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Practitioner of edicts of government at Public.Resource.Org.

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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 23/09/2026
The California Building Code is $1600 and is tightly restricted even at that price. The Trump Code is much more expensive and it is inscrutable, so it must be even better.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 17/09/2026
There are 190,260 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. Here's an additional 57,710 pages in the unabridged code of federal regulations. law.resource.org/pub/us/cfr/i...
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Unabridged Code of Federal Regulations
Public safety standards published in order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal d...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
New kind of racism just dropped.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/08/2026
“I started playing in the kitchen with knives today.” — President Donald Trump
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Trump Posts Disturbing Video Of Himself Twirling With Knives
WASHINGTON—Prompting widespread concern among fans and followers, President Donald Trump uploaded a disturbing video of himself Friday rapidly twirling while holding knives. According to sources, the ...
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DEF CON @defcon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses. Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them. Please see our Photo policies for more. defcon.org/html/links/d...
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 26/07/2026
Glory to the cockroach people. www.npr.org/2026/07/25/g...
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India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth?
Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in office.
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Watch Duty @watchduty.org · 24/07/2026
In May, a Watch Duty reporter was flying United into LAX when he spotted the Sandy Fire below. He photographed it from his window seat and sent the image straight to the reporters covering the fire on the ground.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 24/07/2026
Posted the docket for our suit against the Consumer Products Safety Commission. @eff.org and Harvard Cyberclinic are representing us. law.resource.org/pub/us/code/... ht @cbavitz.bsky.social
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1:26-cv-00874-TSC: Public.Resource.Org, Inc. v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 22/07/2026
Nice blog post by @archive.org on our Optical Music Recognition work. blog.archive.org/2026/07/22/b...
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Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition | Internet Archive Blogs
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 19/07/2026
Ole!
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 19/07/2026
Went to the annual Wine Country to the Rescue fundraiser. The event begins with the presentation of the colors and then the President of the California Senate (a local boy!) is the auctioneer. The event raises close to $1m a year.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 18/07/2026
We signed an agreement with the Government of Karnataka to digitize and post 18,000 rare archeology books in the Mysore Palace library. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... ht @omshivaprakash.bsky.social
thehindu.com
18,000 rare books, 1,000 archives in Mysuru to go digital
The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Government of Karnataka, and the Anubhava Mantapa Servants of Knowledge Association (“Servants of Knowledge”) have entered into a memorandum of und...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 08/07/2026
Here's some pieces I wrote for the trade press, mostly from 1990-1992. archive.org/details/RT-F...
archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 06/07/2026
We sued the State of Oregon under the state constitution for their process of delegating distribution of the law (public safety codes) to private parties. Our case was dismissed for lack of standing. We have vigorously appealed. law.resource.org/pub/us/code/...
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24CV30573: Public.Resource.Org, Inc. v. Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy Independence Day
A drawing of Patience and Fortitude, the  stone lions that guard the entrance to the New York Public Library. Between them is a quote from Kurt Vonnegut: "The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/07/2026
WASHINGTON—Claiming there were strings of explosive devices planted throughout the National Mall, President Donald Trump reportedly attempt to cover up low attendance at the Great American State Fair this week by calling in a bomb threat.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/06/2026
Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion theonion.com/palantir-acquires-pent…
Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion
Military Now Under Command Of Software Developer
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/06/2026
Oh no. Very sad to learn that @om.co has passed. He and I started tech reporting (and blogging) around the same time, and we used to compare notes frequently back in the day. om.co/2026/06/24/1...
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Om Malik, 1966-2026
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 24/06/2026
A single source of truth. paragraph.com/@exmachina/a... From my colleagues Rahul Matthan and Manish Sabharwal.
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A Single Source of Truth
Ignorance of the law is no excuse only if the State first makes the law knowable. India has never held up that side of the bargain, and the single, authoritative source of truth for every rule is the ...
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 23/06/2026
More and more people are saying it
A yard sign, in the median of a street. It says, in big letters:

COME SEE WHAT
WALDO
HAS TO OFFER!

In smaller letters, the sign says:

DOG FRIENDLY - HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD - 10+ BARS & RESTAURANTS

