iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

predatory pricing.

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

JR: On what universe did anyone in your office think that was acceptable? DOJ: Your honor, we did our best -- JR: No, you did not do your best. You did your absolute worst.

111977304

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Middle aged lawyer problems: "Oh, this seems like a problem above my pay-grade. I'll just pass it up to the senior partner on the case." {Gazes forlornly at the signature block with your own name at the top}

5992

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

2854613342

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Of course it was all lies. All the fuckers do is lie

171232295

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you're a woman who plays EA Sports CFB or Madden, I wanna talk to you! And if you're a woman who loves football and don't play those games, I also wanna hear from you! Working on a piece on football, the sports video games, and well, US! RESHARES APPRECIATED

26294306

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Perry: "What's the Department of Justice's standard for opening a criminal investigation against a person?" Whalen: "Probable cause." Perry: "No, that's for bringing charges."

313218

Reposted by Bill Patterson

☠°。Die Siebenschläfern *.ﾟ☠ @sababausa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is preposterous as it is monstrous Pike survived the execution procedure and now her lawyers, unable to reach the governor or state AG office, are rushing an emergency motion to the Tennessee Supreme Court in their *car* seeking an order to get her medical care

15598129

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

272128222108

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.com

DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

6574022011828

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!

354169623027

Reposted by Bill Patterson

kevin s. pumpkins @redsoxredshoes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I can't FanDuel imagine why Kalshi Michigan got a PolyMarket second opportunity there brought to you by DraftKings

8431123

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Southbound traffic could still get through if they weren't cowards

22989172

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Milan Markovic @profmarkovic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's odd that AI has been normalized for legal research even though it is quite bad at legal research.

5328

Reposted by Bill Patterson

gregorg @greg.org · 29/08/2026

I was getting pumped for a long thread about Dolly Parton defeating Elvis's bullying manager, and ended up with an exploration of how an undocumented immigrant hid his Dutch accent by posing as a West Viriginia hillbilly. five stars, would read again:

310625

Reposted by Bill Patterson

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

193354125285

Reposted by Bill Patterson

FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

99268016330

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I tried to think of something clever to say here but I couldn't. Please just read this thread.

816935

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

She wrote a handful of the greatest songs ever written, and the first thing so many people think of is not those towering achievements, but how good a person she was and how many people’s lives she improved

122170498

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Things I learned this evening. TJ “Stonewall” Jackson’s sister Laura split with her brother over the Civil War, AND when she found out he’d died in 1863 said she “would rather know that he was dead than to have him a leader in the rebel army” DAYUM

13921142

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.

43898962090

Reposted by Bill Patterson

👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 13/08/2026

Yea you see, the problem here is that what historians actually do is construct the ‘well structured large historical dataset’.What you’re saying is that Claude can write an elementary school level paper on like the civil war

341296218

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Andrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 11/08/2026

The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org

science.org

Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet

“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder

982954927

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

9th Cir. holds that the Bad Spaniels parody toy of a Jack Daniel's bottle is unlikely to harm the reputation of Jack Daniel's trademarks *because* it is parody. Held: no dilution by tarnishment; remanded for entry of judgment in favor of Bad Spaniels maker. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

After all, no matter how similar to its famous counterpart, a parodic junior mark ultimately “relies upon a difference from the original mark, presumably a humorous difference, in order to produce its desired effect.” Jordache Enters. v. Hogg Wyld, Ltd., 828 F.2d 1482, 1486 (10th Cir. 1987). Dr. Simonson’s analysis ignored the effect of a “humorous difference” on whether Bad Spaniels harms the reputation of JDPI’s famous marks. To be sure, the district court credited Dr. Simonson’s conclusion that the first step of his dilution analysis was satisfied “because the point of VIP’s product was to bring Jack Daniel’s whiskey to mind”; that conclusion was based on VIP’s transparently parodic use. But there is no evidence that Dr. Simonson considered the parodic nature of VIP’s junior marks when building Jack Daniel’s ANM, or that satire otherwise factored into his analysis of the mental association between the disputed marks. Parody, however, is inherent in the Bad Spaniels product—indeed, as Dr. Simonson recognized, it was the “whole point.” Failing to consider the effect of VIP’s obvious parody on the likelihood of tarnishment was a critical misstep, and the district court erred in adopting the conclusions that followed.

