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CJ current events 20feb25

Be glad you're American

◼ Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Scotland in 2021, but they may be returning de facto. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is “open” to giving official status to a definition of Islamophobia under which it is regarded as being “rooted in racism” and “which targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” Starmer distrusts free speech, and he also wants to win back the Muslim voters that Labour lost in the most recent election. The definition of Islamophobia under discussion is so loose that it could cover a wide range of opinions and, as probably intended, would have a chilling effect on criticism not only of the faith, but also of political Islam. And even if it were not formally incorporated into criminal law, it would inevitably seep into the way that existing laws are applied. This is free-speech-phobia, and it is rooted in cowardice and opportunism.

National Review

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Interesting contrast -

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HS shooting stopped

***Trinity Shockley, 18, faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder and felony intimidation after an investigation revealed the Mooresville High School student sent messages on social media about the plot. “Parkland part two,” one of the messages read. “I’ve been planning this for a year.”*** The investigation began Tuesday, Feb. 11, after the FBI received a tip from someone stating their friend was planning a shooting on Valentine's Day, and had access to an AR-15 rifle. The tipster said the friend admired Nicholas Cruz, the convicted killer behind the 2017 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida that left 17 people dead. Investigators traced the messages on social media apps Snapchat and Discord to Shockley, who discussed buying a bulletproof vest and sent pictures of firearm magazines. *** In another message, an account linked to Shockley wrote, “I have THIS staring at me,” and sent a photo collage of Dylan Roof, the man found guilty of fatally shooting nine people in 2015 inside a South Carolina church. A day after sending that message, Shockley told a school counselor about having written several letters to Cruz and about being sexually attracted to him. Police said Shockley showed the counselor a heart locket with Cruz’s photo inside. Similar trinkets paying homage other mass shooters were found in Shockley’s room, investigators said, describing the room as a "shrine" to mass killers. ***

Trinity maybe had TBI? Hey at least FBI moved a bit when Trinity was on their radar.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2025/02/13/mooresville-teen-jailed-in-school-shooting-plot-sought-mental-health-help-mass-shooter-shrine-found/78547181007/

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Garret bait

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Will Epstein jokes ever get old?

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Promote immediately to capt per the Michael Byrd rule

A deputy has been charged after he allegedly left a gun in a lunch box in the parking lot of a Michigan high school, officials said. An employee at Lapeer High School found the gun at 6:33 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. It was immediately turned over to the police department, and they determined it belonged to a law enforcement agency outside of the county. Lapeer police learned that an off-duty Genesee County deputy had mistakenly left the gun while he was attending a basketball game at the high school on Monday night.*** On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the deputy, Jonathan Becher, was arraigned and released on a $500 personal recognizance bond.***

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/02/13/michigan-deputy-charged-after-gun-left-in-lunch-box-in-high-school-parking-lot/

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Once again, when you've dug yourself into a hole, stop digging

Denver Post reports

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Probably was brainwashed as a kid and never thought about it after that. See This Is Water by David Foster Wallace.

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/02/16

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J.D. Vance was right

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024 includes as part of §5 In this section, “relevant area”, in relation to protected premises, means an area that is not a public area (within the meaning of section 2(7)) forming part of the safe access zone for the protected premises but which is situated within the area between the protected premises and the boundary of the safe access zone.

One of the more interesting aspects of the Act is that picketing an abortion clinic is perfectly legal, as long as it's a union that is protesting. So I guess, before they arrest someone Scottish police

Nice how unions have stamped out sexism, aint it?

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Outstanding speech by VP JD Vance in Munich on 14feb25

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/02/14/full_speech_vice_president_jd_vance_addresses_munich_security_conference.html

He promoted democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. He gave examples of how western governments that were afraid of Russian tyranny had censored free speech, canceled elections, and suppressed religion.

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Making sense of the Eric Adams indictment & dismissal -

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3321905/making-sense-of-eric-adams-flap is really good.

DoJ did not order dismissal with prejudice; it just wanted the case considered in a less political way. If warranted, DoJ can once more move forward with indictment.

