@jacobsullum Avatar @jacobsullum Jacob Sullum

Jacob Sullum posts on X about health, gun, the first, police the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social category influence finance 5.38% automotive brands 1.54% countries 1.54% social networks 1.54% technology brands 0.77% stocks 0.77%

Social topic influence health 4.62%, gun 3.85%, the first 3.85%, police 3.85%, new york 3.08%, law 3.08%, money 3.08%, the new 2.31%, supreme court 2.31%, address 1.54%

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"Trump is bragging about homicide data that he tried to discredit in [----] While running against Kamala Harris Trump claimed homicides were "skyrocketing" disregarding the data contradicting that assertion"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:16Z [----] followers, 61.9K engagements

"Judge finds no legal basis to deport Tufts student arrested for an op-ed Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"An immigration judge finds no legal basis to deport Rumeysa Ozturk a graduate student who was arrested a year ago because she had co-authored an anti-Israel op-ed piece. https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"An Epidemic of Meddling The totalitarian implications of public health"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The pot taxes favored by 'The New York Times' would undermine legalization The papers plan to address marijuana abuse would compound the disadvantages of state-licensed suppliers who compete with the black market"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements

"Disarming millions of Americans simply because they use marijuana is unconstitutional @LJCenter argues in a new SCOTUS brief. The brief urges the justices to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/ https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Drug policy reformers join Second Amendment advocates in urging SCOTUS to reject the prosecution of a cannabis consumer under a federal law that prohibits gun possession by "unlawful users" of "any controlled substance." https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/ https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"A First Amendment lawsuit challenges FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's constitutionally dubious vendetta against NewsGuard a rating service he says is biased against conservative news outlets. The FTC has targeted the company with onerous record demands and a merger condition aimed at cutting off its revenue. https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/ https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Trump is bragging about data showing a sharp drop in homicides. But in [----] his campaign rejected those numbers as "a lie" falsely claiming that murders were "skyrocketing." https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The heavy pot taxes favored by The New York Times would undermine legalization by making it harder for licensed dealers to compete with the black market. https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Mark Kelly's video on refusing illegal orders was protected speech judge rules Judge Richard Leon notes that Sen. Mark Kelly's comments about unlawful military orders were "unquestionably protected" by the First Amendment"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The NRA and NORML unite to oppose the federal gun ban for marijuana users Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Hunter Biden's Potential Gun Consequences Should Give His Father Pause Under a law that Joe Biden enthusiastically supports his son could go to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a gun"
X Link 2022-10-12T19:40Z [----] followers, 30K engagements

"Don Lemons arrest looks like an assault on freedom of the press A federal indictment accuses Lemon and another journalist of conspiring with protesters who disrupted a St. Paul church service"
X Link 2026-02-04T05:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Grand jury rejects Trump's attempt to prosecute [--] legislators The president was offended by a video reminding military personnel of their duty to disobey unlawful orders"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Trump backpedals from portraying Alex Pretti as a 'would-be assassin' Although the president initially reinforced that plainly inaccurate narrative his subsequent comments cast doubt on the initial justification for shooting the Minneapolis protester"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:11Z [----] followers, 23.6K engagements

"If 'you bring a gun' to D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro warns 'you're going to jail' Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Disarming millions of Americans based on marijuana use is unconstitutional a SCOTUS brief says The Liberty Justice Center is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Are Trump's drug boat bombings legal The legal rationale for bombing suspected drug boats in the Caribbean doesn't stand up to scrutiny"
X Link 2026-02-02T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Drug dogs should not be unleashed to authorize apartment searches a SCOTUS brief argues A potential Supreme Court case raises the question of whether police can justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:35Z [----] followers, 38.7K engagements

"Border Patrol agents started the scuffle that led to Alex Pretti's death As with Renee Good a calmer response could have avoided the lethal outcome"
X Link 2026-01-27T21:34Z [----] followers, 26.4K engagements

"The collapse of Hunter Biden's pretrial diversion agreement threatens him with prison for violating a constitutionally dubious gun law that his father steadfastly defends. https://reason.com/2023/08/16/without-a-diversion-agreement-hunter-biden-could-go-to-prison-under-an-arbitrary-gun-law-his-dad-supports/ https://reason.com/2023/08/16/without-a-diversion-agreement-hunter-biden-could-go-to-prison-under-an-arbitrary-gun-law-his-dad-supports/"
X Link 2023-08-16T19:38Z [----] followers, 100K engagements

"As @JoeRLancaster notes FCC Chairman Brendan Carr now says talk shows are subject to the "equal time" rule because they are not "bona fide news" programs. 🧵1/3 https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/ https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/ https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The St. Paul protest that Don Lemon covered combined trespassing with disorderly conduct. But the attempt to treat his reporting as a federal felony looks like a thinly veiled assault on freedom of the press. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"A potential SCOTUS case raises the question of whether police should have free rein to justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors. Although SCOTUS says you need a warrant to do that near a house entrance the 4th Circuit says apartments are different. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:40Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements

