iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Similarly, the notion that my childhood Pokemon card collection could make me cool to my child is astonishing.

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“We’re killing all the right people.”

On February 28, 2026, a United States Tomahawk cruise missile struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Iran, killing over 150 people. According to verified reports and international tracking databases, the victims included approximately 120 children (both schoolgirls and schoolboys aged 6 to 13) and 26 teachers. The strike occurred on the opening day of a joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

© The New York Times +4

In much the same way that we collectively agreed JD Vance fucks couches, I’d appreciate everyone getting onboard with the lore that Lindsey Graham shit himself to death.

Lindsey spent his final decade of life as a vers based solely on his relationship with Trump. 💅

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My brain: *reads “AKUMA, DEFEATED” three times in a row* Me: “… 🎶 IT MEANS NO WORRIES FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAAAAAYS 🎶

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 07/07/2026

Translation: “Why do her decisions go against her views?” “Because she aligns with a specific ideology.” “That ideology historically supported her positions.” “Well, the current political apparatus running on that ideology’s reputation doesn’t support her.” “Maybe she’s not a grifter?” “Maybe not.”

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 07/07/2026

X doesn’t do many things well, but it sands down the edges of contrarianism like nobody’s business, making it much easier to dismiss critiques of adventurism as out-of-touch wokescolds playing it safe. As it turns out, sometimes pearls need to be cluched so you don’t let them strangle you instead.

Hell yeah it’s LGBTQ Let’s Go Bob sTuart and Qevin

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It’s not libel because (a) there’s no reasonable argument they were accusing Kat of literally throwing bombs and (b) any figurative interpretation would be protected as opinion categorically incapable of being proven true or false. Leave frivolous litigation to the MAGAts, we’re better than that.

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Too many folks in the replies need to realize it’s possible to hold multiple opinions simultaneously. Specifically, that (a) Kat is great, (b) the Tribune’s language is gross, and (c) there’s absolutely no basis for a libel action here, such that (d) it would be incredibly embarrassing to file one.

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Same. That’s why I’m appreciative of these name-and-shame quote skeets. Lets me conveniently punt the malefactors out of my ecosystem before I have the misfortune of encountering them naturally in the wild.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 01/07/2026

Gotta treat it like skeet shooting, a recreational act. In fact, Bluesky should gamify the block function for that purpose. A little game of Duck Hunt with the offender’s pfp overlaid.

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That’s hysterical. I don’t recall anyone in my crew ever going that far, but we had a seemingly endless stream of those Temu Tarantino flicks to fill out dorm floor movie nights. I remember Face/Off being another crowdpleaser.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 01/07/2026

There was a full decade of movies like Smokin’ Aces that primarily catered to the sensibilities of college-aged boys and I blame it all on Boondocks Saints.

That was basically my read as well. The worst venom is saved for “birth tourism,” which is the tail wagging the dog on Trump’s EO. The battle is far from over, but at least Steven Miller’s most bigoted fantasies aren’t within single swing vote’s reach.

Arguably 6-3 on the constitutional question as limited to “unlawfully” present if you parse out Gorsuch’s dissent, 7-2 on that issue overall. But that’s me trying to find ways to mitigate what a red flag this is.

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Congrats to Ilan Wurman for getting a whole three shoutouts in Thomas’s dissent. Hope it was worth it, buddy.

*Note of Major Gen. Hurlbut (Feb. 5, 1865), microformed on Microcopy No. 53, Roll 16, Vol. 27-29, Mar. 19, 1865-Feb. 4, 1867, NAID:
188124588,
70 National Publications,
https://catalog.archives.
gov/id/188124588?objectPage=70 (archived at https://perma.cc/N47D-V2NP); see Letter from A. Atocha, Judge of the Provost Court, to Brig.
Gen. Bowen (Nov. 12, 1863), microformed on NARA Record Group 94:
Records of the Adj. Gen.'s Office, Series: Letters Received, 1863-Atocha, AA-File No. G480, NAID: 85651033, pp. 3-5 (National Archives & Records Admin), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/85651033?objectPage=3 (ar-chived at https://perma.cc/6VN3-9L4W); see I. Wurman, Jurisdiction and Citizenship, 49 Harv. J. L. Pub. Poly 315, 370-372 (2026).

The President's initiative generated a groundswell of new scholarship into the original meaning of the Citizenship Clause. A wide range of originalist scholars have concluded that the 20th century executive practice was mistaken and that the Order has substantial lawful applications. See generally, e.g., Lash, 101 Notre Dame L. Rev. 101; R. Ep-stein, The Myth of Birthright Citizenship 2026); I.
Wurman, Jurisdiction and Citizenship, 49 Harv. J. L. Pub.
Poly 315 (2026); Swearer, 2 Tex. A & M J. L. & Civ. Gov.
73; R. Barnett, Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship, Wall Street Journal, Mar. 31, 2026; P. Hamburger, Alle-giance, Birthright, and Citizenship, Law and Liberty (Apr. 9, 2026), https://lawliberty.org/allegiance-birthright-and-
citzenship (archived at perma.cc/S9JB-ZNEP).

some courts have concluded that an alien who wishes to remain in the United States in violation of federal law cannot be "domiciled" here because he "lacks the legal capacity to establish domicile." Carlson v. Reed, 249 F. 3d 876, 881 (CA9 2001) (O'Scannlain, J., for the court); cf. Kaplan v. Tod, 267 U.S. 228, 230(1925); Letter from F. Reeve, Acting Solicitor of the Treas-ury, to W. Windom, Secretary of the Treasury (Mar. 4, 1890), in 11 Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, pp. 47-48 (1890);
Wurman, 49 Harv. J. L. Pub. Pol'y, at 324, 448, and n. 503.

