Lawyer, and occasional writer about the law and related matters. Nothing I say here is legal advice.https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4txfyues2fMom and Dad, I just met the president, and I think he is very sick. Should I send him a get well card? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4txfyues2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4ou47ras2fI have an old photograph of a smiling FDR in my office, to remind me that we have had great presidents on occasion. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-quiet-final-hours-of-franklin-d-roosevelt05 May 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ou47ras2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4nvko7ic2fThe SEC is moving to scrap the securities laws .... one of the most important legacies of FDR, and a key reason that the US became and has long remained the financial center of the world. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4nvko7ic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4lzpea6s2fAlmost as good as the original, and certainly unpacks a lot of what's embedded in Zevon's song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFuP4xNU9o05 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lzpea6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4lattsps2fI hope he doesn't suggest that people switch to using heroin and eating roadkill instead. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/science/rfk-antidepressants-ssris-hhs-maha.html05 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lattsps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4jyvj52c2dI like DVDs, but DVD cases do not "enliven your space" like records. Let's face it, they are plastic boxes that simply add clutter and need to be as out of sight as possible. https://www.nytimes.com/video/smarter-living/wirecutter/100000010866349/the-case-for-the-dvd-player.html05 May 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4jyvj52c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4gmveka227So they will open it temporarily, and then let it be closed again? Brilliant strategery. U.S. mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz will be temporary, Hegseth says https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/05/hegseth-briefing-iran-strait-hormuz-ceasefire/05 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4gmveka227https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml4f5n2mr227David Letteman says of the late night talk show format, "I don’t think it’ll ever go away because it’s just the best. It’s humans talking to humans." Watching Carson clips, I was reminded it was the generosity of watching Johnny taking pleasure in other people being funny that was/is the magic. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/arts/television/david-letterman-stephen-colbert-the-late-show-cbs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.THzy.4_tspW4vYNna&smid=nytcore-android-share05 May 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4f5n2mr227https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2ntk2ytk2fIndependents started rejecting Trump as soon as he entered the White House. Now even the right wing independents have rejected him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ntk2ytk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2nqdnb5c2fA DHS flack attacked a judge for ordering the release of an individual subject to an arrest warrant in the Dominican Republic. But DHS had ordered a prosecutor to conceal the arrest warrant from the judge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nqdnb5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2nmpqdls2fNo Blue State can sit out this fight for democracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nmpqdls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2nlinbg22fThe world is filled with weak strongmen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nlinbg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2nih3luc2fShe also thinks poor people can largely do without food. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nih3luc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2nci6njs2fWitkoff made an offer to Iran that would - if accepted - end Iran's uranium enrichment program, the longtime goal of the United States. But Trump said Witkoff 's offer was too generous. Plainly, Trump doesn't even understand the ostensible goals of his own war. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nci6njs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2ljj7vmk26Polanski's truculent attacks on the press are quite .... Trumpish https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/03/zack-polanski-punchy-approach-green-party-media-spotlight04 May 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ljj7vmk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2kbhuhbc26Keep an eye on the Bay of Pigs [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2kbhuhbc26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2k2stufs26This is a disturbing story of how prevalent antisemitism, and cowardice by those allowing it to flourish, has become in "elite" cultural circles in Australia. https://share.google/hIALLiLyacqwgzOlK04 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2k2stufs26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2j7auosk26Trump anmounces The New Deal. Then changes his mind. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2j7auosk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2j4tjiqs26This is how free jazz improvisation started. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2j4tjiqs26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2iypbe2226It will be 50 square feet larger than the grand ballroom at the Des Moines Doubletree. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iypbe2226https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2iv5mfa226One question was: Is it a war or an excursion? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iv5mfa226https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2iskwbh226Narrator: It is a pit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iskwbh226https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2irnog6k26Tell Hegseth he's a small warfighter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2irnog6k26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml2ipaf5nk26A deadly excursion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ipaf5nk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidrlurie.com/post/3ml23l2obk22eScoop: Pirro has found that Powell posted a suspicious seashell arrangement. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/justice-department-fed-chair-powell-inquiry-pirro.html04 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:bbnmvfy5qfmn7woxivob6sar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23l2obk22e