2023-04-30T15:44:57Z https://nostr.now Teri Kanefield https://nostr.now/npub10dw8nkvktm3kt87ylq3l4eneuwu5czczturc7ngdk3dr89tjcp4q4avnsf https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lapmastodon/accounts/avatars/109/413/290/373/971/461/original/bcdc2431c59ade34.jpg https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lapmastodon/accounts/avatars/109/413/290/373/971/461/original/bcdc2431c59ade34.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyept92vzpf26xw3hywf5zwwppn4qdwmu768z86aayqw5sznw7tpczypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5488lzk Also as long as I&#39;m chatting about family members, I don&#39;t know how many times JJ has to bark angrily, clearly telling people to stop going by our house on skateboards, before they finally listen. 2023-08-28T21:29:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7krluy04x0sxdej9hdf8zu3d45whfgeauzecg5en6vvsfrs5mfczypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx57vnz6x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst93ztzke8e9cskp5x5rn2rcmtpy8pvwsvzfzae5vt3f4p7r5pcagpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qfrvs74'>nevent1q…vs74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One way to tell the true believers: They want Trump to pay for their lawyers. Some of the people who want Trump to pay for their lawyers (like Ellis and Giuliani) are lawyers so they know exactly what it means to have a co-defendant pay your bills: Your interests can&#39;t diverge. 2023-08-23T21:42:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvc3fwrr3w0ustwz0a3409se0rdead6pl5kaah5y2mfl8ltsk7jtgzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5wn6a8e Hello Fediverse,<br/><br/>I have this week&#39;s blog post ready: <br/><br/><a href="https://terikanefield.com/over-the-cliff-notes-another-trump-indictment-a-motion-to-remove-and-more/">https://terikanefield.com/over-the-cliff-notes-another-trump-indictment-a-motion-to-remove-and-more/</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s another Over the Cliff Notes<br/><br/>After you read this blog post, you will be an expert in the finer points section (c) of the Georgia Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and Trump&#39;s latest bizarre filing in Florida. <br/><br/>So put on your nerd glasses.<br/><br/>(if you click the image instead of the link you may get an error message. You may get one anyway, but the problem should resolve itself shortly.) 2023-08-19T21:39:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8jmv3qa8u7s2dwntz8syxfmyxxjs4wjl2sj60k2kt80kaeea7d2szypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5h76m3n Just when I think my Twitter friends have settled permanently back into Twitter, Musk announces that he will end blocking as a feature except in DMs. 2023-08-18T17:10:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fmm3qry0k7and5mcjy5j54cyf8uamfx60qtpa9v7ddy0rva7n4czypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx52y7n7r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxah4wz6qau5dw4xh628wy3gmgah72ahytrpgrx40045rys9lxsrqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q7f8mre'>nevent1q…8mre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>. . . if you believe you are entitled to steal an election (and you can get away with it) you&#39;re not likely to see a problem with making off with government property, right?<br/><br/>Here is the schedule the government proposes: <br/><br/>3/<br/><br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lapmastodon/media_attachments/files/110/867/664/821/771/025/original/0e9d48e116f34876.png"> 2023-08-10T22:25:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3x36g4qcgzsec5v98jxgedj0wpu9zpazpydvkrx6aurkrj5yccszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5py437f #FunReadingLegalDocuments <br/><br/><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.23.0_5.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.23.0_5.pdf</a><br/><br/>The Government filed its required motion suggesting a trial date: Trial to begin January 2, 2024, with jury selection completed before the holidays.<br/><br/>Yup, that&#39;s fast. <br/><br/>Factors to consider: <br/>🔹 Time for the defense to prepare. <br/>🔹Public interest in a speedy resolution.<br/><br/>They support with examples of cases of similar complexity getting to trial on that timeline.<br/><br/>It&#39;s clear why this case was streamlined with no co-defendants. <br/><br/>1/ 2023-08-10T22:20:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4mdz93ymavcrr9e5lyfqdyuru6hnp2m7c6s000kmse4tpvtu69szypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5da35nz If you&#39;re wondering whether Trump&#39;s lawyers in the DC criminal case (attempt to overturn the election) violated local rule 57.7 this is a fairly balanced overview.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-say-anything-wants-jack-smith-case-dc-federal-court-rule-rcna99180">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-say-anything-wants-jack-smith-case-dc-federal-court-rule-rcna99180</a><br/><br/>You were wondering whether Trump&#39;s lawyers violated local rule 57.7, right? 🤓 2023-08-10T20:38:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxugvzeqznw5lahlxgzhm7ev9c853qunzzwl7lfd45s9urkjyvxsszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx56fqyyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgady59pzd65gun5m4q8jmdx7vv8ja8eyjzd479dmd4sjjm5n3cfspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qdjjagt'>nevent1q…jagt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Everyone knows the standard by now: To get the warrant the government needs to present probable cause to believe there is evidence of a crime in the specific place they are looking. 