Moreover, Adams wasn't mayor at the time he was dealing with Turkey. Hundreds of NYC buildings other than the Turkish consulate were granted certificates of occupancy w/o fire inspections.

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Without a 1st Amendment

CV NEWS FEED // A Chinese Catholic bishop has been punished by the government for celebrating Mass in public without federal authorization. His penalties include a fine for the U.S. equivalent of $27,500 and the demolition of his residence and the chapel where he celebrated Mass. AsiaNews reported that Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou is not officially recognized by the Chinese Communist Party. Catholics in China currently have a complicated relationship with the Vatican and the federal government under the Vatican-China Provisional Agreement. ***

https://catholicvote.org/chinese-communist-authorities-increase-catholic-bishops-penalties-for-celebrating-mass

Lucky he's not a Uyghur. They'd work him to death in a concentration camp and harvest his organs.

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Really? You couldn't just follow the manual?

Denver Post reports

JeffCo contractor gets 10 years in prison for exposing Arvada neighborhood to asbestos Lance Slayton, 55, was sentenced Friday to a decade in prison for defrauding an elderly woman and exposing an Arvada neighborhood to “hazardous asbestos contamination.”

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acquittal means not proved guilty BRD

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A$AP Rocky was found not guilty in the felony assault trial that accused him of firing two shots at a former friend on a Hollywood street corner in 2021.*** After a three-week trial, the jury deliberated for just three hours to reach the verdict that spared Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, a prison sentence that could have run more than two decades.*** After the trial, Rihanna took to Instagram to say, "The glory belongs to God and God alone! Thankful. Humbled by His mercy!"*** Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman released a statement that read in part "While today's verdict is not the outcome we sought, we respect the jury's decision and the integrity of our justice system. Our office remains committed to seeking accountability for those who break the law, no matter their status or influence." Rocky's attorneys argued that he only fired blanks that evening in 2021 from a prop gun he had picked up for security on a music video shoot. During his closing argument, lawyer Joe Tacopina cast his accuser, who goes by A$AP Relli, as the aggressor and an unreliable liar. Tacopina showed the jury belligerent text messages from just before the confrontation, later deleted by Relli, where he urges Rocky to beat him up. The prosecution had shown only Rocky's angry responses to suggest he started the fight. But it was not the opposing lawyers' fault, he said. "Their witness lied to them, lied to police, and deleted the messages," Tacopina said. "He destroyed evidence." Tacopina showed jurors the transcript of the moment during testimony that he confronted Relli about the messages. "At first he said, 'I don't recall.' Then I showed him the messages," Tacopina said. "What did he say next? His go-to line. 'It's fake! It's fake!' Anything that crushed him was fake." He dwelled on how combative Relli was on the stand. "That was in front of you," Tacopina said. "Imagine what he's like in the street." Shifting to the street, Tacopina narrated the surveillance video that partially showed the initial confrontation to say Relli started the fight. He pointed out that the video shows Relli raising his arm to take on Rocky as the first move - though Rocky is out of frame at that moment. "If you had to make a decision, the most important in your life or that of your family's, on his word, would you do it? You all know what the answer to that question is," the lawyer said. Then he pointed at Rocky. "What you're being asked to do is to make that decision in the most important matter of his life." Relli said his knuckles were grazed by one of the shots but he was otherwise not injured. Neither side produced a gun as evidence.

https://abc7.com/post/asap-rocky-trial-los-angeles-jury-deliberations-underway-rappers-gun-assault-case/15927477/

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Vegan trans cult or Trans vegan cult?

