I am obsessed with this finalist in this year's Michigan “I voted” sticker design contest
"[T]he Justice Department issued a statement saying it would abide by that federal court ruling while the legal challenge played out in court. But that didn't rule out [that] the DOJ would restart the fund after the temporary ban was lifted. Now, Blanche has made it official: The fund is done."
Blanche says DOJ has nixed the 'anti-weaponization' fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a House subcommittee hearing that the Justice Department will not pursue the $1.776 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization."
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The third member of the cast of Cats (2019) to be knighted
Idris Elba's Macavity: 'I Love It' in Cats
Alt: Idris Elba's Macavity: 'I Love It' in Cats
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One of the wildest things about Kavanaugh's now-notorious quote is that there was ample evidence *on the record before the court* that this was untrue, yet he stated it as an undisputed statement of fact. Did he bother to read the record before writing his opinion?
Michael Clemens@mclem.org · 4mo ago“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
"The panel's new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn't allow new transgender recruits to join. The judges put their decision on hold, though, to let the administration seek further review."
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules
A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.
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If you do all this stuff against Liberty University it is actually constitutionally protected free speech in my opinion.
Jomboy Media (Unofficial)@jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social · 4mo agoGeorgia's Tre Phelps was tossed for unsportsmanlike conduct after hitting a go-ahead two-run home run
launching a new edition of Haldeman's THE FOREVER WAR where every five pages it includes an Axios report that a peace deal is imminent
Jon Gambrell@jongambrell.bsky.social · 4mo agoAPNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military says it launched airstrikes on Iranian radar and drone sites after Tehran shot down MQ-1 Predator drone.
"Now known as the Weber-Johnson standard, it's still the law regardless of what happens with the EEOC's 1979 regulation, says Feldblum. But for how long, she's not sure. "I think the Supreme Court is just waiting for a case that might allow them to overturn those two important cases," she says."
One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.
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told eldest She's the Man (2006) was based on Shakespeare after she told me it was a really fun movie, and now she's interested in more Shakespeare #winning
"U.S. District Judge [] Williams in Florida on Friday ordered Trump's lawyers to respond to the motion filed by 35 former federal judges who argued that Trump is in a sense both the plaintiff and the defendant in the case, [...]. Thus, the judges wrote, the lawsuit "is itself a fraud on the court."
Judge agrees to review Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund
The fund has sparked a broad backlash since it was announced earlier this month, exposing fractures within the Republican Party.
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Oh dang! If only someone had written a warning for her about the dangers of technological overreach she might have known better
"U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his ruling that: "The Kennedy Center's organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, [...]. Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.""
Trump's name must come off of the Kennedy Center, judge rules
The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programm...
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