Reposted by John MillingtonThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 20hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 171100341705
Reposted by John MillingtonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 06/10/2026Let’s be clear: this isn’t about removing access to an infringing work–that already exists via the DMCA. It is about making an entire website inaccessible for everyone trying to visit it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgSite-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s NameThere has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the 19439
Reposted by John MillingtonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero. 37784112754
Reposted by John Millingtongp2k.tikimail.org @gp2k.tikimail.org · 06/10/2026The text says the President can be convicted of Bribery and High Crimes and misdemeanors, sure. But the structure says he has Presidential Immunity, so... 11364
Reposted by John MillingtonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026Competitor app stores on Google Play do not solve every problem with the Android ecosystem. But it opens the door to something that dominant platforms have been trying to keep out: meaningful competition. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgChallengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google PlayIf you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you 16317
Reposted by John MillingtonKRQE News 13 @krqe.com · 01/10/2026Investigation underway after fire at Tomasita's Restaurant in Albuquerquekrqe.comInvestigation underway after fire at Tomasita’s Restaurant in AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at Tomasita’s Restaurant on Pan American in Albuquerque. Albuquerque Fire Rescue said flames were coming from th… 121
Reposted by John MillingtonSukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.'' 198142273088
Reposted by John MillingtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124854630
Reposted by John MillingtonThe Epstein Files @pattytrelles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vote. Vote. Vote. 🗳️ Vote 🗳️ BLUE 🗳️ No matter who 45477822264
Reposted by John MillingtonLawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Down the Rio Grandelawyersgunsmoneyblog.comDown the Rio Grande - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyTexas Monthly is a real icon of state-based journalism, but the magazine out did itself this month with its astoundingly deeply researched story on the state of the Rio Grande and water issues on both sides of the border. Just one excerpt here, in a piece as long as your standard New Yorker story in […] 0135
Reposted by John Millingtonno one (spooky👻) @gregory-c-leavitt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026what’s it like living in the wealthiest country on earth? 18320
Reposted by John MillingtonAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026We were mid-handshake and he pulled me in and grabbed tighter and got upset and raised his voice and said: "What are you talking about man?! Those aren't real people. They're illegal aliens!" 1563452614
Reposted by John MillingtonMilly Dogood @millydogood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Defying a court order does not merely test the judge. It tests whether everyone else still agrees that judges issue orders. A judiciary requires no army so long as obedience to judgments remains ordinary. The dangerous moment is when obedience itself becomes contested. 1180386
Reposted by John MillingtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access 1128131764459
Reposted by John MillingtonClassic MacGruber @rkpatrick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They're dressing like the dogs. They're dressing like the cats. 0191
Reposted by John MillingtonJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up. 26582981366
Reposted by John MillingtonChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026Paxton won’t agree to debate Talarico, and we all know why. He doesn’t want to answer these questions: “Why did you give an Epstein-style sweetheart deal to an admitted child predator? Why were you impeached… by your own party? Why do you own 15 homes on a government salary?” James Talarico 234113403691
Reposted by John MillingtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices." 289219886784
Reposted by John MillingtonMary @missmarycl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is actually a thing...https://drunkshakespeare.com/ 2403
Reposted by John MillingtonDan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Emailing this not as smart. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 77321
Reposted by John MillingtonProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114086088
Reposted by John MillingtonKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Once again, and despite court orders & the federal law, Todd Blanche is trying to delay production in the Epstein Files; specifically, he doesn’t want to have to review & produce the foreign-language documents. My latest filing exposes Blanche for his legal hackery. youtu.be/72FTfVLdUS8?...youtu.beAG Blanche SCRAMBLES To DELAY Court ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 602119164276
Reposted by John MillingtonKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers & by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl: youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...youtu.beTrump DOJ ORDERED To HAND Judge UNREDACTED EPSTEIN Files!?!YouTube video by Katie Phang 19737341275
Reposted by John MillingtonDoll @dollspace.gay · 17/09/2026The commons cannot be captured if the commons can compile, copy and leave. Open weights. Sic semper tyrannis. 🖤 0354