"Don Lemon may be a hack but that does not make him a felon. The federal case against him hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work combined with the obvious partiality of that work. https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/ https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"A grand jury rejected Trump's attempt to prosecute six members of Congress for saying something he did not like. Trump was irked by their reiteration of the well-established principle that military personnel have a duty to disobey unlawful orders saying they "should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL." https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Don Lemon may be a hack but that does not make him a felon The federal case against the former CNN anchor hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"First Amendment lawsuit challenges FTC chairman's NewsGuard vendetta Andrew Ferguson has targeted the news rating company with onerous record demands and a merger condition aimed at cutting off its revenue"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:12Z [----] followers, 17.4K engagements

"The Minneapolis shootings underline the advantages of body cameras which DHS has been slow to adopt. Congress may start requiring DHS personnel to record interactions with the public which would promote transparency and accountability. https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/ https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Blocking the Pentagon's attempt to punish Mark Kelly a federal judge notes that the senator's supposedly "seditious" comments about unlawful military orders were "unquestionably protected" by the First Amendment. https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/ https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Prohibition Gives Us Heroin Spiked With an Elephant Tranquilizer Carfentanil-related deaths illustrate how banning drugs makes them more dangerous"
X Link 2016-09-08T04:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Ted Cruz's Eagerness To Fight Trump's Legal Battles Epitomizes the GOP's Complete Lack of Principles By his own account the Texas senator is committed to defending a dishonest amoral narcissistic bully"
X Link 2020-12-13T20:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"J.D. Vance promoted rumors of pet-eating immigrants even after learning they were baseless Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldnt be in this country Sen. J.D. Vance (ROhio) Donald Trumps"
X Link 2024-09-18T22:01Z [----] followers, 56.9K engagements

"Jeff Sessions Provides More Evidence That He Plans a Marijuana Crackdown The attorney general ties legalization to violence interstate smuggling underage consumption and health hazards"
X Link 2017-02-28T14:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Trump-appointed federal judge orders Lindsey Halligan to stop 'masquerading' as a U.S. attorney The lawyer refused to relinquish her job after another judge ruled that she had been unlawfully appointed"
X Link 2026-01-21T22:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Congress Did Not Repeal the Ban on Medical Marijuana Yesterday I argued that it's not clear whether a rider aimed at stopping federal harassment of medical marijuana patients and"
X Link 2014-12-17T15:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"When Drug Warriors Burn a Baby Who's the Terrorist WSB-TV Habersham County Georgia Sheriff Joey Terrell feels bad that his deputies horribly burned a toddler by tossing a "distraction"
X Link 2014-05-30T18:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The Authors of the CDC's Opioid Prescribing Advice Say It Has Been 'Misimplemented' in a Way That Hurts Patients The CDC decries abrupt involuntary dose reductions and patient abandonment without acknowledging its responsibility for those unintended but foreseeable consequences"
X Link 2019-04-24T22:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Tucson Handyman Gets His Jeep Back After He Threatens to Fight the Forfeiture The cops seized Kevin McBride's $15000 car because his girlfriend allegedly used it for a $25 marijuana sale"
X Link 2020-08-27T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The New York Times Highlights U.S. Officials' Irrational Hostility Toward E-Cigarettes By portraying vaping as a public health menace the government promotes misconceptions that deter smokers from quitting"
X Link 2016-11-03T16:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Oregon Becomes the First State to Decriminalize Use of All Drugs The initiative makes noncommercial possession of controlled substances a citable offense punishable by a $100 fine"
X Link 2020-11-04T05:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Without a diversion agreement Hunter Biden could go to prison under an arbitrary gun law his dad supports Special Counsel David Weiss will face a Second Amendment challenge if he prosecutes President Joe Bidens son for illegally buying a firearm"
X Link 2023-08-16T19:38Z [----] followers, 100.1K engagements

