# ![@jacobsullum Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::407523452.png) @jacobsullum Jacob Sullum

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

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### Social Influence

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[finance](/list/finance)  2.68% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  2.68% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1.79% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1.79% [countries](/list/countries)  0.89% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.89% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  0.89% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.89%

**Social topic influence**
[the first](/topic/the-first) 5.36%, [gun](/topic/gun) 3.57%, [products](/topic/products) 3.57%, [st paul](/topic/st-paul) 1.79%, [searches](/topic/searches) 1.79%, [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court) 1.79%, [company](/topic/company) 1.79%, [joe biden](/topic/joe-biden) 1.79%, [joe](/topic/joe) 1.79%, [buying](/topic/buying) 1.79%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"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](https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/)  2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"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](https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/)  2026-02-10T21:16Z [----] followers, 58.6K 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/)  2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/)  2026-02-04T05:02Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/)  2026-02-05T22:16Z [----] followers, [----] 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/)  2026-02-03T22:26Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/02/trumps-drug-strategy-excuses-murder-as-self-defense/)  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](https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/)  2026-02-04T21:35Z [----] followers, 38.7K 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/)  2026-02-10T23:28Z [----] followers, 10.3K 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2014803798305186052)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2018814102446227626)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2019033195916800168)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2019164169979695237)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2019537287961354650)  2026-02-05T22:23Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2019787362763509991)  2026-02-06T14:56Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2021656984232308744)  2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/)  2026-02-02T18:54Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2022/10/12/the-consequences-that-hunter-biden-could-face-for-violating-arbitrary-gun-laws-should-give-his-father-pause/)  2022-10-12T19:40Z [----] followers, 30K 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](https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/)  2026-02-12T15:28Z [----] followers, [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1691897336245493943)  2023-08-16T19:38Z [----] followers, 100K 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/2022417221826580578)  2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke. That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2022/04/07/minnesotas-attorney-general-says-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke-was-defending-himself-so-was-locke/)  2022-04-07T20:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


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


"The False Premises of the Ruling Against Johnson & Johnson Blaming opioid makers for the "opioid crisis" may be emotionally satisfying but the reality is more complicated"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2019/08/28/the-false-premises-of-the-ruling-against-johnson-johnson/)  2019-08-28T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A Federal Judge Says William Barr's Spin on the Mueller Report Makes the Attorney General Untrustworthy Were the Justice Department's redactions influenced by Barr's desire to exonerate the president"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2020/03/06/a-federal-judge-says-william-barrs-spin-on-the-mueller-report-makes-the-attorney-general-untrustworthy/)  2020-03-06T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The COVID-19 Disaster That Did Not Happen in Texas Cases are rising mainly in states with stricter disease control policies"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2021/04/21/the-covid-19-disaster-that-did-not-happen-in-texas/)  2021-04-21T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"No reasonable officer would have arrested a guy for a COVID-19 joke the 5th Circuit says The 5th Circuit ruled that a Facebook post alluding to Brad Pitt in World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2023/08/28/no-reasonable-officer-would-have-arrested-a-guy-for-a-covid-19-joke-the-5th-circuit-says/)  2023-08-28T18:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Real journalists recognize that prosecuting Julian Assange poses a grave threat to freedom of the press The Justice Departments discretion is the only thing that protects them from a similar fate"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2022/11/30/real-journalists-recognize-that-prosecuting-julian-assange-poses-a-grave-threat-to-freedom-of-the-press/)  2022-11-29T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2022/01/16/gun-control-is-just-as-racist-as-drug-control/)  2022-01-16T21:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ban on Gun Possession by Cannabis Users Is Unconstitutional Federal Judge Says The government argued that marijuana users have no Second Amendment rights because they are dangerous unvirtuous and untrustworthy"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/)  2023-02-06T20:33Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements


"The CDC Director's Slippery Response to Criticism of School Mask Mandates Further Undermines Her Agency's Credibility Rochelle Walensky willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of students"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2021/12/27/the-cdc-directors-slippery-response-to-criticism-of-school-mask-mandates-further-undermines-her-agencys-credibility/)  2021-12-27T19:29Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2024/09/18/j-d-vance-promoted-rumors-of-pet-eating-immigrants-even-after-learning-they-were-baseless/)  2024-09-18T22:01Z [----] followers, 56.9K engagements


"The Washington Post 's Simplistic Assumption That More Opioid Prescriptions Mean More Drug Overdoses Is Demonstrably Wrong The causes of opioid-related deaths are more complicated than "too many pain pills.""  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-washington-posts-simplistic-assumption-that-more-opioid-prescriptions-mean-more-drug-overdoses-is-demonstrably-wrong/)  2019-07-18T18:47Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2020/11/04/oregon-becomes-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-use-of-all-drugs/)  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](https://reason.com/2023/08/16/without-a-diversion-agreement-hunter-biden-could-go-to-prison-under-an-arbitrary-gun-law-his-dad-supports/)  2023-08-16T19:38Z [----] followers, 100.1K engagements


