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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 1h

Trying to imagine the national discourse and the media's frame if Obama felt compelled to rally voters in Vermont and California ahead of a major election ...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”

Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Police in Singapore have charged a man who is accused of posting an AI-generated image of a saltwater crocodile in a popular reservoir The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege, and the national water agency suspended its work for two days

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Singapore crocodile: Man charged over AI image

The defendant could face jail or a fine after the image sparked a search operation in the city’s largest reservoir.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It has never been this vital to check your registration status. Do it today. Do it now. And tell everyone you know to do the same. iwillvote.com

iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Check your registration today and often until early voting starts and you know for sure you are registered whether you live in Texas or not. Iwillvote.com #VoteBlue

iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Imagine if you could've said that you were alive at the same time as William Shakespeare, even if only for a day. For all of you (like me) born before May 16, 1990, you were alive at the same time as Jim Henson. He should be 90 today. Gone too soon, but in the way of his kind, he'll live forever.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Powerful and important article.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This video was a lot of fun to make, as surreal as it was to “collaborate” with my AI avatar. The central point is also the main reason I like the practice of trademark law—at its core, trademarks are all about perception, a product of the subjective human POV. youtu.be/0rbfOdzlA5s?...

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Candid RE:Marks - Artificial Intelligence, Actual Confusion

YouTube video by Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Setting everything else wrong about this statement for the moment, at what point did anyone decide that the highest office in the country should be weighing in at all on how Americans parent their kids? Why are the daily operations of an elementary school any of this fool’s business?

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What I’m about to say is 100% in support of bicyclist safety and coexistence on the road: When a bicyclist jumps randomly between acting effectively-like-a-car and effectively-like-a-pedestrian, it can be very difficult as a driver to anticipate what they’re going to do next. End of post, mute.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Always funny to see when they trot out the "we're too stupid/incompetent to do anything about it" line ... and when they don't. Because I could name a few other areas of law where these guys seem pretty confident that they know better than, e.g., women, parents, doctors, teachers, librarians, etc.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Feels like we’re going to need a different adjective for these justices, because it’s not really “conservative” to allow the USPS to screw with ballots just six weeks before the election

Instead, only Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and C'arence Thomas - the court's two most conservative members — lodged their dissent, indicating that they would have allowed the president's plan to reshape how the Postal Service handles mail-in ballots to move ahead.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

OMG, I just noticed that Captain Kirk is carrying his log 😂

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s #BrickCon, which means it’s time for another round of Adventures in Fair Use!

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Make a band edible. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Bread

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Watching 2,977 drones form the outline of the Twin Towers over NYC is a breathtaking reminder of what was lost 25 years ago. One light for every life. We hold their memories forever. 🕯️ #NeverForget #TwinTowers #911Memorial #momsky #sheshed #voterizer

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

(In my most “serious lawyer” voice:)“Copyright disputes can be, um, well, the technical term is ‘tricky.’”

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wait, guys, I think I might’ve cracked it… The premise is “MUPPET SHOW.” (Slow clap to standing ovation as audience cheer cries.)

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yet again, the simplest way to describe any major legal decision is… The Court overturned the stay blocking the implementation of the ban on the approval of the prohibition on not doing the thing that would prevent people from doing the not doing thing, reversed.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Imagine seeing this out of context, knowing nothing else about the “debate” around women’s sports leagues, and then being told that these people are supposedly out there fighting “for women.”

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1992, Day by Day @the90sbyday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Even Better Than the Real Thing" still bangs tho www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTxr...

youtube.com

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by U2VEVO

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So, some of you might be wondering if this is a trademark issue, and in case you’re one of those people, about that… www.uspto.gov/trademarks/l...

Excerpt from USPTO website, titled “Trademark refusal: Title of a single creative work”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's worth noting that this isn't a random number but a goal that would simply restore the court to an earlier norm in which there's one justice for each of the judicial circuits. We used to have nine, we now have thirteen. The people defending the current setup have the tougher case to make here.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Downgrade a movie: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill and also Came down a Hill

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Cancelled DJ is a terrible boyfriend, lazy drunk, hangs out under bridges… something about the Holy Grail, sort of.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some Dem with a bit of PT Barnum in them should announce the “McConnell Maternity Leave Act” that guarantees at least as much leave as he receives, and then post a counter online that counts the days.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We’ll have to spend decades explaining to the next few generations that old tropes about comic book supervillains weren’t “based on Trump”, the inspiration went the other way around.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On the other hand, "work through the sickness and die young" would've been a great album title in the 90s.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Incredible thread. I don’t expect to read a better tribute today, maybe ever.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Boy, it sure is awful that before Biden left office in 2025, he launched that attack on Iran in 2026 that left us in this mess.

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into an all-white school in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals past screaming crowds, because her parents believed education was worth the risk. That little girl is still alive. She's 71. Teach your kids her name.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Business decision-makers take note (quoting the article): “No matter how we measure DEI in companies, we find the same answer,” he said: holding on to DEI promises ultimately had no impact on financial performance.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 13/08/2026

Academia was so much better before Woke. Sure, David Hume was never able to secure an academic job because he might have been an atheist. But at least no one made him use the singular "they"

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Miiriya @miiriya.com · 12/08/2026

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Ms. Rachel uses her platform to spotlight Miiriya, a Black-owned marketplace app that helps shoppers discover and buy directly from Black-owned businesses during Black Business Month: Ms Rachel's post reads: Hiiii there's an app where you can buy from black owned businesses can everyone download it @miiriya.app its black owned business month August pleaaassseeeeee

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It’s a fascinating mental exercise to wonder what TM enforcement would look like if every dispute got the John Oliver treatment. They’re not all created equal, of course, but I think the ratio between what deserves public mockery and what is legit would be a little off. youtube.com/shorts/CC-23...

youtube.com

Buc-ee's Update #lastweektonight

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“When a user tells an agent to go buy toilet paper, there’s a human in the chain, and the court says it’s the user, not the tool and not the company that built it.” I spent my time reading this article trying to workshop a riff on “Will no AI CHATBOT rid me of this turbulent priest!”

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If anyone ever needs a good example of "use in commerce" for their service marks, something that demonstrates a direct association between the mark as filed and the services as listed for purposes of registration with the U.S. Trademark Office... ...let's just say I may have better ideas in mind.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This goes on the shortlist I keep in my head of “tracks that would break minds in any era of music.” Incredible song that hits me as new and fresh every time I hear it.

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’ll say “children’s media.” I was raised on a nonstop stream of garbage animation created solely to sell toys. My kids have Avatar, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, and a dozen more animated series with fully fleshed-out multi-dimensional characters, dense lore, and satisfying emotional arcs.

static.klipy.com

BMO Dancing to the Beat

ALT: BMO Dancing to the Beat

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Downplay a book or movie: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill and Came Down Still a Hill

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John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Sigh ... okay, I think it's time for a CANDID RE:MARKS®️ video on the basic purpose of a trademark, i.e. to identify a *unique* source of goods or services.

Search results for "jimothy" in the USPTO online database of pending trademark applications.

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