mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
"You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
"You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Very.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
God bless the district court judges who are still fighting.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
To paraphrase The Dark Night Rises, "Do you feel in charge, Senator Cassidy?"
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Good luck on the campaign, but should voters trust a blue deck player?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The American Horst Wessel.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
No she is not. The partisans in Italy created an effective resistance which included both communists and monarchists.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Have to give the people what they want.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It is weird how one can finish a trial day and be geared up for the evening prep for the next day, but 15 minutes of talking in front of a few black robes just leaves you wanting to crawl into the nearest bed.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The DOJ claimed it was 666 separate meats from an animal which has maggots for blood, bread forged in darkness from wheat harvested from Hell's Half-Acre and baked by Beelzebub, Dijon mustard, lettuce and sun-dried tomatoes.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I will always likeTed Buckland references.
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mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
So behavior which more closely matched how a real human professional like a doctor or lawyer would answer a question was programmed out. Ironic.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
So these tech geniuses never gave any thought to programming social safeguards into their language prediction machines?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminds me of the time a bat got loose in the fourth floor hallway of our 1800s-era dorm and I got to see the priceless reactions of Division I football players to a small flying rodent.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It didn't happen because DOJ attorneys and officials respected unwritten norms. Norms are able to fill in for rules when you have actors who are capable of shame and embarrassment or at least fearful of the consequences of violating the norms, something that doesn't exist at the moment.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope. I think the better analogy is product liability - ChatGPT is a product, not speech, and if defective in design or implementation OpenAI is potentially liable. I'm a firm Section 230 supporter but ChatGPT and its output is clearly outside the protections.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That was Bob Davie, not Kelly.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately its all Grimas with no Theoden to be redeemed.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It's just marketing. He gets to sign a piece of paper and make wildly outrageous and incorrect statements to his base, confident that the rubes will not bother to check the details that show he really didn't change anything.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
A great chef knife that doesn't break the bank is the Victorinox fibrox ($50-60). Comfortable handle, sharp as heck out of the box. The steel is softer than the higher-value knives so they dull faster but are also easier to sharpen.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Remember the days when a Sandra Day O'Connor opinion was the most confusing thing you had to read in law school?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
On other words, once the damage is well and truly done.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed, but this is No. 2.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Vietnam finding new ways to kill Americans post 1975.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It's frankly shocking that he, Vance and Hegseth in the same room didn't spontaneously create a loathsomeness singularity.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Are you referring to the 3d wireframe X-Wing game? Because that one was a pure quarter vacuum.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Soft, however, risks a "speak up, Counselor" from the bench, depending on the age and irascibility of the judge.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The perils of getting caught up in the flow of cross. The brain's going fast and the mouth naturally wants to keep up.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Ho's quality of legal analysis is garbage. The majority goes through the relevant First Amendment framework and analyzes the particular facts found at trial. The dissent is just a loose amalgamation of right-wing cultural grievance..
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't wait to see 100,000 buckeyes in the Shoe doing the Spirit Bomb.
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mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That's BS, and we know its BS because Trump himself said he wanted to go beyond 30 days.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
When you consider that they still use PACER for their docketing software the fact that any remote access at all is (kind of) available is amazing.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Count on the punter to focus on the laces.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
A Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt law graduate. He knows better than this, which frankly is all the more appalling.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Hitler didn't have to direct every Brownshirt personally. That's kind of a feature of the concept.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The Supreme Court removed the ability of district courts to enjoin government action beyond the immediate parties to the lawsuit, so this is the best he can do, unfortuntately.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That is terrible and I hate that I laughed at it.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Edward Zwick was channeling the oracle when he made "The Siege" in 1998.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe that the Supreme Court's recent actions on the shadow docket signaled to conservative judges who might have cared about actually enforcing legal norms that they can/should just bulldoze ahead. The fish rots from the head.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The category is "so bad it's good" movies, not "so awesome it's awesome" ones.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The latter, and also establishing that Loomer has no good reputation to defame.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It's amazing to me that Larry Klayman is still allowed to practice law.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not ideal, but having Larry Klayman across the table is a mitigating factor.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Has anything been filed for the concentration camp in Florida yet? I understand the state and feds are playing a game of "not it" on accountability.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Sovereign is he who decides the exception.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
One quibble - they're not really leadership. These paleo Catholics, usually converts, are a small but outsized faction. The actual Church hierarchy views on crime and economic issues generally trends liberal.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That document is a textbook example of the phrase "the lady doth protest too much."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I pray I'm wrong, but I don't see Obergefell surviving past 2028.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Third, the conservative supermajority has been seeking to expand its "history and tradition" standard into civil rights contexts other than Bruen. Obergefell is a perfect candidate for such an expansion.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Second, three of the original Obergefell dissenters are on the bench and Scalia got replaced by three Scalias.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
First, this court has no respect for stare decisis. A mere ten year old precedent means nothing to them.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree that the Davis case will be unlikely to be taken up (the context is wrong and she's poison), but I have little faith in this Court ultimately upholding Obergefell if squarely presented, for a few reasons:
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
"Are there no prisons? And the workhouses, are they still in operation?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
For a distressing number of American citizens the answer would be yes.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Jaw-droppingly bad. It would be inappropriate as a letter to opposing counsel, let alone a federal judge.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
No bet.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Serious PTSD trigger for us ND fans.