Mysterious alleged Zizian cult leader Jack Lasota was arrested alongside an accomplice in Maryland on Monday. The elusive head of the largely transgender, vegan group had gone as far as to apparently fake his own death in 2022 to avoid scrutiny. However, at the time of Lasota’s arrest he was wanted in both California and Pennsylvania. Taken into custody alongside Lasota were alleged followers Daniel Blank, 26, and Michelle Zajko, 32, a person of interest in the double murder of her parents – both fatally shot in their heads at their home on New Year’s Eve 2022. Their deaths are two of four linked to the cult – which is based around LaSota, 34, who previously went by Ziz online – alongside an elderly landowner in California and a border patrol agent killed in a shootout with another member of the group in Vermont on Jan. 20. Police say members of the Zizian group could number as high as 30 and they appear to be mainly young trans women who are math and computer whizzes, who previously worked at NASA, Google and on Wall Street. They gather around Ziz, who was born male but now identifies as female and grew up in Alaska before moving to the Bay Area. There he gathered acolytes who believe in the same eccentric and arcane blend of Silicon Valley-driven Rationalist movement theories and animal rights. Both investigators and people who know the Zizians told The Post many of them have been estranged from their parents, some are thought to be on the autism spectrum and that they are an anti-sex group who take hormones for their gender transitions. The Zizians are involved in esoteric practices like “unihemispheric sleep”— a practice not dissimilar to hypnosis where adherents are told to sleep with one eye open in a state of chronic exhaustion. The practice is meant to prove the two hemispheres of the brain are distinct identities, with one side thought to be female and one male, one side thought to be good and the other evil. They two sides “often desire to kill each other,” according to Lasota’s blog. “They talk as if they really believe they have supernatural powers and they believe movies like ‘The Matrix’ are real and they can manipulate reality,” an investigator familiar with the Zizians told The Post.***

Cult has killed various innocent people, including US Border Patrol agent, David Maland.

https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/us-news/as-zizian-cult-leader-is-arrested-heres-what-they-believe/

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Denver Post -

2 Greeley men arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into federal prison with air cannon The men planned to launch $112,000 worth of tobacco and $89,500 worth of methamphetamine over the security fence with the cannon.

Munoz isn't really from Greeley; he's an alien.

https://www.live5news.com/2025/02/19/men-accused-attempting-use-cannon-launch-meth-tobacco-into-prison/

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from r/trashy

Brennah Montgomery, 30, of Las Vegas.

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/vegas-woman-abused-pet-dog-982114

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Thought I was kidding about Scotland?

***if someone does something in a private place (such as a private residence) within the boundary of a Safe Access Zone that can be seen or heard in the public places that are part of the Zone, an offence could be committed***

And silent vigils count as a crime.

Void for vagueness much?

This list is not exhaustive and enforcement agencies will reach their own decisions on whether an offence has been committed.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/abortion-services-safe-access-zones/

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#Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin #Free Bishop Zhumin

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masterofd1saster · 10 days ago

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Good Christian music

Song of the Body of Christ

Lord of All Hopefulness

Be Thou My Vision

Shepherd Me Oh God

#Christian music #Praise Jesus

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masterofd1saster · 16 days ago

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CJ current events 13feb25

Surveillance state ordered to justify itself

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit about Norfolk’s use of license plate readers, known as Flock cameras, will go forward. With more than 172 cameras in Norfolk, the city tried to get the lawsuit dismissed. The Flock cameras don’t just read and capture your car’s license plate. They also take details of your car’s make, model and color, including if your car has a roof rack, bumper sticker or any damage. These images are then stored for 30 days.*** These cameras do not take video or get drivers for speeding or traffic violations. But in 2023, Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot stated it has been used to help crime, as previously reported by 10 On Your Side. This also comes as 24-year-old Andrew Sharrold Williams was sentenced to a year-and-a-half for stealing an SUV that police found using flock cameras in Norfolk. ***

There are times when surveillance cameras work to the advantage of defendants. San Francisco public defenders have had some big wins for their clients.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/flock-camera-lawsuit-to-proceed-in-norfolk/

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Bad idea, right process

19 states have called for a constitutional convention to reduce the power of the federal government. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/convention-of-states-rick-santorum-article-v/2025/02/06/id/1198132/ It beats asking the Supreme Court to decide something that should be decided by voting, but you really should leave Pandora's Box alone.