2023-08-09T22:52:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgady59pzd65gun5m4q8jmdx7vv8ja8eyjzd479dmd4sjjm5n3cfszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx55y98ql If there are incriminating DMs in Trump&#39;s Twitter Account, here is how the government would know:<br/><br/>A cooperating witness turned over incriminating DMs.<br/><br/>Also nobody knows what the DOJ knows which is one reason investigations are done away from the public view.<br/><br/>So if you try to suppress something that the DOJ knows exists . . . ding.<br/><br/>Similarly, they&#39;d have reason to think someone else was putting out some of his key Tweets concerning the leadup to January 6 from evidence already uncovered. 2023-08-09T22:27:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0q8csswzs4h74wn49nrwrw70j82wzxgjl7qhsrp4d2a2equj6cgszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx565kafx A few comments about the warrant to search Trump&#39;s Twitter account.<br/><br/>A search warrant requires probable cause to believe the search will turn up evidence of a crime.<br/><br/>I would assume that the evidence was in the DMs.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/politics/special-counsel-trump-twitter-search-warrant/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/politics/special-counsel-trump-twitter-search-warrant/index.html</a> 2023-08-09T20:15:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy203yat86m3z5ks0pn9mz0f5n2tkecq6prkhp6qhh4sm2t99f3czypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5dy2f4c If someone posts a searchable version just let me know. 2023-08-01T21:48:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrp3lg9nffjk7tuaaykw45y6texykfn2zdz90glvv752jy58hh2hszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx54gsmuj I remember listening to this lecture on Youtube, taking notes, and writing a summary for my blog.<br/><br/>I just found a transcription. <br/><br/>The lecture is stunning. It&#39;s a brilliant distillation of where we are right now. <br/><br/>(Levitsky is a Harvard professor and co-author of How Democracies Die, which I consider a must-read book.)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.californialawreview.org/print/the-third-founding-the-rise-of-multiracial-democracy-and-the-authoritarian-reaction-against-it">https://www.californialawreview.org/print/the-third-founding-the-rise-of-multiracial-democracy-and-the-authoritarian-reaction-against-it</a> 2023-07-20T16:24:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq5fdxgs7qz0slg4ntz6f5ryghng8cx204n4p3h9kwprer4gc78qzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5guehtz I can offer this one free through my Washington Post subscription.<br/><a href="https://wapo.st/3K6C4rL">https://wapo.st/3K6C4rL</a><br/><br/>Trump is having a terrible horrible no good very bad day. <br/><br/>Earlier he lost his bid to move the hush money case to federal court because the pay off was not part of his official duties. (Eventually he&#39;ll see that argument just won&#39;t work.)<br/><br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/lapmastodon/media_attachments/files/110/743/136/092/419/941/original/52dd618756bdaa3b.png"> 2023-07-19T22:36:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ny3wsva87qr92hlfzmv9m9aeguglhdn4drq5w8sqkphnx6q4hlqzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5qqj553 Perhaps one reason I&#39;m so fascinated by these changes in social media is that I am persuaded that many (if not most) of the difficulties we are having now in holding on to democracy come from the way people get their information. 2023-07-13T19:56:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxwzg8lw7hh9qy5g7pnx0uhn3gdjmaxlv56jfl3k7c8pgc8w96z0czypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5mccwk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8297vyqxy8wy480fds4xjtrrx82m2fq6hhdvvvlkv8h4hxz43u4gpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qejnc8j'>nevent1q…nc8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15qwuf8njm934yju6pcxns9g9gjsmjlu94dkt3w54wpjjgz9zmjds3n3p2z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub15qwuf8njm934yju6pcxns9g9gjsmjlu94dkt3w54wpjjgz9zmjds3n3p2z</span> (<span class="italic">npub15qw…3p2z</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>You should put your thread about A. W. from Bluesky here. 2023-07-13T16:02:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcntn539n9kjnd8uy6jj26er5l82klgp43sap5dpqqrn8lxaet2czypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5qqud7p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq777pjmwsae6a0l2n0p7ce8wwtqgygka9hrw95sesr3zhqujn6rqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qpjd5vs'>nevent1q…d5vs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair to the social workers and agency officials, my clients (the mothers) had often done things that they didn&#39;t like.<br/><br/>Remember, I&#39;m a defense lawyer. My clients often did things that people disapproved of.<br/><br/>But they did these things away from their children, who were safely with relatives, so there was no call to remove the children on the grounds of neglect and look for adoptive homes. <br/><br/>Yes this happened.<br/><br/>4. 2023-06-15T16:02:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy8sn025x587fvcuy3qsw8jtld3g8jrwm568jf64szpylud949cyszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5y4t9q0 The Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) This is cause for celebration.<br/><br/>(In my legal appellate practice, I filed appeals to overturn dozens of forced adoptions where Indian children were taken from Reservations in violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act.)