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I’ve decided not to report much on #HunterBiden’s trial. It is evident that he, Beau’s widow, & the #Biden family were in deep #grief.
In that grief, Hunter & Hallie self-medicated w/a highly addictive drug. Hunter already had a predisposition to #addiction, & he did what people addicted to drugs & alcohol do — made terrible decisions.
He admitted it & admitted to committing crimes during his addiction.
Detailing that painful time for the purpose of humiliating his family is cruel.
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#POTUS #Biden said Thurs he would not #pardon his son, if convicted.
Biden said “yes” when asked in an ABC interview if he would rule out pardoning Hunter Biden…. Biden also said yes when the interviewer asked if he would accept the trial’s outcome.
The president has said for months that he would not pardon his son.
“I’ve been very clear — the president is not going to pardon his son,” WH press sec Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in Dec.
#law #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/06/joe-biden-hunter-not-pardon/
“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”
Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/
#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights
BREAKING: Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds
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The #SupremeCourt justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime.
Crow’s lawyer revealed these flights to the #Senate Judiciary Committee, whose ongoing investigation was sparked by ProPublica’s reporting.
#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #HarlanCrow #Government #Courts #Law #Transparency
“It certainly seems like an issue that could be ripe for litigation because it’s right on its face discriminating against people for sexual orientation or #transgender status.”
Out today, from Kit @oconnell: Emails obtained from the #Texas Department of Agriculture reveal the turmoil caused by Sid Miller's transphobic dress code, which the Observer first revealed last year. https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/
#news #politics #agriculture #transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #USpol #law
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
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ProPublica identified a group of connected #political nonprofits — with names like American Breast #Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled #Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.
#News #Politics #Nonprofit #Law #IRS #FTC
https://www.propublica.org/article/political-nonprofits-fundraising-ftc-irs-527s-pacs
NEW: Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor
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The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year.
#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #Law #Courts #Government #Politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-gift-disclosures-harlan-crow
More #Trump allies, including #MarkMeadows, plead not guilty in #Arizona
The fmr White House chief of staff — along w/ #MikeRoman, who worked on Trump’s 2020 campaign — pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their alleged efforts to try to subvert Joe Biden’s win.
#law #democracy #TrumpCoupAttempt #insurrection #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/07/arizona-mark-meadows-mike-roman/
#Trump plans to claim sweeping #authority over #federal #spending
In a 2nd term, Trump will look at unilateral funding cuts for the #WHO & #green #energy initiatives.
He is vowing to wrest key spending powers from #Congress & to assert more control over the federal #budget than any president in #US #history.
#law #Constitution #SCOTUS #power #government #extortion #EconomicPolicy #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://wapo.st/3XekhX4
Court blocks enforcement of #TitleIX rules protecting transgender students
A federal court temporarily blocked the #Education Dept from enforcing new #regulations aimed at protecting #transgender #students in #schools, finding that opponents who sued to stop it are likely to prevail when the case is fully considered.
Title IX, a half-century old #law bars #discrimination in schools based on #sex.
#GenderIdentity #SexualOrientation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/06/14/transgender-titleix-schools-federal-court/
The #UnitedStates #SurgeonGeneral, Dr. #VivekMurthy, announced on Mon that he would push for #WarningLabels on #SocialMedia platforms advising #parents that using the platforms might damage #adolescents’ #MentalHealth.
Warning labels —like on tobacco & alcohol— are one of the most powerful tools available to the nation’s top #health ofcl, but…requires approval by #Congress.
#law #PublicHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/health/surgeon-general-social-media-warning-label.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
With its high production values, conversational style, and a storyline unfolding in real time across episodes, 2014’s "Serial" fueled a new wave of interest in true crime and transformed podcasting. The show also helped free Baltimore high school student, Adnan Syed, convicted of murdering his teenage ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Vox tells us more, including how "Serial" changed the way we think about the criminal justice system. https://flip.it/c3CEC6
#Culture #TV #Law #Serial
看过 胜利属于比姆 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
為看過第一部印度民主題材給五星。印度同事的推薦。好好笑,他掛在嘴邊的一句話是印度沒有希望,中國才有希望。週一返工正好問問他,不準拍這樣的片子的地方像是有希望的樣子嗎?哈哈……豆瓣條目現在採用的片名 杰伊·比姆 是嚴重的誤譯。Jai Bhim 是對印度憲法撰寫者、廢除種姓制度活動家 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 致敬的一個政治口號,而非人名。Jai 意為 Long live ,所以是“Bhim萬歲” “勝利屬於Bhim”的意思。據同事講,B. R. Ambedkar 是“不可觸碰”低種姓出身,是他將"投票權無關性別、出身、宗教等等身份"寫入憲法的。在印度的政治生活中,Jai Bhim 代表著反抗不公不義制度的精神。說起選舉穆迪大敗,他說他們不能海外投票,但是他真的很想投這一票…他說得很自然輕巧,完全感受不到對面的老鐘的笑容突然僵硬,且感情受到了深深的傷害。真的,聽到他說投票決定國家命運的時候,完全沒想到會激動到鼻子發酸、熱淚盈眶。
Deputy fatally shoots 7 starving, abandoned dogs
Arriving at a rural property, an #Arizona #sheriff’s deputy approaches a group of starving dogs behind a fence. Some are sleeping, others bark & wag their tails. The deputy lays out food & water to corral them, body-cam video shows.
