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There’s a lot of good news happening. Plus: Asa, the good Republican.

A failed motion to censure Rep. Adam Schiff reveals widening cracks in the GOP

Music Publishers File (Somewhat Weak) Copyright Lawsuit Against Twitter by Mike Masnick

To be honest, I’m somewhat amazed that more copyright lawsuits haven’t been filed against Twitter yet. There have been multiple reports of how the company’s DMCA takedown response systems have been broken/ignored since Musk took over. Without looking for it, I’ve seen full length high def movies show up in my Twitter feed (including movies […]

Exceptions to save the "life of the mother" are largely meaningless.

Being president for all the people. Even the ones who are never going to vote for you.

The Republican megadonors don’t seem to have any idea of who they actually need to reach to move the needle in the primary.

The former president was not interested in attempting to negotiate a settlement in the classified documents investigation, three people briefed on the matter said.

Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? by Bloonface

I’ve been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calckey – I’m just going to use “Mastodon” as shorthand here, purists can bite me) for over a year now, and have been doing so full time for about six months, following Elon Musk buying Twitter (since on principle, I decline to give Elon Musk money […]

A legal grownup weighs in.

The emperor has no clothes, but he does have boxes in his bathroom.

‘Gender ideology’: The history of the right’s new favorite phrase by Ethan Coston

The right has rallied behind the anti-trans slogan in their campaign against transgender rights.

My comments on their podcast episode about 0, no, none, hidden, etc. in CSS and HTML.

Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S.

Apparently unlike Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence, Donald Trump actively tried to keep classified material he couldn't legally have, prosecutors allege.

The EARN IT Act is back for a third time. The current version purports to both maintain privacy and protect children, but this is a false dichotomy; the act would expand state power and decrease users' privacy.

How Should The Rule of Law Approach No-Win Scenarios?

Elon Musk Says Twitter Is Going To Get Rid Of The Block Feature, Enabling Greater Harassment by Mike Masnick

One of the most important tools for trust and safety efforts is the “block” feature, allowing a user to entirely block someone else from following them. Yes, on Twitter you can get around this by going into incognito mode, but overall, the feature is a very useful tool for those being harassed to limit access […]

The former president faces federal charges for the first time in the Mar-a-Lago case.

ple. Okay. But nobody said we couldn’t write fan fiction.

Plus: It's all on tape.