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

Jacob Sullum posts on X about gun, the first, raid, products 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)  4.27% [countries](/list/countries)  1.71% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  1.71% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  1.71% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.85% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.85% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.85%

**Social topic influence**
[gun](/topic/gun) 4.27%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 3.42%, [raid](/topic/raid) 3.42%, [products](/topic/products) 3.42%, [public](/topic/public) 3.42%, [money](/topic/money) 2.56%, [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court) 1.71%, [st paul](/topic/st-paul) 1.71%, [searches](/topic/searches) 1.71%, [company](/topic/company) 1.71%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg)
### 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, 56.9K 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


"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


"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


"I asked the New Jersey State Police how many suddenly illegal 15-round magazines they have received from gun owners who are now committing felonies by continuing to possess them. The answer: zero. https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/20/new-jerseys-gun-owners-do-not-seem-eager https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/20/new-jerseys-gun-owners-do-not-seem-eager"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1075851444379639808)  2018-12-20T20:32Z [----] 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


"Why does Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo keep calling Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas "suspects" when they were clearly the victims of an illegal home invasion https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/18/houston-narc-who-lied-to-justify-a-deadl https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/18/houston-narc-who-lied-to-justify-a-deadl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1097596781452500993)  2019-02-18T20:40Z [----] 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 FBI is investigating the phony search warrant affidavit that led to last month's deadly Houston drug raid. Lying to justify a raid that killed two people could be a capital crime. https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/21/fraudulent-houston-drug-warrant-prompts https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/21/fraudulent-houston-drug-warrant-prompts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1098632211857899522)  2019-02-21T17:15Z [----] 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


"While this guy was out of town settling his mother's estate the man he hired to cut his lawn died. The city fined him $500 a day for excessively long grass without telling him. Now it wants to settle the bill by taking his house. via @brianmdoherty https://reason.com/2019/05/08/florida-city-tries-to-steal-an-elderly-mans-house-over-uncut-grass/ https://reason.com/2019/05/08/florida-city-tries-to-steal-an-elderly-mans-house-over-uncut-grass/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1126236478269460482)  2019-05-08T21:24Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1130982972583231489)  2019-05-21T23:45Z [----] 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


"More evidence that there is no straightforward relationship between pain pill consumption and overdoses: As opioid prescriptions surged in Germany opioid addiction held steady while opioid-related deaths fell. https://reason.com/2019/08/02/as-opioid-prescriptions-surged-in-germany-opioid-addiction-held-steady-while-opioid-related-deaths-fell/ https://reason.com/2019/08/02/as-opioid-prescriptions-surged-in-germany-opioid-addiction-held-steady-while-opioid-related-deaths-fell/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1157274863427555330)  2019-08-02T13:00Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1158820815317753857)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1163496225867542529)  2019-08-19T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"David Koch's "far right" agenda per @nytimes included gay rights legalization of drugs and prostitution opposition to restrictions on immigration opposition to the draft and criminal justice reform. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1164897820849004545)  2019-08-23T13:50Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1176828712899268609)  2019-09-25T12:00Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1192064099271806976)  2019-11-06T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Supporters of the FDA's ban on flavored e-cigarettes claim "a whole generation of young people" is "addicted to these products." The government's own survey data show that's not true. https://reason.com/2019/11/06/as-the-fda-prepares-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-the-governments-own-data-contradict-wild-claims-about-adolescent-nicotine-addiction/ https://reason.com/2019/11/06/as-the-fda-prepares-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-the-governments-own-data-contradict-wild-claims-about-adolescent-nicotine-addiction/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1192149171161247746)  2019-11-06T18:38Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1229871427077263369)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1236015001086894080)  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](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


"Abolishing qualified immunity is a crucial step in holding police accountable for violating our rights. https://reason.com/2020/06/10/maybe-cops-should-be-pulling-back/ https://reason.com/2020/06/10/maybe-cops-should-be-pulling-back/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1270687508205092865)  2020-06-10T12:01Z [----] 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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1275760964856578049)  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](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


"Tucson handyman gets his Jeep back after @GoldwaterInst threatens to fight the forfeiture showing that bullies back down when they encounter unexpected resistance. https://reason.com/2020/08/27/tucson-handyman-gets-his-jeep-back-after-he-threatens-to-fight-the-forfeiture/ https://reason.com/2020/08/27/tucson-handyman-gets-his-jeep-back-after-he-threatens-to-fight-the-forfeiture/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1299088568833503235)  2020-08-27T20:57Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1323853284587773953)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1331633305205288966)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1338216644192194560)  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](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


"The bump stock ban rejected by the 6th Circuit highlights the danger of letting bureaucrats invent crimes. https://reason.com/2021/03/31/the-bump-stock-ban-highlights-the-danger-of-letting-bureaucrats-invent-crimes/ https://reason.com/2021/03/31/the-bump-stock-ban-highlights-the-danger-of-letting-bureaucrats-invent-crimes/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1377229189187690503)  2021-03-31T12:00Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1384839336890445828)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1387154354508083200)  2021-04-27T21:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The TSA's requirement that all air travelers wear face masks whether or not they're vaccinated is public health theater based on irrational fears. https://reason.com/2021/06/01/why-is-the-tsa-making-vaccinated-air-travelers-wear-masks/ https://reason.com/2021/06/01/why-is-the-tsa-making-vaccinated-air-travelers-wear-masks/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1399811582608220167)  2021-06-01T19:34Z [----] 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


