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"Nazis. I love these guys..." -Indiana Trump

Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Jul 2

*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*

A news story: "Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise"

July 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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Arlaine Rockey - Legal Advisor to EqualMeansEqual.org 👆🏽

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This is the first case trying to get evid about the Palantir / Elon Musk vote changing activity thru discovery in this case!📖👆🏽👇🏼Substack “SHE WON…” w Kamala Harris’ photo on front (3 parts+)
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June 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof

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I see a Japanese snow fairy bird, I share a Japanese snow fairy bird. Those are the rules.

Blue Travel Channel 📸 @bluetravelchannel.bsky.social · May 25

Japanese snow fairy bird 🇯🇵 😃

May 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Not to scare people but the US Court of Appeals gave Trump last night the okay to send National Guard Troops to any city and any state as long as Trump can show the slightest bit of evidence that people "impeded the ability of federal officers to execute the laws." Trump will abuse this ruling.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · Jun 20

"Appeals court says Trump can keep control of California National Guard troops' The end of the US as a Republic is being ushered in by a judiciary that looks at the law rigidly without considering Trump is a fascist who attempted a coup and incited the Jan 6 attack www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Appeals court says Trump can keep control of California National Guard troops

The president deployed the troops to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids despite opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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June 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM

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June 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Everybody loves a parade!

Preserve Our Brooklyn Neighborhoods @infopobn.bsky.social · Jun 15

June 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM

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Jessi 💫

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It's Friday...

And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺

📽️Johanna Colón
And now: www.imdb.com/name/nm79841...

June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM

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Elections have consequences. Voting? Maybe not.
Read this.

dianebhere.bsky.social @dianebhere.bsky.social · Jun 11

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She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

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June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM

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It would be a shame if you signed up but couldn't attend

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T-Mellon Events is looking for seat fillers and extras to provide their time for space maximization and attendance perception for an event taking place in Washington DC on June 14th. Extras and Seat.....

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June 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM

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"To keep them in control was not difficult… All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism

Sunshine, Philosophy & Atticus 🐕‍🦺 @philosophydj.bsky.social · Jun 8

Quote of the day. 🤔☮️💙🌊🐕‍🦺

June 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM

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May 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM

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There are a LOT of MAGA politicians and ignorant voters who need a refresher course about the law.

Taco Trump, included.

May 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM

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And it's metastasized

Paul Sluggo Shelly Jr @paulsluggoshellyjr.bsky.social · May 22

May 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM

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Full timeline: Banners for the president who created the USDA and the president who is destroying it.

Washingtonian Problems @washprobs.bsky.social · May 14

Spotted going up at USDA today…

May 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM

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Maga's current court case against journalism. Share it while you can.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · May 15

The federal government is attempting a radical, massive expansion of what constitutes "wiretapping" that threatens everyone working in media/as a journalist today and I hope you'll read this and share it with everyone you know.

I'm not just fighting this for me. I'm fighting it for everyone.

Advisory to Journalists: The Dangerous Expansion of the Federal Wiretap Law

Journalists, podcasters, and digital media professionals beware: the U.S. government is currently advancing a legal theory under 18 U.S.C. § 2511—the federal wiretap statute—that threatens to criminalize the mere act of downloading publicly available videos or listening to podcasts. This interpretation risks not only chilling investigative journalism but undermines the very foundation of freedom of the press.

The federal wiretap law makes it a felony to intentionally “intercept”—that is, acquire the contents of—a “wire communication” unless you are a party to the communication or a party has given prior consent. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2510(1), a "wire communication" includes any transfer containing the human voice that travels at any point by wire or cable. Originally meant to prevent unlawful phone taps in 1968, the statute has not meaningfully evolved to reflect digital media distribution in the 21st century.

As a result, many core journalistic practices today—listening to audio on a video stream, downloading a podcast, reviewing livestreamed footage—can be construed as “intercepting” a wire communication. And unlike “oral communications” (which are only protected if private) or “electronic communications” (which are exempt if publicly accessible), wire communications have no similar public-access defense. This leaves journalists legally vulnerable for accessing material that is otherwise freely available to the public.

This is not just a theoretical risk. In Tampa, Florida, the U.S. Department of Justice is actively prosecuting my client, journalist Timothy Burke for allegedly violating the wiretap statute by downloading publicly accessible livestreamed interviews from a video server. The journalist used only a URL—no password, no hack, no deception.

The government claims that because the streams included the human voice and were transmitted in part by wire or cable, they are “wire communications”. Under this interpretation, even if the stream was intended for public consumption, and even if no reasonable expectation of privacy existed, the act of acquiring and publishing the content becomes a federal felony. The government also asserts that the same communications are also “electronic communications,” where the law makes it clear that it is not a violation if the electronic communication is obtained from a server that is configured so that the communication is “readily accessible to the general public” -- however, the government has argued (and the court has agreed) that whether or not the communication was obtained from a publicly accessible server is a fact question that the journalist must prove at trial - not an element of the offense that the government must prove. This means that a journalist that obtains public information may still be subject to search, seizure, arrest, indictment and prosecution.

The implications for the First Amendment are chilling. Under the government’s interpretation of interception of “wire communications”, the government could prosecute journalists based not on their methods, but on the content they choose to listen to or report on. The wiretap law also criminalizes the disclosure of the contents of a wire communication. Thus, quoting from a podcast or a leaked livestream could subject a reporter to criminal liability regardless of intent, public interest, or harm.

This is a dangerous expansion of government authority. It converts the passive act of receiving a communication—something essential to journalism—into a criminal offense based solely on outdated statutory definitions and prosecutorial discretion.

The broader issue is not just technical—it’s constitutional. A law that is so vague or overbroad that it allows the government to pick and choose whom to prosecute based on their speech, targets the very heart of press freedom. It is unconstitutionally vague under the Fifth Amendment and overbroad under the First.

By failing to modernize the statute—or at least to interpret it in line with modern communication platforms—the government risks turning millions of journalists, researchers, and citizens into potential criminals. The law as it stands today is an anachronism of the analog era being misapplied in a digital one.

If you are a journalist, you should be alarmed. If the DOJ’s current theory prevails, simply clicking “play” could one day lead to prosecution. The press cannot operate in an environment where the law punishes access to speech—particularly where that speech is both public and newsworthy.

The press must not only report on this misuse of power, but challenge it—legally, politically, and publicly. Because the right to receive and report information is not just a constitutional luxury. It’s a democratic necessity.

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Mark Rasch
MDRasch@gmail.com
(301) 547-6925

May 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM

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United we stand, divided we fall

Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · May 15

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IF I COULD GET EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND

JUST 1 CONCEPT! ☝🏼 it’s

The rich don’t need to outsmart us

they just need to divide us.

Race, religion, gender, politics… it’s all fuel for distraction.

If we dropped the labels & united

we’d flip the whole system overnight.

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May 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM