I think of myself as a bad person pretty often because of the many mistakes I've made over the years, then I read the news and think, "The world could probably use more bad people like me." #yikes #loweringthebar

«Sea-Cucumber Abuser to Be “Moved Far From the Sea for a Long Period of Time”»

Only 6 years‽‽‽

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/08/sea-cucumber-abuser-to-be-moved-far-from-the-sea.html

#legal #Canada #notGettingIt #LoweringTheBar

Sea-Cucumber Abuser to Be “Moved Far From the Sea for a Long Period of Time”

Sea cucumbers would breathe a sigh of relief, if they had lungs.

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«Defendant Recruited Seven Actors to “Testify” in Fraud Trial»

'She is said to be especially upset with the defense lawyer who refused to call any of the actors she recruited to serve as “witnesses.”’

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/07/defendant-recruited-seven-actors-to-testify-in-fraud-trial.html

#LoweringTheBar #acting

Defendant Recruited Seven Actors to “Testify” in Fraud Trial

“Are you a real lawyer?” one of them asked defense counsel.

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“Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases”

«“You don’t want to be caught with a box of beavers in the boot,” said Ben, “so you have to be quite quick. You open the door, do it, and drive away.”»

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/authorities-question-unlicensed-beaver-releases.html

#LoweringTheBar #beavers #rodentia

Authorities Question Unlicensed Beaver Releases

An “underground network” of unauthorized beaver releasers is at work.

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🎶 All we are saying
is give negotiations a chance...🎶
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#GOP #blasted by #conservative for refusing to admit 'elderly #buffoon' Trump is unfit to run.

A #columnist for #USAToday, who admitted she was once a #supporter of Donald #Trump, lashed out at fellow #conservatives for #LoweringTheBar for the former #president instead of casting him aside over his #criminalacts.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hypocrisy #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-unfit-2667773954/

GOP blasted by conservative for refusing to admit 'elderly buffoon' Trump is unfit to run

A columnist for USA Today, who admitted she was once a supporter of Donald Trump, lashed out at fellow conservatives for continuing to lower the bar for the former president instead of casting him aside over his criminal acts.In a brutally blunt column released just before the former president heads...

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism

It's not just doctors; the professions do love their wordplay. especially *lawyers*. This week on #LoweringTheBar, I learned about "a completely ludicrous court fight that involved nine law firms that combined for 66 pages of briefing, declarations, and exhibits, all inflicted on a federal court":

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/11/federal-court-ends-double-spacing-fight.html

The dispute was over the definition of "double spaced."

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Federal Court Ends Dramatic Fight Over Meaning of “Double-Spaced”

And yet further controversy looms.

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Oh well. The driver doesn't seem to have learned his very expensive lesson from earlier years.

#LoweringTheBar #LegalHumour #Finland

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/06/i-really-regret-the-matter-says-driver.html

“I Really Regret the Matter,” Says Driver Fined $129K for Speeding

Not his first offense, but it was his first six-figure fine.

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Judge: F-Word No Longer Has Sufficient “Shock Value” to Be a Problem at Work – Lowering the Bar

Old #Reddit: Wow this design is awful
Reddit App: Maybe Old Reddit wasn't so bad after all..
New Reddit: Turns out Old Reddit was perfect

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