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Yassine Meskhout
Personal blog · ymeskhout.substack.compoliticswriting
Yassine Meskhout's personal blog at ymeskhout.substack.com covers politics and writing. Since 2022, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “Death of a Client”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-16, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this public defender's Substack for its window into the criminal justice system. One commenter calls Eleven Magic Words and Death of a Client the writer's greatest hits.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Law, Ideas, & Dunking on Fools.
Most-linked posts?
- Death of a Client3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-11-04
- I Am Here Because of Blind Dumb Luck2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-12-28
What Hacker News says?
The author of this article is a public defender in the pacific northwest. He sometimes writes for Jesse Singal, but he also has his own substack.[1] Many of his posts provide a unique window into the criminal justice system. If that sounds interesting to you, I strongly recommend reading more of his writing. In my opinion, his greatest hits are Eleven Magic Words [2] and Death of a Client [3]. 1. https://ymeskhout.s…
Comment linking /p/death-of-a-client
on “I fought the PayPal and I won”Submitted Eleven Magic Words as a story · 92 points
HN discussionBy happenstance I just ran across this by the same author somewhere: https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/death-of-a-client
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on “My Clients, the Liars”Submitted Robot Lawyer Dog as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSay what? The author is a self proclaimed anarchist and believes in "100% open borders"... Not exactly a role model for the alt-right. https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/obfuscating-euphemisms-in-t... Sure, there is the argument against pointless euphamism, but that's not the same thing as "anti-woke" or alt-right.
Comment linking /p/obfuscating-euphemisms-in-the-immigration
on “My Clients, the Liars”Submitted The Failed Rehabilitation of “White Supremacy Culture” as a story · 2 points
HN discussionhttp://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/eleven-magic-words-unlocked
Comment linking /p/eleven-magic-words-unlocked
on “My Clients, the Liars”Submitted Death of a Client as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSometimes they're ordered to and it's not their call. I'm not saying this is the case here, but here's a hilariously well documented instance: https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/sorry-for-arresting-you Yes, yes I know "just following orders" shouldn't be an excuse.
Comment linking /p/sorry-for-arresting-you
on “Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules”Submitted Walking Around, Uninsured as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIf you enjoy this kind of thing I highly recommend the substack HN introduced me to by Yessine Meskhout: https://ymeskhout.substack.com/ This is the one that got me hooked: https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/eleven-magic-words-unlocked And another hilarious read: https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/i-am-here-because-of-blind-...
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on “Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian judge rules”Submitted Why Cross-Examination Is So Damn Great as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Matt Taibbi's Integrity Sand Pit as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Am Here Because of Blind Dumb Luck as a story · 1 points
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