"America's War on Pain Pills Is Killing Addicts and Leaving Patients in Agony The government's efforts to get between people and the drugs they want have not prevented drug use but they have made it more dangerous"
X Link 2018-12-08T15:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Two Courts Debunk Widely Accepted Opioid Myths Undertreatment of pain is a real problem and bona fide patients rarely become addicted to their medication"
X Link 2021-11-17T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"'If We Didn't Trade' Trump Argues 'We'd Save a Hell of a Lot of Money' The president's longstanding obsession with trade deficits reveals mercantilist instincts he cannot escape no matter how much he talks about zero tariffs"
X Link 2018-07-28T01:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Florida Legislators Unanimously Approve Major Forfeiture Reforms The bill which now goes to the governor requires an arrest and proof beyond a reasonable doubt in most cases"
X Link 2016-03-08T17:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Nan Goldin's Misleading OxyContin Story Feeds the Myth of 'Highly Addictive' Pain Pills Like most people who become addicted to prescription opioids the famous photographer had a history of substance abuse"
X Link 2018-06-11T19:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Nevada Family Says Police Occupation of Homes Violated the Third Amendment You don't often hear about lawsuits based on the Third Amendment the one that says "no soldier shall in time"
X Link 2026-01-30T18:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"American Heart Association Journal Finally Retracts Study Implying That E-Cigarettes Cause Heart Attacks Before People Use Them The journal's editors recognized the problem before publication but the authors failed to address it"
X Link 2020-02-18T20:52Z [----] followers, 43.9K engagements

"Massachusetts Study Confirms That People Rarely Die After Using Opioids Prescribed for Them Illicit fentanyl and heroin accounted for the vast majority of opioid-related deaths while only [--] percent of cases involved drugs for which people had prescriptions"
X Link 2019-10-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Cops Steal $91800 From a Musician Claiming He Gave It to Them Wyoming's roadside waivers are a thin disguise for highway robbery"
X Link 2017-12-04T03:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Did Decriminalization Boost Drug Deaths in Oregon Recent research finds "no evidence" that it did undermining a key claim by critics of that policy"
X Link 2024-02-14T13:00Z [----] followers, 22.2K engagements

"Cop-assisted extortion of DWI arrestees in New Mexico included getting them drunk A recent guilty plea reveals a new wrinkle in a long-running corruption scheme that involved bribing police officers to make drunk driving cases disappear"
X Link 2026-01-23T18:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The New York Times Warns That Drinking E-Cigarette Fluid Could Become a Fatal Fad Among Toddlers V2 Cigs A story in today's New York Timessounds the alarm about "a dangerous new form of a powerful stimulant""
X Link 2014-03-25T16:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Lying About Snus and E-Cigarettes Is Like Blocking Access to Clean Heroin Needles Two public health researchers condemn the "information quarantine" surrounding safer nicotine products"
X Link 2016-04-06T18:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Are People Really Trying to Drug Kids With Marijuana-Laced Halloween Candy While media outlets and law enforcement officials warn that pot-infused edibles could end up in kids' treat bags evidence suggests there's no reason to worry"
X Link 2014-10-20T13:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"To Stop Mass Shooters Trump Says We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No We Shouldn't. Because psychiatrists are terrible at predicting violent behavior the wider net would catch lots of harmless people"
X Link 2019-08-06T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"3 Drug Scares Undermined by New Survey Data Denver Post video New data from the CDC's biennialNational Youth Risk Behavior Survey contradict or at least complicate three drug-related"
X Link 2014-06-13T22:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Medical Journal Retracts [----] Study That Linked Vaping to Cancer TheWorld Journal of Oncologyrecently retracted a February [----] article claiming that nicotine vapers face about the same cancer risk as cigarette smokers"
X Link 2023-01-04T19:08Z [----] followers, 102.5K engagements