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You lying dirtbags!

says that born today was

St Thomas More was not a humanist; he was a devout Catholic. Your king beheaded him. The only reason to murder St Thomas was that he wouldn't say your king was legitimately married to Ann Boleyn. St Thomas refused to swear that Henry VIII was Pope, and your king killed him for that.

In other words, he refused to spout nonsense, and the Brits would do well to emulate him.

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Space Cowboy lives in da hood!

FLUSHING, Mich. (WJRT) - Five people have been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing multiple cars from a dealership in Flushing last summer. Flushing police say Desiree Giffell, Steven Davis, Keveon Wilson, Kirsten Myers and Britney Lee-Ann Smeaton all face charges in the case.*** On Aug. 12, an officer with the Flushing Police Department stopped a suspicious vehicle near Joel's Carz on Pierson Road near Flushing Road. Giffel was driving the vehicle but was unable to provide ownership during the stop. He was arrested for traffic violations but released from the scene. The vehicle was impounded from the scene. Just after the vehicle was impounded, police learned that the vehicle was stolen from Joel's Carz. Police also noticed another vehicle leave Joel's but were unable to find it.***

https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/five-people-accused-of-stealing-vehicles-in-flushing/article_cc3ed57a-dfe7-11ef-aabe-6bbd07628afa.html

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I'm hot for teacher [I'm 11.]

An award-winning California teacher broke down in tears in court as she confessed to sexually abusing two of her students, ages 11 and 12. Jacqueline Ma, who was named “Teacher of the Year” in San Diego County just months before her arrest, was facing a staggering 180 years behind bars for the shocking abuse at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City. That was knocked down Wednesday when she admitted lewd acts with her students as part of a plea deal that could still see her sentenced to 30 years to life.*** Ma, who taught fifth- and sixth-graders, was arrested on her school’s campus in the spring of 2023 after the mother of the 12-year-old boy contacted police — who found that the trusted teacher had groomed the boy over 10 months, sharing love letters and explicit texts. She sent him racy photographs of herself and asked him to take and send her videos of himself engaging in sex acts — and grew frustrated when he didn’t respond. In one message, the child reminded his teacher, “Sometimes I think you don’t understand that I am a kid still,” the San Diego Tribune reported. In one instance, she took off her shirt after asking the 12-year-old victim for a private meeting in her classroom, according to Fox 5 San Diego. ***

https://nypost.com/2025/02/07/us-news/teacher-of-the-year-jacqueline-ma-sobs-as-admits-abusing-students-ages-11-and-12/

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He came back for a car?

https://www.facebook.com/USBorderPatrol/posts/950931317225092

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In other mental illness news.

https://magicalclan.com/chaos-on-the-streets-as-naked-woman-climbs-on-car-roof-in-broad-daylight/

You never find Scarlett Johanson aping Lady Godiva.

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Good cybercrime news

It’s not often that we get to share good news, so we wanted to grab this opportunity and showcase some progress made by law enforcement actions against cybercrime with you. Europol notified us about the take-down of two of the largest cybercrime forums in the world. With over 10 million users, Nulled and Cracked serviced cybercriminals from all over the world with a quick entry point into the cybercrime scene. On the forums people not only discussed how to optimize their cybercrime efforts but also provided several cybercrime-as-a-service options, including data, malware, and hacking tools. Law enforcement agencies not only seized the forums but also managed to take down associated services like the money launderer Sellix and a “bulletproof” hosting service called StarkRDP, which enjoyed heavy promotion on both platforms and operated under the same suspects. Bulletproof hosting refers to web hosting services that cater specifically to cybercriminals by allowing them to host illegal activities and content. These hosting providers promise anonymity, operate with very few rules, and typically ignore requests from law enforcement to remove harmful or illegal material. These two forums also offered AI-based tools and scripts to automatically scan for security vulnerabilities and optimize attacks.***

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/01/cybercrime-gets-a-few-punches-on-the-nose

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The registered sex offender exception

