Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Autoposting to Bluesky (continued)

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

I’m still looking for a good tool to autopost to Bluesky. The Atproto Share plugin sends a link, but no more unless supplemented manually…

(I tried a manual supplement for this post)

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No Joke

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

There was a saying (which I first encountered 30+ years ago in the UK) that, “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.”

That silly joke has a much more ominous cast in light of global warming.

On a less grim note, it’s so cool here today I not only could open the windows but I put on a sweater! This is quite rare in South Florida.

On a technical note, this will be my first attempt to auto-post to Bluesky….

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David’s First TV Interview

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

My son the law professor made his TV interview debut yesterday.

I’m naturally biased, but I think he’s good at this.

Incidentally, the weird background is somewhere at a conference he was attending.

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Election Day Anthem

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

“Yes She Can”

If I had to bet it would be Harris, a Democratic House, and a Republican Senate. But I say that with no confidence.

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LeBron James Enters the Fray

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

Pulls no punches here: LeBron James on X: “What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!

https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1852093996350275595

Click through if you don’t see the devastating video…

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The Virtues of a Secret Ballot

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Michael Froomkin

George Clooney, via Vote Common Good, gives us the bro version of their recent ad featuring Julia Roberts reminding women that the secret ballot means that women don’t have to vote like their husbands tell them to.

Whether either ad will persuade large numbers of people is probably besides the point: it’s a game of small numbers at this point.

Incidentally, one of the terrible things about large-scale mail-in voting (as opposed to early in-person voting) is that it opens the door to voter intimidation and vote selling.  It’s tough to sell your vote if there is no way for the buyer to know if you did what you promised.  Both sales and pressure are easy at the kitchen table.

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