Michael Behr

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Native NYer. MIT EECS. ImOnAConfCall on Peloton. Financial markets / algo trading domain expertise. Not a nice person. He / Him @mabehr on the bird site
This now all-too-common harassment and intimidation of ordinary people caught in the crosshairs of fascist sore losers makes my blood boil. It threatens the underpinnings of democracy and our justice system, and it needs to be responded to strongly, clearly, and quickly.

The doxing and threats against the Georgia grand jurors is arguably an even worse travesty than the sickening harassment of low-level election workers (though both are unacceptable and frightening).

The jurors weren't there by choice and had no idea what cases they would be evaluating. They were simply ordinary citizens, selected at random, who answered a summons to serve a routine, but critical, civic duty.

We OWE these people. Not merely our thanks for answering the call to service, but meaningful protection until those who threaten them are caught and stopped.

And we must send a message to anyone tempted to emulate these thugs that this kind of harassment is investigated vigorously and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Fuck you, Pamela Paul.
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@NLAWScametovisit interested in a bluesky invite? If yes, PM me on the bird site…
@NLAWScametovisit exactly. Imagine the first people to have caught a glimpse of a helicopter: “it was just hovering! That’s impossible! There’s no tech known to Humankind that can do THAT!!!”
Every decision isn’t just bad but also worst than the last one. It’s actually an incredible skill.
@NLAWScametovisit “comfort” may not be the right word there?
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