"A License for Outrageous Police Conduct Qualified immunity protects cops from liability for actions that would land ordinary people in jail"
X Link 2019-09-25T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"FDA Lies About Vaping While the CDC Inches Toward the Truth Federal officials deny big reductions in adolescent tobacco use and obscure the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes"
X Link 2017-09-04T14:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Research Shows That Cocaine and Heroin Are Less Addictive Than Oreos Wikipedia "Research Shows Oreos Are Just As Addictive As Drugs" says the headline above a recent Connecticut College press release"
X Link 2013-10-16T19:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Legislators Say E-Cigarette Companies Are Bound by an Agreement Reached Before They Existed Office of Dick Durbin Sixteen years ago the leading tobacco companies resolved state lawsuits against them through a Master Settlement"
X Link 2014-12-24T14:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Kansas Medical Marijuana Patient Faces Years in Prison After losing custody of her son Shona Banda may now lose her freedom"
X Link 2015-06-09T19:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"'We are not investigating' the shooting of Renee Good says Todd Blanche Todd Blanche joins other top administration officials in declaring that ICE agent Jonathan Ross was justified in killing Good. Most Americans disagree"
X Link 2026-01-19T20:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"RIP Mark Kleiman Who Brought Rigor Dispassion and Candor to a Frequently Overheated Drug Policy Debate The widely quoted and consulted academic died yesterday at the age of 68"
X Link 2019-07-22T21:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Anti-Vaping Propaganda in Schools Undermines Critical Thinking and Spreads Dangerous Misinformation Students should avoid e-cigarettes because they "have chemicals in them" a lesson warns"
X Link 2019-10-29T19:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Washington Prosecutors Drop Marijuana Cases in Anticipation of Legal Pot Yesterday I discussed the possibility of a federal lawsuit seeking to block state-licensed pot shops in Colorado and Washington"
X Link 2012-11-14T19:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall alarm about them rises"
X Link 2014-10-30T15:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Like most people who become addicted to prescription opioids Nan Goldin had a history of substance abuse. Ignoring that background reinforces the myth of "highly addictive" pain pills. https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/11/nan-goldins-misleading-oxycontin-story-r https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/11/nan-goldins-misleading-oxycontin-story-r"
X Link 2018-06-11T19:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The underage vaping "epidemic" coincides with the lowest level of smoking by high school seniors ever recorded. Is e-cigarette use by teenagers a public health disaster or a public health boon https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/17/amid-the-underage-vaping-epidemic-adoles https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/17/amid-the-underage-vaping-epidemic-adoles"
X Link 2018-12-17T17:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Past-month vaping did not predict future experimentation with cigarettes in a large sample of teenagers suggesting that fears of a gateway effect are misguided. https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/20/new-study-casts-doubt-on-the-claim-that https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/20/new-study-casts-doubt-on-the-claim-that"
X Link 2019-02-20T18:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The percentage of Americans who understand that vaping is less dangerous than smoking continues to decline thanks to years of mealy-mouthed misleading and mendacious statements by government officials activists and journalists. https://reason.com/blog/2019/04/10/the-percentage-of-americans-who-understa https://reason.com/blog/2019/04/10/the-percentage-of-americans-who-understa"
X Link 2019-04-10T18:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The CDC's acknowledgment of the suffering caused by policies and practices based on its opioid prescribing guidelines may be too little too late. https://reason.com/2019/05/01/can-the-damage-done-by-the-cdcs-opioid-guidelines-be-reversed/ https://reason.com/2019/05/01/can-the-damage-done-by-the-cdcs-opioid-guidelines-be-reversed/"
X Link 2019-05-01T14:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A federal judge rules that "telling stories for money should not require a government test and license in a country with a First Amendment" @brianmdoherty reports noting a decision deeming Savannah's restrictions on tour guides unconstitutional. https://reason.com/2019/05/21/the-first-amendment-protects-the-right-to-work-as-a-tour-guide-says-federal-judge/ https://reason.com/2019/05/21/the-first-amendment-protects-the-right-to-work-as-a-tour-guide-says-federal-judge/"
X Link 2019-05-21T23:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Trump blames "meritless litigation" for his census surrender. But a more competent administration would have anticipated that litigation and beaten it back in time. https://reason.com/2019/07/12/trumps-census-surrender-hints-at-the-real-reason-he-tried-to-add-a-citizenship-question/ https://reason.com/2019/07/12/trumps-census-surrender-hints-at-the-real-reason-he-tried-to-add-a-citizenship-question/"
X Link 2019-07-12T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"To stop mass shooters Trump says we should loosen the standards for involuntary psychiatric treatment. But the wider net would catch lots of harmless people because psychiatrists are terrible at predicting violent behavior. https://reason.com/2019/08/06/to-stop-mass-shooters-trump-says-we-should-make-involuntary-psychiatric-treatment-easier-no-we-shouldnt/ https://reason.com/2019/08/06/to-stop-mass-shooters-trump-says-we-should-make-involuntary-psychiatric-treatment-easier-no-we-shouldnt/"
X Link 2019-08-06T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Two dozen patients hospitalized in the Midwest all reportedly vaped something at some point but we don't know what it was or whether it caused their symptoms. Blaming breathing problems on "vaping" is like blaming food poisoning on eating. https://reason.com/2019/08/19/blaming-breathing-problems-on-vaping-is-like-blaming-food-poisoning-on-eating/ https://reason.com/2019/08/19/blaming-breathing-problems-on-vaping-is-like-blaming-food-poisoning-on-eating/"
