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bespacific, to vexillology
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When your law clerk has more integrity than the Justice himself...Former ‘Aghast’ After Seeing Outside His Home, Calls For . "The problem is that flag is and it cannot do anything other than raise a reasonable inference of bias," Susan Sullivan said. https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/-i-was-aghast-alito-must-recuse-from-trump-cases-justice-s-former-clerk-says-212381253985

bespacific, to random
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More Money more MONEY is working on legal at a time when is being increasingly scrutinized amid falling . The , which isn't yet titled, is expected to be published in 2025/2026. Why it matters: Kavanaugh, 59, has been relatively quiet amid a host of controversies. Now he's expected to give his point of view on everything from the fracas over his 2018 to the 2022 plot to kill him. https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/scotus-brett-kavanaugh-writing-book-memoir?stream=top

bespacific, to random
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lawmakers in blocked bill to widen access 2 by falsely claiming they induce . group in Louisiana killed legislation 2 enshrine right 2 birth control by inaccurately equating emergency w abortion drugs. Idaho thinktank focused on biblical activism is pushing state legislators to ban access to emergency contraception, intrauterine devices by mislabeling them as https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/conservative-attacks-on-birth-control-could-threaten-access/ar-BB1nEZgR

bespacific, to Medicine
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Trial results for new drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors. More than half of patients with advanced forms of disease who took lorlatinib were still alive after five years with no progression https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/31/trial-results-for-new-lung-cancer-drug-are-off-the-charts-say-doctors

bespacific, to MIguns
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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, to random
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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, acknowledged on Saturday they hid 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

bespacific, to FoxNews
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It’s been clear for some time that was the (or an even further right-wing channel) justice on 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 beyond counting to 5, and he doesn’t write opinions for the ages. He writes for now and, almost always, for https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-is-a-problem

bespacific, to random
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Who exists 2 mete out ? 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 & fellow Justice . https://newrepublic.com/article/181732/samuel-alito-clarence-thomas-theocratic-leninists

bespacific, to internet
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Something created in 1989 that changed how people used , viewed then-nascent 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, first crafted by Alan Emtage while a student at McGill Univ in Montreal allowed for searching various "anonymous" 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, to random
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Faced w barrage of ethics scandals that have tarred as riddled w , Justice 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.” https://newrepublic.com/article/181627/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-democrats-letter

bespacific, to random
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Let’s start off with fact that needs to immediately. It’s reported Alito was flying upside down flag outside his house after . He responded by blaming his wife. This is absolutely ridiculous. Alito & made our 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 whatsoever. Supreme Court needs term limits. https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/alito-and-thomas-made-supreme-court

bespacific,
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@levampyre An upside-down American flag is a connected with false claims that the was stolen from . Individuals who were indicted and convicted for on used the upside down flag as a symbol of the movement - so this is part of the symbolism used in the anti-democracy movement in America.

bespacific, to random
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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,
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@lindamarie not surprising at all - just as has participated openly and actively in activities and his wife have done the same. created and executed the roadmap. None of the justices will and there is no process in place to remove them. is critical. Everyone Please .

bespacific, to generativeAI
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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, to statistics
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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, to random
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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. ’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

bespacific, to ai
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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 threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, creators 2 reach human audiences https://archive.is/Y3kHM

bespacific, to Health
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#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, to Facebook
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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, to internet
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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,
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@thepoliticalcat @LouisIngenthron @GlennMG yes it is a crime https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871

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

bespacific, to legal
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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, to random
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NYTon Erin Hawley: The Woman Arguing Against the . She's the wife of the Jan 6th fist-raising Senator [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

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