- the burden of proof is on the accused
- there is no presumption of innocence
- innocent people demand FBI investigations of their own behavior if they are accused of wrongdoing
They must call for an FBI investigation into themselves!
Sep 19, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Obvious questions for Christine Blasey Ford:
- Why were you and your husband in couples therapy?
- Why did this accusation come up for the first time in couples therapy?
- Did your husband pressure you to come forward now?
#ConfirmKavanaugh
Christine Blasey Ford and her husband were married in 2002.
The first time she told *anyone* "of the incident in any detail" was 2012.
She kept this from her husband for OVER TEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
All the Louis C.K. thinkpieces about whether he *ought* to be allowed to resurrect his career presuppose that anyone can actually stop that from happening
This is how @CNN is covering the allegations that @Pontifex was covering up sexual abuse
This is how the @nytimes is covering the Pope being accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children
"CONSERVATIVES POUNCE"
Aug 21, 2018 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
I agree with @erikfinman that Bitcoin's energy consumption is not what will kill it. That's a relatively mundane technological problem, and you shouldn't bet against solutions to problems like those.
1) that fiat money is a prerequisite to and cause of endless war/the military industrial complex 2) that when Bitcoin is adopted as a global currency, states will not have the capacity to print the money necessary to conduct endless war
Aug 17, 2018 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Stop saying “double standard.”
Start saying “privilege.”
Unquestioned double standards are a manifestation of privilege.
Aug 16, 2018 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Fascinating stuff going on inside Tesla's in-house counsel office right now.
I know I have some journalists on the $TSLA beat following me right now (@CGrantWSJ, @lisahopeking, @danahull), so let's talk the fascinating professional responsibility issues at hand
First, the statute at issue. Section 4.2 of the 1981 Contempt of Court Act allows judges to place "reporting restrictions" on particular trials.
This allows those courts to ban even *true and accurate* reporting about the trial.
Aug 1, 2018 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
I'm as thrilled as anyone that Tommy is out of prison.
That said, he is still in serious legal jeopardy. The contempt finding at Leeds was quashed for procedural reasons, not substantive ones.
Let's talk about what he faces going forward.
A thread.
#FreeTommy
First, the rationale for his release. The appeals court criticized:
1) the use of the draconian summary procedure, 2) the failure to specify the specific type of contempt and specific behavior at issue, and 3) the failure to fully consider mitigation evidence.
Jul 30, 2018 • 18 tweets • 12 min read
Twitter has decided to "measure conversational health."
The employees managing the project? The academics they are partnering with?
Members of the resistance.
A thread. blog.twitter.com/official/en_us…
The authors of the above piece are @vijaya and @gasca. Vijaya is the "trust and safety" lead, Gasca looks like he's on the engineering side.
Jul 18, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Tommy’s barrister has been going for nearly an hour now, so I’ll thread out some observations
#FreeTommy#FreeTommyRobinson
A big issue for Tommy is going to be whether his appeal(s) will be thrown out for being time-barred (filed too late)
As @ezralevant noted, Tommy’s team is seeking to get both the contempt findings quashed - including the one from 2017
Jun 8, 2018 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
This is a really important story that isn’t getting much play outside of #appellatetwitter. I’ll scope about it shortly
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My service is weak here, so I'm reduced to tweeting.
Basically the DOJ is refusing to defend Obamacare in Court, on the grounds that they think it's unconstitutional. This is not good, and I say this as someone who is not a fan of the ACA by any stretch.
May 26, 2018 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
This thread from @lizziedearden does a much better job than I did at explaining contempt law and reporting restrictions in the UK. (hat tip, again, to the tireless @nickmon1112)
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