A registered sex offender named Richard Cox exposed himself to girls and women in two high school swimming pool locker rooms in the Washington, D.C., suburbs this past fall. This happened a few weeks after a northern Virginia prosecutor elected not to press charges against the man for exposing himself at a local Planet Fitness over the summer. While many local outlets have been covering this story for nearly a month, the local paper of record, the Washington Post — in the 20 days since the story broke — has not run a single article about the incidents.***

In Arlington County, Cox has been charged with 22 offenses since last October. These offenses include indecent exposure, sex offender entry onto school property, indecent liberties with a child, and sex offender loitering near a school.*** The Washington Post, meanwhile, has never mentioned Cox in a single story in the 20 days since Minock broke the story. The most likely explanation: The Washington Post doesn’t want to report on a story in which transgenderism is a cover story that allows a perverted man to prey on women. And Planet Fitness has a policy that explicitly says men like Cox are allowed into women’s locker rooms, as Minock reported. The policy states: “All members, including transgender members, may use Planet Fitness locker room facilities, bathrooms, showers, and all other facilities/programs separated by sex based on their self-reported gender identity.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3315047/liberal-prosecutor-washington-post-ignore-transgender-serial-flasher

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Good point about rich mentally ill

Just a week after trotting his clearly uncomfortable wife onto the Grammy’s red carpet in a completely see-through dress, rapper Kanye West went on an unhinged antisemitic online posting spree. How bad? He started by declaring himself a Nazi and posting a series of inflammatory messages about Jews and women (as well as a few hardcore porn videos). A few lowlights: “Hitler was sooooo fresh,” and “JEWS WERE BETTER AS SLAVES YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR JEWS IN THEIR PLACE AND MAKE THEM INTO YOUR SLAVES.”*** it’s hard to have sympathy for Kanye. But we should. Take away the fame and money and what you have is a crazy person lashing out on a bus. America’s rambling bus stop schizos deserve help, and that includes Kanye. It’s time for a conservatorship. I suspect some people will be angry with me for suggesting this. Most Americans who know the word conservatorship were probably introduced to it via the “Free Britney” campaign. *** He’s completely wrecked his own public image by becoming the most famous antisemite in America, and his behavior toward his wife Bianca Censori certainly seems abusive: Kanye repeatedly trots her out naked in public in what appears to be some kind of bizarre psychosexual humiliation ritual. This is not a sane person. At a certain point, the mentally ill have already lost their autonomy to whatever disease ails them. Allowing that to continue spinning out, unmitigated, is crueler than placing someone under a conservatorship, particularly if our leaders finally stand up and deliver the reforms the system so desperately needs. Kanye needs help. He needs supervision. Kanye needs to be protected from Kanye.

https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-free-the-hostages-or-all-hell

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Also from the Free Press

Can someone please explain why they still call it The City of Brotherly Love? After the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Sunday’s Super Bowl, Philly fans made like BLM protesters in 2020. Nearly 50 revelers were arrested, four sanitation trucks were vandalized (sanitation trucks?), and a bonfire was lit at a downtown intersection. “The Super Bowl victory celebrations will continue on Friday, when the city hosts the parade,” said ABC News. A word to our Philly readers: Youse guys stay safe out der, go birds.

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Clearly not treason, but definitely throw the punk in federal PMITA prison

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Iran has a criminal gov't

Salman Rushdie was face-to-face with Hadi Matar, the man on trial for trying to kill him, for the first time in two and a half years yesterday. The novelist took the stand and recounted the horrifying moments when he was stabbed 15 times onstage during a book talk at an arts festival in upstate New York in 2022. “It occurred to me, quite clearly, that I was dying,” said Rushdie. At one point, Rushdie removed his glasses, which have one darkened lens, to show the jury “what’s left” of his blind right eye. “It was a stab wound in my eye, intensely painful, after that I was screaming,” said Rushdie. “A lake of blood, that was clearly my own blood. . . was spreading outwards.” The Free Press’s Jay Solomon was there to witness this dramatic testimony and see the great writer face his alleged attacker. Matar’s assault on Rushdie came more than thirty years after Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. Jay has been reporting on Iran—and Rushdie’s story—off and on for years. As he explains in his report today, “The question hanging over this case, from the moment Rushdie was rushed off the stage, is whether Matar was acting on orders from Iran or its Middle Eastern proxies, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia.”***

https://www.thefp.com/p/salman-rushdie-faces-his-alleged

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How is that legal under the 5th Amendment?