"Why Don't More Countries Enforce the Airport Security Rules That the TSA Says Are Essential - Reason.com While liquid limits are common America's shoe removal policy is nearly unique and many countries allow small pocket knives"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2021/09/09/why-dont-more-countries-enforce-the-airport-security-rules-that-the-tsa-says-are-essential/)  2021-09-09T14:47Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2021/11/17/two-courts-debunk-widely-accepted-opioid-myths/)  2021-11-17T13:00Z [----] 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](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/)  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](https://reason.com/2019/10/23/massachusetts-study-confirms-that-people-rarely-die-after-using-opioids-prescribed-for-them/)  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](https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/01/cops-steal-91800-from-a-musician-claimin)  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](https://reason.com/2024/02/14/did-decriminalization-boost-drug-deaths-in-oregon/)  2024-02-14T13:00Z [----] followers, 22.2K 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](https://reason.com/2019/08/06/to-stop-mass-shooters-trump-says-we-should-make-involuntary-psychiatric-treatment-easier-no-we-shouldnt/)  2019-08-06T19:23Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2023/01/04/a-medical-journal-retracts-a-2022-study-that-linked-vaping-to-cancer/)  2023-01-04T19:08Z [----] followers, 102.5K engagements


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


"An Autopsy of Sidney Powell's 'Kraken' Reveals Suspiciously Similar Affidavits Federal judges have been underwhelmed by the former Trump campaign lawyer's evidence of massive election fraud"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2020/12/25/an-autopsy-of-sidney-powells-kraken-reveals-suspiciously-similar-affidavits/)  2020-12-25T20:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Extending Its Stay the 5th Circuit Says OSHA's Vaccine Mandate Is 'Fatally Flawed' A unanimous three-judge panel concludes that the decree "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority.""  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2021/11/14/extending-its-stay-the-5th-circuit-says-oshas-vaccine-mandate-is-fatally-flawed/)  2021-11-14T20:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"CDC Confirms That the Vast Majority of Vaping-Related Lung Disease Cases Involve THC Products The latest findings highlight the irrationality of banning legal e-cigarettes that deliver nicotine"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2019/09/27/cdc-confirms-that-the-vast-majority-of-vaping-related-lung-disease-cases-involve-thc-products/)  2019-09-27T22:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Former Obama Drug Policy Adviser Blames 'Libertarianism' for San Francisco Drug Crisis Stanford University psychiatrist Keith Humphreys misconstrues libertarianism and ignores its critique of prohibition's deadly impact"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2022/12/28/a-former-obama-drug-policy-adviser-blames-libertarianism-for-fueling-san-franciscos-drug-crisis/)  2022-12-28T20:52Z [----] followers, 23K engagements


"The CDC's Shift From Vaping to COVID-19 Highlights the Crucial Differences Between Real and Metaphorical Epidemics The agency's scaremongering about e-cigarettes undermined its credibility on the eve of a true public health crisis"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2020/03/16/the-cdcs-shift-from-vaping-to-covid-19-highlights-the-crucial-differences-between-real-and-metaphorical-epidemics/)  2020-03-16T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Justin Amash Is Right About Impeachable Conduct The grounds for removing a president extend beyond statutory violations that could be proven in a criminal trial"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2019/05/22/justin-amash-is-right-about-impeachable-conduct/)  2019-05-22T12:00Z [----] 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](https://reason.com/2019/10/29/anti-vaping-propaganda-in-schools-undermines-critical-thinking-and-spreads-dangerous-misinformation/)  2019-10-29T19:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Trump like Sessions thinks prescription opioids are "so highly addictive" that patients should not take them even for severe pain. He's wrong. http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/17/trump-says-pain-pills-are-so-highly-addi http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/17/trump-says-pain-pills-are-so-highly-addi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1030498398166765568)  2018-08-17T16:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"California officials expected something like [----] licensed pot shops by now. Instead there are [---] thanks to heavy regulation dual licensing local bans and high taxes. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-marijuana-year-anniversary-review-20181227-story.html https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-marijuana-year-anniversary-review-20181227-story.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1078301648785682432)  2018-12-27T14:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


