I really liked Season 2. I thought it was a really great continuation of the themes of Season 1. S1 was all about control and power as exercised by a man (Kilgrave ordering people what to do), and S2 was all about control and power as exercised by women (Jessica worrying about her own self-control over her powers, her…

It also seems highly unlikely that Jessica will get back with Luke in Season 3 of her show anyway, given how Season 2 of his ended.

For the purposes of this guide, we’ve chosen to include alternative words for readers to use for their genitals. For example, some trans men choose to use the words “front hole” or “internal genital” instead of “vagina.” Alternatively, some trans women may say “strapless” or “girl dick” for penis. This usage is meant…

And George Murphy

There’s currently a push to rename the vagina the “front hole” and anyone who thinks this is, um, less than artful is being called a transphobe.

While the country has shifted profoundly to the right on everything from fiscal issues to gun laws to immigration (with only a few arenas, such as gay rights, that have moved into the mainstream from the left), the politically active left still struggles with issues that were internally fraying Democrats at the time.

I think it’s really interesting as a statement about him as a filmmaker.  Most of his movies before it have “daddy issues” as a big component of their stories, and I think Darjeeling Limited is him consciously putting a capstone on that.

I dunno, I think Austin Powers means it in the same basic way that modern people do. A hipster is someone who places a very high premium on their public appearance and image, and who fashions that image by deliberately being contrary to practical considerations and the public zeitgeist. Austin Powers was a hipster in…

But they’re still breaking the law. The law says “people with final deportation orders can still seek waivers of the requirement to leave before their green card interview” - ICE is ignoring that.

The question here isn’t just “are the immigrants following the law after breaking the law” - it’s “is ICE following the law?” ICE is clearly breaking the law. So a more accurate statement would be “immigrants breaking the law does not exempt the government from having to follow the law.”  Two wrongs don’t make a…

I mean, it’s correct to say that people are subject to deportation because they violated the law. And it’s correct to say that a regulation can’t nullify that or magically override the statute. But that’s not what the ACLU is arguing here. The ACLU is arguing that ICE is barred by the regulation from enforcing…

Regulations are a kind of law. They’re not as strong as statutes (the thing people usually think of as “the law”) but they have legally binding force and the government, like everyone else, is required to follow them.

This is the ACLU complaint that the article is talking about. The legal authority is from pages 6-11, including citations to the regulations.

One thing though is that there are different rules for different groups of undocumented people. If somebody ENTERED the country illegally (i.e., they were previously deported and…

This is the ACLU’s complaint. The legal authority is from 6-11. Basically it’s a combination of the Immigration and Nationality Act (a statute) and regulations adopted under the statute.

Incidentally, there’s no need to put “regulation” in scare quotes.  Regulations are an established form of law, and are different…

“Undocumented people are legally allowed to stay in the U.S. with their citizen spouse while waiting for a green card, according to Obama-era regulations that are still in effect.”

ICE is breaking the law, not enforcing it.

From the paper: “Thirty-two radiocarbon determinations were achieved from materials recovered during EISP excavations in Rano Raraku. In this paper, we report a selected set, achieved on Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry) materials collected in the front of rr-001-156 in squares 1–4, 6 at depths reaching to…

There was an episode of Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated where they had to catch a mind flayer (with the serial numbers filed off to avoid a lawsuit).

Mind flayers are product identity!  CBS will be hearing from WotC’s lawyers for this gross and unpermitted infringement!

The Financial Times is basically the English version of the Wall Street Journal (except it was never owned by the Murdochs, so it’s a lot starchier and doesn’t mix as much bullshit with its right-wing politics).  It’s one of the most credible newspapers there is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Times

I’m a lawyer in Las Vegas (where Randazza lives). I’ve met him a couple times and know his reputation - he is really, really hardcore about free speech. This is from a libertarian standpoint for him, but that usually lines up with left-wing positions. He’s been involved in fights to strengthen Nevada’s anti-SLAPP…