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That brings up URLs that include the word "interfolio.")

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Do you have a website the URL of which just absolutely refuses to stick in your brain? For me, it's Interfolio. For about two weeks of the year, I have to go to it at least a couple times a day, but I can never ever ever remember its name. (I find it by typing "180" in my address bar

And in a perfect world, his reforms are probably better than court-packing. But court-packing may be the best we can get, at least short-term.

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That is, what expansion has going for it is that it's easy to understand, easy to see, relatively easy to do, and it has an underlying symbolic value. None of this is meant to undercut what @stevevladeck.bsky.social has said! Like I said, his post is careful and thoughtful.

Term limits + rotating nominations may well require a constitutional amendment (depending on whether "office" means being a Supreme Court Justice or just being any federal judge), which makes it a heavier lift. Also, there's historical precedent to it being a threat.

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(4) This is the hardest one, imho. I actually don't think it is the best solution. But it's probably the most salient one. The general public can see that there are now 13 or 15 or whatever Justices; explaining jurisdiction-stripping is a harder ask, and you can't compare photos of the Court.

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I couldn't find any particular polling, in part, I suspect, because most non-lawyer Americans don't really think about lower courts a ton. But I don't know that distrust in SCOTUS automatically trickles down.

(3) I don't think eroding confidence in SCOTUS is a feature. I think lack of trust in institutions--even institutions I don't love--is bad for human flourishing. That said, in my bubble, at least, people are actually fans of lower courts, which seem largely to be acting well in spite of SCOTUS.

But I doubt there will be the political will to radically upend its historic size. Now maybe a change in 2029 will shift that calculus and destabilize it entirely. Idk. But if its approval rate bounces back, I strongly suspect we'll get a new equilibrium, rather than a race to the bottom.

He's right that the 9-Justice SCOTUS has been stable for a LONG time. But also, its net popularity was positive for a long time. Its popularity has tanked in the last 5 years or so. If 2/3 of Americans approve SCOTUS, a handful of politicians will probably still rail against it.

Approval of SCOTUS above 60% in 2001, down to 34% in 2026

So I'll give my gut reaction to Steve's questions, acknowledging that he's probably better positioned than I and I'd take his post really seriously. (1) and (2) The way we try to keep most political things in check: through politics and popularity.

🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

It's a really good piece, and definitely worth thinking about. I don't know that expanding the Court is the best, and it's certainly not the only, solution, but I think it's probably the most practicable solution.

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every fucking idiot tech executive is convinced that AI will replace humans when the reality is that humans can use AI to do work, and that’s a really important different

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

but, like, the whole thing here is that AI can’t backfill subject matter expertise. that still has to come from a subject matter expert, and i feel like an awful lot of AI company and AI consultant pitches try to convince the potential buyer that they can cut the SME out, and they can’t.

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 9h

"In recent years, the number of [Toronto bike share] users has soared to almost eight million rides as of 2025 ... Mapping generated from Toronto’s open data portals suggests that almost half the users rely on the lanes now being removed." - @johnlorinc.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

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London, Paris, Toronto: A tale of three biking cities - Spacing Toronto

I spent some time in the past couple of weeks in London and Paris, and there’s an emerging point of contrast between these two alpha-cities that has become impossible to ignore. Similar in size, popul...

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 8h

Honestly, my goal is that when I die, my wife will be fine financially. Living below my means—even (horror!) paycheck to paycheck will help ensure that and will make my happier than worrying about her wellbeing as I consume.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 9h

my most black-pill opinion is that most of what's objectionable about political media in the US is a consequence of the audience's revealed preferences.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 9h

I mean yes, going from 40,000 agents to more than 200,000 technically is more than tripling your number of agents.

Compass has grown quickly since its founding in 2012, but its $1.6 billion acquisition of Anywhere took it to the next level, more than tripling its U.S. agents from about 40,000 to more than 200,000.

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PSUbowler @psubowler.bsky.social · 10h

Exactly. I wish someone would campaign on THAT. Just point out flatly in THEIR bullshit profit language. Immigration, DEI, etc., it's just plainly good for business, birth rates, lots of other stuff. The fact they are SO vehemently opposed to it is only explained by their underlying hatred.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 10h

The thing is, a significant portion of the military budget is salaries and benefits. And to the extent we can’t recruit enough people, well, immigrants also join the military!

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 10h

I mean, to the extent the Right is freaking out about m birthrate, well, immigration is the solution to both labor shortages and having more children. Which means, taken together, it’s just racism all the way down.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 10h

We looked at CoreWeave’s IPO prospectus in my BizOrg class a couple years ago and man what a stupid business plan. I actually don’t remember exactly what they said they would do, but it was like be a make man in a bunch of transactions —> profit!

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Investors Are Sorting AI Winners and Losers, Saxo Says

Stock markets are starting to separate the AI wheat from the chaff, says investment bank Saxo. "For much of the rally, accelerating AI investment was enough to lift almost everything exposed to the th...

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 18h

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn’t a selfie

Sign that says welcome to rock n roll carwash.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 18h

I used to want a bus lane on Clybourn but my daughter had graduated from Lane. It would still be good, but I need it less now (but it would still be good!).

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 18h

Either no or I don’t ever open that envelope.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Thing is, it’s really really easy to prove you’re a lawyer. I can prove I’m a lawyer in 2 seconds.

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Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It would probably take me a little longer, because I go to the NY bar website like once every two years, meaning I have to relearn where it is every time.

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IT PASSED IT PASSED IT PASSED AUTOMATIC TICKETING FOR OBSTRUCTING BIKE AND BUS LANES WILL EXPAND CITYWIDE!!

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The Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

I’m really not a podcast guy, but the WSJ’s description of its reporting on Kimberly Guilfoyle is just a stunning way to spend 20 minutes. While I’m sure their reporting in the paper lays it all out, hearing the reporter talk about the corruption is just jawdropping.

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After the White House asked her to step down, Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned from her position as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. A Wall Street Journal investigation laid out a series of text messages in ...

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Mary Bannister (MaryB) @maryb2004.bsky.social · 19h

Wow. What a great answer.

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Walter MOONdale @dabenner.bsky.social · 19h

(You should NOT convince someone you can practice if you cannot, especially not for money, big no no.)

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Honestly, I think it’s the perfect article for its subject.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 20h

Son is lying on the floor with homework sad around him, talking to his sister on the phone, who is helping him with his science homework. His other sister often helps him with his French homework. It’s literally the best thing in the world.

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I'll be they could call the Marshall of the Supreme Court!

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 20h

Right. But also, the state Bar isn't going to discipline her because some rando sent them a letter.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 21h

If it wanted to, it would have done it already. I mean, you've further publicized a thing that was already publicized, so cool. But I doubt you can force the Bar to act. Exceptions: if you were a client and the attorney slept with you or stole your money, the Bar probably takes action.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 21h

Admittedly this isn't my area of expertise, but I *strongly* suspect that filing a complaint with the California Bar has, with like two exceptions, precisely the same legal effect as filing a complaint with the IRS: none. The Bar isn't obligated to move on it.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 22h

Who could possibly have guessed that Jacobin and Trump would feel exactly the same way about Russia invading Ukraine? (Besides literally everybody, I mean.)

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 22h

Same. Mostly because I’m not going to give my email address to Jacobin just so I can read precisely how it tankies this article.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you! I hope we get the full 19 with our former strays. And seriously, such a beautiful kitty, and clearly a Very Good Boy.

Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm so sorry. We're (hopefully) a decade away from losing ours, but even thinking about the possibility brings tears to my eyes. RIP, you beautiful fuzzy pumpkin!