Notices by Leslie Burns (leslieburns@legal.social)

This morning, while the Fiancé and I were talking about how awful things are and generally feeling so, so low, someone dropped something on our stoop. We assumed it was the fabulous neighbor, since she does things like that. When we looked, it was a folded piece of paper with “thank you” handwritten on it. When I unfolded it, it was a long, printed letter from a neighbor we do not know except by sight and their dog. 1/

The note told her story of having lived in Texas in the previous Trump years, and needing an abortion, and how awful it was even before the newer ban. Then they moved here, got sober, and were hit by the Row v Wade decision. Then on July 4 of that year, they walked by our house with our first sign, and felt heard. 2/

And then this year our Harris signs, and our calling out the cowards who threatened us, gave her strength. And she ended by saying that she would not let it go to waste: that she would be brave and be a source of strength to others, as we had been for her.

I wept as I read it. Everything I could have hoped to achieve with the signs was in that letter.

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So, after talking it over with the Fiancé, I got to work… and this is the result

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https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/113489019374871398

Is anyone surprised?
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This pisses me off…she apologized. Why?! She called the fascists fascists. IMO, especially if forced to resign*, double the fuck down! Worried about getting another job? The right people will hire you; you shouldn’t want to work for a bunch of political cucks who would be afraid of your (fact-based) opinions.

(*Btw, don’t resign. Make them fire you.)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/media/scientific-american-editor-resignation/index.html

I don't know how I'm supposed to lawyer in this new paradigm, where the most unethical and criminal member of congress (and that is saying something) is the AG of the USA.

One can only hope that Gaetz has an embolism from his next botox or eye lift procedure.

There were several cookie monsters and Wednesdays (In fact, whole Addams Families) at our door last night. And one insane clown posse of early teens. Oh, and one early teen m/f couple doing Juno!

Otherwise, ninjas, superheroes, princesses...the usual.

@wannabemystiker @bmacDonald94 Poor man keeps confusing his prepositions… he meant “to Puerto Rico.” Bless his heart.

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Infuriated that an opp counsel is demanding docs that not only are not required produced by any plaintiff, they do not exist. He’s saying until he gets these imaginary materials they will not move forward with anything.

Really stabby right now.

@DemocracyMattersALot @bmacDonald94 “just” is doing some heavy lifting here … more like “a ridiculously high 21% of….”

As a copyright attorney I am loving this…The shitty tfg watches infringe on an AP photo.

https://www.wired.com/story/it-sure-looks-like-trump-watches-are-breaking-copyright-law/

Hey Mark, copyright is like sex: you need CONSENT.

Also.. .who the fuck are you to decide what works (not "content"--creative fucking works) are valuable? You can't even pick out a decent shirt.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254042/mark-zuckerberg-creators-value-ai-meta

Why she has not shivved him in his sleep, I'll never know...

https://mastodon.social/@MissingThePt/112962504689602910

Mac OS update (Sonoma 14.6) today... anyone done it? Any issues?

I wonder if the Fiancé might not have it right… TFG got his ear cut by some Secret Service personnel in the scrum. That is, he heard something whiz by, hence the ear grab and flinch, but wasn’t actually hit.

Interesting idea….

Every time your response to the right-wing "she has no children" is "she has step-children (who call her Momala)" you are acknowledging that parental status matters.
It doesn't. Don't justify their bullshit by playing the step-children thing.
Whatever the composition of her family, it simply DOES NOT SIGNIFY as to her ability to be a president.

Well good.
That way they won't hear us coming as long as we approach from their right sides. 😈

https://channels.im/@usluck/112802503392979235

As a Californian, I think I speak for many of us when I say, "Good. And don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out."

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/elon-musk-says-spacex-hq-officially-moving-to-texas-blames-new-ca-trans-student-privacy-law.html

We were supposed to do July 4 at a neighbor's but I cancelled. I can't pretend to celebrate the birth of this country while I am watching its far too likely death.

Is it a sure death? No. And I will fight to not only keep it alive but to help cure it of its horrible sickness of greed and power-lust.

But celebrate on Thursday, nope.