X Link 2019-08-19T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"By protecting cops from liability for actions that would land ordinary people in jail qualified immunity grants a license for outrageous police conduct. https://reason.com/2019/09/25/a-license-for-outrageous-police-conduct/ https://reason.com/2019/09/25/a-license-for-outrageous-police-conduct/"
X Link 2019-09-25T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A Massachusetts study finds that illicit fentanyl and heroin account for the vast majority of opioid-related deaths while only [--] percent of cases involved drugs for which people had prescriptions. https://reason.com/2019/10/23/massachusetts-study-confirms-that-people-rarely-die-after-using-opioids-prescribed-for-them/ https://reason.com/2019/10/23/massachusetts-study-confirms-that-people-rarely-die-after-using-opioids-prescribed-for-them/"
X Link 2019-10-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Anti-vaping propaganda in schools undermines critical thinking perverts science education and spreads dangerous misinformation. https://reason.com/2019/10/29/anti-vaping-propaganda-in-schools-undermines-critical-thinking-and-spreads-dangerous-misinformation/ https://reason.com/2019/10/29/anti-vaping-propaganda-in-schools-undermines-critical-thinking-and-spreads-dangerous-misinformation/"
X Link 2019-10-29T19:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Trumps desperate attempt to stop a grand jury from seeing his tax returns invokes kingly powers that would put the president above the law. https://reason.com/2019/11/06/trumps-audacious-immunity-claim/ https://reason.com/2019/11/06/trumps-audacious-immunity-claim/"
X Link 2019-11-06T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Eight months after publishing a study implying that e-cigarettes cause heart attacks before people use them @JAHA_AHA retracts the article. https://reason.com/2020/02/18/american-heart-association-journal-finally-retracts-a-study-implying-that-e-cigarettes-cause-heart-attacks-before-people-use-them/ https://reason.com/2020/02/18/american-heart-association-journal-finally-retracts-a-study-implying-that-e-cigarettes-cause-heart-attacks-before-people-use-them/"
X Link 2020-02-18T20:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Reinforcing complaints that the attorney general acts like the president's personal lawyer a federal judge says William Barr's "misleading public statements" about the Mueller report make his redaction claims untrustworthy. https://reason.com/2020/03/06/a-federal-judge-says-william-barrs-spin-on-the-mueller-report-makes-the-attorney-general-untrustworthy/ https://reason.com/2020/03/06/a-federal-judge-says-william-barrs-spin-on-the-mueller-report-makes-the-attorney-general-untrustworthy/"
X Link 2020-03-06T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The CDC's shift from vaping to COVID-19 reminds us of the crucial differences between real and metaphorical epidemics. https://reason.com/2020/03/16/the-cdcs-shift-from-vaping-to-covid-19-highlights-the-crucial-differences-between-real-and-metaphorical-epidemics/ https://reason.com/2020/03/16/the-cdcs-shift-from-vaping-to-covid-19-highlights-the-crucial-differences-between-real-and-metaphorical-epidemics/"
X Link 2020-03-16T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A Wisconsin sheriff threatened to arrest a teenager for writing about her COVID-19 case on Instagram @SShackford reports. https://reason.com/2020/04/17/a-teenager-posted-about-her-covid-19-infection-on-instagram-a-deputy-threatened-to-arrest-her-if-she-didnt-delete-it/ https://reason.com/2020/04/17/a-teenager-posted-about-her-covid-19-infection-on-instagram-a-deputy-threatened-to-arrest-her-if-she-didnt-delete-it/"
X Link 2020-04-17T21:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"After seven years of litigation a Kansas couple finally obtains some compensation for a drug raid by cops who mistook tea for marijuana. https://reason.com/2020/05/05/weed-warriors-who-mistook-tea-for-marijuana-will-pay-their-victims-150000/ https://reason.com/2020/05/05/weed-warriors-who-mistook-tea-for-marijuana-will-pay-their-victims-150000/"
X Link 2020-05-05T18:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Breonna Taylor would still be alive if politicians did not insist on using violence to enforce their pharmacological prejudices. https://reason.com/2020/06/24/breonna-taylor-and-the-moral-bankruptcy-of-drug-prohibition/ https://reason.com/2020/06/24/breonna-taylor-and-the-moral-bankruptcy-of-drug-prohibition/"
X Link 2020-06-24T12:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The charges against six Houston narcotics officers reveal a culture of shady practices that led to a deadly drug raid. https://reason.com/2020/07/03/phony-overtime-fictional-drug-buys-and-mysterious-c-i-payments-offer-a-glimpse-of-houston-police-corruption/ https://reason.com/2020/07/03/phony-overtime-fictional-drug-buys-and-mysterious-c-i-payments-offer-a-glimpse-of-houston-police-corruption/"
X Link 2020-07-03T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The cops took this guy's $15000 Jeep because his girlfriend allegedly used it for a $25 marijuana sale. https://reason.com/2020/08/21/the-cops-took-this-guys-15000-jeep-because-his-girlfriend-allegedly-used-it-for-a-25-marijuana-sale/ https://reason.com/2020/08/21/the-cops-took-this-guys-15000-jeep-because-his-girlfriend-allegedly-used-it-for-a-25-marijuana-sale/"
X Link 2020-08-21T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize noncommercial possession of all drugs. https://reason.com/2020/11/04/oregon-becomes-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-use-of-all-drugs/ https://reason.com/2020/11/04/oregon-becomes-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-use-of-all-drugs/"
X Link 2020-11-04T05:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A federal judge rules against California's license plate censors who among other things rejected OGWOOLF a guy's name because it seemed gangstery. via @ENBrown https://reason.com/2020/11/25/offensive-license-plates-are-free-speech-court-tells-california/ https://reason.com/2020/11/25/offensive-license-plates-are-free-speech-court-tells-california/"
X Link 2020-11-25T16:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Ted Cruz's eagerness to fight Trump's legal battles epitomizes the GOP's complete lack of principles. https://reason.com/2020/12/13/ted-cruzs-eagerness-to-fight-trumps-legal-battles-epitomizes-the-gops-complete-lack-of-principles/ https://reason.com/2020/12/13/ted-cruzs-eagerness-to-fight-trumps-legal-battles-epitomizes-the-gops-complete-lack-of-principles/"
