“Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago”

I hadn’t heard the audio or seen footage of the way that MTG insulted herself and everyone else simultaneously by breathing her words the way that one does - so I shared a piece of a brief podcast earlier in a note because I was glad that I took 17 minute to listen to it- I don’t pay a ton of attention to that character though know she has been really aggressive towards more than a few other individuals who shouldn’t be subjected to that level of hostility - and hearing a few minutes of it reminded me that even though this is the standard for some , behavior I mean , it’s still worthwhile to call out it’s putrid piranha echo trash.

Who else is pouring the Kool-aid in Georgia these days?

Give This A Listen.

OR DON”T , !

there’s a lot to sift through these days after all 😳

“A once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor.”

“Former state senator Ray Holmberg’s attorney, Mark Friese, confirmed the sentence to The Associated Press but declined to comment after the hearing, which KFGO radio reported included seven hours of testimony”

THE LITIGATION TRACKER

“The Tracker is part of the Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of the Trump Administration’s Executive Actions. Readers may also…”

“Between 1999 and 2003, during the time Cambodian Cassette Archives was initially compiled, western knowledge of Cambodian music of the folk-pop variety was still largely insular, with little exposure outside of the culture itself. Oakland, California’s Asian branch of the public library had maintained a collection of tapes that served the local Khmer community during the 1980s and early 1990s until CDs entered circulation. In the latter 90s, I found the cassettes, hundreds of them, in a bottom drawer, in various stages of disarray and decomposition. Many had aged poorly; ravaged by time, wear, demagnetization and oxidization. I took them all home in intervals – you could check out only six at once – and digitized them. Some of the tapes had gaping dropouts, or had been recorded over by people playing with their tape recorders. In many instances, the cassettes were loose and without packaging, or in the wrong cases, making identification difficult or impossible. In more severe cases, the tapes were unplayable.”

“Culturally, the 1980s remain a unique and often overlooked period in modern Cambodian history. When the Khmer Rouge lost their grip to the invading Vietnamese in 1979, many of those who had endured and survived found their way toward refugee camps established across the border in Thailand – camps already inundated by those who had managed to flee between 1975-1979. Though entertainment was clearly not the top priority during these times, surviving musicians and singers inside the refugee camps were among the first to record what can be called a post-war Khmer music.”

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What else Is The Golf Club Crime Spree taking attention away from ,

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“ FACEBOOK’S LETHAL CARELESSNESS”

“As Human Rights Watch notes in its most recent cataloging of atrocities in Myanmar: “The junta has driven the country further into a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe. At least 55 townships are under martial law. Faced with opposition from the general population and pro-democracy armed groups, the military has struggled to maintain control over the country”

“If Washington fails to act, the consequences will be long-lasting.

The United States will have ceded both moral authority and strategic influence to adversaries who will not hesitate to use this moment to their advantage.

In the end, America’s absence in Burma will not just be remembered as a failure to help those in desperate need; it will be seen as a retreat from the global stage,

one that weakens both America’s values and its interests.”

“Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m

• for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regions”

“Louisiana coastal laws mandate that all mineral and exploration sites used by energy companies must be "cleared, revegetated, detoxified, and otherwise restored as near as practicable to their original condition upon termination of operations."

“However, jurors found that Texaco — a company acquired by Chevron in 2001 — violated the state's regulations governing coastal resources by failing to restore wetlands impacted by dredging canals, drilling wells and billions of gallons of wastewater dumped into the marsh, the AP said.”

“Following the last glacial period, a climatic transformation in the Sahara desert led to the AHP, which peaked around 11,000 to 5,000 years ago3,4. During this period of increased humidity, the region transformed into a ‘Green Sahara’ with savanna-like landscapes, varying tree cover, permanent lakes and extensive river systems5 (Fig. 1). Evidence from ancient lake deposits, pollen samples and archaeological artifacts confirm human presence, hunting, herding and resource gathering in the currently arid desert region1,6,7. However, despite this rich history, much about the genetic history of the human population of the Green Sahara remains unclear due to limited DNA preservation under the current climatic conditions. Ancient…”

NATURE !

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“ Abuser dies in state of Missouri”

“The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (Snap), which campaigns for sexual predators to be held accountable, on Friday called McCarrick “one of the most notorious and powerful abusers in the modern history of the Catholic church”.

“Judge in San Francisco Archdiocese bankruptcy authorizes unprecedented disclosures”

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“Nobody in the courtroom argued that the doctors and nurses at Planned Parenthood weren’t medically qualified to care for patients. Nobody said that they did a bad job at prescribing birth control, treating sexually transmitted infections, or screening for cervical and breast cancer. Nobody argued that there was a medical reason to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid reimbursements for the extensive non-abortion services it provides. (Medicaid already doesn’t cover abortion, except in the rarest of cases.)”

“In fact, everyone seemed to agree that in 2018, when South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, suddenly declared that the state would no longer consider Planned Parenthood South Atlantic a “qualified provider” for Medicaid purposes, it had nothing to do with medicine and everything to do with politics. “The payment of taxpayer funds to abortion clinics, for any purpose, results in the subsidy of abortion and the denial of the right to life,” McMaster reasoned in his executive order, as he effectively cut access to birth control and basic health screenings for his state’s poorest residents in an attempt to financially punish Planned Parenthood.”

“On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that Elon Musk’s DOGE fed sensitive data into artificial intelligence software as a way to help decide which of the Department of Education’s programs were wasteful, to try and slash its budget.”

“President Donald Trump is expected to soon release an executive order that would reduce education spending as much as possible while recognizing that he cannot get rid of the department itself. That can only be done by an act of Congress—Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) recently reintroduced such a bill in the House.”

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“Following a few years of growing interest in technology policy among state legislators, 2024 saw a significant increase in the number of bills addressing a wide range of tech topics, including artificial intelligence (AI), children’s online safety, and consumer data privacy, among others.”

“With these dynamics at play,

it has become increasingly important to emphasize that state-level tech policies can profoundly impact digital services operating both nationally and internationally, affecting not only large corporations but also smaller businesses and startups.”

State of the States: Navigating Tech Legislation in 2024)

“Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the EU. He threatened tariff reprisals for EU enforcement actions against American Big Tech companies. In a Feb. 25 directive, he attacked European legislation, including the DMA and the DSA, warning that “regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union” will be scrutinized by the U.S. government. The Trump administration is targeting EU and British rules that cause American companies to develop their products “in ways that undermine free speech or foster censorship,” in the White House’s words.”

“And in a blistering speech at the Munich Security Conference in February, Vice President JD Vance accused European leaders of suppressing free speech and censoring far-right voices. He railed against the DSA’s moderation provisions and code of practice targeting the spread of disinformation and election interference.”

“Meta recently announced plans to end its independent fact-checking program in the United States in favor of a crowd-sourced, “community notes” system, which it is likely to deploy later in the EU. While fact checking is not specifically required under the DSA, the Commission is investigating Meta’s change to ensure that the switch does not impair the company’s effectiveness in addressing disinformation.”

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