Category: Rant
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Sham Marriage
Immigration law in the United States is garbage. For many years, we did accept immigrants. Americans to be. We were the melting pot. You came to the United States, proud of your original country, or hating it, then you work to become an American. The stories of parents demanding that their children only speak English,…
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Mahmoud Khalil v. William P. Joyce, 25-cv-01935, (S.D.N.Y.)
This is an interesting and challenging case, for me. This is a Constitutional challenge to Mahmoud being detained and then deported. His claim is that this is a violation of his First and Fifth Amendment protected rights. Because it is a violation of his rights, the court should grant him relief. Mahmoud is an Arab…
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FBEL: Balancing the Humors
I’m going through some personal stuff right now, and it’s been rough. Some of the responses I’ve gotten to my last few posts have left me feeling raw and frustrated, and unsure of what to do and say going forward. After some long talks with Chris and others, I’m writing this to try and get…
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NPCs and Taxes
One of the great things about following people on X is that you get news faster and from different points of view. One of the worst things about X is that you get idiot NPC talking points dumped into your feed constantly. For the last three weeks, every weekend, there is a spat of NPCs…
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I Expected More of You…
Years ago, I was in conversations with a lady, we agreed to meet for coffee and then a movie. When I arrived, she was busy with other people. I waited. When she was finally done with the others, I asked her which movie she was interested in seeing. “I’ve decided I don’t want to go…
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Coordinate Systems
When I started writing, regularly, for Miguel, I took it upon myself to cover legal cases. Since that time, I’ve learned more than I really wanted to about our justice system. As my mentor used to say, “The justice system is just a system.” As a systems’ person, that allowed me to look at cases…
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Being a Federal Employee
My mentor was a federal employee. He, and his team, worked odd hours. I would put in my 8 hours as a contractor and then go to his lab and work with him and his team until midnight or later. Somewhere along the way, people noticed that his team didn’t have set hours and raised…
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Hard Choices
People have a difficult time making hard choices. The Trolley Problem brings is one of the ways that we explore ethical choices. The general premises are that there are five people that will die if you do nothing. There is one person, who is currently safe, who can be sacrificed to save the five. Do…
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State of New York v Trump (Stop DOGING)
Whenever I see a motion for a TRO, Preliminary Injunction or a Stay, the opinion of the court always includes a reference to . These are known as the “Winter Factors”. They must be addressed in order by the court before granting any of the above. The first factor is the likelihood of success on…
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Politically Correct
For somebody who makes many grammar errors, who can’t speel worth a damn, and in general suffers dyslexia-driven writing issues, I am obsessed with communication. My mentor taught me the “four parts of communication”. What I say What you hear What you say What I hear If there is a mismatch between any of the…