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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

RIP Wendell Berry. May we heed your words and your example now more than ever. “People who own the world outright for profit will have to be stopped; by influence, by power, by us.”

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My rankings might be slightly different but I am here for this sort of content.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

PLEASE STOP DESCRIBING BIRTHRIGHT AS 6-3, I AM GOING TO GO INSANE

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/06/2026

Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent

Elsewhere, someone might have said, “It’s just books! Books aren’t dangerous!” But even ordinary books are dangerous, and not only the ones like Make Gelignite the Professional Way. A man sits in some museum somewhere and writes a harmless book about political economy and suddenly thousands of people who haven’t even read it are dying because the ones who did haven’t got the joke. Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Someone got her new summer ‘do

Shaggy Aussie doodle sitting on a hardwood floor

Freshly shorn Aussie doodle waiting for me to throw a ball while enjoying freshly laid cedar mulch

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I was told there is an “entire literature” that disproves birthright citizenship. Did I miss the discussion of this body of literature or is it being saved for a dramatic reveal?

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I put off doing a thing for so long that I had built it up in my head until it was a Thing. In early March, I finally did the Thing. It was not as bad as I expected. In fact, it turned out very well. So if you are waiting for a sign to do the Thing that’s been weighing you down, maybe this is it.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A brisk day (feels like temp of 9 degrees) for the Minnesota United home opener but we were warmed to see the Andor-inspired tifo and the ICE out banner and warmed even more by the “F**k ICE” chant that started during the moment for Renee Good and Alex Pretti before kickoff. Minnesota: United.

Picture of the Wonder Wall supporters’ section during the Loons’ home opener with an “ICE Out Now” banner displayed.

A view of Allianz Field with the temperature (21 degrees F, with a feels like temp of 9 degrees F)

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Grand muppet, er, puppy.

A brown and black Aussie Doodle on a brown couch, with her tongue sticking out as if she has just had the zoomies.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

We love visits from the grand puppy.

Rory the brown and black Aussie doodle wonder pup, enjoying her bully stick.

Rory the brown and black Aussie doodle wonder pup, enjoying her bully stick while stretched out on her tummy.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Love the subdued palette of late autumn.

My wife and our short coated red Merle border collie, standing in the late fall woods

Late autumn deciduous forest with a pond in the foreground reflecting the blue sky

My wife and I standing in the late fall woods

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Our flurry got escalated to a snowfall.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Sunday vibes with Maizy.

A sleepy, smooth-coated red Merle border collie, reclining on a sofa in front of a painting of birch trees.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s brown ale season, regardless of what the thermometer says.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

After almost 18 months without a dog, we’ve made the leap again.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Hard to pick what the best part of the Irish Fair was today but Border Collies make everything better.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Great turn out for Inbound Brewing’s Book Fair for Grown Ups.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Not too many better backdrops in professional sports than this. #MNTwins

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Just us and the crows out enjoying the heat of the evening. Sorry to any recent transplants to Minnesota who may not have realized just how hot and humid Minnesota can get in the summer.

Screenshot of Merlin app with American Crow

Screenshot of weather app showing it is 94 and feels like 106 in Minnesota

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is so cringeworthy it gave me heart palpitations.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

How is it only Wednesday? This week (so far) calls for some self care in the form of Italian food, Amaro Manhattans, and Aperol spritzes.

An amaro Manhattan and an Aperol spritz in front of liquor bottles on a kitchen counter.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We walked past a bridal shop with our daughter today. Someone was trying on a dress inside and our daughter asked to see pics of my wife’s wedding dress. When I showed her, her only comment was “Well, it was of its time wasn’t it?” 😳

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

We just received our copy of Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social and cannot wait to dive in.

A hand holding a copy of Leah Litman’s new book, Lawless.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

It’s been a long year of a week so I’m trying a new gin to kick off the weekend.