X Link 2020-12-13T20:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"An autopsy of Sidney Powell's "Kraken" reveals suspiciously similar affidavits that figured prominently in her evidence of massive election fraud. https://reason.com/2020/12/25/an-autopsy-of-sidney-powells-kraken-reveals-suspiciously-similar-affidavits/ https://reason.com/2020/12/25/an-autopsy-of-sidney-powells-kraken-reveals-suspiciously-similar-affidavits/"
X Link 2020-12-25T20:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Ted Cruz's legally groundless challenge to Biden's electoral votes was a disgrace that should follow him forever. https://reason.com/2021/01/07/ted-cruzs-legally-groundless-challenge-to-bidens-electoral-votes-was-a-disgrace-that-should-follow-him-forever/ https://reason.com/2021/01/07/ted-cruzs-legally-groundless-challenge-to-bidens-electoral-votes-was-a-disgrace-that-should-follow-him-forever/"
X Link 2021-01-07T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The public health disaster that was supposed to follow the loosening of COVID-19 rules in Texas has not happened and cases are rising mainly in states with stricter policies. https://reason.com/2021/04/21/the-covid-19-disaster-that-did-not-happen-in-texas/ https://reason.com/2021/04/21/the-covid-19-disaster-that-did-not-happen-in-texas/"
X Link 2021-04-21T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Two recent studies show how ham-handed efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions undermine medical care even for dying cancer patients. https://reason.com/2021/04/27/should-dying-cancer-patients-suffer-from-undertreated-pain-because-of-concerns-regarding-addiction/ https://reason.com/2021/04/27/should-dying-cancer-patients-suffer-from-undertreated-pain-because-of-concerns-regarding-addiction/"
X Link 2021-04-27T21:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A scathing rejection of the case against four drug companies highlights misconceptions about the "opioid crisis." https://reason.com/2021/11/02/a-scathing-rejection-of-the-case-against-four-drug-companies-highlights-misconceptions-about-the-opioid-crisis/ https://reason.com/2021/11/02/a-scathing-rejection-of-the-case-against-four-drug-companies-highlights-misconceptions-about-the-opioid-crisis/"
X Link 2021-11-03T01:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The 5th Circuit says the federal vaccine mandate for private employers is "fatally flawed" because it "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority." https://reason.com/2021/11/14/extending-its-stay-the-5th-circuit-says-oshas-vaccine-mandate-is-fatally-flawed/ https://reason.com/2021/11/14/extending-its-stay-the-5th-circuit-says-oshas-vaccine-mandate-is-fatally-flawed/"
X Link 2021-11-14T20:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Rejecting government-backed lawsuits against drug companies two courts debunk widely accepted opioid myths. https://reason.com/2021/11/17/two-courts-debunk-widely-accepted-opioid-myths/ https://reason.com/2021/11/17/two-courts-debunk-widely-accepted-opioid-myths/"
X Link 2021-11-17T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The CDC's director willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of K-12 students. https://reason.com/2021/12/27/the-cdc-directors-slippery-response-to-criticism-of-school-mask-mandates-further-undermines-her-agencys-credibility/ https://reason.com/2021/12/27/the-cdc-directors-slippery-response-to-criticism-of-school-mask-mandates-further-undermines-her-agencys-credibility/"
X Link 2021-12-27T19:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Kansas and California cops used civil forfeiture to justify armored car heists that stole money earned by licensed marijuana businesses. https://reason.com/2022/01/18/kansas-and-california-cops-used-civil-forfeiture-to-stage-armored-car-heists-stealing-money-earned-by-licensed-marijuana-businesses/ https://reason.com/2022/01/18/kansas-and-california-cops-used-civil-forfeiture-to-stage-armored-car-heists-stealing-money-earned-by-licensed-marijuana-businesses/"
X Link 2022-01-19T01:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Because the critic posted that letter on Facebook along with a body camera video showing questionable conduct the cop also accused him of harassment and harassing communications. 2/3"
X Link 2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The critic was acquitted of all three charges and now he is suing the cop for violating the First Amendment by using trumped-up charges to punish constitutionally protected speech. This week a federal judge said he could proceed with that claim. 3/3 https://reason.com/2022/03/31/a-federal-judge-says-a-victim-of-retaliatory-prosecution-can-sue-a-cop-who-treated-criticism-as-a-crime/ https://reason.com/2022/03/31/a-federal-judge-says-a-victim-of-retaliatory-prosecution-can-sue-a-cop-who-treated-criticism-as-a-crime/"
X Link 2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Minnesota's attorney general says the cop who killed Amir Locke was defending himself. So was Locke. https://reason.com/2022/04/07/minnesotas-attorney-general-says-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke-was-defending-himself-so-was-locke/ https://reason.com/2022/04/07/minnesotas-attorney-general-says-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke-was-defending-himself-so-was-locke/"
X Link 2022-04-07T20:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Ron DeSantis claims unconstitutional powers that easily could be used to advance the "far-left woke agenda" he decries. https://reason.com/2022/08/24/ron-desantis-wants-to-edit-the-first-amendment/ https://reason.com/2022/08/24/ron-desantis-wants-to-edit-the-first-amendment/"
X Link 2022-08-24T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Prosecutorial discretion is the only thing that protects "real" journalists from Julian Assange's fate. https://reason.com/2022/11/30/real-journalists-recognize-that-prosecuting-julian-assange-poses-a-grave-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press/ https://reason.com/2022/11/30/real-journalists-recognize-that-prosecuting-julian-assange-poses-a-grave-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press/"
X Link 2022-11-30T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The obvious problems with a retracted study that linked vaping to cancer seem to reflect a peer review bias against e-cigarettes. https://reason.com/2023/01/04/a-medical-journal-retracts-a-2022-study-that-linked-vaping-to-cancer/ https://reason.com/2023/01/04/a-medical-journal-retracts-a-2022-study-that-linked-vaping-to-cancer/"
X Link 2023-01-04T19:08Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements

"It has been more than four months since Biden promised pardons for people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. So far he has not issued any. https://reason.com/2023/02/16/four-months-after-biden-promised-marijuana-pardons-he-has-not-issued-any/ https://reason.com/2023/02/16/four-months-after-biden-promised-marijuana-pardons-he-has-not-issued-any/"
X Link 2023-02-16T18:17Z [----] followers, 39.8K engagements

"In another sign that Mitch McConnell's drug policy views have been overtaken by events Kentucky just became the 38th state to legalize medical marijuana. https://reason.com/2023/04/03/diehard-prohibitionist-mitch-mcconnells-state-just-became-the-38th-to-approve-medical-marijuana/ https://reason.com/2023/04/03/diehard-prohibitionist-mitch-mcconnells-state-just-became-the-38th-to-approve-medical-marijuana/"
X Link 2023-04-03T17:36Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements

"Louisiana cops charged a guy with a felony because he made a COVID-19 joke. Not cool says the 5th Circuit. https://reason.com/2023/08/28/no-reasonable-officer-would-have-arrested-a-guy-for-a-covid-19-joke-the-5th-circuit-says/ https://reason.com/2023/08/28/no-reasonable-officer-would-have-arrested-a-guy-for-a-covid-19-joke-the-5th-circuit-says/"
X Link 2023-08-28T18:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Recent research finds "no evidence" that decriminalization boosted drug deaths in Oregon undermining a key claim by that policy's critics. https://reason.com/2024/02/14/did-decriminalization-boost-drug-deaths-in-oregon/ https://reason.com/2024/02/14/did-decriminalization-boost-drug-deaths-in-oregon/"
X Link 2024-02-14T13:00Z [----] followers, 22.2K engagements

"Since "smoking opium is not our vice" a judge wrote in [----] laws targeting the habit "may well be" driven by "a desire to vex and annoy the 'Heathen Chinee.'" That was an understatement as I explain in this story about the roots of drug prohibition. https://reason.com/2024/04/14/smoking-opium-is-not-our-vice/ https://reason.com/2024/04/14/smoking-opium-is-not-our-vice/"
X Link 2024-04-14T12:00Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements

"SCOTUS repudiates Chevron deference which systematically disadvantaged "the little guy" by allowing bureaucrats to invent their own authority. https://reason.com/2024/06/28/scotus-repudiates-doctrine-that-gave-agencies-a-license-to-invent-their-own-authority/ https://reason.com/2024/06/28/scotus-repudiates-doctrine-that-gave-agencies-a-license-to-invent-their-own-authority/"
X Link 2024-06-28T16:52Z [----] followers, 30.4K engagements

"J.D. Vance continued promoting rumors of pet-eating immigrants even after learning they were "baseless." To justify his misinformation he cited a report from a woman whose lost cat turned up very much alive in her own basement. https://reason.com/2024/09/18/j-d-vance-promoted-rumors-of-pet-eating-immigrants-even-after-learning-they-were-baseless/ https://reason.com/2024/09/18/j-d-vance-promoted-rumors-of-pet-eating-immigrants-even-after-learning-they-were-baseless/"
X Link 2024-09-18T22:01Z [----] followers, 51K engagements

