Grateful dad & husband | Shaolin & Jesuit trained budding bodhisattva š§āāļø | Persuader & seanchaĆ | Ex-litigator Ex-inhouse Ex-Williamsburg's Oldest hipster
Bucks County PA
Joined January 2014
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On a stifling August morning 20 years ago, I left my newly rebuilt Williamsburg loft windows wide open, and left for Shaolin for a few weeks odyssey. We were detained in Hong Kong on our return, but finally able to get on a flight. It was #September11 . 1/4
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Why is this #SpaceX "win" ...a huge loss for the U.S.?
1. Taxpayers (via NASA contracts - not private equity) derisked the nascent company & provided operational validity, yet
2. Operating losses exempt SpaceX from taxes even as it earns BILLONS from fed contracts.
Breaking News: Elon Musk became the worldās first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading. nyti.ms/4uvca5a
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Best of luck to the new Shaolin Abbott, Shi Yinle, former head of the oldest Buddhist Temple in China (the White Horse, est. 68 A.D.)
A no-nonsense, non-warrior reformer now in charge of the world's oldest, most well known & lucrative martial arts IP: "Shaolin"
The last true Abbott of #Shaolin (Shi Suxi) warned Party-installed successor Shi Yongxin that he was off the Buddhist Path 20 years ago. He only went farther off since. Also threatened leadership w an unauthorized Vatican visit in Feb 1/2 nytimes.com/2025/07/28/worldā¦ via @NYTimes
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1. Ironically, the worst take on #MagnificaHumanitas yet is from a "Catholic" writer & editor of "The Lamp" Matthew Walther in today's NY Times.
(nytimes.com/2026/05/26/opiniā¦
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2. In dismissing AI as, "ambiguously evil" Walther refutes 570+ years of Catholic tradition holding technology as morally neutral (e.g. Pope Pius II admired, and did not condemn Gutenberg's press).
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Magnifica Humanitas is a brilliant reset of the purpose of #AI in discerning truth for the common good, recognizing the power and danger of untethered Silicon Valley āoptimizationā & profiteering that further drives inequalities.
In the era of #ArtificialIntelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace. #MagnificaHumanitas
vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/eā¦
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"An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely."
#Fetterman
ā Marcus Tullius Cicero
BREAKING: The Senate just voted not to advance an Iran War Powers Resolution 49-50.
John Fetterman was the decisive vote against it.
The resolution was intended to limit Trump's ability to wage war on Iran.
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After a Jarndyce v Jarndyce interminable delay, the 1st animated #legal comedy finally hits the big screen.
(Yes, Coyote finally brings a products liability suit v ACME)
Will Forte for plaintiff Wile E; John Cena, his former boss, defense. Brilliant & lovably Looney concept
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Missing from the doomsdaying of #Mythos as a master "hacker" is that those next-level capabilities (long running agents & rigorous reasoning) will also be transformative for lawyers: it builds bullet proof arguments from messy decentralized facts. nytimes.com/2026/04/22/technā¦
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When you're valued at $5.5 *billion* (only two years out of Y Combinator!) the cost of hiring not only Jude Law but licensing Brubeck's timelessly cool "Take Five" for a slick mass market ad to dominate legal tech identity is a no-AI needed decision.
Well done @WeAreLegora š
Hello. We recently hired Jude Law to be the face of our brand. So, moving forward, we would prefer that you associate him with precise drafting, seamless collaboration and the ability to analyze thousands of legal documents simultaneously. In line with his contract, something like, āOh, wow, he makes me think of that collaborative AI platform for exceptional lawyers!ā would be an ideal ask. But we donāt want to push it.
Learn more:
legora.com/law-just-got-moreā¦
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"These nine firms all failed a high-stakes character test. Their leaders faced a choice between submitting to a bully and doing the right thing."
Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won. nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opiniā¦
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This @NewYorker piece on @AnthropicAIās Claudeās āself awarenessā is so engaging that I shared it with the subjectā¦ and its response isā¦ even more astonishing.
Gideon Lewis-Kraus writes about the strangeness of A.I., the scientists trying to understand it, and how their findings challenge our conception of selfhood. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/ā¦
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The majestic display of morphing gods in flawlessly detailed, sophisticated sculptures makes the #DivineEgypt show at @metmuseum both awe inspiring and aesthetically appealing. A strange world that resonates still.
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#RIP Sean Carasov, aka THE CAPTAIN; former #BeastieBoys road manager; music guru, all round legend & my Shaolin trip roomie (2 times), who, sadly, shuffled off his mortal coil 15 years ago today.
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My Shaolin brother @RZA knows his Cassavetes as well as his kung fu flicks. Savagely good taste š
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The last true Abbott of #Shaolin (Shi Suxi) warned Party-installed successor Shi Yongxin that he was off the Buddhist Path 20 years ago. He only went farther off since. Also threatened leadership w an unauthorized Vatican visit in Feb 1/2 nytimes.com/2025/07/28/worldā¦ via @NYTimes
Iām lucky to have trained at Shaolin before āthe CEO Monkā #shiyongxin made it into Kung Fu Disneyland. Letās hope Shi De Yang or other true monks will be allowed by the Party to restore the Chan/Zen way established by Batuo 15 centuries ago on Mt Song. 2/2
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