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As noted in Justice Kagan's dissent, the Wilcox majority was "unrestrained by the rules of briefing and argument -- and the passage of time -- needed to discipline [the Court's] decision-making." The majority's rushed decision led to a glaring historical error. /end
May 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As noted in Justice Kagan's dissent, the Wilcox majority was "unrestrained by the rules of briefing and argument -- and the passage of time -- needed to discipline [the Court's] decision-making." The majority's rushed decision led to a glaring historical error. /end
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Enjoy the entertainment at the cemetery.
May 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Enjoy the entertainment at the cemetery.
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Everyone is getting pardons from Trump, including dirty cops who get caught taking bribes on video, but Joe Exotic gets passed over again.
May 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Everyone is getting pardons from Trump, including dirty cops who get caught taking bribes on video, but Joe Exotic gets passed over again.
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I wonder how much Trump crypto you have to buy for a pardon as a dirty cop who got 10 years after getting caught on video accepting $75K in bribes from businessmen who wanted to buy badges?
May 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I wonder how much Trump crypto you have to buy for a pardon as a dirty cop who got 10 years after getting caught on video accepting $75K in bribes from businessmen who wanted to buy badges?
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For those who sacrificed all, and the ones who will never forget them.
May 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For those who sacrificed all, and the ones who will never forget them.
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Officers at the helm of both the Fed and the Sinking Fund Commission fall within Article II’s general requirements for law execution. If their tenure protections do not violate Article II, then neither do the tenure protections applicable to other multi-member bodies like the NLRB.
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Officers at the helm of both the Fed and the Sinking Fund Commission fall within Article II’s general requirements for law execution. If their tenure protections do not violate Article II, then neither do the tenure protections applicable to other multi-member bodies like the NLRB.
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You have to make that promise again friends. Promise that no matter what happens, if we all disappear, you will be our witness & our voice. You will be our memory. Linked below are threads to educate on Russian crimes across centuries. Promise me you will be our voice. Slava🇺🇦❤️
November 10, 2024 at 5:23 PM
You have to make that promise again friends. Promise that no matter what happens, if we all disappear, you will be our witness & our voice. You will be our memory. Linked below are threads to educate on Russian crimes across centuries. Promise me you will be our voice. Slava🇺🇦❤️
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Do you mean to tell me that Musk and his minions haven't broken any laws? That we need to pass a brand new law before we can stop them?
I find that hard to believe.
And if you pass this law, what makes you think they will obey it?
I find that hard to believe.
And if you pass this law, what makes you think they will obey it?
February 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Do you mean to tell me that Musk and his minions haven't broken any laws? That we need to pass a brand new law before we can stop them?
I find that hard to believe.
And if you pass this law, what makes you think they will obey it?
I find that hard to believe.
And if you pass this law, what makes you think they will obey it?
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SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article)
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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NEW: The US Treasury claimed DOGE's Marko Elez didn't have the ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending when he actually did.
w/ @telliotter.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social:
w/ @telliotter.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social:
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
NEW: The US Treasury claimed DOGE's Marko Elez didn't have the ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending when he actually did.
w/ @telliotter.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social:
w/ @telliotter.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social:
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I think Judge Kollar-Kotelly is going to have some very serious questions.
www.wired.com/story/treasu... @tpm.bsky.social @joshtpm.bsky.social
what did Treasury and DOJ know when they told a Federal judge no one had write access to the most sensitive financial systems in the USG?
what did Treasury and DOJ know when they told a Federal judge no one had write access to the most sensitive financial systems in the USG?
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I think Judge Kollar-Kotelly is going to have some very serious questions.
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Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.
February 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.
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Schools in at least 10 states have closed because of flu outbreaks.
41+ states are currently reporting "very high" or "high" influenza activity with ER visits surging.
This comes after Donald Trump paused the CDC from issuing external communications to the public, halting health advisories.
41+ states are currently reporting "very high" or "high" influenza activity with ER visits surging.
This comes after Donald Trump paused the CDC from issuing external communications to the public, halting health advisories.
February 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Schools in at least 10 states have closed because of flu outbreaks.
41+ states are currently reporting "very high" or "high" influenza activity with ER visits surging.
This comes after Donald Trump paused the CDC from issuing external communications to the public, halting health advisories.
41+ states are currently reporting "very high" or "high" influenza activity with ER visits surging.
This comes after Donald Trump paused the CDC from issuing external communications to the public, halting health advisories.
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Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
According to a New York Times report, on Thursday, the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) removed the spoon emoji as an option that users of its videoconferencing platform can select to express themselves. The move comes a day after…
tcrn.ch
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
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Media giants who settle Trump's frivolous lawsuits aren't the only ones capitulating.
So are the judges who bless these extortionate settlement agreements.
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So are the judges who bless these extortionate settlement agreements.
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Trump is using settlements to extract bribes. Judges can step in to stop it
The judiciary shouldn’t bury its head in the sand while democracy crumbles in its courtrooms
freedom.press
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Media giants who settle Trump's frivolous lawsuits aren't the only ones capitulating.
So are the judges who bless these extortionate settlement agreements.
Read more:
So are the judges who bless these extortionate settlement agreements.
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Really?
People trying to hold on to their income and benefits in this United States?
What about those who had real power and refused to exercise it? I'm thinking of Joe Biden and his AG Merrick Garland.
Those who were supposed to stop him failed.
People trying to hold on to their income and benefits in this United States?
What about those who had real power and refused to exercise it? I'm thinking of Joe Biden and his AG Merrick Garland.
Those who were supposed to stop him failed.
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Really?
People trying to hold on to their income and benefits in this United States?
What about those who had real power and refused to exercise it? I'm thinking of Joe Biden and his AG Merrick Garland.
Those who were supposed to stop him failed.
People trying to hold on to their income and benefits in this United States?
What about those who had real power and refused to exercise it? I'm thinking of Joe Biden and his AG Merrick Garland.
Those who were supposed to stop him failed.
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Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
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UPDATE: The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong.
USPS flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier
The U.S. postal service is reversing course a day after it said it would not accept packages from China and Hong Kong. The ban came after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
UPDATE: The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong.