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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 15h

NEWS: Federal judge tosses out Drake's defamation suit against record label over Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us."
"Because the Court concludes that the allegedly defamatory statements in “Not Like Us” are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED."

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h

Key witness in Bob Menendez bribery trial sentenced to time served @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/key-witness-...

Key witness in Bob Menendez bribery trial sentenced to time served

Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman, testified that he bribed the Democratic senator for an agreement to pull the plug on criminal investigations into his trucking and insurance companies.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 18h

"There’s nothing to be gained by incarcerating you, sir," U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said Thursday morning, ordering Uribe to serve three years of supervised release in light of his extensive cooperation with federal prosecutors.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 18h

NEWS: Jose Uribe, the only cooperator in the federal bribery prosecution of ex-NJ senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine, sentenced to no prison time on his guilty pleas to seven felonies related to the Garden State corruption case.

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI asks federal judge to toss authors’ ChatGPT output copyright claims @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/openai-asks-...

OpenAI asks federal judge to toss authors’ ChatGPT output copyright claims

As part of a massive class action against the generative AI company, a group of authors, journalists and news outlets say summaries and outlines generated by ChatGPT violate their copyright.

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Axios @axios.com · 2d

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers

The firings come after Fox News reported agents had monitored communications from nearly a dozen Republican senators.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 5d

I luv to blanch, very salty water, crisp, bright green green beans.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

To be self-congratulatory for a moment, I had guessed the Sean "Diddy" Combs sentence would be 51 months.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

"Out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope," the judge says, quoting Martin Luther King Jr.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

Judge Subramanian takes a moment to applaud the victim witnesses for coming forward to testify at trial, for showing other victims of domestic abuse that "violence behind closed doors doesn’t have to stay hidden forever.”

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to FIFTY MONTHS in prison on federal prostitution convictions, with the judge finding Combs abused women "physically, emotionally, and psychologically."

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to FIFTY MONTHS in prison on federal prostitution convictions, with the judge finding Combs abused women "physically, emotionally, and psychologically."

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 6d

Sean "Diddy" Combs sentence on federal prostitution convictions INCOMING.

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 8d

STORY: www.courthousenews.com/judge-orders...

Judge orders Trump to restore anti-terrorism funds to New York

Citing the history of deadly terror attacks in New York City, a Manhattan federal judge granted temporary emergency relief ordering the federal government to reinstate millions of dollars in federal s...

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 8d

A judge ordered the Trump administration Wednesday to restore anti-terrorism security funds for New York City’s MTA subway system, which the Empire State says were blocked over its immigration sanctuary policies. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-orders...

Judge orders Trump to restore anti-terrorism funds to New York

Citing the history of deadly terror attacks in New York City, a Manhattan federal judge granted temporary emergency relief ordering the federal government to reinstate millions of dollars in federal s...

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 8d

Finding that DHS anti-terrorism security funds are required to "be distributed 'solely' on the risk of terrorist activities," SDNY judge Kaplan grants New York state's TRO challenging Trump administration's decision to cut off NY's FEMA funds due to immigration sanctuary policies.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 9d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 10d

If you wondered how many of the major newsrooms covering the Pentagon would give in to Pete Hegseth and sign a new agreement if they wanted to maintain access, it looks like the answer is... none. So far. Via @status.news

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Josh Russell @jrussjruss.bsky.social · 12d

This is kinda close to the gyro pizza pie at holy Aladdin’s

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 15d

Judge warns DOJ over public comments on Luigi Mangione murder case @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-warns-...

Judge warns DOJ over public comments on Luigi Mangione murder case

A Manhattan federal judge ordered President Trump's top Justice Department brass to warn officials that any additional violations of court publicity rules in the Mangione case could result in fines or...

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17d

Luigi Mangione slams 'Marvel movie' perp walk in bid to block death penalty @ninapullano.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/luigi-mangio...

Luigi Mangione slams 'Marvel movie' perp walk in bid to block death penalty

Mangione accused federal and local officials of staging a scene for political benefit, not public safety, in the aftermath of his arrest.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 20d

One short Substack dinner getting stuck across from this woman made it dead clear to my wife and I that she was both a bamboozler and was being willfully bamboozled. “It is hurtful to get miscast as a hack,” she says. Pro tip: Then don’t be such an elaborate one. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven

The founder of “House Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls “quality conspiracy.”

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 20d

an agent on the roof of the broadview ice facility is filming the crowd of protesters below with a dslr.

a protester joking asked, “does it shoot 4k?” and the agent nodded his head yes.

two masked agents stand on the roof of the broadview ice facility. the agent on the left points a dslr at the crowd. the agent on the right looks on, while holding a gun that shoots pepper balls.

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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 21d

State Sen Jabari Brisport says federal agents on the 10th floor “zip tied the doors closed and then used duct tape to cover any cracks for people to see.”

“And then, they laughed.”

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