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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 17h

Oh nooooooooo! I only just realized I probably have to talk about the super intelligence executive order in class on Monday. I mean the class is (for now) called AI & the Law.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 17h

Yes, satire is dead, but we can all chuckle at the fact members of the executive will now have to admit thermostats could possibly count as a “super intelligence” depending on whether you think a bimetallic strip is a sufficient abstraction to meet the definition under 15 U.S. Code § 9401(3)(B).

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 19h

This was on my to-watch list for far too long, finally got to it today, and it was a delight, a pure joy-inducing delight.

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Meredith Lowry @meredithlowry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. No one should have to verify their identity (much less send their ID information to a tech company) to access patents. <END RANT>

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 28/09/2026

Prompted by this morning’s @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social post, I felt compelled to read this poem to the fam over dinner, to which, the 8yo exclaimed, “Books are awesome!” 🥰

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Emily Dickinson Daily @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A BOOK. He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings!

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Law professors will try just about anything to make sure their students are doing the reading. That's why I give my 1Ls (optional) chronically online tasks with my reading assignments. This week, we're pretending in the comments like we're at the Palsgraf train station 🚂

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Jason Morris @lexpedite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm recruiting some Legal Engineers to work with me at NetDocuments. If you have followers with a combination of legal and software engineering experience, please pass it along! job-boards.greenhouse.io/netdocuments...

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Lehi, Utah, United States; Remote - US

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Eli Edwards @misseli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Honestly, this whole website has been acting out, and I don't know if you all deserve #September ... but you're getting it anyway. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...

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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 21/09/2026

The Anthropic v DoD/DoW case is coming up soon in my AI & the Law class. So, it seemed fitting that today in class I got to point my students to recent reporting about how an AI hallucination “almost” started WWIII.

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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics

The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

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Emily Dickinson Daily @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the cubits warp For fear to be a king.

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Emily Dickinson Daily @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Look back on time with kindly eyes, He doubtless did his best; How softly sinks his trembling sun In human nature's west!

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 17/09/2026

If you ranked my possessions by the amount of time they’ve been within arm’s reach, this pocket Constitution (which I’ve owned for more than half my life) comes in just after my wedding band. On this #ConstitutionDay may we realize the ideal of a nation ruled by laws, not men. No Kings; no tyrants!

A hand holds a small, well-worn paperback copy of The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It. The book’s cover features a bold yellow rectangle with the title in blue text, set against a background patterned with the American flag—red and white stripes with a blue field and white stars. The edges of the book are bent and creased, showing signs of frequent handling. The person holding it wears a red sleeve, and the background is a plain dark surface.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 17/09/2026

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve, America’s chief regulator of time travel, imposed a new price hike on travel back in time with a change to the federal funds rate. Doc Brown could not be reached for comment.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have a joke about Fermat's Last Theorem but it's too long to fit in the margin here.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 16/09/2026

This is one of my favorites. However, I do prefer the recent transcription which fixes "clearing," replacing it with "cleaving." "I felt a cleaving in my mind..." Now, that's the poem I love.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 15/09/2026

A close relative of discovering a $20 in your pocket, I just found a bonus orange in my bag under my hoodie!

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 15/09/2026

One good way to have your slide deck waiting for you when delivering a guest lecture, post a link to social media. Then you can just grab it without using a thumb drive or having to log in somewhere and find it. Incidentally, later today I'll be taking some students back in time to 2012.

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Thinking in Flowcharts (2026)

David Colarusso Bluesky @davidcolarusso.com Thinking in Flowcharts

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 12/09/2026

Interest on a loan is the price future you pays to send money back in time. Interest on your savings is what you charge to fuel someone else’s time machine.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 11/09/2026

I was an auxiliary police officer (volunteer first responder, like a firefighter but mostly directing traffic) right after 9/11, and I remember how clearly our CO made it that part of our job was watching out for hate crimes and making sure that our Muslim community members felt safe & supported.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 11/09/2026

12yo likes to extend bedtime by starting big discussions. Today's rabbit hole starter, "What do you mean money grows in a bank account?" Talked about loans, deposit insurance, and compound interest! Also touched upon retirement and different places you could put your money.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 11/09/2026

I accidentally opened a package before the kids went to bed, and there was a lot of bubble wrap. Poor timing. :/ The bubble wrap has now been divided among them and nature is running its course.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 10/09/2026

Today I attended a faculty luncheon. Picture it, a room full of teachers talking away. Then admin opens a PowerPoint, causing us all to quiet down and me to remark, “PowerPoint the opiate of the classes.” I was very proud of myself. Too proud.

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Luis Villa @lu.is · 09/09/2026

Lots of devil in the details of course but this seems like a very reasonable way to drive demand for clean power, putting the cost on entities that can certainly bear it.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 09/09/2026

FWIW, I like making things: watercolors, furniture, crosswords, software, games, flowcharts, stories, reasoned arguments… 👋 Art: www.davidcolarusso.com Bio: sadlynothavocdinosaur.com Projects: sadlynothavocdinosaur.com/projects/ Papers: sadlynothavocdinosaur.com/papers/

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Paintings, photography, and other creations from David Colarusso. David lives with his wife and two children outside Boston where he teaches sand to "think" and law students how to work with, and thin...

