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bespacific, 3 days ago to random

Law Dork - https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington - In a series of paragraphs that are up there as being among the most shocking I have read in my journalistic career, #WashingtonPost acknowledged on Saturday they hid #Alito article for 3 yrs and dropped it in the middle this holiday week, more than a week after NYT report, that they had known about the flag since at least January 20, 2021, and had not revealed knowledge of it until May 25, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/25/alito-flag-martha-ann-washington-post/?_pml=1 complicit #insurrection #democracy #MAGA

bespacific, 3 days ago to MIguns

Justice Sonia #Sotomayor admitted being moved 2 tears by #Supreme Court decisions that she did not agree w, reflecting on her emotional experiences in her time on Court. Sotomayor shared her emotional response to cases in speech at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, highlighting her personal struggles, dedication to her work. The 69-year-old Justice made these comments during an event honoring her at #Harvard, where she received an award for her contributions. #insurrection #constitution #democracy

bespacific, 6 days ago to FoxNews

It’s been clear for some time that #Alito was the #FoxNews (or an even further right-wing channel) justice on #SupremeCourt bench. The past 2 weeks have helped to cement that into the public consciousness for those who don’t hear him at oral arguments or read his opinions — particularly his concurrences and dissents. He doesn’t have a #legal #philosophy beyond counting to 5, and he doesn’t write opinions for the ages. He writes for now and, almost always, for #republicans https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-is-a-problem

bespacific, 6 days ago to random

Who exists 2 mete out #censure? No 1. None of it matters to Alito. This is great advantage of conservatives’ having built their own media infrastructure, their own echo chamber w its own twisted morality (rule #1: If it helps us stay in power, do it; rule number two: If it infuriates the libs, do it over and over). They can tune us out completely. Ditto polls. They just don’t care.
There is no such thing as shame anymore w for #Alito & fellow Justice #ClarenceThomas. https://newrepublic.com/article/181732/samuel-alito-clarence-thomas-theocratic-leninists

bespacific, 9 days ago to internet

Something created in 1989 that changed how people used , viewed then-nascent #Internet had nearly vanished by 2024. Nearly because dogged researchers, enthusiasts at The Serial Port channel on YouTube have found what is likely the last existing copy of #Archie. Archie, first crafted by Alan Emtage while a student at McGill Univ in Montreal allowed for searching various "anonymous" #FTP servers around what was then very small web of unis, researchers, govt military nodes. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/archie-the-internets-first-search-engine-is-rescued-and-running/

bespacific, 11 days ago to random

Let’s start off with fact that #JusticeAlito needs to #resign immediately. It’s reported Alito was flying upside down flag outside his house after #January6. He responded by blaming his wife. This is absolutely ridiculous. Alito & #ClarenceThomas made our #SupremeCourt an abomination. They take straight up bribes from people who they are hearing cases from, go on lavish trips w them and have absolutely no #accountability whatsoever. Supreme Court needs term limits. https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/alito-and-thomas-made-supreme-court

bespacific, 11 days ago to random

Faced w barrage of ethics scandals that have tarred #SupremeCourt as riddled w #corruption, Justice #ClarenceThomas has sought to cast them as merely an outgrowth of politics in Washington, D.C. “It’s a hideous place,” Thomas said recently of the nation’s capital, in some of his most extensive remarks about his ethical lapses, noting that he’s been subject to “nastiness” and “lies.” Thomas added, “It’s one of the reasons we like R.V.ing.” #RV #graft #paytoplay #IRS #taxes https://newrepublic.com/article/181627/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-democrats-letter

bespacific, 12 days ago to random

After 2020 presidential election as some #Trump supporters falsely claimed that #PresidentBiden had stolen the office many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down #Americanflag. 1 of homes flying an inverted flag during that time was residence of #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS Justice #Alito - Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photos & interviews with neighbors in Alexandria VA https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.0yWX.zzuHOt566eaH&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #ImpeachAlito

bespacific, 14 days ago to generativeAI

Fake studies have flooded publishers of top #scientific #journals leading to thousands of #retractions, M of $ in lost revenue. Biggest hit has come to #Wiley 217-year-old #publisher based in Hoboken NJ which announced it is closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by large-scale research #fraud. Wiley has reportedly had to retract more than 11,300 papers recently “that appeared compromised” as #generativeAI makes it easier for paper mills to peddle fake research. https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc

bespacific, 15 days ago to statistics

The #UN halved the number of female and under-18 Palestinian casualties in the Israel-Hamas war; earlier this month, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stopped citing #statistics from the Hamas-run Government Media Office in its updates. A U.N. spokesperson blamed “the fog of war” for the office’s previously #inaccurate counts. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/united-nations-halves-estimate-of-women-and-children-killed-in-gaza #hamas #israel Today, under 5,000 women and 8,000 children are now officially listed by the UN as #casualties.