"Matt Gaetz is manifestly unqualified to be attorney general even without considering the salacious details of the ethics charges against him. https://reason.com/2024/11/19/we-are-going-to-learn-more-about-matt-gaetzs-sex-life-than-we-wanted/ https://reason.com/2024/11/19/we-are-going-to-learn-more-about-matt-gaetzs-sex-life-than-we-wanted/"
X Link 2024-11-19T22:23Z [----] followers, 107.5K engagements

"Trump should keep his promise to free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. His life sentence for facilitating drug sales is hard to fathom let alone justify. https://reason.com/2025/01/20/why-trump-should-keep-his-promise-to-free-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht/ https://reason.com/2025/01/20/why-trump-should-keep-his-promise-to-free-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht/"
X Link 2025-01-20T12:01Z [----] followers, 12.5K engagements

"Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ is "not investigating" the shooting of Renee Good which he views as obviously justified based on bystander videos. Most Americans who have seen that footage disagree. https://reason.com/2026/01/19/we-are-not-investigating-the-shooting-of-renee-good-the-deputy-attorney-general-says/ https://reason.com/2026/01/19/we-are-not-investigating-the-shooting-of-renee-good-the-deputy-attorney-general-says/"
X Link 2026-01-19T20:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"After a federal judge ruled that her appointment as U.S. attorney was illegal Lindsey Halligan tried a George Constanza strategy: She stuck around as if nothing had happened. George did not get away with it and neither did Halligan. https://reason.com/2026/01/21/a-trump-appointed-federal-judge-orders-lindsey-halligan-to-stop-masquerading-as-a-u-s-attorney/ https://reason.com/2026/01/21/a-trump-appointed-federal-judge-orders-lindsey-halligan-to-stop-masquerading-as-a-u-s-attorney/"
X Link 2026-01-21T22:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The latest wrinkle in New Mexico's huge law enforcement scandal: Extortion of DWI arrestees sometimes involved getting them drunk so they could be busted by bribe-hungry cops after they hit the road. https://reason.com/2026/01/23/cop-assisted-extortion-of-dwi-arrestees-in-new-mexico-included-getting-them-drunk/ https://reason.com/2026/01/23/cop-assisted-extortion-of-dwi-arrestees-in-new-mexico-included-getting-them-drunk/"
X Link 2026-01-23T18:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I did not mention the claim that Lemon can be heard chanting in that cellphone video because I could find no confirmation of it and it is contradicted by The Washington Post's analysis which included cellphone video as well as Lemon's footage. And I am not trying to resolve every factual issue raised by the charges--just explaining the ways in which the indictment falls short. Maybe prosecutors ultimately will present evidence that Lemon actually engaged in "physical obstruction" as defined by the statute. But the fact that the indictment uses that term in connection with the Parnell"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"My Forbes column: Celebrity Doctor Margaret Cuomo Insists on Misleading Smokers About Vaping Hazards: #ecigs #vaping http://goo.gl/FDVJ8d http://goo.gl/FDVJ8d"
X Link 2016-03-24T11:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@slsatel I suspect that no one involved in this video did any kind of fact checking"
X Link 2016-03-24T15:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@enbrown @robbysoave @swin24 @carrie_soave @sladesr @kmanguward The beard options were rather limited"
X Link 2016-04-06T20:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Musician whose $91800 was stolen by Wyoming state troopers will get his money back: More: https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/01/cops-steal-91800-from-a-musician-claimin https://goo.gl/q56gaR https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/01/cops-steal-91800-from-a-musician-claimin https://goo.gl/q56gaR"
X Link 2017-12-04T03:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Roy Moore's case for throwing out the Senate election results in Alabama is at least as plausible as Donald Trump's claim that he actually won the popular vote in last year's presidential election. https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/28/roy-moores-claim-of-systematic-voter-fra https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/28/roy-moores-claim-of-systematic-voter-fra"
X Link 2017-12-28T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Louisiana is the only state that licenses florists. But if it stops a licensing bureaucrat says it will have "a situation where anybody can open a floral shop and there's no method to protect the public." via @EricBoehm87 https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/16/louisiana-is-the-only-state-to-license-f https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/16/louisiana-is-the-only-state-to-license-f"
X Link 2018-03-16T20:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Opioid prescriptions keep dropping while opioid deaths keep rising. The DEA as usual is doubling down on a strategy that is manifestly not working. https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/19/as-opioid-prescriptions-fall-opioid-deat https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/19/as-opioid-prescriptions-fall-opioid-deat"
X Link 2018-04-19T17:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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