William Reddy

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noli timere - don't let the bastards grind you down

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The Supreme Court said its guidance that gun laws must align with U.S. “history and tradition” was misunderstood. What does that mean for hundreds of legal challenges to gun laws?

The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.www.washingtonpost.com The Supreme Court said its guidance that gun laws must align with U.S. “history and tradition” was misunderstood. What does that mean for hundreds of legal challenges to gun laws?

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Marine Le Pen’s far-right party is seeking to gain control of the French government for the first time in modern history. Get the latest updates and analysis in our free-to-read live blog ⤵️

France’s Voter Turnout Remains Crucial Element in Snap Electionwww.bloomberg.com

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🇺🇦 Steven Van Zandt stand with Ukrainie 🫡

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This is the "Cistern of Theodosius" in Istanbul, built by Roman Emperor Theodosius II in 443 CE to serve the growing need for water in the capital of Constantinople, population: ~500,000 Its location was lost in the 18th century, and only recently rediscovered, restored, and opened in 2018.

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Job alert! The Ford Foundation is looking for a new Program Officer for its Technology and Society Program. philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs/84900-p...

Program Officer, Technology and Societyphilanthropynewsdigest.org Program Officer, Technology and Society.

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Vote. Also knock on doors, volunteer for campaingns. Get involved locally. Go to meetings, work with others, make your own community safer, better, more organized. Know what's on school board agendas. Show up and comment. Give politicians a reason to know what you want, and why they should care.

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/7 Justice Roberts smug and superior dismissal of the dissents’ concerns seems to come to us via time warp from some time that never knew Trump. The danger of lawlessness he poses are manifest — he and his followers brag of them. Only a liar or fool would dismiss them.

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My friend and colleague Ken White has written a great thread describing some (but far from all) of the enormous problems with today's decision by Chief Justice Roberts granting Donald Trump criminal immunity on grounds never before accepted by any court. Today's decision threatens the Republic.

There are two elements to the immunity decision that are particularly extreme in a way that many will miss: (1) motive is irrelevant and (2) immune acts are not just excluded from prosecution, they’re excluded from evidence. /1

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The 14th Amendment says if you were involved in an insurrection you can't be president. SCOTUS said they won't allow anyone to enforce that because of reasons they made up. The Constitution doesn't say the president is immune from criminal law. SCOTUS decided he is because of reasons they made up.

Vote to Control the Legislative and the Executive branches of Government, preserve the Democracy, and Expand the Court. VOTE! and remind everyone you know how important this is...

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Roberts rules for Trump. Absolute immunity for “official acts.” Vacated and remanded. Party line case. Both Sotomayor and Jackson dissent. Fuck this. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

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"Expand the court" has gone from radical solution to the most exceptionally moderate option on the table.

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To reiterate what @kenwhite.bsky.social has been saying for a long time... the courts are not going to get us out of this mess. We have to do it at the ballot box.

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The hour is upon us

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Hurricane Beryl went from a tropical depression to a Category 3 storm in just over 40 hours. It’s now Cat 4 with six to NINE feet of water above typical tide expected. My heart is with St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Vincent, the Grenadines & Grenada as the winds are rising. www.axios.com/2024/06/30/h...

Hurricane Beryl rewrites hurricane history, to slam Windward Islandswww.axios.com The storm has been rapidly intensifying since Saturday morning, shattering records.

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8/8 In my opinion, the return of Donald Trump to the White House would threaten the survival of the Republic. I believe that it would literally threaten the physical safety of millions of Americans, including me. Now is the time for Solidarity!

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Danger is real. Fear is a choice.

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We're living in the era of the Imperial Supreme Court. One of the reasons I am so strongly in favor of radically expanding the judiciary - and will remain in favor of radical expansion even if both Alito and Thomas are replaced by liberals - is that it will dilute the impact of individual judges.

Roberts, overruling Chevron with incredible and unearned hubris: "Perhaps most fundamentally, Chevron’s presumption is misguided because agencies have no special competence in resolving statutory ambiguities. Courts do."

We are all feeling Nick Kristof right now... www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/o...

Opinion | President Biden, I’ve Seen Enoughwww.nytimes.com He must withdraw from the race.

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"Slow Horses," featuring our flatulent hero Jackson Lamb, will be back Sept. 4. www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

“Slow Horses,” starring Gary Oldman, returns for season four on September 4www.apple.com Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at the fourth season of its BAFTA Award-winning series “Slow Horses,” starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman.

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“I don’t want to use the wrong word but I guess he added a bit more musicality to Chrissie’s songs. That was the secret with them – she provided the hard edge in her writing and James was a bit more melodic with his #guitar background.” www.guitarworld.com/features/rob...

“Chrissie Hynde and Linda McCartney were friendly. She said that Paul was looking for a guitar player”: Robbie McIntosh on a playing career running from the Pretenders to John Mayer – and the knock-of...www.guitarworld.com In a lifetime of great gear and credits from Norah Jones to Celine Dion and Paul McCartney, the guitarist says he remains in love with his yellow Strat copy

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US warns of Hizbollah ‘provocations’ as diplomats try to avert Israel-Lebanon war https://www.ft.com/content/9119efdf-9771-48d0-8a51-99c72eed46a3

US warns of Hizbollah ‘provocations’ as diplomats try to avert Israel-Lebanon warwww.ft.com Officials say risk of miscalculation is high as cross-border tensions intensify

The grift is what it's all about…

At a Turning Point Action conference in Detroit, 8,000 people packed into a convention hall to hear from Donald Trump. But first, there was a word from a sponsor: Alexander Spellane, a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud. nyti.ms/3XyWu49

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I'm just going to put this as bluntly as I can: I have a broad understanding of how DALL-E works. But I am also a copyright lawyer. Regardless of the precise details of how the tech works, I could make a *damn good argument* that the model contains a *legal* copy of that enterprise insignia.

OK. So... I'm testing and familiarizing myself with many of the the major AI tools, for professional reasons. I asked ChatGPT 3.5 to tell me about the Axanar case (which it did OK). Since ChatGPT is plugged into DALL-E, I then gave it the prompt below, and got the result you see. And...ummm.

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.www.yahoo.com Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.

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Do I know anyone barred in Massachusetts?

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The Summer Solstice is tomorrow before sunset, so please enjoy this, technically the last sunset of Spring.* (*please adjust for other hemispheres you might live in)

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This cartoon has not been improved upon. August 29, 2016