For tax purposes, it's common to give to charitable causes near the end of the year. I thought it might be useful for readers to offer some favorite charities that they give to, if they feel comfortable doing so, and maybe a bit about why they selected that charity. Favorites?

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Great discussion of the theory of consciousness as a quantum field apple.news/AiVqIKbNuTqOUV…

Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media scotusblog.com/2024/03/public…

Planning to throw a quick coat of paint on my house. Seems easy. Spent an hour caulking spots. Attacked by a bee, but avoided it; took a bad step and fell off the ladder, but landed ok; folded the ladder down and it kicked out and hit me in the shin. 🤬

Q: why are you walking in a circle? A: it’s an oval.

SCOTUS reverses 2d Circuit and explains Dodd-Frank prevents field preemption and National Banking Act does not prohibit states from regulating “NA” banks unless the regulation prevents or significantly interferes with the banks’ “powers”

I’m curious to see if UsefulCharts can come up with a poster for Louisiana showing foundational legal texts such as the Ten Commandments that would be a less burdensome alternative than Louisiana’s law.

For the last few summers in East Hampton, New York, many people have hoped to catch glimpses of celebrities. But this season, there's a new star in town: a wild American flamingo that has drawn hundreds of spectators in recent weeks. nyti.ms/4bbqLcx

Did you know that texting with proper punctuation is not cool? Seriously.

Chevron By Any Other Name - by Adrian Vermeule thenewdigest.substack.com/p/chevron-by-a…

There have been 30 non-unanimous #SCOTUS rulings so far. Of those 30, 16 have had included all three D appointees or all of the Thomas/Alito/Gorsuch bloc in dissent. And the most common lineup, by far, has been the 6-3 split with Rs in majority and Ds in dissent (9 of the 30).

SCOTUS Is Right. Your Understanding Of Administrative Law Is Wrong. forbes.com/sites/jonmcgow…

At 42, this is not welcome news… theguardian.com/science/articl…

BREAKING: In a stunning admission, one of the most conservative Senators, Senator James Lankford, admits that it was Donald Trump who sabotaged the toughest border security legislation proposed in decades. Retweet to make sure every American sees this.

Gababentin (Neurontin) is being over prescribed and when mixed with other drugs, including opiates and anti-depressants, can be dangerous and fatal

I am all for cutting gov costs, then and now. I'm even more for efficiency I would have a plan. Ready Fire Aim is not a plan. Cutting programs without knowing if they would have saved taxpayers more than they cost, or saved lives, is a mistake Tariffs, cutting programs,

Joined Tom Suozzi and hundreds of Long Islanders this morning to push back against the chaos in Washington. People are fed up with tariffs tanking our markets and wiping out people’s retirement savings, proposed cuts to Medicaid that would rip Long Islanders from their health

In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court held that tomatoes are vegetables for purposes of the Tariff Act of 1883 even though tomatoes are fruits rather than vegetables. At least the opinion was short, less than two pages. tile.loc.gov/storage-servic…

Humpback Whale try to communicate, sending up “O”’s … Trump expected to respond and call them losers just in case they’re joining the no kings protest sciencealert.com/humpback-whale…