".@FreeRangeKids on the culture shock American kids face when they return to the U.S. after living elsewhere: We had a similar experience in Jerusalem where our daughters got around on their own at [--] & [--]. Not so much in Dallas even at [--] & [--]. http://reason.com/archives/2019/01/21/after-living-abroad-kids-strug http://reason.com/archives/2019/01/21/after-living-abroad-kids-strug"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1087847887642509313)  2019-01-22T23:02Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1098289724781981696)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1116040669284454403)  2019-04-10T18:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The response to Justin Amash's comments about the Mueller report reveals how eager his colleagues are to evade their constitutional responsibilities. https://reason.com/2019/05/22/justin-amash-is-right-about-impeachable-conduct/ https://reason.com/2019/05/22/justin-amash-is-right-about-impeachable-conduct/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1131167869318963200)  2019-05-22T12:00Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1149710013935566849)  2019-07-12T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The @washingtonpost's simplistic assumption that more pain pills mean more drug overdoses is demonstrably wrong. https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-washington-posts-simplistic-assumption-that-more-opioid-prescriptions-mean-more-drug-overdoses-is-demonstrably-wrong/ https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-washington-posts-simplistic-assumption-that-more-opioid-prescriptions-mean-more-drug-overdoses-is-demonstrably-wrong/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1151926389907607553)  2019-07-18T18:47Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1158820815317753857)  2019-08-06T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Oklahoma judge who ruled against Johnson & Johnson faulted the company for saying addiction and overdose rates among patients who take opioids for pain are "low." But that happens to be true. https://reason.com/2019/08/28/the-false-premises-of-the-ruling-against-johnson-johnson/ https://reason.com/2019/08/28/the-false-premises-of-the-ruling-against-johnson-johnson/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1166681849600589824)  2019-08-28T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The CDC confirms that the vast majority of vaping-related lung disease cases involve THC products highlighting the irrationality of bans on legal e-cigarettes that deliver nicotine. https://reason.com/2019/09/27/cdc-confirms-that-the-vast-majority-of-vaping-related-lung-disease-cases-involve-thc-products/ https://reason.com/2019/09/27/cdc-confirms-that-the-vast-majority-of-vaping-related-lung-disease-cases-involve-thc-products/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1177712804792590337)  2019-09-27T22:33Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1187054028468957184)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1189257369403965441)  2019-10-29T19:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A new CDC study reinforces the suspicion that vitamin E acetate an additive found in black-market cannabis products is playing an important role in vaping-related lung injuries. https://reason.com/2019/11/08/more-evidence-that-black-market-thc-products-are-to-blame-for-vaping-related-lung-injuries/ https://reason.com/2019/11/08/more-evidence-that-black-market-thc-products-are-to-blame-for-vaping-related-lung-injuries/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1192912818040782849)  2019-11-08T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A study of Minnesota patients with vaping-related lung injuries finds nearly all of them used black-market THC products containing vitamin E acetate. https://reason.com/2019/11/27/study-finds-nearly-all-minnesota-patients-with-vaping-related-lung-injuries-used-illegal-thc-products-containing-suspect-additive/ https://reason.com/2019/11/27/study-finds-nearly-all-minnesota-patients-with-vaping-related-lung-injuries-used-illegal-thc-products-containing-suspect-additive/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1199763946326122496)  2019-11-27T18:56Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1239623837085577221)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1251254664294694912)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1257732121302650881)  2020-05-05T18:01Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1279184593942450182)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1296855070353612800)  2020-08-21T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Does owning a gun make a judge's Second Amendment rulings suspect If that standard were applied to other constitutional rights no one would be left to enforce them. https://reason.com/2020/10/14/does-owning-a-gun-make-a-judges-second-amendment-rulings-suspect/ https://reason.com/2020/10/14/does-owning-a-gun-make-a-judges-second-amendment-rulings-suspect/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1316426857542189063)  2020-10-14T17:13Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1331633305205288966)  2020-11-25T16:18Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1342562557626880000)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1347266830453366786)  2021-01-07T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A new study finds no evidence that civil asset forfeiture reduces drug use or helps fight crime. https://reason.com/2021/02/17/civil-forfeiture-does-not-seem-to-reduce-drug-use-or-help-fight-crime/ https://reason.com/2021/02/17/civil-forfeiture-does-not-seem-to-reduce-drug-use-or-help-fight-crime/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1362111079979966467)  2021-02-17T18:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The 5th Circuit grants qualified immunity to Texas cops who ignited a suicidal man drenched in gasoline by shooting him with Tasers. https://reason.com/2021/02/18/5th-circuit-grants-qualified-immunity-to-cops-who-ignited-a-suicidal-gasoline-drenched-man-by-tasing-him/ https://reason.com/2021/02/18/5th-circuit-grants-qualified-immunity-to-cops-who-ignited-a-suicidal-gasoline-drenched-man-by-tasing-him/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1362481006528237570)  2021-02-18T19:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A new study finds no relationship between pain pill prescriptions and unintentional deaths casting further doubt on conventional wisdom about the "opioid crisis." https://reason.com/2021/04/09/a-new-study-finds-no-relationship-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-unintentional-deaths/ https://reason.com/2021/04/09/a-new-study-finds-no-relationship-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-unintentional-deaths/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1380560293194035204)  