An appropriately sized martini with a new-to-me gin and orange twist on a wooden end table next to a wooden framed window with wooden slat blinds looking out on a rainy, cool May Day in MN.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Minnesota has rolled out the red carpet for Messi today. Couldn’t ask for better conditions or fans. #mnufc #minnesotanice

Allianz Field on a perfect Minneapolis spring day

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Me, doing research on Westlaw: “Hmm, this case is on point. Let’s just email that to myself.” 30 seconds later, a notification alert of an email chimes: “Oh, I wonder who is emailing me now.” Every. Single. Time. 🤦‍♂️

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Nice turn out of the Minnesota bar for the National Law Day of Action in support of the rule of law. Thanks to the MSBA, HCBA, and RCBA for organizing and to retired Justice Chutich for leading us in retaking the attorney’s oath.

A group of MN lawyers standing in front of the Hennepin County Government Center for the National Law Day of Action in support of the rule of law.

A group of MN lawyers standing in front of the Hennepin County Government Center for the National Law Day of Action in support of the rule of law before they retake the attorney’s oath administered by retired Justice Chutich.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs ("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek or LOTR)

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

There is so much crazy right now. Jazz and a martini seem to be a good escape for the evening.

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Stacie Rosenzweig @ethicking.com · 28/03/2025

While I have you here: Human error happens in every election, because humans are error machines. Think about an election. About 3.4 million people voted for president in Wisconsin in 2024. But let's assume, for easy math, that 10,000 people voted in an election. 1/

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

"Results revealed that conservative social media users were significantly more likely than liberals to use language that involved threat, intimidation, name-calling, humiliation, stereotyping, and negative prejudice." Ideological & online hostility www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Today is full of disappointment. First mosquito of the season. At least I can smack a mosquito.

The first mosquito of 2025 on my wrist. Sadly, in my attempt to photograph it, I delayed brushing it away and it bit me. No one can say I don’t suffer for my art.

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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/03/2025

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

74 degrees in March in Minnesota calls for a beer on the patio. Being let down (again) by spineless Senate Dems means that whiskey is not far behind.

Screenshot of the Minneapolis temps, where we set a record high of 75 and were massively let down by Senate Democrats who bent the knee.

An IPA and a brown ale in M22 glasses on a patio table on March 14 in Minnesota where the unwritten law is that you have to enjoy a 70-degree day in March in shorts with a beverage outside, especially if you got f-ed over by Senate Democrats who bent the knee. Fuck you Gary Peters and your spineless coward colleagues.

Two cans of beer from Urban Growler, a woman-owned, inclusive brewery in St. Paul. The cans, specifically UG’s Tornado Drill IPA and Noble Knight English Ale, are on a kitchen island counter next to beer glasses filled with the amber and brown liquids. As one does in Minnesota, these beers will be enjoyed outside on the patio on a 74 degree afternoon in March.

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Patrick Schmidt @pdwschmidt.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The Big Picture: Government is complicated because we live in a complex world, and have built together--the res publica, "thing of the people"--the tools needed to respond to it. No one, no "galaxy brain", can comprehend it all, much less understand even most of what in government do.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Keep thinking about this line from The Lion in Winter: Geoffrey : My you chivalric fool... as if the way one fell down mattered. Richard : When the fall is all there is, it matters.

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Matt Collette @mattcollette.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

DC peeps, the Environmental Law & Policy Center is hiring! They focus on the Great Lakes but the job is DC based. I've worked with them before- good people and good work. environmentallawpolicycenter.applytojob.com/apply/Qp1gIR...

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Sr. Attorney-Public Interest Litigation - Environmental Law & Policy Center - Career Page

Apply to Sr. Attorney-Public Interest Litigation at Environmental Law & Policy Center in Washington, DC.

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Eric @ecaughlaw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This. This is the key to a happier career and a happier life. Focus on what you want and, more importantly, what you can control and not on what others think. Do these things well, and you can build a good career wherever you land.

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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

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