WALDOKCEVENTS.ORG
FOR MORE INFO
JUST 5 MINUTES AWAY!
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 23/06/2026
My piece in @thehindu.com. Why Government Standards Should Be Public www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... Do like Ashoka did.
thehindu.com
No one should own the law: why government standards should be public
Explore the necessity of publicly accessible government standards to strengthen democracy and ensure public safety in India.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
58,000 people watching the livestream. Feels like we could get this to a million in the next hour. Would make a great headline.
youtube.com
LIVE: See Donald Trump's name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 09/06/2026
I’m very excited. After over two years on the waiting list, I have now been accepted to the @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean club. They have a rigorous vetting process, it’s a high honor to have been selected. Let the legumes roll down like waters until righteousness becomes a mighty stream.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 11/05/2026
Rt-fm, next level.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/05/2026
Transaction Denied, a new book by former EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman from @beaconpress.bsky.social, asks the question: Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as the arbiters of online expression?
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Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors
Transaction Denied sheds new light on a serious problem that often hides in the shadows, and pushes us to ask an increasingly important question: “Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as ...
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 08/05/2026
Kudos to @lesliestreet.bsky.social and @archive.org for making this happen. Substantial gift from William and Mary, substantial effort by the Internet Archive.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 08/05/2026
🧵 U.S. Supreme Court filings reveal the real-world consequences of laws, informing decisions such as Loving v. Virginia. 125,000+ such records & briefs are now accessible due to a gift from @WolfLawLibrary.bsky.social at William & Mary Law School. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...
A two-page spread from a legal filing in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term 1966, Case No. 395. The left page shows the cover of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Statement of Appellee Opposing Jurisdiction and Motion to Affirm, with Richard Perry Loving listed as appellant. The right page contains the opening of the Prior Proceedings section, describing the Lovings' 1959 conviction in Caroline County for contracting a marriage across racial lines and returning to Virginia, their suspended sentences, and the subsequent procedural history of their appeal. The document is a scanned microfilm copy.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 07/05/2026
“J Edgar Boozer” …. lol.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 30/04/2026
Sigh. Takedown from Indian Roads Congress. These docs have been there for 11 years. law.resource.org/pub/in/irc.g...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/04/2026
Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ theonion.com/supreme-court-overturn…
Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 29/04/2026
FYI, I have been officially notified that the Official Tennessee Code Annotated has been modified with the following addition: “Cast iron cookware is designated and adopted as the official frontier cookware of this state.” News you can use.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 26/04/2026
Thought I had made it through the week, sat down to thumb through the news. He fired the National Science Board. democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 24/04/2026
Nice summary of the debate in Congress on the so-called PRO Codes Act. legis1.com/news/private...
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Congress Debates Private Code Ownership Laws | Legis1
House Judiciary examines who owns safety codes written by private groups that become law. Explore the copyright implications in this crucial hearing.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 22/04/2026
EU Court of Justice Issued this opinion from a constitutional bench. Press release: curia.europa.eu/site/upload/... We have 3 suits all papered over and waiting for hearing, they are definitely listening.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 21/04/2026
The PRO Codes hearing this morning was surreal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ap... Whole lotta FUD going on. I can that this with no doubt whatsoever. They don't like me very much.
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Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public Access
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 21/04/2026
Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats.  Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.
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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
What wasn’t clear in the San Francisco Chronicle article is that the company involved in this is a disgruntled former customer. We stopped selling to them because we felt they were copying Bean Club's success and taking it to an unreasonable degree.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 19/04/2026
So disappointed in @ranchogordo.bsky.social … I’ve been a loyal customer for many years but this TM BS is nuts. www.today.com/food/news/ra... I’ll buy elsewhere from now on.
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America’s Most Famous Bean Club Is Getting Litigious With Other Legume Leagues
Rancho Gordo’s “bean club” strives to be the only one using those eight letters, in that order.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 17/04/2026
Big news from @eff.org - Big news from EFF. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Announcing EFF's Public Resource Fellowship
It is with deep gratitude and humility that EFF is announcing a partnership with Public Resource to create a Public Resource Legal Fellowship. Longtime ally in the fight for digital rights, Public Res...
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 11/04/2026
Are you a techie and a musician? If so, you'll love our new series on Optical Music Recognition for Creatives. Available on @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org at archive.org/details/Publ... and YouTube at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... ht @holovaty.com @brewster.kahle.org
archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 10/04/2026
Very happy with wonderful opinion from the 3rd Circuit. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... Philadelphia incorporated by reference the ICC code, in it's entirety, which in turn incorporated by reference 10 ASTM standards in their entirety. Incorporation by law is recursive.
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Another Court Rules Copyright Can’t Stop People From Reading and Speaking the Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling that it is fair use to copy and disseminate building codes that have been incorporated into federal and state law, even though those codes are developed by private parties who claim copyright in them. The court followed the suggestions EFF and others presented in an amicus brief, and joined a growing list of courts that have placed public access to the law over private copyright holders’ desire for control.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 04/04/2026
It is Friday night, was looking for some light entertainment, and I stumbled across Waffle Gate. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u... Please pass the popcorn.
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No One at Waffle House Remembers FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported In
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 04/04/2026
We are trying to do more documentation and have a new page on how to scrape PACER using Juriscraper. It has a number of hard-won lessons from the field: wiki.free.law/c/pacer/how-...
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How to Scrape PACER using Juriscraper
According to Congressional testimony, computers are the number one user of PACER. That means that it is, in fact, functioning as an API — It's just a very bad...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/04/2026
Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer theonion.com/pete-hegseth-replaces-…
Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 03/04/2026
My mastodon install is kerfuffled. We did an install on top of AWS, so it's a diy job, but fixing this is clearly beyond my current capabilities. Does anybody has any experience with the mastodon hosting companies, such as masto.host? Any recommendations? (I'd post this on mastodon but ...)
masto.host
Masto.host - Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting
Masto.host was built from the ground up to make running a Mastodon instance easy.
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 02/04/2026
Nice analysis of the PRO Codes Act. www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...
rstreet.org
Public Laws, Private Paywalls: The Case Against the Pro Codes Act - R Street Institute
The old adage “ignorance of the law is no excuse” makes clear that no one avoids legal liability by claiming to be unaware of the law. Yet many important public laws remain locked behind paywalls erec...
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 02/04/2026
Well, it was surprisingly short.
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