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just a simple lawyer from a sleepy border town he/him

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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ahh, here's what I was thinking of
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
don't forget being forced to wear poorly fitting shoes!
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
with Eliot it's full name followed by initial-name in parentheses, with Du Bois it's reversed; what are we doing here people
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As an aside, Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport is a magical place
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm confused; is SCOTUS *backing off* how they seemed to float that Purcell may not apply to itself, or *reaffirming* it
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Demolition Man, yes
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
huh, TIL
Because of the special nature of the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol operations, a wide range of unique equipment is required that is not normally used by the Danish armed forces.[3][16]

The issued service weapons also reflect the special arctic operational conditions and requirements. Among the equipment used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol is the M1917 Enfield bolt-action rifle chambered in .30-06 Springfield, known in Danish service as the Gevær M/53 (17), and the Glock 20 pistol chambered in 10mm Auto.[17][18][19]
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
the traffic warden from Threads
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
the article describes *its subject himself* getting fired by *two* law enforcement agencies before getting hired by local police, and the the ICE job
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
he was obligated to self-report; I'm curious if he actually did
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
lol, how do you end up with LA County managing to be less progressive than OC?
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
so now I want to know if the Third Circuit has run its own procedure on him www.ca3.uscourts.gov/sites/ca3/fi...
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
no
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So this must be its value in *Japan*, right? Speaking as a Californian, like, 66 lbs is a lot of weed, sure, but it’s not a million bucks
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@failuretolaunch.bsky.social speaking of spacefood, I saw this on display at March Field Air Museum last weekend
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
canonically Homer *didn't* graduate from high school, and had to go back later in life to complete it!
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
and
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
the show never shied away from this!
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it's plainly worse; I selected the same three the NYT included to correctly locate people to Providence (bubbler = water fountain, grinder = sandwich, cabinet = milkshake) and it whiffed entirely, to the extent I think the quiz is incapable of returning an RI accent
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
some mini-mart in Yakima, WA, had $16k of cash on hand? 🤨
On the evening of November 18, 2020, store
manager Ramon Valdez-Ramos stood at the counter of La
Milpa Market as a black car drove slowly past. Two masked
men entered the market. One of the men approached the
counter with an envelope in his hand, telling ValdezRamos that he wanted to cash a check. The man then pulled
out a gun and threatened to shoot Valdez-Ramos if he did
not hand over the money in the cash register. The second
masked man approached, also brandishing a
gun. When Valdez-Ramos resisted, the men pistolwhipped him and struck him with their hands before making
off with about $16,000 in cash.
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
and Jay Bybee continued to serve on the Ninth Circuit until taking senior status under Trump, thus allowing the appointment of notable crazy person Lawrence VanDyke to fill his seat
Seat 6
Established on April 14, 1937 by 50 Stat. 64
Stephens Sr.	CA	1937–1961
Duniway	CA	1961–1976
Hug Jr.	NV	1977–2002
Bybee	NV	2003–2019
VanDyke	NV	2020–present
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
from the civilian legal world here's CA's jury instruction on the elements of the advice of counsel defense (at least in a bad-faith case); it seems like nos. 3 and 5 could be a problem in the context under discussion, but I have no idea if there's a similar framework in the military world
2335. Bad Faith—Advice of Counsel
[Name of defendant] did not breach the obligation of good faith and fair
dealing if it reasonably relied on the advice of its lawyer. [Name of
defendant]’s reliance was reasonable if:
1. [Name of defendant] acted in reliance on the opinion and advice of
its lawyer;
2. The lawyer’s advice was based on full disclosure by [name of
defendant] of all relevant facts that it knew, or could have
discovered with reasonable effort;
3. [Name of defendant] reasonably believed the advice of the lawyer
was correct; [and]
4. In relying on its lawyer’s advice, [name of defendant] gave at least
as much consideration to [name of plaintiff]’s interest as it gave its
own interest; [and]
[5. [Name of defendant] was willing to reconsider and act accordingly
when it determined that the lawyer’s advice was incorrect.]
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
but hey, it looks like 14 of them had at least "some explanation," that's *almost* half!
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
and he got to be depicted on The Simpsons!
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
oh hey, she got there a full twenty years before Jonah Goldberg
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
the Manhattan Institute's project to slut-shame this woman
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
set to open November 13! I saw it during its original temporary display, and I can't wait to get to the permanent exhibit
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
oh they got there forever ago
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
listen, *someone* has to work that mop
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
RETVRN
“Whenever the time came to elect a new doge of Venice, an official went to pray in St. Mark’s Basilica, grabbed the first boy he could find in the piazza, and took him back to the ducal palace. The boy’s job was to draw lots to choose an electoral college from the members of Venice’s grand families, which was the first step in a performance that has been called tortuous, ridiculous, and profound. Here is how it went, more or less unchanged, for five hundred years, from 1268 until the end of the Venetian Republic.

Thirty electors were chosen by lot, and then a second lottery reduced them to nine, who nominated forty candidates in all, each of whom had to be approved by at least seven electors in order to pass to the next stage. The forty were pruned by lot to twelve, who nominated a total of twenty-five, who needed at least nine nominations each. The twenty-five were culled to nine, who picked an electoral college of forty-five, each with at least seven nominations. The forty-five became eleven, who chose a final college of forty-one. Each member proposed one candidate, all of whom were discussed and, if necessary, examined in person, whereupon each elector cast a vote for every candidate of whom he approved. The candidate with the most approvals was the winner, provided he had been endorsed by at least twenty-five of the forty-one.”
— Anthony Gottlieb, "Win or Lose," The New Yorker.
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I also remember Dennis Miller's absurd tweet in response; did those brutally mean jokes ever show up?
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
these still exist in California! courts.ca.gov/courts/jury-...
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
real "sir, this is Wendy's" energy in here
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I think that link is bad?
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
boring, let's build an AI that operates like Cliffhangers instead
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ubermitch.bsky.social @ubermitch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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