That sounds like what I’ve read about this place.

One of these students detained solely for their political opinions is going to die in one of these dungeons and then the people responsible won’t be held accountable and we’ll all fall a little further down

Yeah, I unfortunately get why the court had to stop it because they were blindsided by it and this guy didn’t think through all the potential problems with this (the big one that occurs to me now is what happens if the AI video says something and the client claims it’s an inaccurate representation of their wishes, how’s a court supposed to figure out if the AI is messing up or if the client is lying, but there’s probably a dozen more someone who reads statutes and opinions all day could think of), but this seems like an innocent mistake from a pro se litigant who was trying to come up with a reasonable accomodation for their disability and just didn’t do it correctly, so I hope this doesn’t prejudice his case at all.

“Me and my oligarch friends really want to steal the brainrot app but ByteDance called our bluff and now we’re scared to piss off the zoomer praetorian guard that Elon brought in.”

screwing the next in line.

Honestly, I feel like this understates it. They’re destroying creative communities and obliterating the knowledge of artistic techniques that were passed through those communities because those techniques aren’t deemed to have any market value, which leads us all into a world filled with generic and boring songs and stories being built from widely used materials and perspectives and pushed through generic structures. They’re effectively setting fire to the library of books that haven’t been written yet.

More likely an overworked and sleep deprived human I think, the report beneath the headline is detailed and full of references to independent sources

I didn’t read it this way, but if an updated title would be clearer for more people I suppose I could do that

Yeah, if things were so bad that you were considering secession you might as well cut to the chase and just try to overthrow the US government because they would absolutely go after you hard

P.s. for any government officials who read the above comment, I’m not advocating for overthrow of your stupid little clubhouse, I’m pointing out why secession is a bad idea. Also, quit wasting my tax dollars looking at stupid shit.

Good article, but it doesn’t really answer the headline question beyond

Australian trade minister Don Farrell told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that the tariffs were “clearly a mistake”.

“Poor old penguins, I don’t know what they did to Trump, but, look, I think it’s an indication, to be honest with you, that this was a rushed process.”

A theory I heard that’s just stupid enough to seem plausible with this administration,

Yeah, it has nothing to do with responsible wildlife management and everything to do with emotionally insecure conservatives who can only feel useful and validated if they can live out fantasies of protecting something they own by violently killing monsters

Excellent question, unfortunately it sounds like the courts are yet again trying to squirm out of imposing real consequences on fascists

After that, Summerville filed the contempt charge against Sullivan, which could lead Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden review the case to determine if any charges should be filed.

Also, this seems like a pretty big conflict of interest

During the two-day hearing, Sullivan [the ICE agent charged with contempt] said that the lead prosecution witnessed confirmed that both the Massachusetts State police and prosecutors were aware of ICE plans to arrest Martell-Lebron.

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… a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said “we were dismayed and surprised when our prosecution of Wilson Martell-Lebron was interrupted by ICE apprehending him in the middle of his trial.”

“Any claim that we were aware of an attempt to prevent Mr Martell-Lebron from exercising his right to a trial is false.,” he said in a statement. “It was our intention to try Mr. Martell-Lebron and hold him accountable for the crimes alleged in the complaint. Federal authorities should not have detained him and interfered with our efforts to hold him accountable.”

So the guy responsible for figuring out whether to punish this ICE agent is possibly a co-conspirator with him. Of course, that’s being alleged by the ICE agent who has every reason to lie about it, so I am definitely not saying I buy that allegation, but someone independent of the whole mess needs to investigate.

We need to get someone in the White House who will pardon them all

Nope, the vast majority of crimes require intent and criminal statutes that didn’t make that a necessary element of the crime were frequently struck down as unconstitutional before our judicial system went to hell

That being said, what “intent” means exactly to a judge gets really complicated and can lead to unexpected results (e.g. if you intended to just stand around as a non violent lookout while your friends robbed a store with an unloaded handgun that probably could be intent enough for you to be convicted of murder when one of your friends gets shot and killed by the store attendant)

Oh yeah, I didn’t say they’d be arrested, I said they’d be an asshole. Not only are there tons of perfectly legal ways to be an asshole in America, it’s usually a very effective way of personally enriching oneself.

Yeah, I hope that plays out too, and it’s never out of the question with how unhinged and drugged up Musk is, but unfortunately I think this is less Musk stepping back for real and more of a bullshit PR move to get some of the heat off of Trump and Elon both -

The president remains pleased with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency initiative, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses and take on a supporting role, according to three Trump insiders who were granted anonymity to describe the evolving relationship.

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One senior administration official said Musk is likely to retain an informal role as an adviser and continue to be an occasional face around the White House grounds. Another cautioned that anyone who thinks Musk is going to disappear entirely from Trump’s orbit is “fooling themselves.”

The transition, the insiders said, is likely to correspond to the end of Musk’s time as a “special government employee,” a special status that temporarily exempts him from some ethics and conflict-of-interest rules. That 130-day period is expected to expire in late May or early June.

Probably so

Nope, if the patron has chosen to do business in a stupid shitty country like mine they should pay a reasonable tip or they’re an asshole. I agree that it’s a completely stupid system that needs change, but screwing the server for a stupid culture they have no control over is not cool.

Nope, a motion for cloture would end this speech and any other debate and move the Senate along to its next vote

What progress was obstructed here? He started at 7 in the evening and went through the middle of the night, I doubt Republicans had plans to move some critical legislation at 3am.

I mean, giving an extra long speech where you point out all the terrible things Trump is doing and read letters from constituents is doing something, it’s just not a filibuster or anywhere near the level of intensity we need. Telling Republicans they’re hurting people isn’t going to change their minds.

“Booker’s speech is not a filibuster because it is not blocking legislation or a nomination.” (archived)