Admin law & appellate atty, IL native, Navy veteran, board game aficionado, ethics enthusiast & adjunct legal ethics prof, railroad law-talkin' guy (he/him). Personal account, as always.
With apologies to @smbrnsn.bsky.social , "tax was a required class" is the answer to a prompt about telling a horror story in five words.
T. Greg DoucetteThat was not me 🙃 Tax was a required class, there were electives I really wanted to take, and her section was the only one available in a time slot that would let me also take those electives 3/
I can't compete with this. www.npr.org/2026/07/28/n...
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.www.npr.orgSee, courts and bar examiners could at least plan ahead for contingencies like this, knowing how vital passing the bar is for most takers' employment and how every other part of the schedule after graduation basically revolves around it. The fact that they don't adequately plan is really insulting.
David Ziff"Dear Applicant, With deep regret, I write to inform you that Washington’s July 2026 administration of the NextGen bar exam has been cancelled. We will not continue tomorrow. . . . We do not have sufficient confidence that the technology issues have been resolved . . . . We sincerely apologize."
I am only slightly exaggerating when I say I would pinch every baby in the cabin to get them crying to drown out this selfish asshole.
Hemant MehtaEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