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It makes sense once you buy into the worldview of the Gang of Six. Men are inherently superior to women, you see, so prohibiting trans women’s participation is about maintaining fundamental fairness. But for trans men, it’s like taking a handicap in golf. Let them try! It’s cute, even! /s

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Dean Withers and MAGA Woman discuss Donald Trump's beauty pageants #donaldtrump #maga

It’s an updated version of Shiva Bagheri going on Jubilee and defending Trump barging in on naked teenagers by applauding him for being an enjoyer of the female form.

youtu.be

YouTube video by Jubilee

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 29/06/2026

A full six years before we had the Hat Man as shorthand for this situation.

milkton • 24 Nov 2021
you ever get so tired you start seeing spiders

P.P. Wiener • 24 Nov 2021
Me after I take 17 Benadryl and start seeing the hat man

milkton • 24 Nov. 2021
THE WHO

P.P. Wiener • 24 Nov 2021
Oh this not a safe space suddenly

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 28/06/2026

Motivated me to dig up my scrappy iPhone footage of the last time I saw them play Cooperstown live (Oct. ‘24). It wasn’t in the regular setlist, we were just lucky enough to get it as the Magic 8-Ball pick that night during the finale (right before Travis McCoy came out to do Cupid’s Chokehold).

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 28/06/2026

FAD was so underappreciated upon release and I’m overjoyed at the critical reappraisal it’s received with sufficient distance from the scene that was demanding conformity. People really thought FAD veered as hard away from IOH as Panic! did from AFYCSO with Pretty Odd. Wild times.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 27/06/2026

Divorced parents means divergent rotations. Mom was The Beatles, Neil Young, Nirvana, America, James Taylor, Marshall Crenshaw, The New Radicals, and Juliana Hatfield. Dad was Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Yanni, Sting, Billy Joel, and whatever Disney soundtrack we demanded.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 26/06/2026

My wife and I keep a running list of the most out-of-touch installments in that series. The horse ones are always my favorites.

Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My lifelong participation in the sport of dressage - often called ballet on horses - has proven that several skills developed through training and competition are transferable to legal work, especially the ability to harness focus, persistence and versatility when negotiating a deal, says Stephanie Coco at V&E.

Being An Equestrian Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond getting experience thinking on my feet and tackling stressful situations, the skills l've gained from horseback riding have considerable overlap with the skills used to practice law, particularly in terms of team building, continuing education, and making an effort to
reset and recharge, says Kerry Irwin at Moore & Van Allen.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 19/06/2026

I trust it with little more than (a) foundational principles and (b) cases that present a specific fact pattern. For any remotely nuanced holdings, I’ll let it run in the background just to see what it pulls, but my best stuff still reliably comes from T&C searches.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 18/06/2026

I’m pretty sure one side of a war no longer being able to defend itself is precisely when the war ends as opposed to continuing forever, but maybe I’m overthinking this. Or underthinking. Or just thinking.

Russ Silva @russellsilva.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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If you're a real man, why won't you let me hit you with a hammer

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 16/06/2026

The former rule made it permissive to unilaterally request a ruling, but nobody liked the optics of being a noodge, so they changed it to negate the issues that caused skittishness. Now the parties are obligated to file jointly and, at least as to the initial failure to rule, by a time certain.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 16/06/2026

Sounds like they could benefit from copying us! (I assume there would have been a mention in the writ if some comparable mechanism in D. Mass. was utilized to no avail.)

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 16/06/2026

We have a Local Rule here in the Central District of California that requires litigants to jointly request a ruling on any motion if one isn’t issued after 120 days and, if the judge still fails to act, alert the Chief Judge so they can sit down with the delinquent judge and stipulate to a deadline.

The text of L.R. 83-9 (“Time Limits for Decisions by Court”) from the Local Rules for the Central District of California.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 14/06/2026

Someone needs to found a Homeboy Industries-style group with Lauren Southern and Ashley St. Clair dedicated to pulling women out of right-wing circles. These stories are bleak, common, and preventable.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 14/06/2026

Whenever Congress finds its spine, it should codify a federal anti-SLAPP statute that awards trebled fees for successfully dismissing any claim brought by a member of the administration presently in power.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 14/06/2026

Proving once again that everything great about New York has always been in spite of the one man most historically desperate to claim it.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

They tried to hide but I got em anyway

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 13/06/2026

True, but if not for the desire to obstruct public view of the physical removal, couldn’t they have just used the lifts and cherry pickers from the original installation?

Photo of the lifts and cherry pickers used to install Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center without the need for any scaffolding.

Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 13/06/2026

Looking forward to the DOJ having to defend how they actually blew the deadline because Trump insisted on a modesty tarp to hide his shame.

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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 13/06/2026

It’s even got human scaffolding — that thing where you get a bunch of little people to sit on each other’s shoulders and then you walk around on their heads for 12+ hours.