The Loner
@theloner.bsky.social
Software dev, ttrpg GM, progressive, code is speech. 'You either die a SpongeBob or live long enough to become a Squidward' -Contrapoints.
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Prosecutors in Virginia routinely pressure defendants to give up their constitutional protections against unreasonable search for years.
This “encourages bad policing,” one defense attorney told Bolts, since they have “free rein to do whatever they want” with no consequences.
This “encourages bad policing,” one defense attorney told Bolts, since they have “free rein to do whatever they want” with no consequences.
“An Impossible Choice”: Virginians Asked to Waive Constitutional Rights to Get a Plea Deal
Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have barred prosecutors from making defendants waive protections against unreasonable police searches as a condition of pleas.
boltsmag.org
May 26, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Prosecutors in Virginia routinely pressure defendants to give up their constitutional protections against unreasonable search for years.
This “encourages bad policing,” one defense attorney told Bolts, since they have “free rein to do whatever they want” with no consequences.
This “encourages bad policing,” one defense attorney told Bolts, since they have “free rein to do whatever they want” with no consequences.
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Dems need to immediately put their weight behind a federal Anti-SLAPP statute.
A real one. With expedited hearings and automatic fee shifting.
A real one. With expedited hearings and automatic fee shifting.
Bad News: I’ve been laid off from mmfa, along with a dozen colleagues.
There’s a reason far-right billionaires attack Media Matters with armies of lawyers: They know how effective our work is, and it terrifies them (him).
There’s a reason far-right billionaires attack Media Matters with armies of lawyers: They know how effective our work is, and it terrifies them (him).
May 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Dems need to immediately put their weight behind a federal Anti-SLAPP statute.
A real one. With expedited hearings and automatic fee shifting.
A real one. With expedited hearings and automatic fee shifting.
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DMs on Bluesky will not be "end-to-end encrypted" until we are able to do some more protocol work.
We have very careful access controls within our systems.
If you're extremely privacy conscious, I'd recommend using Bluesky DMs to share your Signal accounts!
We have very careful access controls within our systems.
If you're extremely privacy conscious, I'd recommend using Bluesky DMs to share your Signal accounts!
May 22, 2024 at 8:29 PM
DMs on Bluesky will not be "end-to-end encrypted" until we are able to do some more protocol work.
We have very careful access controls within our systems.
If you're extremely privacy conscious, I'd recommend using Bluesky DMs to share your Signal accounts!
We have very careful access controls within our systems.
If you're extremely privacy conscious, I'd recommend using Bluesky DMs to share your Signal accounts!
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So we're supposed to be allies because they're the only democracy in the Middle East, right? Cause umm.... this doesn't seem very Democratic.
www.axios.com/2024/05/21/i...
www.axios.com/2024/05/21/i...
"Act of madness": Israeli officials seize AP equipment, cut live feed of Gaza
Press advocates have warned that the law creates a dangerous precedent.
www.axios.com
May 21, 2024 at 4:16 PM
So we're supposed to be allies because they're the only democracy in the Middle East, right? Cause umm.... this doesn't seem very Democratic.
www.axios.com/2024/05/21/i...
www.axios.com/2024/05/21/i...
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Every social media platform needs a feature where if you type the words "fairness doctrine," you have to pass a quiz on the subject before you can post.
May 22, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Every social media platform needs a feature where if you type the words "fairness doctrine," you have to pass a quiz on the subject before you can post.
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Actually, the First Amendment is a relative success story amongst rights, the most robust and protected the most reliably compared to others under U.S. law.
May 22, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Actually, the First Amendment is a relative success story amongst rights, the most robust and protected the most reliably compared to others under U.S. law.
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Now available: DMs! Start a private conversation with a friend directly on Bluesky within the Chat tab. 💬
Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting!
Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting!
May 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Now available: DMs! Start a private conversation with a friend directly on Bluesky within the Chat tab. 💬
Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting!
Update to the latest version of the app (1.83) or refresh on desktop to start chatting!
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New at The Watch: Trump wants to deport more people than the populations of NYC, Chicago, and L.A. combined. It would cost $1 trillion+, and require a force larger than the U.S. Army.
It also can't be done. But that isn't the point. It's about giving his supporters the human suffering they crave.