"In [----] when the TSA started allowing short scissors and screwdrivers in airplane cabins the Association of Flight Attendants warned that "the aisles will be running with blood." https://reason.com/2021/09/09/why-dont-more-countries-enforce-the-airport-security-rules-that-the-tsa-says-are-essential/ https://reason.com/2021/09/09/why-dont-more-countries-enforce-the-airport-security-rules-that-the-tsa-says-are-essential/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1435978053507747846)  2021-09-09T14:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"House Democrats' proposed excises taxes on nicotine liquids which would wallop a potentially lifesaving alternative to smoking "will not only kill my business" a vape shop owner tells @christianbrits. "It will kill Americans." https://reason.com/2021/09/15/if-the-fda-doesnt-kill-the-vaping-industry-the-democrats-tax-hike-just-might/ https://reason.com/2021/09/15/if-the-fda-doesnt-kill-the-vaping-industry-the-democrats-tax-hike-just-might/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1438275897459724290)  2021-09-15T22:57Z [----] 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


"My new @reason cover story: Gun control like drug control has racist roots and disproportionately harms African Americans. https://reason.com/2022/01/16/gun-control-is-just-as-racist-as-drug-control/ https://reason.com/2022/01/16/gun-control-is-just-as-racist-as-drug-control/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1482825742299893763)  2022-01-16T21:23Z [----] 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


"There is little evidence that mask mandates had an important impact during the omicron surge. https://reason.com/2022/02/18/there-is-little-evidence-that-mask-mandates-had-an-important-impact-during-the-omicron-surge/ https://reason.com/2022/02/18/there-is-little-evidence-that-mask-mandates-had-an-important-impact-during-the-omicron-surge/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1494786577054240773)  2022-02-18T21:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The CDC's explanation for its reversal on school mask mandates is transparently dishonest. https://reason.com/2022/02/28/the-cdcs-explanation-for-its-reversal-on-school-mask-mandates-is-transparently-dishonest/ https://reason.com/2022/02/28/the-cdcs-explanation-for-its-reversal-on-school-mask-mandates-is-transparently-dishonest/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1498380230909579266)  2022-02-28T19:31Z [----] 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


"A cop with a history of abuse complaints did not like it when a critic obtained a damning internal affairs letter about him through a FOIA request. So he charged the guy with "theft by receiving." 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1509898544362237970)  2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] 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


"To promote public safety Michigan authorizes cops to rob travelers at airports. https://reason.com/2022/06/02/michigan-cops-rob-travelers-airports/ https://reason.com/2022/06/02/michigan-cops-rob-travelers-airports/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1532453848798863360)  2022-06-02T20:07Z [----] 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


"The New York Times misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think." https://reason.com/2022/07/18/how-focusing-on-rape-or-incest-exceptions-distorts-the-abortion-debate/ https://reason.com/2022/07/18/how-focusing-on-rape-or-incest-exceptions-distorts-the-abortion-debate/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1549114609080193024)  2022-07-18T19:31Z [----] 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


"The response to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid shows that Democrats and Republicans are both highly selective in their concerns about law enforcement abuses. https://reason.com/2022/08/11/democrats-dont-trust-the-police-but-they-do-trust-the-fbi-provided-it-is-targeting-donald-trump/ https://reason.com/2022/08/11/democrats-dont-trust-the-police-but-they-do-trust-the-fbi-provided-it-is-targeting-donald-trump/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1557833984817729537)  2022-08-11T20:58Z [----] 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


"A new analysis reinforces the historical case for armed self-defense in response to racist violence suggesting that black Southerners' access to guns reduced lynchings. https://reason.com/2022/09/08/a-new-study-suggests-that-black-southerners-access-to-guns-reduced-lynchings/ https://reason.com/2022/09/08/a-new-study-suggests-that-black-southerners-access-to-guns-reduced-lynchings/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1567931553719717896)  2022-09-08T17:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Under a law that Joe Biden enthusiastically supports his son could go to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a gun. https://reason.com/2022/10/12/the-consequences-that-hunter-biden-could-face-for-violating-arbitrary-gun-laws-should-give-his-father-pause/ https://reason.com/2022/10/12/the-consequences-that-hunter-biden-could-face-for-violating-arbitrary-gun-laws-should-give-his-father-pause/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1580282401724411904)  2022-10-12T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A judge upholds the federal ban on gun possession by cannabis consumers accepting the Biden administration's argument that they are dangerous criminals. https://reason.com/2022/11/09/a-judge-accepts-the-biden-administrations-dubious-argument-for-banning-gun-possession-by-marijuana-users/ https://reason.com/2022/11/09/a-judge-accepts-the-biden-administrations-dubious-argument-for-banning-gun-possession-by-marijuana-users/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1590328355345137664)  2022-11-09T13:00Z [----] 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


"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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1626284539940069378)  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](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1642944124214034440)  2023-04-03T17:36Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements


"Congress is considering a bill that would make it harder to steal property from innocent owners through civil forfeiture. https://reason.com/2023/06/14/congress-considers-conditions-on-the-governments-license-to-steal/ https://reason.com/2023/06/14/congress-considers-conditions-on-the-governments-license-to-steal/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1668951418995089408)  2023-06-14T12:00Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"A Netflix drama embraces the anti-opioid bias that has left millions of American pain patients to suffer needlessly. https://reason.com/2023/08/23/a-netflix-drama-reinforces-pernicious-misconceptions-about-pain-treatment/ https://reason.com/2023/08/23/a-netflix-drama-reinforces-pernicious-misconceptions-about-pain-treatment/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jacobsullum/status/1694318571114177009)  2023-08-23T12:00Z [----] followers, 127.3K 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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