Kurt Walters

@kwalters
397 Followers
259 Following
142 Posts

currently working in competition law

previously: SDNY, Public Citizen Lit Group, House Antitrust, FTC, Demand Progress, digital for campaigns, money-in-politics reform

other interests:
#COYS #soccer #climatehawk #antitrust #antitrustlaw #lawtwitter #lawfedi #jazz

Kurt WaltersJan 8, 2025
Steve Randy WaldmanDec 28, 2024
a thing no microblogging platform offers, but all should: a hidden by default but click-to-revealable space for attributions of claims made in the post. just links, excluded from the character limit. many posts make factual claims that strike me either wrong or extraordinary, no way to tell which.
Kurt WaltersAug 29, 2024
On quitting Twitter/X and replacing it with a healthier online platform: https://lifehacker.com/tech/i-quit-twitter-heres-how-it-went
I Quit Twitter Two Years Ago (Here’s How It Went)

I've been off Twitter for two years and I regret nothing. Here's how to build online community now that Twitter/X is a zombie.

Lifehacker
Kurt WaltersAug 17, 2024
Richard LittlerAug 17, 2024

65 years old (released on this day in 1959). One of the finest albums ever committed to recording tape. Some kind of inexplicable sorcery took place in this session, that even the players hadn't planned or expected. Lightning in a bottle, etc.

#jazz #milesdavis

Kurt WaltersMar 16, 2024
TIL that car manufacturers popularized the term "jaywalking" and got anti-jaywalking laws put in place.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26073797
Jaywalking: How the car industry outlawed crossing the road

The idea of being fined for crossing the road can bemuse foreign visitors to the US, where jaywalking first became law after a car industry campaign.

BBC News
Kurt WaltersJan 10, 2024
Tichodrome ColvertJan 9, 2024
La meilleure infographie du monde n'existe p-
Kurt WaltersJan 8, 2024
Mike ElganJan 7, 2024
The January 6 tweet on Trump’s account saying Pence "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done” (after Trump was told the mob was trying to kill Pence) was personally written by Trump. The later post on Trump’s account saying “stay peaceful,” was written by aid Dan Scavino.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-counsel-probe-uncovers-new-details-trumps-inaction/story?id=106131854
Special counsel probe uncovers new details about Trump's inaction on Jan. 6: Sources

Aides allegedly said Trump was "not interested" in doing more to stop the riot.

ABC News
Kurt WaltersJan 4, 2024
Carl T. BergstromJan 4, 2024
Yet again Rufo spills the entire plot like he's got Bond suspended over a pool full of sharks — and somehow it doesn't occur to anyone to think "hey, maybe we shouldn't listen to this manipulative opportunist any more."
Kurt WaltersDec 14, 2023
Show threadAdam MosseriDec 14, 2023
Second, threads posted by me and a few members of the Threads team will be available on other fediverse platforms like Mastodon starting this week. This test is a small but meaningful step towards making Threads interoperable with other apps using ActivityPub – we’re committed to doing this so that people can find community and engage with the content most relevant to them, no matter what app they use.
Kurt WaltersDec 14, 2023
Ian Forrester | @cubicgardenDec 14, 2023

Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/24000120/threads-meta-activitypub-test-mastodon

Threads has begun connecting to the fediverse.

Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration

Mark Zuckerberg said Threads is testing ActivityPub support that will make its posts available on Mastodon and other interoperable services.

The Verge
Kurt WaltersDec 10, 2023
Asbjørn UlsbergDec 10, 2023

Man Announces He Will Quit Drinking by 2050.

A Sydney man has set an ambitious target to phase out his alcohol consumption within the next 29 years, as part of an impressive plan to improve his health.

The program will see Greg Taylor, 73, continue to drink as normal for the foreseeable future, before reducing consumption in 2049 when he turns 101. He has assured friends it will not affect his drinking plans in the short or medium term.

Taylor said it was important not to rush the switch to non-alcoholic beverages. “It’s not realistic to transition to zero alcohol overnight. This requires a steady, phased approach where nothing changes for at least two decades,” he said, adding that he may need to make additional investments in beer consumption in the short term, to make sure no night out is worse off.

https://theshovel.com.au/2021/10/26/man-announces-he-will-quit-drinking-by-2050/

#GlobalWarming #Oil #BigOil #FossilFuel #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Drinking #Problem

Man Announces He Will Quit Drinking by 2050 — The Shovel

He has assured friends it will not affect his drinking plans in the short or medium term.

The Shovel