Lessons from Richard Jewell
* I am old enough to remember when the pipe-bomb exploded during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I was...
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UK Labour’s lost election vs. the US Democrats
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbin on his party’s overwhelming rejection in yesterday’s national elections: I will discuss with our party to ensure there is a process now of reflection on this result...
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The tangled web of congressional preferences.
I am a regular reader of the SCOTUSblog. It is THE resource for things going on at the U.S....
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China says “Shut up and dribble!” The NBA complies.
In 2018, Laura Ingraham told LeBron James to “shut up and dribble.” It was a...
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Be careful for what you wish: Trump must turn over tax returns.
The big headline this morning is “President Trump must turn over his tax returns to the...
Read MoreThe duopoly and the debt
Trump is a bad president. His supporters can, indeed, point out good things he has done. I do not discount those things. But the shadow looming over the future existence of this country is the national debt. He, along with a...
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Bluecarp on Twitter
Common social media pattern:
Someone posts a picture of a heavily attended event from twelve years ago with a caption claiming it was from an event last week.
The internet: WOOHOO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE FROM THE EVENT LAST WEEK WHO SUPPORT MY CAUSE!!!
#DontBeThatGuy
This week, we'll go over #Juliana v US, the 9th Cir case that correctly dismissed the "Climate Kids" #GlobalWarming lawsuit. Look for it Thursday...
It was a 2-1 decision. All 3 judges were Obama appointees.
Props to them.
We've covered most of these on The Law.
https://m.greenwichtime.com/technology/businessinsider/article/45-landmark-Supreme-Court-cases-that-changed-14374870.php
The dishonesty is palpable.
Not once did the author mention the facts or holding of the case:
That the govt can't censor documentaries.
We discussed #CitizensUnited in ep 2 of The Law. Check it. Better yet, actually read the decision https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/20/citizens-united-money-talks-on-guns-climate-drug-prices-column/4509987002/ via @usatoday