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Anthony Verna @vernalaw.bsky.social · 2h

We're at the IBA Annual Conference in Copenhagen. Let's connect while we're there.

Anthony Verna @vernalaw.bsky.social · 10h

We're still in attendance at the IBA Annual Conference. Let's meet up and talk about your clients' needs for intellectual property and advertising law in the United States.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 15h

Like, every so often, someone comes rushing out to say 'I think we invented AGI' and, if that were true, the next words out of your mouth ought to be "and so we now have moral obligations towards this new being we created" and somehow that is not generally what I see comes next.

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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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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Judge Sara Hill, N.D. Oklahoma, issued this decision on Thursday —>

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Pope hates your AI slop

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Anthony Verna @vernalaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My flight is later today. I'll be in Copenhagen at the @ibaevents.bsky.social International Bar Association annual conference. Going? Let's connect! #copenhagen #iba2026 #internationalbarassociation

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

this is why Veep had to go off the air. it couldn’t compete with real life anymore.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As Vonnegut wrote, “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

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Eiger @eigerlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Eiger is counting down to IBA Copenhagen! Partners John Eastwood and Tian Xu will be in Copenhagen for the IBA Annual Conference. They’re looking forward to connecting with international colleagues and sharing insights on current cross-border legal trends.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i know it is a small thing but do these tech oligarchs not read before signing something from the unites states president

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient

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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lord, have mercy. Wise words here from @jenaiauman.bsky.social on Christian authors Heather Thompson Day & Seth Day’s arrest. jenaiauman.substack.com/p/i-dont-kno...

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H Mac @hmac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The quote that went around when Wendell Berry died, "the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines" comes to mind *often* these days. Trying to live as a creature is becoming my north star.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Again, as I always say, normally the president can’t do much about prices, but Trump very specifically did things he knew would increase prices! He could just stop doing those things!

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not stated: the resistance is caused by the fact that the ideas are gibberish

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

hey it's those nice folks we interviewed in the diner

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Michael Kupperman @mkupperman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If she came back and saw this, she would never stop throwing up

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 22/09/2026

And you thought taking your SHOES off was bad. @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

THE PART THAT'S SO INSANE HERE ISN'T JUST THAT OBVIOUSLY, YOU INSURE AGAINST RISKS YOU HOPE NEVER MATERIALIZE, IT'S THAT THE HEALTHY PEOPLE WHO DON'T FILE CLAIMS ARE THE REASON PREMIUMS ARE CHEAPER FOR THE SICK PEOPLE HOLY SHIT

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026

28 years ago.

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r0ned2.bsky.social @r0ned2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our tax dollars are being used to attack the LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM in society while we not so ironically paying for the GOP to go to D.C. and explore the own sexuality and infidelity. We need a much more aggressive word for their hypocrisy.

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Miss Dfies @missdfies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I care about the Boebert affair, because it sounds like their relationship crossed into sexual harassment and civil rights violations as well as hush money, which can carry criminal penalties. I also care because the Matt Gaetz part of this made me physically ill. 🤢

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Frozenborderline @frozenborderline.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I not gonna kink shame or yuk anyone's yum. Whatever consenting adults get up to in their private lives is their business. It is however the hypocrisy of Bobo and maga faux-Christians and their unwavering support of a 34 x convicted felon and child rapist.

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TxDede and Minka @txdedeminka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I don’t care who she has sex with. I absolutely care about the theft of taxpayer funds, the lies, and public physical fights. She’s not fit to ever be in charge of anything because we know she’s a liar and a cheat.

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Matt Fulton @mattfulton.net · 21/09/2026

Such a self own here. CASI’s work is awesome. A welcoming gift to Xi this week.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision.

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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 21/09/2026

Raise your hand if you don’t give a fuck what bathroom people use 🙋🏻‍♂️

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Mango’s mom @mango4334.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You or your loved ones do not want to get melanoma or wait for any exciting treatment such as this. Ask me how I know. Ignore the horrible HHS sec; don’t use tanning beds, limit sun exposure as much as possible www.npr.org/2026/03/19/n...

npr.org

FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support

Health officials with the Trump administration have backed away from an effort to more heavily regulate indoor tanning — despite protests from medical groups that warn of the dangers of skin cancer.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?

variety.com

FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.

The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance. Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke. The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As in said in the FP, Palantir is an affective project as much as it is political - they're terrified over nothing. Thiel thinks there are apocalyptic messages in One Piece, Karp's biography starts with him seeing people driving down a road and immediately concluding that they're meth dealers.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18/09/2026

Thanks for having me!

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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of our most important interviews on the podcast. Do you know about the ideology driving key figures in the tech sector? @gilduran.com joins us to discuss his research for “The Nerd Reich”

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm going to hell for this, but...🤣

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Businesslady 🌦️🪶🌄 @courtguerra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

my extremely boomer parents got me that & the White Album along with my first CD player & those were solid foundational choices for my collection. (my first CD, bought before I had a player of my own, was the soundtrack to Romeo+Juliet, which probably tells you exactly how old I am +/- a year tops)

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 17/09/2026

This little game from Zach Everson at Public Citizen is such a creative way to help people understand Trump's crypto grift!

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After getting conflicting answers, Rep. Beatty's attys are seeking an emergency hearing to clarify why & for how long Kennedy Center has been closed. Gates going up. Odd detail: "I saw the forklift run into and hit the pillars on the bldg several times." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I walked around to both the north and south sides of the building and saw that the
gates wrapped all around there, too, and blocked all the staircases leading to the building.
18. I also saw that there were four gates blocking the main walkway to the building.
19. I saw that the door under the scaffolding on the east side of the building was open,
but it appeared that workers were waiting for more gates to arrive to close it. Later, I saw that they
closed off that gap with gates.
20. While I was standing outside the gates, I saw forklifts bringing more gates to the
front of the building. These gates were white and orange and looked like those used on construction
sites.

Afterward, I saw a forklift carrying what appeared to be a more permanent form of
fencing drive over to the north side of the building. I saw the forklift run into and hit the pillars on
the building several times.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com

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Josh Goldstein @joshisimmigration.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you had your N-400 interview in SoCal over 120 days ago and USCIS is ghosting you, calling them won't fix it. We’re filing a mass lawsuit in federal court to force them to give you a decision. Deadline to join is Sept 18 at 6 PM. Click the link in my bio to see if you qualify!

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Anthony Verna @vernalaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

But this is the only language Hegseth speaks: Muscles, destruction, and death.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Little is known about the strategic nuclear review now under way in the Trump administration, but officials’ comments suggest that it may bring back one of the most dangerous policies of the Cold War: the proliferation of battlefield nuclear weapons and their early use in a conventional war. 3/13

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is about to give Donald Trump several new ways to start a nuclear war. They are preparing changes in US nuclear doctrine that will blur the distinction between conventional war and nuclear war. They will develop new battlefield nukes justified by a dubious strategy. 2/13

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