Steven Strauss@Steven_Strauss
As a former public official I sympathize, if only SCOTUS had not tossed out 200ish years of precedent with the Heller decision and created a personal pretty much unrestricted right of gun ownership we would all be safer.
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said Tuesday that the leak of his draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade made his colleagues in the majority on the U.S. Supreme Court “targets for assassination.”
https://t.co/uOMOo1KPyG
11:02 AM · Oct 26, 2022
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I've mentioned it before, but this 1995 article (pre-heller) analyzing the 2nd amendment is excellent.
John Scalzi@scalzi
An interesting article about possibly protecting one's joints.
Tangentially related, one reason my signature looks like it does is because it allows me to sign thousands of signature sheets at one time without turning my wrists/joints to powder.
slate.com
Why Does Taylor Swift Hold Her Pen Like That? Is She OK?
11:14 AM · Oct 26, 2022
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It's interesting how there are certain careers where success brings a sudden need to think very carefully about your signature.
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