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A federal judge just ruled that #Trump can face civil liability for inciting violence in the #Jan6 #insurrection. His incendiary speeches that day were "unofficial" acts not covered by presidential immunity.

See the decision by Amit Mehta of the DC district court.
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2021cv0400-219

Also see the summary in Politico.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-setback-civil-suits-capitol-riot-00853761

#USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

Toadofsky 7h ago

JA Westenberg 17h ago

“we’re disrupting X” means we found a cheaper way to do X that externalises all the costs onto someone who can’t afford a lawyer

Toadofsky 7h ago

Ars Technica 13h ago

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom
Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Toadofsky 7h ago

Work Chronicles comics 11h ago

(comic) How to be more productive https://www.workchronicles.com/p/comic-how-to-be-more-productive-c33

Toadofsky 7h ago

Jens Ohlig 12h ago

„By Wednesday morning, Anthropic representatives had used a copyright takedown request to force the removal of more than 8,000 copies and adaptations of the raw Claude Code instructions—known as source code—that developers had shared on programming platform GitHub.“

Because if there’s one thing GenAI companies absolutely don’t take lightly, it’s copyright.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-races-to-contain-leak-of-code-behind-claude-ai-agent-4bc5acc7

Toadofsky 7h ago

iFixit 8h ago

Apple has issued an emergency recall for the new Neo laptop after discovering a critical design flaw: it’s repairable.

Internal testing revealed the device contains replaceable parts and a battery that comes out without adhesive. Unacceptable for their standards.
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#AprilFools #iFixit #RightoRepair #FixTheWorld

Toadofsky 15h ago

[53] Sprint to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDFSDXZ8Rs

俗手に妙手があり - A vulgar move may be brilliant. -- Watch live at https://twitch.tv/toadofsky
Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book
"Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs" published by Mainichi Communications Co.
Image credit: https://xkcd.com/now #将棋ウォーズ #将棋 #shogiwars #toadofsky #xkcd

[53] Sprint to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars

YouTube

Toadofsky 15h ago

Ep. 9 - The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Ch. 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX_P0aLjZsw

Thanks to Lionel Giles for this translation, and the many volunteers who make education possible. -- Watch live at https://twitch.tv/toadofsky #polaris #toadofsky

Published in 2000 by:
Allandale Online Publishing
2 Park House, 21 St Leonards Rd,
Leicester LE2 1WS, England

Ep. 9 - The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Ch. 11

YouTube

Toadofsky 1d ago

[52] Sprint to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ZBR9DVyBg

攻めの足場を残せ - Keep the foothold for the attack. -- Watch live at https://twitch.tv/toadofsky
Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book
"Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs" published by Mainichi Communications Co.
Image credit: https://xkcd.com/now #将棋ウォーズ #将棋 #shogiwars #toadofsky #xkcd