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 08/09/2026

Reposting in commemoration of Star Trek Day. 60 years and counting.

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

D307,923 - issued to Paramount Pictures in 1990 for a design for a "toy spaceship." #DesignPatents

side view of a line drawing of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 08/09/2026

Reposting in commemoration of Star Trek Day. 60 years and counting.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 07/09/2026

Worth zooming in for our friend the heron.

A heron stands in the shallow water of a calm lake, surrounded by patches of aquatic vegetation. Tall reeds and cattails line the foreground, while dense green forest borders the opposite shore beneath a bright blue sky dotted with small white clouds.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 06/09/2026

A middle-aged attorney & pair of longtime Roadrunner & Coyote fans (7 & 12) can confirm this was a fun time. Thankfully, the use of a cartoon gavel at trial means they were operating under cartoon rules of civ pro. So, I don’t have to critique courtroom etiquette, procedure, or nomenclature. ;)

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 06/09/2026

I remember how excited I was as a new lawyer when I was able to use an interrobang in a court filing. I was quoting an oral statement, and it was just what I needed to get their tone across. 👌

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Emily Dickinson Daily @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

THE ORIOLE. One of the ones that Midas touched, Who failed to touch us all, Was that confiding prodigal, The blissful oriole.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 06/09/2026

Lazy Sunday’s remain the best. We take turns picking music to play each weekend while we read the paper, and today the 7yo chose They Might Be Giants. 🤘

Breakfast on a white table: a plate holds scrambled eggs topped with shredded cheddar, seasoned breakfast potatoes, and whole-wheat toast spread with red jam. Behind it sit a ceramic mug with a tea bag, three oranges, and a glass of water, with a newspaper partially visible at left.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 06/09/2026

For reasons beyond my ken, @daniel-solove.bsky.social's starter pack has sent some new followers my way. To Daniel, I say, "Thank you," & to my new followers, I say: 👋 Hi, you might also like @news.bot.suffolklitlab.org, @icymilaw.org, @lolscotus.bsky.social, & @suffolklitlab.org (not on the list)

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 06/09/2026

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 01/09/2026

Sending up the bat signal (literally): Any of you criminal trial lawyers want to help me prep to argue for the suppression of evidence? Specifically, to suppress the giant digital dragnet that Batman made using Wayne Enterprises phones at the end of the Dark Knight?

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 01/09/2026

I'm at a loss for why Congress, "cannot quickly recognize presidentially directed murder, immediately demand that it stop, & pursue appropriate accountability measures." Whenever someone says, "They can't to that," about the outrage of the day," I just observe, "They're literally murdering people."

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The Boat Strikes Aren’t Part of a War. They’re Murder.

By debating war powers and war crimes, Congress is missing the simpler, graver truth: The president is directing summary executions.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 01/09/2026

What happened to the “club of mostly rich countries?” @economist.com, I have to know, did you change your style guide? See economist.com/britain/2026...

Screenshot of an Economist article describing the OECD as a “think-tank.”

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 01/09/2026

It's that time of year again, when I read the Copyright Clause to my students and end up on a tangent about how the Sonny Bono Act radicalized a generation.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 31/08/2026

12yo was looking over my shoulder as I updated some course materials, and he spotted a rather glaring typo that has gone unreported by my students for two years. :/

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 29/08/2026

Faced with a limited number of cases to simulate in class, I asked my students to rank order a list. Then I used ranked choice voting to order the list and retain the top choices. I feel very fancy. Also, what remains is surprisingly good. See case list @ lawrpg.org/2026/ai-and-...

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Law RPG: Artificial Intelligence and the Law

This is not a traditional syllabus, because this is not a traditional class. It won't just ask you to "think like a lawyer," it will require that you act like one. Our in-class time will be devoted mo...

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 29/08/2026

When my kids get older I suspect they will want to eat more food than we can keep on hand. However, for the moment, I get to enjoy a near infinite buffet of not-quite-finished plates. Tired: Clean your plates! Wired: Clean their plates.

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The Hobbit: What About Second Breakfast?

Alt: The Hobbit: What About Second Breakfast?

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Emily Dickinson Daily @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We never know we go, -- when we are going We jest and shut the door; Fate following behind us bolts it, And we accost no more.

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 27/08/2026

As part of an ice breaker where we were supposed to share something we struggled with, I opened with, “My good opinion once lost is lost forever,” and judging from how it went over, I’m thinking there weren’t a lot of Jane Austen fans in the group.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I feel this so much!

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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 25/08/2026

Note to self: next time I teach this class, don't try to do so much on day one. :/

Classical oil painting of the fall of Icarus: two winged male figures tumble through a stormy sky above a dark sea and distant coastal city. An older, bearded figure reaches toward the younger Icarus, who falls backward with arms outstretched, partially draped in flowing red cloth as feathers scatter from his failing wings.

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