It also can't be done. But that isn't the point. It's about giving his supporters the human suffering they crave.
Trump's deportation army
The former president's vow to deport 15 million people is the cruelest, most illiberal, most openly authoritarian campaign promise in modern U.S. history. Oh, and it would also destroy the economy.
open.substack.com
May 21, 2024 at 12:04 PM
New at The Watch: Trump wants to deport more people than the populations of NYC, Chicago, and L.A. combined. It would cost $1 trillion+, and require a force larger than the U.S. Army.
It also can't be done. But that isn't the point. It's about giving his supporters the human suffering they crave.
It also can't be done. But that isn't the point. It's about giving his supporters the human suffering they crave.
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this country is run by Fox News grandpas
LAW DORK EXCLUSIVE: Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock amidst anti-trans boycott effort www.lawdork.com/p/alito-bud-...
Exclusive: Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock amidst anti-trans boycott effort
Alito did not respond to questions about the sale, but its timing raises fair questions — particularly in light of other ethical questions the justice has faced over the past year.
www.lawdork.com
May 20, 2024 at 1:23 AM
this country is run by Fox News grandpas
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Fun to compare this to the hyperventilating over TikTok/China.
Silicon Valley tech leaders are now openly embracing Middle Eastern oil money, giving Saudi and the UAE unprecedented influence in the U.S. tech industry.
“The Khashoggi era is over,” said a prominent venture capitalist. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
“The Khashoggi era is over,” said a prominent venture capitalist. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Silicon Valley once chafed at dictatorships. Then came a Middle East gold rush.
Virtually overnight, the Middle East has emerged as the most powerful geopolitical force in the tech industry, due in part to the Biden administration’s fears about China.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Fun to compare this to the hyperventilating over TikTok/China.
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It’s true that Israel has lately been a lot less cagey about their “alleged” nuclear weapons than they have been, including elected officials suggesting they be used on Gaza.
Again, this is a rather relevant factor if you’re discussing why the rest of the world is approaching Israel the way it is.
Again, this is a rather relevant factor if you’re discussing why the rest of the world is approaching Israel the way it is.
Opinion | Why the U.S. should start telling the whole truth about Israeli nukes
American silence no longer makes sense. In fact, it’s dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2024 at 6:08 AM
It’s true that Israel has lately been a lot less cagey about their “alleged” nuclear weapons than they have been, including elected officials suggesting they be used on Gaza.
Again, this is a rather relevant factor if you’re discussing why the rest of the world is approaching Israel the way it is.
Again, this is a rather relevant factor if you’re discussing why the rest of the world is approaching Israel the way it is.
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Following @mmasnick.bsky.social and the threads he replies to has made me realize that Americans treat the constitution the way religious people treat the bible. The parts they like they insist on a dogmatic literal interpretation and the parts the don’t like they just ignore existing.
May 12, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Following @mmasnick.bsky.social and the threads he replies to has made me realize that Americans treat the constitution the way religious people treat the bible. The parts they like they insist on a dogmatic literal interpretation and the parts the don’t like they just ignore existing.
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The hypocrisy of Congress' jawboning around TikTok. "An authoritarian playbook, threatening companies for merely associating with and/or defending" a company's rights @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/c...
Congressional Committee Threatens To Investigate Any Company Helping TikTok Defend Its Rights
“Do you now, or have you ever, worked with TikTok to help defend its rights?” That McCarthyism-esque question is apparently being asked by members of Congress to organizations that have been workin…
www.techdirt.com
May 10, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The hypocrisy of Congress' jawboning around TikTok. "An authoritarian playbook, threatening companies for merely associating with and/or defending" a company's rights @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/c...
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Criticizing Israel? A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.
Freedom of the Press Advocacy Director Seth Stern writes on the Intercept.
Freedom of the Press Advocacy Director Seth Stern writes on the Intercept.
Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets and media organizations.
theintercept.com
May 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Criticizing Israel? A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.
Freedom of the Press Advocacy Director Seth Stern writes on the Intercept.
Freedom of the Press Advocacy Director Seth Stern writes on the Intercept.
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Authoritarian regimes seek to delegitmate and control aspects of society that are not some measure of independence: That includes universities, the government bureaucracy, a free press, and, civil society. Here Goldberg talks about the growing attack on nonprofits and philanthropic organizations.