2021-04-09T16:36Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1387154354508083200)  2021-04-27T21:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How drug warriors made the opioid epidemic deadlier: Restricting access to pain medication drove nonmedical users toward black-market substitutes. https://reason.com/2021/07/28/how-drug-warriors-made-the-opioid-epidemic-deadlier/ https://reason.com/2021/07/28/how-drug-warriors-made-the-opioid-epidemic-deadlier/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1420353341788327936)  2021-07-28T12:00Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1455701429600112644)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1459986880854904838)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1460955886365687808)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1475549373522186249)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1483614852803350530)  2022-01-19T01:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Josh Hawley absurdly suggests that Ketanji Brown Jackson has a soft spot for "child predators." https://reason.com/2022/03/18/josh-hawley-absurdly-suggests-that-ketanji-brown-jackson-has-a-soft-spot-for-child-predators/ https://reason.com/2022/03/18/josh-hawley-absurdly-suggests-that-ketanji-brown-jackson-has-a-soft-spot-for-child-predators/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1504909503770279939)  2022-03-18T19:56Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1509898545666666529)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1509898547025621008)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1512160873556631554)  2022-04-07T20:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here is a state-by-state rundown of what will happen now that SCOTUS has freed states to restrict abortion. https://reason.com/2022/06/24/here-is-a-state-by-state-rundown-of-what-will-happen-now-that-scotus-has-freed-lawmakers-to-restrict-abortion/ https://reason.com/2022/06/24/here-is-a-state-by-state-rundown-of-what-will-happen-now-that-scotus-has-freed-lawmakers-to-restrict-abortion/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1540342138885513216)  2022-06-24T14:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A new lawsuit notes that SCOTUS unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's "assault weapon" ban. https://reason.com/2022/07/14/this-lawsuit-says-a-recent-scotus-decision-makes-it-clear-that-assault-weapon-bans-are-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2022/07/14/this-lawsuit-says-a-recent-scotus-decision-makes-it-clear-that-assault-weapon-bans-are-unconstitutional/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1547689445339455490)  2022-07-14T21:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A new study finds no correlation between opioid prescriptions and drug-related deaths contrary to a narrative that the CDC is still pushing. https://reason.com/2022/08/10/no-correlation-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-drug-related-deaths/ https://reason.com/2022/08/10/no-correlation-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-drug-related-deaths/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1557429628838576133)  2022-08-10T18:12Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1562409400211427328)  2022-08-24T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Two ACLU chapters say California's ban on COVID-19 "misinformation" violates doctors' First Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2022/11/15/the-aclu-says-californias-ban-on-covid-19-misinformation-from-doctors-is-gratuitous-and-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2022/11/15/the-aclu-says-californias-ban-on-covid-19-misinformation-from-doctors-is-gratuitous-and-unconstitutional/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1592635833022304257)  2022-11-15T21:49Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1597938505128329219)  2022-11-30T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Blaming "libertarianism" for "fueling San Francisco's drug crisis" a Stanford psychiatrist misconstrues the philosophy and ignores its critique of prohibition's deadly impact. https://reason.com/2022/12/28/a-former-obama-drug-policy-adviser-blames-libertarianism-for-fueling-san-franciscos-drug-crisis/ https://reason.com/2022/12/28/a-former-obama-drug-policy-adviser-blames-libertarianism-for-fueling-san-franciscos-drug-crisis/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1608204213191938056)  2022-12-28T20:52Z [----] followers, 23K 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1610714817215533056)  2023-01-04T19:08Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements


"The Justice Department argued that marijuana users have no Second Amendment rights because they are dangerous unvirtuous and untrustworthy. A federal judge did not buy it. https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1622694977825345552)  2023-02-06T20:33Z [----] followers, 11.5K 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1642944124214034440)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1696231561643852260)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1757751549806157886)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1779479725561323838)  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](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1806732341869740262)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1836525915074879883)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1858999456349515798)  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](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1881310959240679861)  2025-01-20T12:01Z [----] followers, 12.5K engagements


"The NRA Shuns a Second Amendment Martyr: Philando Castile Died Because He Exercised His Right to Bear Arms https://goo.gl/xjDRTa https://goo.gl/xjDRTa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/877481252282126337)  2017-06-21T11:00Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/937525665393496064)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/946445660152389633)  2017-12-28T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"States with legal pot should not define stoned driving based on a mythical link between THC blood levels and impairment. http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/03/stop-pretending-sober-drivers-are-stoned http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/03/stop-pretending-sober-drivers-are-stoned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/948544005402488832)  2018-01-03T13:18Z [----] 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](https://x.com/anyuser/status/974750458584731650)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/987025567210983424)  2018-04-19T17:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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