An apt and evocative neologism from @amandacarpenter.bsky.social:
‘Neporuption’ -- when the fathers wield the power, and the sons cash in.

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Writer on law etc.; Cato Institute. Election law, Maryland civic stuff, cooking. Blogged at Overlawyered back when. No kings, no tyrants.
Not surprised to learn Musk had a hand in amplifying this utter nonsense about Talarico.
Remember: ICE lied so often about people posing threats to them, to justify their violence in Chicago, that a Chicago federal judge wrote it was "difficult, if not impossible, to believe almost anything" ICE said. Do you know what it takes to get a Fed district judge to WRITE THAT in a ruling?
Recipes are all over the web (we used one), just search Georgian bean walnut stew.
An apt and evocative neologism from @amandacarpenter.bsky.social:
‘Neporuption’ -- when the fathers wield the power, and the sons cash in.
Breaking news: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has accused Moscow of meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and warns European voters of the Russian threat ft.trib.al/ucfuDpV
"A government ownership stake in the shipyard did not come up in our conversation with [Andruil] ahead of the president’s announcement." 🤔 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Absolutely disgusting.
Noerr-Pennington immunizes efforts to influence government actions from antitrust liability. Also this is as stupid as it is unconstitutional.
It was from the Internet and there are a ton of online recipes out there for this particular dish - just search Georgian bean walnut stew.
Tax on IT services brings in 77% less revenue than initially projected, Silver Spring synagogue's right to self-defense, Maryland's big trade relationship with Canada, Takoma Park goes 50 years without multifamily construction and more in my latest Maryland policy roundup at Free State Notes
California could be our sharpest test when it comes to bad-faith attacks on election results. The good news: the Golden State is ready.
@ianbassin.bsky.social and Ben Gips outline the work Protect Democracy and partners have supported to protect CA's elections. via @democracyproject.bsky.social
Elections 2026: Claire Finkelstein & Brenner Fissell “What Might ‘Cheating’ in an Election Look Like When the Cheater Is Also Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Military?”
We publish daily essays on potential threats to the 2026 election process & mechanisms to manage them
Read here: bit.ly/4y3ck5u
Eugene Volokh examines the legalities of this laughingstock enactment.
Egg and lemon emulsion is an amazing flavor resource that should be used more often.
Source on that: John Puri, National Review. www.nationalreview.com/corner/demag... Puri also links to a Microsoft statement demonstrating (if diplomatically) that Vance's assertions are utterly unreliable. blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
JD Vance goes after Microsoft, and no, he can't be trusted an inch on that subject either.
"Prominent Founders, including George Washington, hosted successful distilleries on their homesteads. Yet today, the federal gov't bans home distilling outright." Cato cert amicus brief in Ream v. Treasury urges Court to overturn Raich and restore household liberty [Thomas Berry & Matthew Cavedon]
Our first time trying it and I can say it’s one of my favorite bean dishes ever. It has been called the national dish of Georgia.
Georgian bean and walnut stew with onions, vinegar, and cilantro on top, spicing is coriander and blue fenugreek. Served with rice. Used @ranchogordo.bsky.social Occhio Della Capra beans. #CookSky #FoodSky #BlueskySupperClub
Federal law allows the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, to issue regulations enforced by criminal penalties -- in effect, to create new crimes. That sort of delegation violates the separation of powers and should not be sustained [Thomas Berry on Cato cert amicus brief in Pheasant v. U.S.]