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mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Look up the 28th Virginia battle flag.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The point is that in sports nicknames, context matters. The "Fighting Irish" represents a minority ethnic group that ultimately became an American success story. The context of "Redskins" and "Indians" is much more complicated and troublesome.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Thus, the history and folklore of the name is a point of pride for Irish alumns and subway alumns, and is also generally beloved in Ireland itself. I traveled to Ireland with one of the former Leprechaun mascots and he never paid for a drink.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
And, of course, the football team which, under Rockne, developed the reputation of being scrappy and never quitting, leading sportswriters to adopt the moniker (and Rockne, a bit of a Barnum himself, encouraging the use).
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
In the 1920s, the university students famously fought the Klan back to the trains when that organization attempted to march in South Bend.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Father Corby, one of the early university presidents, has two statutes honoring him in the U.S. One is on campus, a copy of the original at the Gettysburg Memorial depicting him blessing and giving absolution to the Irish Brigade as they prepared to fight in the bloody Wheatfield.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
But what about the "Fighting" part? Couldn't that be perpetuation of a negative stereotype? Again, historical context matters.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Second, there is the historical context. The Irish name came from the large number of Irish Catholics who made up a significant portion of the student population and university officials during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
First, and most obviously, "Irish" is a description, not a slur. The relevant parallel would be if the team were named the "Micks" or "Paddys."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social)
This seems to come up every time there is a discussion about team names based on racial or ethnic identities, so as an alum let me try to explain why the "Fighting Irish" moniker is not the same as "Redskins."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That's a closer call, but I still wouldn't criticize such an attorney who made an ethical and good faith argument. Supreme Court justices who swore to honor stare decisis, on the other hand . . .
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
The trial level parallel is that you can't win a case in a deposition but you sure can lose it.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Put another way, I have no problem with a mob lawyer, but I have plenty of problems with a lawyer using mob tactics, a la Roy Cohn. Right now main DOJ is a bunch of little Roy Cohns.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
There's a difference between advocating for unpopular clients or positions in the name of upholding our principles of law (like the Skokie Nazi case) and engaging in arguments that directly undermine our principles of law and salting them with bad faith procedural and evidentiary shenanigans.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Something about forgiveness and asking permission, yadda yadda.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That's the pull part of our system - consumerism. Cars, watches, clothes, yachts, "you learn to spend what's in your pocket." www.youtube.com/shorts/43lVX...
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop. This is not an interview with a person. This is not even an interview with an artificial intelligence, because LLMs are not true intelligence they're sophisticated prediction machines. I am sure everyone involved has good intentions, but you should know better.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Ken.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
My favorite PJ quote is "Republicans say that government doesn't work and then get elected and prove it."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Excellent deep cut. Cruella De Ville would have held this spot if not for that atrocity of a live-action "origin story."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Chamberlain ends uncertainty with Germany with promise of Sudetenland.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Once again, it is not the younger associates falling prey to the lures of AI but older partners looking for shortcuts. Unbelievable.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Great column. At this point Vance has either been convinced by the likes of Curtis Yarvin to adopt "blood and soil" nationalism or knows better but is cynically using it for power, which may be worse.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I had no idea about Owen's nonsense and now I do. Have the French not heard of Barbara Streisand?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
He doesn't even know what he's talking about.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
At least all in the same court I hope.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Such a pendejo.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Not much. There are certain limited cases, like SLAPP laws, which allow a defendant to recover the cost of attorney fees. There's a reason America is the land of the lawsuit.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
He has to know the WSJ has the goods, so he has to be counting on Murdoch making the WSJ roll over quickly like ABC and CBS did.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
You're not, but the mob always thinks that of the person who stands in front of the jailhouse door.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
So the average BigLaw partner?
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Peter Thiel and now Stuckey? Douthat's collecting the worst people in the world like Pokemon.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately, Republicans no longer even pretend to care about rule of law, only the rule of power.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Paranoia. Occupational hazard.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Unless, of course, you have a religious objection and then you get to control what the public school lessons are.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not to say there weren't and aren't rich and powerful people who did receive the benefit of Epstein's "services," just that it was probably not the case that he was "taking notes on a criminal conspiracy."
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Since MAGA is incapable of being honest and admitting it was ever wrong (or lying), they've blundered their response to finding out there was no "there" there.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
I think there's actually a simpler Occam's Razor; there actually isn't more available than what's been publicly known. MAGA campaigned on the conspiracy theory of some hidden "list" of clients, got into office and realized it doesn't actually exist.
mrborelli.bsky.social (@mrborelli.bsky.social) reply parent
Say what you will about Carl Schmitt, he at least went on the record.