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Oh, the irony... {πͺ‘π§΅+Y}. (where is the iron emoji?)
nsmeds
2024-10-31 13:47:36 +0000 UTCSpeculations on Trump-Mike Johnson shenanigans; is Johnson in on this - or is this a classical Trump maffioso move to exert pressure on Johnson so that if MJ does not support a repeat of the Jan 6 house overtake of the election, Mike will be the dedicated target for mob revenge?
nsmeds
2024-10-31 13:39:51 +0000 UTCI doubt the Dems have the stones, but that's the point at which they have to say the court is illegitimate and it's rulings won't be followed.
Gmork
2024-10-30 23:15:12 +0000 UTCI was going to ask the same thing
Not that millionaire
2024-10-30 22:16:28 +0000 UTCSeconding this, seems like something crazy enough that they would try it and I'm not sure how it would play out.
Alex Dunn
2024-10-30 21:49:55 +0000 UTCI feel very confident this Russain judge has no idea how math works and how absurd thus would quickly get.
Gmork
2024-10-30 21:44:19 +0000 UTCHow about this nonsense - https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/google-fine-russia-youtube-kremlin-b2638063.html
Dann de Grand Pre
2024-10-30 21:21:44 +0000 UTCThoughts on Elie Mystal's theory of how team Trump plans tobsteal the election. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/little-secret-trump-johnson-election/
Gmork
2024-10-30 20:32:19 +0000 UTCYes, this please! Is the National Voter Registration Act effectively dead in the water now? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-virginia-purge-noncitizens-voter-rolls-ahead-elec-rcna177673
Drew Vogel
2024-10-30 20:23:59 +0000 UTCBallot box burning! What charges can be leveled against the arsonist in the Pacific NW who tried to burn two mail-in ballot collector boxes to the ground? He succeeded in burning up hundreds of ballots in an area with super close local races.
M. D. Nova
2024-10-30 20:18:28 +0000 UTCPending petition at SCOTUS that is concerning. Snope v. Brown 24-203 Its a Second Amendment case where the question presented is whether the constitution permits a state to ban semiautomatic rifles that are in common use. This case has already been to the Supreme Court in 2021 but was vacated and remanded in light of NYSRPA v. Bruen. (Old petition at 21-902) https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-203.html
Shad Riley
2024-10-30 20:14:51 +0000 UTCLink to the statute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/20507 Link to the court docs on the Supreme Court's website: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24a407.html
Shad Riley
2024-10-30 20:13:05 +0000 UTCit might be a bit random, but I'd love an OA explanation about the ai/child porn case that could only be charged in california because "possessing depictions of child sexual abuse isn't a criminalised under...federal law" (guardian). https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-smelko-1
lauren
2024-10-30 20:12:38 +0000 UTCVirginia voter registration purge 52 U.S.C. Β§ 20507(c)(2)(A) "A State shall complete, not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters." Section B has exceptions to this rule which are 1. Removed at the request of the registrant 2. Criminal conviction or mental capacity 3. Death of the registrant Virginia's purge of over 1,600 is an obvious violation of this statute. Why in the world would SCOTUS grant the stay here? Also, and perhaps more importantly, does this stay have any precedential weight to it? Are lower courts in the future bound by this insanity? If so, this section of the National Voter Registration Act has essentially been nullified.
Shad Riley
2024-10-30 20:12:01 +0000 UTCI don't even know at this point, guys. An hour of incoherent yelling seems most appropriate tbh. Honestly the Trump Nazi Rally in MSG is my vote. Could the racist 'comedian' really tank this election? It may be the funniest thing he's ever done. I saw a tweet from a comedian about Tony about opening for him. Booker asked if he was going to 'be funny today?'. Tony bombed.
Wishing every Clarence Thomas a very God rest his soul
2024-10-30 20:11:03 +0000 UTCHow about today's SCOTUS ruling that Virginia can purge voter rolls within a week of the election, despite federal law stating that states can't purge voter rolls within 90 days of an election? https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/10/supreme-court-allows-virginia-to-remove-suspected-non-citizens-from-voter-rolls/
Devon Hollowood
2024-10-30 20:03:07 +0000 UTCThe "secret plan" to hijack the presidency via the current Speaker of the House.
jose-can-u-c
2024-10-30 19:58:36 +0000 UTCOnce again putting forth the drama between Cards Against Humanity and Musk, where SpaceX goons dumped a bunch of rocket waste on CAH's land near the US/Mexico border. Interested to see how this happens, what legal recourse CAH has, and what kinds of legal shields SpaceX might try to use?
A string of unpronounceable profanity
2024-10-30 19:47:32 +0000 UTCI would love to hear about Hachette v Internet Archive. Some of the things Iβve seen online indicate this lawsuit could have huge implications for digital lending and for libraries more broadly; it would be nice to have a reading of it from a reliable legal interpreter.
Warren McDonald
2024-10-30 19:44:09 +0000 UTCProbably time to dip into the backlog of stuff you wanted to cover once the world settled down. It's been a quiet week.
Zone Left
2024-10-30 19:41:35 +0000 UTC