<br/><br/>The Act was passed in 1978 in response to the high number of Indian children that were being removed from their families by public and private agencies and placed in non-Indian families.<br/><br/>1/ 2023-06-15T15:30:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlevcjpp4xdwvacudjuz69rqc9ns6dgf3mjlwyydlzyyk5pprfdqzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx57d6py5 Paula Reid at CNN has confirmed Trump has indeed been indicted. 2023-06-08T23:40:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2qsk9ny43y78clugmnyjpl5z7tn0esfy56gvx7p5q5y4npqu0g7szypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5j6zrqm SCOTUS blog just announced that they are leaving Twitter because they refuse to pay for a blue check and believed they added enough value to deserve verification.<br/><br/>I therefore just subscribed to SCOTUS blog. 2023-04-21T03:35:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xhh8jv92dzfaz3ut57lx4yj6lzaurwqucr787w2y9ruswfh3hdczypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5m52whv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfycw3mgym23hcg5rp2fknvaep5krmu458q8dhwugj9vr85uta9dgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qcdv2y3'>nevent1q…v2y3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] <br/><br/>Hi, Adam: Here is what I noticed. On Twitter, something gets rapid engagement and that&#39;s it.<br/><br/>Here, I can post something, and over a period of 24 hours, the responses come in steadily.<br/><br/>I have far less followers here (just under 25K instead of just under 200K) but I have enough here to keep me busy.<br/><br/>I also own my own server. Having felt burned by Musk, I wanted control and ownership. 2023-04-21T03:00:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9u86jpptk7et362ctxp90av3t02lupsmzf09jwlvdmkdn24lhuwszypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5r9cfce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwh4xhfts45mknde6cyg805cvwxvwyx7taxm9ysg5lg0dyuhs60spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q9adw00'>nevent1q…dw00</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] <br/><br/>So that means by the time I finish my blog post everyone will already know :) 2023-04-20T21:36:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgggqdl5zr26k0mlz7grdy28a8853per4882uqn4p85ruh787pl8qzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx57xmtcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhkrr9fpuypjctqqzfmuh7jzx56eprlt8ajfusg68y5smarnrugspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qjxwkzs'>nevent1q…wkzs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] <br/><br/>Show me the FCC regulation that says it is illegal for broadcasters to intentionally distort the news.<br/><br/>(Such a thing would be unconstitutional if it existed)<br/><br/>You may be thinking of the Fairness Doctrine which is no longer in place and wouldn&#39;t solve our problems anyway. 2023-04-20T21:34:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9zt3qjsfjanu8sulyl2engmykyvh8fghff6dk0dgnfa5ju8h33gzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5jfe7d2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2v08qprxlhsxpz5l8q5s7c49w5guk8l9d0vvn2dzg0uk640q9jwgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q5mx3up'>nevent1q…x3up</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] warning: You might not like what I write. 2023-04-20T13:58:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfdp6ac9esxhm4e3nqcua7t8rptdjzphtp2qwhuc6m4ef5z77eaczypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5jw6xk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2j5ztpazmp6rty3xkf8jtnu0q77zqx3j60l0n7qr9z0m9gcz8yuspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qlwpnz4'>nevent1q…pnz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] Glad you have that inside information (or cynicism, which isn&#39;t healthy). 2023-04-19T22:01:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph7runq46mt2n0s6c9pa40lmhzelet5fule2mfjezs9epku9ce5czypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5e6fd20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6k48hahwq8xsk3470fr7skr57clwlerasshg2mxpxj70t9mjgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qd0upvg'>nevent1q…upvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] See my To Do list. Its a tab on my blog, or in one of my pinned posts here. 2023-04-19T05:27:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkhhvl3zqk8lya83ucyv3u3p8asx8w8y5p6559ej23mryklhkjkgzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5dtk0ws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtl9k808ge69ka7yldufy48hmcefchljzx4uqtnu66mdwdkwpkaspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qy9gcyj'>nevent1q…gcyj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am going to take a screenshot of this. 2023-04-18T21:32:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2erngqj7645xgeqxm8t5uh75nfplnzlpz49zywt38jlf3duxpchgzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5y942e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vd666eyu2szev8xnk352xvnzne2n9a796pva27n7wwsh953828cpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qk65c4c'>nevent1q…5c4c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#[0] I don&#39;t link anymore to Twitter. I get too much stupid hate to deal with. 2023-04-18T16:52:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvahxeusnthrgcrjda0kkhdrdrefp28q6p59ufjx5ee9cqt6gye9gzypa4c7weje0wxevlcnuz87hx083mjnqtqf0s0r6dpk695vu4wtqx5fuqthu I don&#39;t have time now, but I promise to go back and read the comments. I may do something like this for my blog post this weekend, so I&#39;ll try to respond then if not now. 2023-04-13T15:38:40Z