The deputy then pulls out a gun & shoots them 1 by 1, killing 7, before dragging their bloodied bodies to his truck. He later dumped the bodies near RR tracks.
#law #DogsOfMastodon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/15/apache-county-arizona-dogs-shot/
#ChristianNationalists Are Opening Private #Schools. #Taxpayers Are Funding Them.
#Trump’s favorite #Arizona #megachurch has one.
Earlier this month, #Trump held his first campaign rally as a convicted felon at #DreamCityChurch in #Phoenix, AZ, hosted by the arch-conservative student group #TurningPointUSA.
#ChurchAndState #law #politics #education #PublicFunds #UnitedStates #FarRight #evangelism #religion #vote
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/christian-nationalists-are-opening-private-schools-taxpayers-are-funding-them/
#SCOTUS upholds #Trump #tax provision on #offshore earnings
The Supreme Court on Thurs rejected a challenge to an obscure provision of rump’s 2017 tax package.
The one-time tax on offshore earnings helped fund the massive tax cut permitted under #Congress’s limited powers of #taxation.
Some viewed the lawsuit as an effort to preemptively block Congress from creating a #WealthTax.
#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/20/supreme-court-trump-offshore-tax-wealth-earnings/
#Democrats seek to repeal #Comstock #abortion rule, fearing #Trump crackdown
Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal #law that #bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, worried that a future Trump admin could invoke the #ComstockAct to crack down on #AbortionAccess or effectively #ban the procedure altogether.
#MAGA #Republicans #extremism #Christian #evangelism #Congress #legislation #TrumpProofing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/20/comstock-abortion-repeal-tina-smith-senate/
Sen #MarkKelly & fmr Rep #GabbyGiffords on Their #IVF Journey: '#Freedom to Start a #Family Is Under #Threat'
In an exclusive essay for PEOPLE, the married #Arizona lawmakers share how a #gunman stole their dreams of having a child together — & why they fear politicians will do the same to other #families
#ReproductiveRights #ReproductiveHealth #FamilyPlanning #WomensHealth #Health #PublicHealth #GunControl #law #SCOTUS
https://people.com/mark-kelly-gabby-giffords-ivf-reproductive-freedom-exclusive-essay-8664641
#Trump allies test a new strategy for #ElectionInterference
In 5 battleground states, county-level ofcls have tried to block the #certification of #vote tallies — which election experts worry is a test run for trying to thwart a #Biden victory.
#law #VotingRights #ElectionLaw #BigLie
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/26/certification-2024-election-results/
No #SCOTUS decision on #Trump’s absolute #immunity claim.
Chief *Justice* #JohnRoberts announced that Monday is the final day of the term.
Monday will mark the first time since 2020 that the Supreme Court term runs into July. The court extended the session that year because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Before that, it had not happened since 1996.
#lawlessness #law #GinniThomas #MarthaAnnAlito #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt #CorruptCourt #DarkMoney #CourtReform
The #IowaSupremeCourt ruled on Fri that the state’s 6-wk #AbortionBan, when most women don’t even know they are pregnant, could be enforced, a decision that sharply limits #access to #abortion & fulfills a longstanding aim of the state’s #Republican leaders.
#Iowa #law #ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #MaleSupremacy #ChristianEvangelism #NewApostolicReformation #RightWing #extremism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/iowa-supreme-court-abortion-ban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#DEI prgms toppled amid a surge of #conservative #lawsuits
A yr after #SCOTUS struck down race-based college admissions, #RightWing *public interest* grps have filed a barrage of federal lawsuits intended to dismantle long-standing #corporate & #government prgms that consider race in awarding #jobs & other #opportunities, & their #litigation already is eroding the use of #AffirmativeAction in an array of #American institutions.
#law #racism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/27/conservative-lawsuits-topple-affirmative-action-dei/
#SCOTUS on Thurs will issue more end-of-the-term rulings, potentially including whether #Trump is immune from prosecution in his federal #ElectionInterference case, whether #Jan6 #insurgents may be charged w/ #obstruction & whether #FederalRegulatoryAgencies should have their #powers reduced. Wed, the court inadvertently posted a ruling it has not yet announced that, while #litigation continues, would allow emergency #abortions to stabilize patients in #Idaho where #abortion is banned.
JFC
A #Texas woman has been charged w/attempted murder after she tried to drown a 3-yr-old girl in a swimming pool, police said, adding that they are recommending the incident be treated as a #HateCrime.
The TX Council on American-#Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest #Muslim #CivilRights grp, identified the girl as a Muslim of #Palestinian origin & the woman as a #White American….
#law #racism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/24/texas-drowning-child-euless/
How ‘#ProLife’ Lost all #Meaning
The #AntiAbortion movement may have won the battle 2 yrs ago w/ #Dobbs, but they’re losing the war—& turning an entire generation away from their cause.
By Charles Sykes
#law #UnitedStates #abortion #RoeVWade #ReproductiveHealthCare #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #BodilyAutonomy #freedom #CivilRights #HumanRights #BidenHarris2024
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/06/how-pro-life-lost-all-meaning/678784/