Notices by Leftist Lawyer (leftistlawyer@kolektiva.social), page 2

We often talk about how the privileged are so much better positioned to take the economic risks necessary to "make it" in life.

But we don't talk much about how that same privilege also better positions the holders to survive the risks inherent in taking a hammer to the system and smashing it to bits for everyone that actually relies on it.

Why don't we talk about that more?

As to the Colorado matter, the Supreme Court is going to lay a steamy legal turd right on Trump's head.
It's where challengers to the elite status quo go to die. If Trump had been a good little status quo lap dog like Dubya, perhaps the Supreme Court would twist their "states rights" crusade into knots to provide some specious rationalization as to why Trump wins. But, Trump ain't Dubya. He's the anti-Dubya, and he's not gonna survive this round.

Last hearing of the day. Waiting to argue attorney fees against a pro se who didn’t like his small claims ruling and decided to collaterally attack it in district Court. Totally w/o foundation.

I’m sitting around the corner from him in an empty hallway where he can’t see me.

Dude is just ripping ass. Seriously, fumigating the entire hallway I have to walk through to get to the courtroom.

Sacrifice man … it’s what this job is all about.

How many sloppy logical fallacies can you spot?
Cass Sunstein: Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric.

#IvyLeague #bullshit
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/opinion/cass-sunstein-why-liberal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU0.rPqr.aeFXcCNSncXS&smid=url-share

Good evening my #mastodonian friends.

Gotta say, I'm pretty excited to introduce another old mutual from #boerchan @raadsharar who making a new home with us in the #fediverse.

Can you help me roll out the "raad" carpet for him and say hi? Maybe tap that follow button?

Hope everyone had a pleasant and peaceful thanksgiving.

Peace.

Seriously, they just prime the pump of our brains to normalize us to this shit and build expectations.
It's #ToxicAdvertising disguised as a technology horse race.

Anyone familiar with social #psychology sees right through the heuristic biases they are tapping into.

Most people; however, are totally unaware their brains are being #hacked.

#CapitalistGrift
+
#CapitalistPropaganda
_________________________________
=

Steve Jobs was a #micro-doser
Elon Musk is a #micro-cracker

h/t@silentbob #TripleEntendre
https://www.entrepreneur.com/living/elon-musk-says-crack-helps-him-survive-on-no-sleep/279270

If #Biden keels over it's #business as usual for #democrats. Shitty business, but the usual shitty business.

If #trump keels over, I'm having a hard time imagining the result of #republicans losing #HairFuhrer.

@KimSJ @siderea This is the way.

Capitalism is little more than an ideological hangover produced from a time long past when low hanging fruit was everywhere for the taking and people thought it would never disappear.

The fruit is gone, folks. If we ever want it back, capitalism won’t take us there.

Can you say: "High class problems?"
I knew you could.
ffs ... there's a block button. 🙄

Does anyone else find it odd that we call technology designed for no other reason than to manufacture the desire to buy shit we don't need, "entertainment."

Seems like we should call it brainwashing.

See the program. Be the program.

#KillYourTelevision

@aral Aww come on ... you gotta link, Aral???

@fraying You sir, are the first person I've ever seen on Mastodon that Naked Capitalism has featured in the daily links. I've been pressuring them for some time now that they need to start paying attention to #fedi. Congrats my fellow #Mastodonian. You just made a little piece of #Mastodon history.
And I'll add, that is a banger #toot 🙏

#NakedCapitalism

The thing about liars is, when they lie about one thing, they lie about everything.
#Trump

Serious question:
In the contest to determine who will hold sway over the future of the planet, who wins?

The stupid? Because the smart people stopped breeding ala #Idiocracy?

Or, the smart? Because the stupid succumb to their own private #DarwinAwards?

@phiofx We all know the answer to that one: #Idiocracy.

Color me stunned.
Humanity IS capable of rational response to #environmental stimulus.

#Climate #ClimateCrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/09/more-people-not-having-children-due-to-climate-breakdown-fears-finds-research

File under:
#FromTheMouthsOfBabes
Ep. 1 -- 11/10/23

"Mommy, why do you listen to Trailer Swift so much"???