Authorities have issued a tsunami warning. https://t.co/fZosX7TFPD