2026-11-07T01:54:07Z https://njump.me Cathy Gellis https://njump.me/npub16vx7spmj0yvht8lqd33q03aathepar382tzyjly2rh4hpt8h364qax6q0y https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&cid=bafkreidw4py5arbnvfwhwduhqox5gtosabxdne5fy5acstc4ri2r5n2nl4 https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&cid=bafkreidw4py5arbnvfwhwduhqox5gtosabxdne5fy5acstc4ri2r5n2nl4 https://njump.me/nevent1qqstg3edrgtgml49yuvkr2pywjtgg8ugqccmd28zw8w9qj3288596aqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825kqtr4d Sunset tonight in West Texas, as a wave of blue overtook shrinking red.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/post/3mzhfozbq522q">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/post/3mzhfozbq522q</a><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreightqmn64z5wloudh6blpmwmp3cgyikdlzbjifcmae33c6oay2x7a">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreightqmn64z5wloudh6blpmwmp3cgyikdlzbjifcmae33c6oay2x7a</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ynnfzk6v8srdsh8k9lmhn0t48ytrrz2w8du9hs8ycxa4qjzxpkqqh34g89" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ynn…4g89</a></span><br/> </div> It’s not just Talarico beating Paxton.<br/><br/>It’s Abbott losing.<br/><br/>It’s Dan Patrick losing.<br/><br/>It’s Mayes Middleton losing.<br/><br/>It’s Bo French losing.<br/><br/>It’s every single statewide race in Texas—including four (of the nine) seats on the Texas Supreme Court.<br/><br/>Holy. Shit. </blockquote> 2026-11-04T04:47:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs98kz7c3myuxaacfx8fk7yru365ap2gzsx5dy0dg4fw6u8as3hh8szyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825fcmzrl Personally I&#39;m not a fan of AI, and OpenAI has done plenty to upset people.<br/><br/>But I am also not a fan of misusing copyright law, especially in a way that abridges First Amendment protections, which these lawsuits do.<br/><br/>So I filed a brief supporting OpenAI so I could support the First Amendment.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l4edfel22exejp7mewt6f3ky/post/3mz4sdc3boux4">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l4edfel22exejp7mewt6f3ky/post/3mz4sdc3boux4</a> 2026-10-30T22:17:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyz9kk9xhz8zkeyayy27gmnjz3cg4l9ztug95lyz55j4z5cl8mf5czyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825f8m4ks You know how every state seems to be trying to sue every platform?<br/><br/>Section 230 says states aren&#39;t supposed to be doing this kind of thing, which we reminded in this amicus brief supporting a platform fending off this pre-empted nonsense to at least get to do it in federal (rather than state) court.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l4edfel22exejp7mewt6f3ky/post/3mx5q6ucki5gl">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l4edfel22exejp7mewt6f3ky/post/3mx5q6ucki5gl</a> 2026-10-05T20:26:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsws4sfauug9ltheledxted5lhtnkw6vljkt6g5j5ghg79pdjvqfwqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778259n5vcz Think of the children! Beware of cross-lighting!<br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreib32uzbp3gbvys3wqyvl6z7tastoo4jxnjft6gpvhf7gbedi3eyvu">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreib32uzbp3gbvys3wqyvl6z7tastoo4jxnjft6gpvhf7gbedi3eyvu</a><br/> 2026-09-20T16:44:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqlquu6qpnxv4d0jfqntawlujr9yhv65sq6ng5f5p4sam5d8jt8mqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825wtjlu8 It&#39;s even worse than bad comms. I think these venerations from Dem Senators are happening because they&#39;re feeling genuine grief.<br/><br/>They LIKED the guy! (Or at minimum considered him an equal peer.)<br/><br/>And that&#39;s the bigger problem. They have been dismissing the enormous harm he caused all along.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/post/3mqhjnb7pms26">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/post/3mqhjnb7pms26</a> 2026-07-12T16:12:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsznrgptvjrzcq6hc9xuwxwt9aqncg0vx6zsgd4fc4tazusxhthzrszyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778253z563z I know that Covid really screwed up downtown San Francisco, but I really don&#39;t understand why this mall and Union Square failed: it&#39;s concentrated retail, by good transit connections and tourists.