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@Popehat on a scale from erupting volcano to Hiroshima, how angry will this judge be that a secret robot will giving legal advice in their courtroom?

Sure, I’m behind on a bunch of things I should have completed a month ago, but at least I’m frustrated and angry at myself about it.

"Doctors and hospitals are turning away patients, saying that ambiguous laws and the threat of criminal penalties make them unwilling to test the rules."

nytimes.com/interactive/2023/0

I'd rather not put all my eggs in one basket but I can only afford one basket and past attempts at carrying eggs in my pants have ended rather poorly.

Oh FUCK yes— a filmmaker decided to do the job the FBI neglected to do because… reasons?

Secretly-Made Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Doc Premieres at Sundance

jezebel.com/secretly-made-bret

I love that my wife can come downstairs at 8am on a Saturday, drink half the pot of coffee I just made, then immediately go back to bed and fall asleep.

I assume this is some kind of superpower.

A nerdy Black man was beat so badly by Tennessee cops this past week that its said he looked worst than Emmit Til. He's dead now, and cops are refusing to release the body cams because they fear riots. The cops were in an unmarked car, with no uniforms on. Its reported the cops continued to beat him even after he was cuffed.

By all accounts #TyreNichols was a Black, nerdy skateboarder with no connections to crime or even police contact other than driving while Black.

INVENTOR OF THE KNIFE: this is the greatest thing since torn bread

82% of people online can scroll right by a post without correcting an obvious error. The other 21% can’t help themselves.

EVERYTIME I read this story, on @ProPublica it blows my mind. Using junk 'science' like that ro convict someone is just wrong.
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How Jessica Logan’s Call for Help Became Evidence Against Her

propublica.org/article/911-cal

I'm older so I remember things. Everything you see happening today should be understood this way:

The top tax rate used to be 90% in order to prevent the really rich from destroying democracy.

The corporate tax rate was 50% because corporations exist to serve society.

AND the inheritance tax was really high to keep family dynasties from gaining power over us.

#taxes #democracy

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