Aston Crown

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Things I think are of note in the realms of law, technology, and political economy.

This was Donald "King Dump" (per his own occasional AI reposts), vaunted "no more forever wars", "peace candidate", taking-care-of-the-forgotten-man Trump last night:

“We can’t take care of daycare. We’re a big country. We’re fighting wars. It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.”

Boy, did some people get suckered.

@interfluidity

@georgetakei

Forever wars are cute when Republicans do it. (Apparently).

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

"The nine-person jury…said that…Musk was liable for misleading investors with two tweets—including one said the Twitter deal was "temporarily on hold"… [and] awarded shareholders between about $3 and $8 per stock per day as damages, which… amounts to about $2.1B."

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/g-s1-114660/elon-musk-misled-investors-twitter-purchase

Nice to see one of the last areas where plutocratic billionaires can't simply buy or bully their way to the outcome they want: jury trials

Amars tear apart leading non-birthright citizenship arguments:

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/birthright-citizenship-a-response-to-pete-patterson/

I read Patterson's piece, and I have to admit, I initially found it compelling. But the Amars have ample rebuttal material in both law and historical fact, and I think they have the more compelling view.

It's always fascinating to when originalism actually militates *against* right-wingers.... This should be interesting in court!

Birthright citizenship: a response to Pete Patterson

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from […]

SCOTUSblog

Bumbling Trump is 0-for-5 at stopping offshore wind (and raising Americans' energy costs) in court:

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/14/trumps-offshore-wind-nightmare-has-become-reality/?amp=1

Not omnipotent! And not smart. (On that note, one of the projects he tried to halt, he approved in his first administration 😂)

Trump's Offshore Wind Nightmare Becomes Reality

The US offshore wind industry is still alive and kicking with multiple gigawatts' worth of clean electricity heading for the nation's grid.

CleanTechnica

NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/new-survey-american-voters-believe-trump-launched-iran-war-cover-up-epstein-scandal-israel

NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

A new Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or to Israel.

Drop Site News

On the science brain-drain- and eloquently put: "MAGA Is Making America Stupid. The Effects Will Be Felt For Generations"

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/27/maga-is-making-america-stupid-the-effects-will-be-felt-for-generations/

MAGA Is Making America Stupid. The Effects Will Be Felt For Generations - CleanTechnica

Ideology in the US is threatening science education and basic research, which will have long term impacts on the nation for a generation.

CleanTechnica

LOL @ Tariffs 😆

So fun to watch SCOTUS be boxed in by its own executive-limiting rulings (many of which overturned decades of precedent) that it had no problem levying against Biden.

@interfluidity

"South Korean ex-leader is sentenced to life in prison"

THIS (and the example of Bolsonaro) is how you deal with presidents who won't go, and try to hang on with coups and insurrections.