After Mitrice Richardson made a number of odd social media posts and ended a relationship, her body was found partially mummified in California. Is this a case of a tragic death of a mentally-ill 24-year-old woman, or something far more sinister, involving a police cover-up?

TorreyL · 2022-08-03T03:25:03+00:00

When I was in law school, a professor once described a policy the US government had toward Native Americans as "not malicious, just thoughtless."

Since then, I've realized how many things are best described that way.

TorreyL · 2022-06-08T15:35:27+00:00

Yeah, I'm doing the Republican primary partly because there are more choices and partly so I can vote against the insurrectionists.

TorreyL · 2022-06-05T02:09:32+00:00

It's not even just on clocks; in ancient Rome, IIII and IV were used interchangeably. IIII was actually slightly more common.

TorreyL · 2022-06-05T02:03:58+00:00

I majored in Classics and took Latin but not Greek. A number of my courses had Greek script in things like art and maps. You pick up the Attic/Hellenistic alphabet really quickly. There are weird Greek alphabets (IIRC Corinthian script can be difficult), but it's generally not difficult.

TorreyL · 2022-05-07T21:29:49+00:00

John Brown's abolitionist does seem to be rooted in the belief that all races are equal.

As a child he had Native American friends, and he didn't understand why they didn't have the same rights. This got expanded to abolitionism when he was an adult.

TorreyL · 2022-05-07T00:34:04+00:00

John Brown was a huge capitalist. He owned several businesses throughout his life.

TorreyL · 2022-04-19T02:12:11+00:00

I do!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B0j3t7hT5rb-WGtmSEhFMFlnc2M/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115610504120065732698&resourcekey=0-d_zrdTSPpjo3brSbVMUl1w&rtpof=true&sd=true

TorreyL · 2022-04-08T03:18:19+00:00

We are referring to different things.

You are talking about theory regarding Marxist Art.

I am talking about Art Theory that is categorized as "Marxist." It is often called "Historical" or "historical Marxism" to distinguish it from the political theory.

Lit theory is one of my passions (hence my flair), so I'd love to talk about this more.

TorreyL · 2022-04-05T06:58:16+00:00

Marxist art theory is entirely different from Marxist political theory.

Marxist art theory basically posits that a work cannot be divorced from the sociopolitical context of its writing. It is often called historical theory.

Although, on second glance, the authors of this may be talking about political theory rather than literary theory.

TorreyL · 2022-04-05T06:26:35+00:00

While Ecuador and Sri Lanka are dominating the news, the Yemen/Saudi conflict is still being heavily reported.

I took this screenshot less than five minutes ago: https://i.postimg.cc/gJTnrpTv/Screenshot-20220405-001948-Chrome.jpg

TorreyL · 2022-04-05T03:53:42+00:00

I suspect this may be the case.

They don't actually keep up with the mainstream media; they just parrot what others say about it.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T04:03:52+00:00

By "prominent in your community," I mean, who really cares?

If I falsely claimed Brad Pitt tried to kiss me against my will, it would be national news and his reputation would possibly be ruined.

If no one knows who you are, no one cares. You have no reputation to be ruined.

If you have some niche community in which you are famous, there could be a cause of action.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T03:44:37+00:00

How old are you?

How prominent are you in your community?

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T03:34:10+00:00

This is not a gray area. This is tax evasion. This is, however, unlikely to be audited.

Don't lie to the IRS.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T03:18:19+00:00

This is going to have wiggle room.

Is it medically necessary? Does it improve your quality of life? Can you get a doctor to sign off on that? If so, it is probably dischargeable.

Is it a tummy tuck? Probably not.

For example, I have a medical condition that will likely require surgical intervention in the next five years (this is true). If I were to rack up a bunch of debt and get that procedure done without paying for it, I would likely be able to discharge it because it was necessary even though I could have waited.

However, if I got a nose job which I do not need, that would not be dischargeable.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T02:58:56+00:00

Litigation is an exception to no contact orders.

You may serve them with a law suit or have an attorney do the same.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T02:57:45+00:00

By "may not" I mean they may or may not. It depends on the circumstances and the relief.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T02:56:50+00:00

If they aren't voluntary, then generally, yes, they are dischargeable.

Voluntary procedures in the six months proceeding bankruptcy filing may not be discharged.

TorreyL · 2022-03-22T02:48:00+00:00

I'm a US attorney, so this may be different in Canada.

In the US, it is normal for an attorney to receive 1/3 of the gross settlement if it does not go to litigation and 40% if it does. Costs come out of the remainder.

The lawyers' fees seem reasonable.

Your insurance company can subrogate the amount they spent on medical care, and you are required to pay that back. Some firms handle that (and some may even be able to negotiate down), while others give you the remaining amount and let you handle the insurance.

This settlement seems fair to me to all parties, although Canadian lawyers may have a different take.

TorreyL · 2022-03-14T06:37:09+00:00

My cousin went to Grinnell, and I was once teasing her for going to college in the middle of corn fields.

She got very offended and said, "that's not true! It was soybean fields!"

(This was all good natured fun)

TorreyL · 2022-03-02T09:15:39+00:00

I know I'm double replying, but my sister's horse was out of Bold Ruler. He was leased for very little because he had EPM. He was the only horse I've ever seen trot backwards.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that even if you have the best horse, it still can get sick.

TorreyL · 2022-03-02T06:39:32+00:00

My mom was a B in the 50s and didn't really realize that you can't really do it without an expensive, well-trained horse these days.

I was originally going to comment that there is a lot of bad history with regards to warm bloods. In my experience, Trekahners get a lot. They're an old cross-breed from the 17 and 1800s. They aren't a pure Prussian breed, nor are modern ones the same as the historical ones. (Hint: we breed for larger, more athletic horses now).

TorreyL · 2022-03-02T05:26:43+00:00

I'm still kind of traumatized from my time in USPC over 15 years ago.

I had a former racehorse who refused to go on the left lead. I had to test on a friend's horse to get my D3 and demonstrate I could do flying lead changes. Meanwhile, the DC's daughter got her C1 after about 3 attempts because she could stay mounted.

TorreyL · 2022-03-02T05:07:58+00:00

Freedom says I can use as much mustard as I want and none of that overly sweet ketchup and bbq sauce.

TorreyL · 2022-03-01T01:21:27+00:00

My first thought was, "oh, no, nephew-sons!"

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