Criminal and constitutional lawyer; former church-state separator; (virtual) taekwondo student; theater and improv lover. #NeverSkeet (he/him/his) https://www.lipperlaw.com
“President Trump sought to downplay the matter on Friday by blaming Minnesota — which was early to spot and report the recent surge in malicious hacking activity, helping to prompt other states to probe their own water systems” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to IranMichigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.www.nytimes.comMy Thanos origin story is that box office totals aren’t adjusted for inflation.
Pop Base‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ ($168M) passes ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($157.4M) in earning the biggest opening day at the domestic box office in history.
I have to assume they immediately broke out into a duo of Because the Night.
Christopher HaleThe godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
“The celebrated translator used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.” slate.com/culture/2026/0…
As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.slate.com“when we flagged yesterday that, with the bar exam here, something was about to go horribly wrong, it wasn’t exactly a bold call. Something goes wrong every year.”
Washington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam - Above the LawSix hours of tech troubles, no questions answered, and a class of grads told to put their lives on hold until September.abovethelaw.com“[N]o contemporary actor can actually claim the same descent as Helen, who hatched from a swan’s egg.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/…
The Fear of Black GreeksWhite people don’t own the accomplishments of ancient Greece.www.theatlantic.com“Apple isn’t responsible for customers’ bad financial decisions, but this program feels like Apple is putting its customers in harm’s way.”
Apple Upgrade Trades Ownership for Lower Monthly PaymentsApple has revealed its new hardware leasing program called Apple Upgrade, which is being offered in collaboration with Klarna. This is Apple's pitch: Introducing Apple Upgrade, a new way to always have the Apple products you love. Lease a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch with pocket-friendly payments and terms that work for you.www.macstories.net“Their 14-month-old daughter, Giovanni, was found crying beside her mother’s body in southern Guatemala.”
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.www.stlpr.orgI appear to have donated to Abdul El-Sayed: abdulforsenate.com
HomeAbdul El-Sayed is running for US Senate in Michigan to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, and pass Medicare for All.abdulforsenate.com