May 10, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Authoritarian regimes seek to delegitmate and control aspects of society that are not some measure of independence: That includes universities, the government bureaucracy, a free press, and, civil society. Here Goldberg talks about the growing attack on nonprofits and philanthropic organizations.
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Huge protest happening right now in Tel Aviv.
Insta screenshots from:
Standing Together: A Jewish-Arab org fighting for social justice for Palestinians
Breaking the Silence: former isreali soldiers that educate about the atrocities committed by the Isreali army in the occupied territories.
Insta screenshots from:
Standing Together: A Jewish-Arab org fighting for social justice for Palestinians
Breaking the Silence: former isreali soldiers that educate about the atrocities committed by the Isreali army in the occupied territories.
May 9, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Huge protest happening right now in Tel Aviv.
Insta screenshots from:
Standing Together: A Jewish-Arab org fighting for social justice for Palestinians
Breaking the Silence: former isreali soldiers that educate about the atrocities committed by the Isreali army in the occupied territories.
Insta screenshots from:
Standing Together: A Jewish-Arab org fighting for social justice for Palestinians
Breaking the Silence: former isreali soldiers that educate about the atrocities committed by the Isreali army in the occupied territories.
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reuters has really done an amazing job detailing, piece by piece, how tesla is basically a giant pile of fraud built on the back of poorly built tech and the empty promises of an opportunistic bullshitter
In Tesla Autopilot probe, U.S. prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud, Reuters reports
The Justice Department is examining statements by Tesla and Chief Executive Elon Musk suggesting its cars can drive themselves.
www.cnbc.com
May 8, 2024 at 2:14 PM
reuters has really done an amazing job detailing, piece by piece, how tesla is basically a giant pile of fraud built on the back of poorly built tech and the empty promises of an opportunistic bullshitter
Reskeet with your mental state
May 7, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Reskeet with your mental state
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Anyway, enough rambling. Full writeup is here. And, as a reminder, I'm not a lawyer, I just play one on the internet (or, more accurately, have people constantly falsely assume I am one). www.techdirt.com/2024/05/02/w...
Was There A Trojan Horse Hidden In Section 230 All Along That Could Enable Adversarial Interoperability?
There’s a fascinating new lawsuit against Meta that includes a surprisingly novel interpretation of Section 230. If the court buys it, this interpretation could make the open web a lot more open, w…
www.techdirt.com
May 2, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Anyway, enough rambling. Full writeup is here. And, as a reminder, I'm not a lawyer, I just play one on the internet (or, more accurately, have people constantly falsely assume I am one). www.techdirt.com/2024/05/02/w...
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We could do this with the anti-Vietnam War protests as well. They were profoundly unpopular at the time. Now we look back at those “annoying kids” and wonder why more politicians weren’t listening to them.
May 3, 2024 at 4:04 AM
We could do this with the anti-Vietnam War protests as well. They were profoundly unpopular at the time. Now we look back at those “annoying kids” and wonder why more politicians weren’t listening to them.
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Today we look back positively on the lunch counter sit ins of 1960-1, as products of a movement that understood how to protest “the right way.” The overwhelming majority of Americans in 1961, however, disagreed. Their contemporaries thought those disruptive students were doing it all wrong.
May 3, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Today we look back positively on the lunch counter sit ins of 1960-1, as products of a movement that understood how to protest “the right way.” The overwhelming majority of Americans in 1961, however, disagreed. Their contemporaries thought those disruptive students were doing it all wrong.
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I one-hundred percent believe this, which is why this is such a disaster. I hope the Biden plan of winning by swinging mythological middle-aged white men still sitting on the fence works out.
Bernie was calling this rhetoric as nonsense.
"He believes a policy change by Biden on Israel is long overdue, but also worries that young people are underestimating the true threat that Trump poses"
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"He believes a policy change by Biden on Israel is long overdue, but also worries that young people are underestimating the true threat that Trump poses"
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump
Sen. Bernie Sanders sounds off on the Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism, college protests, and President Joe Biden’s record while in office
www.usatoday.com
May 3, 2024 at 3:19 AM
I one-hundred percent believe this, which is why this is such a disaster. I hope the Biden plan of winning by swinging mythological middle-aged white men still sitting on the fence works out.