<br/><br/>Seems like steps are being taken finally to stop the slide, and I hope they succeed.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7nlilynvbf2p5plsoc5rx52p/post/3m65m7hmxa222">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7nlilynvbf2p5plsoc5rx52p/post/3m65m7hmxa222</a> 2025-11-21T15:52:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprf7lnha4gsdgqfdpt47sgej0p5m7k4cztqn6pdjn0g50cv2gueczyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825dw7y3y Facebook knows I have ovarian cancer. I suppose that&#39;s why it keeps feeding me posts about Gilda Radner, who DIED OF IT, including posts with PICTURES OF HER TOMBSTONE, so I can enjoy seeing what&#39;s in store for me... 2025-09-29T16:59:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqd96a58dzkf04rfjykaf7y2pt9k6hd47napptp0xfhxdrklcpvgzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825dl79kf I&#39;m rather disappointed that this was only Techdirt podcast 430 and not 512, but here&#39;s me speaking with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1x7vzjcp7sa5em6csstarhvp6ku8jf8tmvmjayeq6yh7hxy4r0caq6k70d5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mike Masnick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1x7v…70d5</span>)</a></span> about the amicus brief we filed at SCOTUS in the Cox v. Sony online copyright liability case.<br/><br/>[www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/t...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-430-copyright-and-the-first-amendment-collide-at-the-supreme-court/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-430-copyright-and-the-first-amendment-collide-at-the-supreme-court/</a> )<br/><br/>[Techdirt Podcast Episode 430: ...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-430-copyright-and-the-first-amendment-collide-at-the-supreme-court/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-430-copyright-and-the-first-amendment-collide-at-the-supreme-court/</a> ) 2025-09-11T23:54:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8u56ez4cnhhs2mnm7jff0kqgutxwpnq0u4ev6z2ss6hla6sjxk7szyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825x7ys9l HA HA HA I went to OCR the D. Md decision against Musk and DOGE today and my software did not like the word &#34;Elon.&#34; Couldn&#39;t believe it was a real word! Called it a &#34;suspect word&#34; (I&#39;ll say...) and made suggestions for what word it thought it should be instead.<br/><br/>My favorite? &#34;ELF.&#34;<br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreigdovornmwfndwveen63ts5nuzfifaklrxux2vnsbyuvruh53wogm">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j&amp;cid=bafkreigdovornmwfndwveen63ts5nuzfifaklrxux2vnsbyuvruh53wogm</a><br/> 2025-08-13T22:32:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfmejku2sc30rtl9fn3lf5j3rq9tphrxgrjh9rs8xwjsr9g6ewgpqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825jzsx7j As usual, Mike is right. <br/><br/>If for no other reason than he&#39;s catching some important nuance.<br/><br/>Which includes that Perplexity might still be bad, but what&#39;s currently upsetting people is not something that should be viewed as bad. And if it were, THAT is what would be bad.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lvoegi73ls2u">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lvoegi73ls2u</a><br/>nostr:note1q2eq0kn72xw94knnyrryu4gcsjd8h5mpz4axkk6fpglhytxeq6ns5rtfsu<br/> 2025-08-05T19:00:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswekp54jjn4u4y5sdwz2yrdv05r0dt03jyjzxajjhfnu4xaxyp7wgzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825ca95np It&#39;s been a bit since I&#39;ve had a new Techdirt post but wait no more! Here&#39;s one about how Google, Apple, Akamai, etc. are helping TikTok provide its services, even though it&#39;s completely against the law! Why? Because of Trump and Bondi of course...<br/><br/>[www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/d...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/dont-worry-about-that-pesky-law-congress-passed-and-scotus-upheld-banning-tiktok-trump-and-bondi-have-spoken/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/dont-worry-about-that-pesky-law-congress-passed-and-scotus-upheld-banning-tiktok-trump-and-bondi-have-spoken/</a> )<br/><br/>[Don’t Worry About That Pesky L...