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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, 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, 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

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, 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, 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