@VoteChess really? Qe8+ is mate in 2

@klonick I should have guessed you met at a bookstore. Very you.

Update. Gren line closed. Red open

Breaking: Gallery Place metro closed. Bomb threat? @Capitals@twitter.com Game still on. @nbcwashington@twitter.com

Sign up for Post Prod! https://post.news/?r=NTfzX

My latest on SCOTUS's and its fading legitimacy: https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/hubris-on-the-high-court-is-leading

A better link: https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/hubris-on-the-high-court-is-leading

My latest on hubris and fading legitimacy at SCOTUS: https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/hubris-on-the-high-court-is-leading?publication_id=461280&post_id=85964115&isFreemail=false

My latest. https://www.thebulwark.com/the-conservative-case-against-the-independent-state-legislature-doctrine/

New from me. #law #islt https://www.thebulwark.com/the-conservative-case-against-the-independent-state-legislature-doctrine/

@BobGourley likewise

@Mattdevost @Teamvega if you build it....

And, just like that I turned off the #worldcup
NYTimes: On Eve of World Cup, FIFA Chief Says, ‘Don’t Criticize Qatar; Criticize Me.’
On Eve of World Cup, FIFA Chief Says, ‘Don’t Criticize Qatar; Criticize Me.’ https://nyti.ms/3OmsPUZ

@Teamvega If I only knew how

@kdvncm Thank you

@kdvncm Thanks. I'm not hurrying .. but I am exploring ... it's a new neighborhood ...

Question. I am here on mastodon.social, which is quite fine. But I am wondering if there is a better instance for me? I'm not a full time law prof, so the new lawprof instance isn't quite right. I do infosec, but I'm not an infosect professional so that seems wrong. Is there a national security law or natsec policy instance around? I am not sure I want to change but I'm thinking about it ...

Brief thoughts on the appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel:

1) On the merits this was not mandatory but probably the right thing to do. To the extent Biden is headed for another contest against Trump, creating more independence is both a substantive good and a /1

A great new paper from Andrew Burt and Dan Geer: https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/a-plea-the-case-for-digital-environmentalism/ [Full disclosure: I did a pre-publication peer review of the paper.]

Cyber Norms in the Context of Armed Conflict http://www.lawfareblog.com/cyber-norms-context-armed-conflict