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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

constitutionally collect this information about one car-and its driver-by
following that vehicle on public roadways over a month. But this leaves the
question of why is it the government's business where everyone goes all the
time? The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives and
business without an adequate basis to do so. That is what the Supreme Court
has said since its decision in Katz through its decision in Chatrie this year,
nearly sixty years later. It is not too much to draw the line at indiscriminate
mass surveillance.
No doubt, ALPR technology comes with remarkable benefits that the
Court cannot ignore. But the Fourth Amendment requires courts to draw a line when the cost is too great. Alaniz's search in just the ALPR system
provided him with more than 50 individual records of Kyle's whereabouts
across the country for an entire month. The Court finds that because the
ALPR systems Alaniz used to search Kyle's historical location information
intruded on her reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of her physical
movements, it was a search under the Fourth Amendment. Based on the
information in the record, the only reason Alaniz conducted that search was
because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not
supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation
of Kyle's Fourth Amendment rights. That search also has a nexus to the
remainder of the traffic stop because Alaniz began following Kyle's car while

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Northwestern-PSU today is resetting a lot of my takes about what happened _last_ week. Maybe Northwestern is actually good this year! Maybe Indiana isn't backsliding! Maybe PSU is actually ass this year! Maybe Wisconsin is exactly who we thought they were before Happy Valley!

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Second post in a row where the response is just, "Is it, though?"

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Was watching the TX-TN game on mute, came back from an ad break and the camera just sat on the orange buffoon for like thirty seconds. So now I'm watching the all-Ohio Multiview.

A picture of a TV showing four football games: Illinois at Ohio State, Ball State vs. Kent State, San Diego State at Toledo, and UNLV vs. Akron

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I certainly didn't expect to see MSU doing better against Notre Dame at the half than LSU is doing against Ole Miss at the half.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That OU ballboy trying to get back the recovered fumble ball is... gonna have a bad day.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Michigan, the yellow flags aren't prizes to be won

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is just to say I have recalled the plums that were in the produce section Forgive me they were contaminated with cyclospora and salmonella

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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Millions of people rely on the information they obtain via a search engine corporation which just proved it would alter digital reality if instructed to do so by those in political power. That’s some crazy shit, Google.

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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚

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Your Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ @twinskippy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 06/08/2026

HELL YEAH SHIT YEAH FUCK YEAH

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 28/07/2026

This really isn’t the app that I use for my fitness hobbies, but there is a major Nazi scandal going on in the powerlifting world right now where one of the beastiest (laudatory) women powerlifters in the world (Sonita Muluh) got robbed of a world record squat (over 700lbs) by a spotter

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2026

Protests have taken place in Madison, Wisconsin, after a man was shot and killed by a police officer on Wednesday as a bystander captured graphic video of the incident, which was widely shared on social media and is fueling tensions in the city.

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Man fatally shot by police officer in Madison, prompting protest in city

The shooting in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, was filmed by people nearby and shared online.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

So the Madison Police murdered a guy on the street today, on one of the busier streets in the city and with lots of witnesses. Cops say the victim had cut one of them, but every video a) doesn't show a knife and b) DOES show 3 cops atop a guy on the ground while a 4th shoots him three times.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Welp that sucks for Vingegaard. Looks like he clipped his pedal on the center curb before he went down?

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Since when is "integrity" defined as "continuing to expose an addicted person to the triggers for his addiction"?

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

@petermulvey43.bsky.social I saw your note about Chris Smither taking a six-month break from the road. I've had "All the Way Home" inexplicably stuck in my head for like a week, and I suspect this news today is somehow connected. Forgive me if I'm mesmerized by the sound of time flowing by.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"Everything costs more! Yay!"

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So, a quick story. I have been at @comicpalooza.bsky.social, been swamped with long lines almost the entire weekend so far, and there was this very nice gentleman named Jin (not sure of the spelling). He came the first day and said he was bringing books the next day to get signed. 1/

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The strait that was open before we ilegally invaded Iran? That strait? The one that we've been unable to force to reopen since we illegally invaded? You sure about that?

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

“The discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of prosecutors and DOJ’s tactics in this case is unsettling... “DOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case... “This reckless disregard for the duty of candor owed the court is appalling www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/05/2026

The important lesson to take away from this is not that we are all going to die of Hantavirus. We aren’t. It’s that the United States has zero pandemic prevention capacity at the present because of deliberate sabotage by the president and his appointed lackeys.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Ronald McDonald says he's not "a clown".

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/04/2026

Here's preview of the end of the current US administration

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The prophecy has been spoken

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Long thread but totally worth reading the whole thing. Once again, this administration is doing everything in its power to alienate basically the entire world.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

It'd be great to get this information from someone who isn't a serial bullshitter.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 31/03/2026

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook:
"A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity!
A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000.
It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share.
Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.)
As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck.
For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors.
Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense.
Sign me up!"

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 23/03/2026

The question that broke America fundamentally was ‘do all people deserve basic rights?’ This question was too hard for us. Too hard for our leadership. It still is. So now all of our rights are in jeopardy.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Why would you need to check someone's ID in order to have a child with them....oh.....oh my.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...

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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed, and ordered their immediate removal.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Reporter: You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Why? Trump: Because I just don't know enough about it.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

What's the old adage about the difference between a liar and a bullshitter? Trump clearly doesn't have the foggiest idea of any concept of truth, period.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I don’t think Trump and his people are capable of engineering “distractions,” I think the mind-numbing chaos we see every day is straightforwardly the result of giving the dumbest, cruelest, most corrupt, most selfish people of a generation near-unmitigated power

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I AM DAD @iamdad.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I wish this quote wasn’t still so relevant

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

In a few weeks he's going to be asking Cooper Howard whether it's normal for a new mouth to be forming on his collarbone.

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Joe N @tapin42.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

New rule, Dems, regarding the terror group known as this administration: You do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them".

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