110620

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Lisa P. Ramsey @lpramsey.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Highly recommend this article - Comedian Daring Buc-ee's To Sue Takes Dig At Brand Policing (www.law360.com/articles/250...) - about Buc-ee's aggressive enforcement of trademark rights in its logo (a bucktoothed cartoon beaver wearing a red baseball cap), with a few quotes from me.

law360.com

Comedian Daring Buc-ee's To Sue Takes Dig At Brand Policing - Law360

The string of lawsuits Buc-ee's Ltd. has filed against businesses it says mimic its popular beaver branding has caught the attention of comedian John Oliver, who unveiled a bucktoothed "Buc-Off" masco...

243

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 28/07/2026

Every school wants to find more money, but when Ohio State can get $17 million annually for patches, others fall behind even more than if no one had done patches in the first place. The search for money to catch up is actually increasing the gap.

3364

Reposted by Bill Patterson

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Folks should read how this ends, bc it's the kind of oversight that Dems are doing for which they get little credit, and it's something they can build on if/when they win the House.

9663259

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The crown is in the gutter but I don't see anyone else picking it up. China is still wrecking its youth's future, Europe is skimming off only a handful of scientists, & no one else has the resources even in principle to replace the US. All we have to do is decisively crush MAGA and restore funding.

1026131

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Everyone needs to calm the fuck down and notice that the US isn't the only great power fucking up here, and that everything wrong with the US is fucking fixable. The next several years are going to be fucking ugly. They are not going to be the end of the US or its ability to excel.

312917

Reposted by Bill Patterson

WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

9499142987

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Chicago’s air quality is among the worst in the world as wildfire smoke hits. blockclubchi.co/4pHdrpf

58033

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

One other point to be made about Wurman's assimilation claims is that the entire world is dramatically more "Western" today than it's ever been. Basic concepts like democratic elections are now the norm, and immigrants arriving today were born in countries looking more the USA than ever before.

411619

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Speaking as just one guy who sues the government a lot: This basically does not happen. It is a transparent effort to shut down further inquiry by conceding relief. What they are seeking to cover up must be unspeakably bad.

6250991511

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I cannot explain to you how deeply terrifying and anger-inducing it is to have cops and national guard marching down your street after dark and despite constantly posting about occupied Memphis no one gives a shit. yes, I mean my actual street where I live. I live posted it.

12899418

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

On this special 4th of July I want to remind everyone that the ambrosial 90's era beverage Fruitopia was around for nine years, thats five years longer than the Confederate States of America.

411752459

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants"

10696062615

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

"A.I." is the tool of and the prevailing aesthetic of fascists leading to a world devoid of meaning or art.

121824432

Reposted by Bill Patterson

jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 02/07/2026

oh shit they all got signed!! here’s some good trans legislative news for once

31583600

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Natalie Wright, Ph.D. @coereba.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fucking USMNT playing strong!!! Like I’m watching our women!!!

021330

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Nothing bad in the United States is ever over, including constitutional things. These were the same arguments rejected over a century ago, and they'll be back again and we'll have to kill them again. Con law is basically about shotgunning zombies. rarely do you get a headshot.

121070260

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed.

6846481272

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I wonder if in 1944 there was a law professor thinking: "Man, I wish MY work was cited in the Korematsu decision. How cool would it be to be cited in support of making 120,000+ people suffer greatly?" #Satire

2387

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Micah @rincewind.run · 30/06/2026

oh holy shit it’s only 5-4 on the constitutional question! the plain words of the 14th amendment only get five votes! this is much worse than I thought, these people need to be stopped

12945115

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It’s important to keep today’s birthright citizenship decision in context. First, SCOTUS left the status of a fundamental, explicitly articulated constitutional right uncertain for over a year all to affirm what was clear from the issuance of Trump’s EO. Birthright citizenship cannot be abridged.

411772428

Reposted by Bill Patterson

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Jim Crow John

26416