So *that* explains why my Techdirt life coaching business hasn't been too successful. That and not having a life coaching business. But hey, anyone want to hire me as a life coach. I can teach you how to get yelled at on the internet. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreia45vhdrwdeum7c2b5foyzkqpwqpmtnqxl5lokrehoelffx4njubi

Yeah. Maybe find some new friends? RE:

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Kashmir Hill (@kashhill.bsky.social)

“Most people today spend every waking moment pursuing wealth; and the time they’re not spending pursuing wealth, they’re pursuing some sort o...

Oh great. MechaHitler is deciding which laws the government can ignore. That'll go great. RE:

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Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social)

DOGE "is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mand...

This this this this this. RE:

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A Techdirt troll was pointing to this news today as evidence that Trump's plans are popular. But his policies are equally as unpopular. Seems pretty clear people hate Trump's policies AND HATE THAT THE DEMS DON'T SEEM TO BE ACTING WITH ANY SENSE OF URGENCY TO STOP THEM. RE:

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Philip Gourevitch (@pgourevitch.bsky.social)

bleak https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-party-poll-voter-confidence-july-2025-9db38021?mod=hp_lead_pos7

Seems bad that the head of the DOJ's "civil rights division" is cheering on Elon Musk using SLAPP suits to silence non-profit media orgs. But what do I know? But tell me again how MAGA is the "free speech" party. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreie3lx5zxycdfun7bil5j7ieekig6jqj26wuifh5szhxqc4hz7wndy

I have joked that part of the point of Techdirt is as a commitment device to guarantee I can never run for any office. But I've written 52,589 articles (and counting) on Techdirt and imagine the poor fools who would be tasked with reading them all if I did... RE:

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Michael Hobbes (@michaelhobbes.bsky.social)

Bari Weiss's website assigned a reporter to read every single Zohran Mamdani tweet over the last 18 years and came up with shockingly little dirt. ...

Wait. Marc Thiessen has never heard of batteries? And he's still employed by the Washington Post? RE:

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Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social)

Thiessen: Just so people understand wind and solar only work when there is wind and sun. We don't have technology to store the energy from wind and...

I will just note a bunch of people are tagging Marc Elias into this thread probably not realizing he blocked me *years* ago, so he won't see any of it. RE:

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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)

Here's what the article says:

DHS continuing to make it clear that it will go to extreme lengths to make sure that Kilmar Abrego continues to suffer, rather than have DHS admit it fucked up in shipping him to a Salvadoran torture camp. RE:

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DHS Declares Abrego ‘Will Never Walk America’s Streets’ Hours After Judges Order His Release Here's how you know the Kilmar Abrego Garcia c...