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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 3h

I like those as well. Most of the Cool Zone Media stuff is solid. Daily blast is decent. Wired’s Uncanny Valley is also fairly reasonable

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 15h

Adding the Know Your Enemy pod to my list of pods who I usually like, but disappointed me by hosting Dave “everyone knows the wrong Biden child died” Weigel as someone I want to listen to. Fuck that guy.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks. I’m scheduled to talk to my supervisor this week (unrelated), but I may just hash some of this out with her.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Bill, just one goddamn time…ok, fine, whatever.”

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

that I gotta figure out how to address. I think I've at least clarified what they are, but I'm not sure I've got a tenable way of resolving them. I guess we'll see.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spent a chunk of last week feeling burnt out/indescribably frustrated at my job, and I'm pretty sure a chunk of that was due to the fact that I was fighting off a cold, because I seem to be on the other side of it, and my mood is a bit better. But I still have some pretty serious frustrations

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A large part of my inability to enjoy a lot of modern fantasy/sci-fi is that every time I check out the latest hotness, it’s a sprawling epic about a bunch of unrepentant assholes, and I don’t give a shit about any of them.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Schmitt: You were previously married. Smith: I was not. Schmitt: So you're telling us—under oath—that you did not tell your previous wife that "never drive faster than you can see?" And that, further more, it is "all in the reflexes"? Smith: That is Jack Burton.

Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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‘Antisemitism isn’t systemic’ is the Left’s version of ‘the world’s oldest hatred’. An easy slogan that is in fact a sign of impoverished thought, a stubborn unwillingness to think critically & rigorously. One hyperbolizes, the other minimizes;

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You have nothing to apologize for. I’m sorry you’re feeling that way. I wish I had something more profound or witty to say, but I enjoy your posts here.

BlackJew 🏳️‍⚧️ @blackjew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I once got a call from a clerk in a court in a different county, asking why I was not in court for an adult matter I was assigned to (this was after I started in the juvenile unit). I damn near had a heart attack. Eventually they figured out it was some kind of error, but I was PANICKED for a bit

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Massachusetts law really ought to provide for Alternative Dispute Resolution, where the venue is "Dunks parking lot." I'll leave the rules of that venue to everyone's imagination.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As a licensed attorney here in the Commonwealth, I feel comfortable saying "kid, get tha fuck outta heah with that shit."

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Courts are almost universally overloaded, and most judges just want to move shit along as efficiently as possible. They don't want to sit around arguing about maritime law (except for maritime judges).

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is will vary by state, but my guess is that most SovCits would pass a competency exam, at least here in Mass. I doubt most judges are delighted by them. They clog up the docket, use up time that judges could be using on more competent lawyering, and generally are headache for everyone.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have been fortunate to dodge too many sovereign citizens, but yes, that is often the vibe. The SovCit movement does so much harm. I get why it seduces people, but it does SO much damage.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So many conversations: "So you think this is fair?!" "I didn't say I thought it was fair, I said it was the law."

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have had this rant about academia for years. Being an expert in a thing and being able to teach a thing are two separate and distinct skills.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A doctor isn't endorsing a disease when they explain a diagnosis or how to treat it. Neither are we. You can think the system sucks (it does!), but it's the system in place, and if you don't accept that, you're not going to do well.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If I had money for every variation of this conversation with clients or their families, I could retire. Part of a lawyer's job to is to explain how the system works. That is not an endorsement of the system, it's facing reality.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The parts all seemed to be there. It was just something weird with iTunes.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Judge, the jury has gone through several pounds of prosciutto and a wheel of cheese, but is still unable to reach a verdict

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah. I'd rather be able to tell a client "you're probably fucked," then tell them "honestly man, no idea. We'll see how the judge is feeling today."

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah, there were some really neat ideas in there, but it really was the group project of movie trilogies. The ideas just never came together into a coherent whole.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Gotta throw the next one in my queue.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Whatever the genre, it's a fun, engaging story about a punk kid discovering real magic and demons, and it's worth the listen. My enjoyment was marred only by itunes being weird about playback and occasionally skipping stuff, which sometimes made me feel like I'd missed something...because I had.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Meant to post this a while ago, but before Monsters and Mainframes, I listened to @margaret.bsky.social's The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, which is a fun, weird, post(?)-apocalyptic magical murder mystery? I'm not sure if that's the right genre, but I don't know what else to call it.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean, there isn't one. that's the issue.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Gonna send this to every ADA I deal with.

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So fucking disappointing. At least when a judge is a consistent asshole, I know what to expect.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's so much dumb about this, not the least of which is his starting premise. "If you're evil, you're at least competent." No, motherfucker. Most evil people are fucking incompetent fools.

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some of them, sometimes. It’s great because we can sometimes make a difference, but also frustrating when you realize they aren’t doing it. (Although this particular judge seems to have caught a serious case of black robe disease, so I expect less and less from them each day)

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That’s fucking awesome. We did have a 3:03 recently who, after a judge denied his motion, said “okay, judge, but I’d like to finish my argument.” The judge let him. (Admittedly, he was the kind of judge who would chat with everyone, so the 303 got away with it)

Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Judge, I can see that you’re not listening and are just writing shit down, so that’s swell. Thanks for wasting my time.”