DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v. NEW YORK, ET AL. has been granted a stay by the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court seems to make a move to limit Universal Injunctions on the part of Federal District Courts
Monthly Archive: January 2020
Entertainment, Humanity, and the Death of Kobe Bryant
Do we care more about some celebrity’s death than the thousands of other deaths? No. Not really. It just serves as a reminder of how connected we really are.
Election 2020 Chapter 1: Primary Colors
The First Chapter Of Election 2020 – Figuring Out The Faces Of The Party
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Bolton, Bernie, Paula White, and Mike Pompeo
Harsh Your Mellow on John Bolton, Resistance Unicorn Turned Book Salesman, The Bernfire of Vanities, Paula White Puts the “What the Heck” in Heretic, and Mike Pompeo’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad NPR Interview (slight return).
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash
Stunning news in the sports world, as one of the greatest to ever play basketball is dead at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash.
Sunday Morning! Obligatory Oscars Post (Pt. 1)
The glitz! The glamour! The self-importance! Gearing up for the 92nd Academy Awards with slightly (okay, largely) irreverent impressions of: “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”, “1917”, “Jojo Rabbit”, and “Joker”.
Fried Green Tomatoes and The Husband Problem
Since Valentine’s Day is looming on the horizon yet again, I decided to reread several of my fave romance novels just like I did last year. But this time, I’m reading literary books rather...
Finding Himself in a Hole, Mike Pompeo Demands More Shoveling
Learn the lesson, kids. Always be prepared for a geography quiz at any time.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Fallout, Russian Style
One of the great things about the original Fallout was how “American” it was.
Atom RPG reimagines Fallout as if it were Russian.
Bernie Sanders accepts Joe Rogan’s endorsement
From Bernie Sanders on Twitter: “I think I’ll probably vote for Bernie… He’s been insanely consistent his entire life. He’s basically been saying the same thing, been for the same thing his whole life....
Do You Really Want Full Access to Your Health Data?
The right to access your health information in a programmatic fashion also gives you the right to unwittingly give a random app developer access to your health information. Is this a right we actually want?
Weekend Plans Post: On Durians and Getting Sick
Sometimes it’s nice to spend a weekend in bed.
Sometimes it’s not.
Boris Johnson announces that the Withdrawal Agreement has received Royal Assent
From Twitter: The Withdrawal Agreement has received Royal Assent and is now law. We will leave the EU on January 31st 🇬🇧 — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 23, 2020 (Featured image is “UnionJack” by...
The Most Constitutional Right
Does the Constitution guarantee a right to have the Constitution itself? A recent dissenting opinion suggests so, and Burt Likko muses upon what that means in today’s age of impeachment.