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/dont-worry-about-that-pesky-law-congress-passed-and-scotus-upheld-banning-tiktok-trump-and-bondi-have-spoken/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/dont-worry-about-that-pesky-law-congress-passed-and-scotus-upheld-banning-tiktok-trump-and-bondi-have-spoken/</a> ) 2025-07-28T21:28:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyhrtgnjkmc6608ddn0rdvqv5ev2365du7muydlveat2l292t3svszyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825t40eng Trump: &#34;THERE ARE NO BODIES BURIED HERE! PLEASE MOVE ALONG!&#34;<br/><br/>[a man in a suit and tie is sta...]( <img src="https://media.tenor.com/5fTXcbu5_x0AAAAC/please-disperse.gif?hh=282&amp;ww=498"> ) 2025-07-12T23:43:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstzwsnmmn2t7vg2q6tdkt8q6cka6kg8t68hfhtzrcc9rfgankqpjszyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778255vzg9y Up to now this bunch of judicial clowns was terrible on lots but still pretty good on free speech. That run is now over. (Tiktok was a harbinger, but more limited. Whereas this is more precedent-overturning.)<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lslwlrx7dc2e">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lslwlrx7dc2e</a><br/>nostr:note1zyw362778calpmzgrwr7cmhp334t6qlae0qeq8j956a27nupgznstwa7at<br/> 2025-06-27T15:17:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswy26lly6wt5ea25ducn8tjc4a4rdvdl3hhum9ha77ahfg5wru30czyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825f2qsut Beyond unacceptable. And something the Democrats absolutely cannot forgive.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3ls5xvclvns2s">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3ls5xvclvns2s</a> 2025-06-22T02:06:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2pw756rqmyfxmr7n2tfgu7ugfy37vzc7rcykydg4nw2nxsuyjsgzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778253gpq3w Crappy week: Monday he died, pretty unexpectedly. Wednesday I learned my cancer is probably recurring. Yesterday I tried to fly home to NJ and nearly got stuck in Syracuse...<br/><br/>But made it and in time to finish writing a eulogy I read today. My dad liked my writing; I think he&#39;d have liked this too.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j/post/3ls32wa4iml2y">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz3p35o2uexpt6l5sngcnu2j/post/3ls32wa4iml2y</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1shkmglw6wpaf7eugxrmzw2c6tt7653px2xa2j3h6lcayezkmzf6sckjuqs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1shk…juqs</a></span><br/> </div> If you have today's NY Times you can read the obituary I wrote for my dad.<br/><br/>I buried him today :-(<br/><br/>I will return to lamenting the awful things happening in our world but at the moment I can only think about this one. </blockquote> 2025-06-21T00:04:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtmd50hd8q75lv7yrpa389vd94ld2gsn9rw4fgma0uwjv3td3yagzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825chgdrk If you have today&#39;s NY Times you can read the obituary I wrote for my dad.<br/><br/>I buried him today :-(<br/><br/>I will return to lamenting the awful things happening in our world but at the moment I can only think about this one. 2025-06-20T22:16:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw73427drthg0zg39jxz0xr0fej2r3x28ll8cljcm3qu9de2nhurqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825rm8384 How many Dred Scotts does Roberts plan to have to his name? 2025-06-18T14:34:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyjfg348e9lkzw4xjmwp6a9dt5g4sfmhv3d240z43778u4n00epsszyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778258a3jyl Maybe we should not have made an ineligible insurrectionist President. 2025-06-08T02:27:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfng2t7a2erc3rawsqllt247nj7t5gpxgrhgcqy393ns0eeeg4kgzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825zgjttw Flashback to this earlier comment on the subject:<br/><br/>[www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/w...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/when-its-not-just-a-coup-but-a-cfaa-violation-too/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/when-its-not-just-a-coup-but-a-cfaa-violation-too/</a> )<br/><br/>Coming soon: MORE ON THIS...<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lqvbr5lejk2c">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lqvbr5lejk2c</a><br/><br/>[When It’s Not Just A Coup But ...