2025-07-30
Idk what to make of this except as more know-nothings who believe they can easily make sweeping changes about things don't understand — Whatever you happen to think about the patent system, the USPTO is not remotely built to appraise each patent's $$ value, and most have zero or negative value
Wall Street Journal
Sources: the US Commerce Department is discussing charging patent holders 1%-5% of their patent value, a radical move likely to spark pushback from businesses
Commerce Department officials discuss new fee based on patent value, which could fuel backlash from businesses
2025-05-08
The thing with this, the Trump memecoin, and the news out of Stockholm that we're strong arming foreign governments about “DEI” is it's not only wildly corrupt, it's so tacky
Washington Post
Internal messages show how during trade negotiations, the US State Department pushed nations facing tariffs to clear regulatory hurdles for SpaceX's Starlink
Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. Gustaf Kilander / The Independent : US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs as Musk stands to benefit from...
2021-07-03
Gorsuch's remarks are especially rich since the “original public meaning” of the First Amendment c.1789 was *incredibly speech restrictive* by today's standards, and Gorsuch voted yesterday to uphold a 1A right of billionaires to donate anonymously https://twitter.com/...
CNN
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call for review of a 1964 SCOTUS ruling that made it harder for public figures to claim libel, citing disinformation on social media
(CNN)Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth of the landmark …