davidrlurie

davidrlurie

@davidrlurie.com

Lawyer, and occasional writer about the law and related matters. Nothing I say here is legal advice.

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Farewell to Susan Saint James (1946-2026) who brought warmth and wit to everything she did. Here she is in a scene from McMILLAN AND WIFE. She and Rock Hudson had such sweet, sexy, adorable chemistry.

When you are besties with The Assman you probably shouldn't criticize the friendships of other people.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Is El-Sayed a jihadist like President Trump said yesterday? JD VANCE: Well look, he certainly has a lot of weird friends

I wondered why there there was a Totenkopf decoration on my cheesecake.

Tristan Lee@tristanl.ee

My contribution to Cheesecake Factory discourse: Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang members assaulted a mixed-race family. I identified one of them because he worked at a Cheesecake Factory and their Instagram page posted pictures of him. He has a back tattoo with SS bolts and phrase "Aryan Soldier"

Says a guy who is friends with a couch.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Is El-Sayed a jihadist like President Trump said yesterday? JD VANCE: Well look, he certainly has a lot of weird friends

If this fool could do math, he would know we use the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Trump talking down the Cheesecake Factory is going to lose the GOP even more votes. There are many MAGA voters who will turn against Trump before they turn against the C Factory.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

I am turning in....Donald J Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm also going to be issuing a $1 million bonus or reward or whatever you want to call it for anybody that reports voter fraud, leading to the arrest and conviction of somebody. We're giving that person $1 million."

They gave folks Cheesecake Factory gift certificates in return for sitting behind JD.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

as a protester disrupts JD Vance's speech in Montana, the camera pans out to show the rather modest crowd he's speaking to

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My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

With "friends" like Hasan Piker and his uncle Cenk undermining El-Sayed's campaign with their grotesque bigotry, the D Senate candidate in Michigan doesn't need enemies.

Jewish Insider@jewishinsider.com

Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disavowed an ad circulated by anti-Israel commentator Cenk Uygur and an affiliated PAC supporting El-Sayed, as the ad faced widespread condemnation over what critics said was a blatantly antisemitic message.

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Yet another example of Trump's long history of saying that Jews are "disloyal" or shameful if they do not vote for him or his chosen candidates. According to him, one can only be a real American Jew if they support Israel specifically by voting for him and his picks.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump on El-Sayed: "Any Jewish person that supports this guy should be ashamed of themselves. I'll tell you right now, you should never speak to them again. I'm polling at 99% in Israel. I cannot understand how anybody who's Jewish can even think about voting for this guy."

Lula is a corrupt Putin ally. So let's not get over our skis praising him. But it is important that democracy is intact in Brazil.

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social

Congratulations to Lula and the people of Brazil on a truly important victory! 🇧🇷 Brazil has once again shown the world what’s possible when working families organize, stand up for democracy, and demand a government that puts people first — not oligarchs & nepo babies & election deniers.

The turnout for this rally was lowered because many of his fans reportedly chose to attend a cross burning.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump looks and sounds like a literal demon today

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Here’s the relevant language in the DOJ lawsuit. It asks for the election not to be certified if Peltola’s margin of victory is smaller than the number of votes cast for the third-party Sullivan. (I expect this to be laughed out of court.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BRENNAN: The DOJ lawsuit demands the Alaska result not be certified if voters are confused. The confusion is defined as Sen. Sullivan not winning. BLANCHE: That's not what it says BRENNAN: I'm quoting from it. You are telling them not to certify it. What right does the federal govt have?

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Are any of Republicans responding to this from their fainting couches today?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

OBAMA: "Trump is focused on enriching himself & his family/friends. A Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon, so he paid a Trump lawyers $50 million — and lo & behold! The pardon falls out of the sky... We’ve never seen a president straight-up grifting on your dime like this."

I don't know why I developed this aversion to virulent racists and bigots. But I am not getting over it any time soon. And I not alone n