Reposted by John MillingtonPaul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026One effective way to psychologically break Trump would be to keep repeating that fact to him - “you are doing worse than Jimmy Carter”. 0192
Reposted by John MillingtonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/09/2026The DMCA prohibits removing copyright information from existing works. It doesn’t create a new right to have that information copied into every new work. The 9th Circuit got it right today in Doe v. Github. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgVictory! Appeals Court Rejects Expansive New Copyright ClaimThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed internet users and programmers a big win today, by rejecting an attempt to stretch a narrow provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 112544
Reposted by John MillingtonAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time. 15381102439
Reposted by John MillingtonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets. 12847552255
Reposted by John MillingtonAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026NEW: Judge Sullivan isn't buying Todd Blanche's excuses for refusing to hand over handwritten FBI notes underlying four Epstein survivor FBI interviews. He's ordered Blanche to hand them over for in camera review by 9/24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 510121893705
Reposted by John MillingtonJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/09/2026"Gulf of Cleveland" is the name of my next band fox8.com/news/city-co...fox8.comCity council passes resolution to rename part of Lake Erie as ‘Gulf of Cleveland’The Cleveland City Council is renaming a portion of Lake Erie, officials announced Monday night 4134628
Reposted by John MillingtonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/09/20261/3 Here's a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on May 7, 2025? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgThe High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance AsWith no warrant requirements, limited guardrails, and deficient audit processes, ALPR databases have fostered a culture of unrestricted access to everyone’s location information. This culture of 310457
Reposted by John MillingtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... " 1377339688301
Reposted by John MillingtonUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“May I help you?” “Please communicate my desire to open a dialogue with the ownership of this establishment regarding the possible procurement of gainful employment as promulgated by the advertisement affixed to the portal.” “So, you’re here about the job?” “Most indubitably.” 57807110
Reposted by John MillingtonGhoulnemer @guynemer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I don't know how to parody this 11801
Reposted by John MillingtonJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'd even settle for a threshold. If they make more than a certain amount, they have to pay taxes on it. We've got mega pastors out there living in mansions and owning private jets. 18633501154
Reposted by John MillingtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026Q: Do you expect negotiations with Iran to restart? TRUMP: Ahhhhhh. We're not looking for it. This war with end immediately after our election. 356974226
Reposted by John MillingtonAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/09/2026Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...washingtonpost.comEuropeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for helpSome European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the so-called Epstein Files say the U.S. Justice Department has not responded to their requests. 550147625315
Reposted by John MillingtonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026— Wars in the Middle East — Claims of WMDs to justify war — False “Mission Accomplished” claims — Rampant Islamophobia — Economic crisis — Massive deficits — Surveillance state expansion — War on science and experts Welcome back, George W. Bush! 40439701066
Reposted by John MillingtonRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Support the journalists 8768961821
Reposted by John MillingtonAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The title really says it all. 506191766876
Reposted by John MillingtonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026March 8. 3073828993
Reposted by John MillingtonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 03/09/2026Three copyright takedown notices were enough to knock an entire citizen journalism channel off YouTube—just days before a local election. Wrongful DMCA takedowns harm democratic debate, and those who send them should be held accountable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgCourt Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFFA federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and 420577
Reposted by John MillingtonGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social 440123045650
Reposted by John MillingtonRuthJackson @ruthjack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Just a reminder! When the Dems take over.. Fight Fire with Fire…. By the way, Where’s Mitch? 🤔 859167934394
Reposted by John MillingtonElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116873321
Reposted by John MillingtonCatherine @accomplishedseer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Raping someone's 13 year old daughter is highly disrespectful. 524026
Reposted by John MillingtonMonty 🇨🇦 @onlymonty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026American democracy is under siege… 447124334854
Reposted by John MillingtonXela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026@ragingpencils.bsky.social 9247321296