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Andrew and an ailing Liz break down Elon Musk’s latest threat to try and sue a media outlet critical of Twitter into silence – this time, Media Matters for America – through the lens of his last lawsuit, against the tiny charity the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which produced an investigative report showing that …
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Liz and Andrew bring you a (mostly) Trump-free show discussing all things Twitter, including the recent sanctions imposed for failure to comply with a search warrant, a lawsuit against the former Twitter lawyers, and a truly oppressive lawsuit designed to deter a charity that’s critical of… Elon Musk’s policies.
Liz and Andrew break down the latest filing by Twitter proving that the Twitter Files don’t say anything like what Elon Musk said they did. So, to summarize: Twitter still isn’t in cahoots with the Deep State to censor conservatives.
Then, it’s time for some great news out of Florida as a federal judge blocks Florida’s obscene law prohibiting the prescription of puberty blockers for three trans kids.
Hooooo boy. Ok, Elon Musk officially owns Twitter. Does that mean a big “Andrew was wrong?” Well…. kinda but it’s complicated. We really just did not fathom how irrational Elon is. His wealth has taken a perhaps unprecedented hit as a result of this terrible deal. Listen for the details!Then, Liz Dye joins us for …
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As Andrew flagged for us before any other sources (that I saw), Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter was never a guarantee. Well, now it’s moved from not a guarantee to very unlikely. Today, we look at what happened. Also, there are two interesting possibilities being debated online. For one, that he’ll be able to …
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The answer may surprise you! When it was announced that Elon Musk bought Twitter, I had a billion and one questions for Andrew about it. Andrew being Andrew, he commenced deep-diving and turned up a ton of interesting info about this deal and the legality around deals like this. And to his surprise… it’s FAR …
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I mean it isn’t really ok that Clarence Thomas is on the Supreme Court, and he definitely should recuse himself from any of this (he won’t), HOWEVER, there is no need to freak out about this particular thing. Andrew has the breakdown. Plus, Ken Paxton avoided a deposition… until he didn’t. Because he’s an idiot. …
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Another horrific mass shooting has us all asking WTF can we actually do about this? There is plenty of reason for pessimism, but Opening Arguments is here to break down what might realistically be done. This is part 1, focusing on why gun companies are immune from civil actions and what we should do about …
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The 5th Circuit has never been in the top 10 circuits in terms of not being insane, but now it has gone even more off the rails. Andrew takes us through the deep dive on a terrible decision that will decimate the SEC’s ability to do anything, and why the logic will be applied elsewhere. …
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Listen to the episode and read the show notes Topics of Discussion: Breakin’ Down the Law – Originalism Part 2 T3BE Answer [Show Intro] Thomas: Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments, this is episode 479. I’m Thomas, that’s Andrew. How’re you doing? Andrew: I am fantastic, but also literally angry with rage. [Laughs] Thomas: …
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