TikTok Toe

I’m probably missing something, but I’m having a hard time understanding why TikTok is a menace to society.

If the Chinese government really is Hoovering up TikTok user information, what exactly are they going to do with it? Do they go after people with bad dance moves because they’re easier to hunt down?

And, assuming there’s something evil going on, won’t the Chinese have the code to get into TikTok even if it’s sold? It’s spycraft malpractice not to have a back door.

Haven’t the Russians and Elon Musk already invaded Facebook and X? TikTok can’t be more of a threat to democracy.

But, as I said, I could be missing something. What I’m not missing is how unconstitutional the proposed ban sounds. There’s this First Amendment section that pretty specifically says Congress can’t abridge freedom of speech and there’s an awful lot of speech on TikTok.

Remember, dancing is speech whether the speaker is wearing clothes or not.

The constitution clearly protects bad jokes, good and bad stepping, misinformation, election lies, bad medical advice, cults and people asking for money. Strict constructionists should be outraged by this law (but they won’t be).

TikTok-Toe, a loser. Someone inform Nancy Pelosi.

Sigh.

Sort-of anonymous suit. Practicing law would be so much easier if you didn’t have to deal with clients.

The following is from a Los Angeles Superior Court complaint filed last week on behalf of “John Doe” against a law firm called Lynch Carpenter, LLP.

“Doe noticed that defendants never discussed their cases with clients … .

“This was common knowledge and practice throughout the firm, and it was most egregiously evinced in at least one instance in which Lynch Carpenter’s client had been deceased for several years. That fact was learned only through defense counsel’s discovery and disclosure, and it resulted in sanctions against defendants and an investigation initiated by the California State Bar.”

Well, there’s no point in discussing a case with a dead guy. I don’t see the problem.

You may be wondering why the plaintiff, who claimed discrimination and retaliation for complaining about unethical conduct, filed as a John Doe. Was he a secret employee? Could the defendant — or anyone else who tried — not figure out who he is?

He’s even described as “a young Armenian attorney with an excellent work ethic and great potential” who was hired in 2023.

So many clues.

Maybe he figures the guys who forget about clients won’t remember him.

Consumer alert. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that no human activity is safe from scammers.

A group of people who describe themselves as members of the SoCal Dream Golf Club last week sued the City of Los Angeles for allowing “black-market tee-time brokers to buy up and resell tee times for profit at Los Angeles city golf courses.”

Yes, there are, apparently, black market tee time brokers. I’m guessing they’re on the Dark Web or maybe in trench coats in parks and on playgrounds.

The plaintiffs seem to know. The suit says they “conducted extensive research and investigation relating to illegal tee time bookings by black market brokers.”

They needed something to do since they couldn’t get tee times.

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