So this Trump lawsuit is wacko for many, many reasons, but THIS IS NOT WHAT ACTUAL MALICE MEANS in the legal context. At all. RE:

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Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.447437/gov.uscourts.flmd.447437.1.0.pdf

https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiajwq3ak3xhgwjnsm4v6ki22cdz2nq2jmo2turdfvhtwczwsib7km

He claims there's been no demonization of democrats which is... well... quite something. RE:

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Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social)

absolutely repugnant, gutfeld completely dismisses the assassination of melissa hortman, calls it a "bull shit" example of political violence

Don't recall the "undermining the dignity of others" exception to the First Amendment. RE:

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Anthony Michael Kreis (@anthonymkreis.bsky.social)

Clemson doesn’t have a law school and it shows. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Will a reporter show this graphic to the next MAGA pol who claims that it's time for "the left" to tone down their rhetoric? RE:

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Lindsey Cormack (@dcinbox.bsky.social)

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

Hasn't aged one bit. RE:

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Ian Coldwater 📦💥 (@lookitup.baby)

Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers

The media's infatuation with horse race politics — the "will this help or hurt at the polls? — over "is this authoritarian nonsense" has got to be one of the worst aspects of modern media. RE:

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Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social)

WTF is this? Normalizing authoritarianism repression as an electoral strategy https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/charlie-kirk-shooting-death-repub...

I had missed this exchange last month between Nate Silver and Tyler Cowen in which Silver more or less admits that the academic conversation has moved to Bluesky, but rather than thinking that this shows how Bluesky has become more important, he claims it's why they've "lost influence." https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreickvwwbijajl4nicbjrgzdzwlfy4wgzkra7r7hf2troginpiws4yq

Incredible. RE:

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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an ...

Just going to note, if you're sending me a request to take down a very factual news story about you that is from 2024, do not (1) say that the story is old and no longer relevant (2) insist that it is no longer accurate (it is!) and (3) ...

So [@timcushing.bsky.social](

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Capitalist Lion Tamer (@timcushing.bsky.social)

WILL WRITE FOR SHORT-LIVED ADORATION https://www.techdirt.com/user/capitalisliontamer/

) had some thoughts on all this... RE:

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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)

Charlie Kirk Doesn’t Deserve What’s Happening To Him I am not here to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk. I will not, however, engage in the...