bespacific, 16 days ago to random

Any1 who lives in DC & says they hate it here have almost always, w rare exceptions never made actual Washington their home. They have limited themselves 2 halls of power, spent their yrs focused on obtaining power & only view their experience here through prism of power. #ClarenceThomas’s latest attack on DC "I think what you are going to find and especially in Washington, people pride themselves on being awful. It is a hideous place as far as I’m concerned https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/clarence-thomas-critics-00157460 #SCOTUS

bespacific, 1 month ago to ai

It’s the End of the Web as We Know It "web has become so interwoven with everyday life that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary accomplishment and treasure it is. In just a few decades much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection. But all of this is coming to an end. The advent of #AI threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, creators 2 reach human audiences https://archive.is/Y3kHM

bespacific, 1 month ago to Health

#Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill. A little-known data firm called MultiPlan helps #health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html #healthinsurance #outofpocket #healthcare

bespacific, 1 month ago to Facebook

Lawsuit: #Facebook gave #Netflix all your private #messages #SMS and Netflix gave Facebook your watch history https://notthebee.com/article/lawsuit-says-facebook-gave-netflix-all-your-private-messages-and-netflix-gave-facebook-all-your-private-watch-history-?from_social=twitter #socialmedia #privacy #DataPrivacy #surveillance #marketing #legalresearch

bespacific, 1 month ago to internet

Folks I am not sure how this can be acceptable in any way to anyone but apparently - and once again the headlines are insufficient - #Trump Shares Video Featuring Image of a Hog-Tied #Biden. The #socialmedia post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/politics/trump-biden-image.html #hatespeech is not #freespeech

bespacific, 2 months ago to Michigan

#Republican paranoia over #migrants has reached a new level of absurdity, as a State Representative and the State #GOP Chair launched a conspiracy that buses of migrants were invading #Michigan. It turns out it was the #Gonzaga #basketball team arriving for the game in the #NCAA tournament. #haters #hate https://www.meidastouch.com/news/mi-gop-launches-migrant-invader-bus-hoax-on-gonzaga-hoops-team

bespacific, 2 months ago to legal

NYT analysis found #Trump spent more than $90,000 a day on average on #legal costs for more than three years — although none of it was paid with his own money, but instead came almost entirely from #donations raised as he fought against his 2020 #election loss.However, those accounts are nearly empty, so Trump must decide whether to pay his own staggering #legalfees or find another source of financing.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/27/us/politics/trump-cases-legal-fund.html

bespacific, 2 months ago to random

NYTon Erin Hawley: The Woman Arguing Against the #AbortionPill. She's the wife of the Jan 6th fist-raising Senator #JoshHawley[the man who ran out of the Capitol while claiming no insurrection]. "It was 2014, and Erin Morrow Hawley was fighting against the egg-laying hens of Missouri. Specifically, a new requirement that chicken cages have enough space for the hens to stand up, turn around and stretch out." https://www.yahoo.com/news/erin-hawley-woman-arguing-against-121736503.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall #animalrights #womensrights #reproductiverights #healthcare

bespacific, 2 months ago to Israel

Via David Pell - NYT (Gift Article): Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza. The fact that these stories will be plentiful and probably a lot worse certainly plays a role in Hamas' refusal to release more hostages and agree to ceasefire terms. #hamas #rape #sexualassault #hostages #Israel https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-sexual-assault.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.TfUI.HRGPExD3YNYR&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m&sgrp=c-cb

bespacific, 2 months ago to random

#NewYork #pharmacists can now dispense #birthcontrol without a #prescription to anyone in New York, according to an order signed by the state’s health commissioner on Tuesday. The order was part of a broad push last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders in the state Legislature to expand #reproductive #healthcare in the face of winnowing access elsewhere in the country. https://gothamist.com/news/birth-control-now-available-in-new-york-without-prescription #womenshealth #reproductiverights

bespacific, 2 months ago to random

“Foreign investors are like hostages of Putin" - Western companies that decided 2 remain in Russia despite its war against Ukraine r realizing w horror that #Putin, cronies no longer have much 2 lose from seizing their #assets. Over past weeks Putin has grabbed the assets of French yogurt producer #Danone, Danish brewery #Carlsberg 2 place them under “temporary” ownership of Federal Agency for State Property Management. It’s a fate that more Western companies now fear https://www.politico.eu/article/western-companies-stayed-russia-war-face-consequences/

bespacific, 2 months ago to MIguns

NYT headlines so skewed, but many don't read the articles. #Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks #Bond in $454 Million Judgment. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that he faces “insurmountable difficulties” as he tries to raise cash for the civil fraud penalty he faces in New York https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/nyregion/trump-bond-civil-fraud-case.html & Pence Says He Won’t Endorse Trump, but Won’t Vote for Biden Either https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/us/politics/mike-pence-trump-endorsement.html - #corruption #democracy #insurrection #rapist #constitution #liar of these words appear

bespacific, 2 months ago to MIguns

The #SupremeCourt Must Be Stopped. The court is fundamentally #antidemocratic—and the only way to limit the damage it can do is to reduce its power, budget, and lack of #accountability. Elie Mystal. #democracy #courts #SCOTUS #constitution #fascism #corruption #billionaires https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-supreme-court-must-be-stopped/#legagresearch #govdocs

bespacific, 2 months ago to legal

145 #GOP Members of #Congress Ask #SupremeCourt to Slash Access to the #AbortionPill. Republican lawmakers urged the court to declare that the 19th-century #ComstockAct means #abortion drugs can't be #mailed—even to states where abortion remains #legal #mifepristone #womenshealthcare #WomensRights https://www.jezebel.com/145-gop-members-of-congress-ask-supreme-court-to-slash-access-to-the-abortion-pill

bespacific, 3 months ago to Women

#Violence Against #Women and International Law Updated Feb 2024. This update comprises primary govt sources, secondary news sources along w extensive video footage, eye witness testimony to facilitate accurate research about atrocities committed on 10/7/23. Includes links, abstracts to more than dozen sources from interviews, reports, ongoing investigations identifying critical facts about systemic use of violence against women, girls during/ subsequent to 10/7/23 https://www.llrx.com/2024/02/violence-against-women-and-international-law-updated-february-2024/ #hamas