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/when-its-not-just-a-coup-but-a-cfaa-violation-too/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/when-its-not-just-a-coup-but-a-cfaa-violation-too/</a> )<br/>nostr:note1jde3d9mwulkel9r3md4085wlthjlzl03g2fshsymtx5ydeqmhwjsesrnrs<br/> 2025-06-05T21:39:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs26afsakklqr3udkaelsxhk5kzd7g90rqpshjs6pvu455kgjf7k6czyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v7782582prm3 Today is World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day.<br/><br/>As a reminder, you know someone with it:<br/><br/>[www.techdirt.com/2024/11/04/a...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/04/a-bad-year-for-catherines/">https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/04/a-bad-year-for-catherines/</a> )<br/><br/>[A Bad Year For Catherines](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/04/a-bad-year-for-catherines/">https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/04/a-bad-year-for-catherines/</a> ) 2025-05-08T20:27:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxyfymerwsmg6xkn7v5unwqe43unnz0tx59ltnjrdl5g77sal2p2gzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825wlu4wr I have a new post on Techdirt about the Privacy Act litigation with respect to DOGE attacking the Social Security Administration, but in it I highlight a court&#39;s observation that there&#39;s a &#34;probable cause&#34; problem with what DOGE wants to do.<br/><br/>[www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/e...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/enter-the-fourth-amendment-yet-one-more-reason-doge-is-such-a-constitutional-nightmare/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/enter-the-fourth-amendment-yet-one-more-reason-doge-is-such-a-constitutional-nightmare/</a> )<br/><br/>[Enter The Fourth Amendment, Ye...](<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/enter-the-fourth-amendment-yet-one-more-reason-doge-is-such-a-constitutional-nightmare/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/enter-the-fourth-amendment-yet-one-more-reason-doge-is-such-a-constitutional-nightmare/</a> ) 2025-04-26T16:02:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfl8ya6rqpl6ghd78jpvaep4sg98plgk6h3lpc48t2mhv03kej9hszyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825u7h3vv So Musk is actively trying to kill our foreign service workers.<br/><br/>All of our diplomats and staff in Juba, Sudan, live on a single compound.<br/><br/>Today they woke up to find that all the vendors who provide them clean water, food, fuel, Internet, cell service, etc. ALL GOT TERMINATION LETTERS. 2025-02-28T04:22:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvf4dj6wjvcv9j4eu5gdnwl9kcpg5avc9v9kw6n38qf7993efhqzqzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825jwutf6 I dunno, guys, but maybe it wasn&#39;t a good idea to put a guy notorious for not paying his bills in charge of paying the country&#39;s... 2025-01-28T19:46:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyhu0magr8hus4p7jfl44vda6xkjf0qdm4rysugdkczkt4vnvf46qzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825p9k8df &#34;Birthing age&#34;?<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/post/3lfqilujc322w">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/post/3lfqilujc322w</a> 2025-01-15T01:51:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz0uycz85gej3sx4gt43duv77vuhyamndwqg4ccmuwm72ck25j5agzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v77825tl57gu I didn&#39;t have much of a religious education but I do remember something about false idols in there.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pmyqirafcp3jqdhrl7crpq7t/post/3l4p32lqzbq22">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pmyqirafcp3jqdhrl7crpq7t/post/3l4p32lqzbq22</a><br/>nostr:note103cg3lhrcux46s7yaza06d2wyehr29l7kvckydvjd9nun8pfsjzs4wj669<br/> 2024-09-22T01:54:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxt0h6jd5xd6lkf95v7vg3cdakg4e792a87h6w4s4dwxamcaa83ngzyrfsm6q8wfu3javlupkxyp78h4wly85wyafvgjtu3gw7ku9v778250457er They did what???<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtzxnbwxwbywld23yvnyokzf/post/3l4kfhzvafs2x">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtzxnbwxwbywld23yvnyokzf/post/3l4kfhzvafs2x</a> 2024-09-20T04:24:16Z