Denver Post reports

Lakewood’s controversial parkland measure grinds residential projects — even small ones — to a halt Katie and Tony Christensen want to knock down a 1953 brick, ranch-style home they purchased in a quiet Lakewood neighborhood and build their new dream house on the exact same spot. But since they bought their house in 2023, the Lakewood City Council passed a measure that requires those undertaking new residential construction projects to devote a portion of their properties to parkland for use by the public. That’s a problem as the couple seeks a building permit from the city to go forward with their project. In the Christensens’ case, the city is telling them to set aside a 1,372-square-foot slice of their 1.3-acre lot on West Illiff Avenue as a public park to satisfy the new ordinance. The law ended the city’s fee-in-lieu practice, whereby a developer or homeowner could buy their way out of a land dedication, John Aguilar reports.

The last words in the 5th Amendment are "nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation."

I get that Lakewood likes getting parkland for free. Everyone likes free things, and there is an unlimited demand for it.

Part of the deal here is that people who don't build residences receive the benefit from this ordinance. It's a discriminatory tax on people who build a new house.

Pretty soon, Lakewood is going to have a housing shortage, and existing housing is going to deteriorate. Lakewood is creating the perfect conditions for zero new construction. Why would you build in that city if the gov't is going to take your land?

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Beats releasing the Merchant of Death

The United States will release Alexander Vinnik, a cyber criminal, in exchange for Marc Fogel, the American teacher who Russia freed earlier this week. Fogel was held for three and a half years for possessing less than an ounce of medicinal marijuana. Vinnik, meanwhile, was arrested for ransomware attacks, identity theft, and hacking, and for laundering billions of dollars for drug trafficking rings.

Less than an ounce? But US drugs laws are Jim Crow?

https://www.thefp.com/p/a-high-schooler-graduated-with-a

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aint love grand?

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You can't find anyone better?

WEST PALM BEACH — A man who bragged online about molesting his young relatives and who shared videos depicting the rape of newborns, infants and toddlers appeared in court Tuesday with the full support of his family behind him. His wife wept and told him she loved him. His aunt rolled her eyes and shook her head, her animus directed not at the 38-year-old man slated for prison but at the prosecutor poised to send him there. "James Latta, by all accounts, is one of the worst online offenders that this court will probably ever see," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Schiller. Latta pleaded guilty in November to advertising and distributing child pornography, charges for which he faced up to 50 years in federal prison. He returned to a West Palm Beach courtroom armed with 21 supportive letters from his friends and family — including a child who denied Latta's claims that he molested her — and begged a judge to be merciful. He was. After remarking on the "unusually graphic" and "horrendous" nature of the videos and images that Latta amassed but did not himself create, U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said he deserved a lower sentence than "people who have actually physically abused children." He sentenced Latta to 20 years in prison, 30 fewer than prosecutors wanted.***

Schiller*** said Latta directed a Michigan mother in the chatroom to film herself sexually abusing her 4-year-old son over a two-year period. "They say that he didn't produce his own child sexual abuse material, and he didn't touch a child," Schiller said. "He got everyone else to do it." Schiller said agents intended to identify and arrest other users within the chatroom before apprehending Latta, its leader, so as not to tip off other potential predators. However, Latta's promise to rape a child at a family cabin prompted immediate action. Agents arrested Latta the following day, on Aug. 30. The child was not with him at the cabin, but, in her absence, prosecutors said Latta filmed himself engaged in inappropriate behavior with the family dog.***

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2025/02/10/florida-judge-sentences-texas-man-james-latta-for-unusually-graphic-horrendous-child-pornography/78207971007/

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Babylon Bee

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masterofd1saster · 18 days ago

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Jesus loves you as an individual

The Gospel for 4feb25 includes the story of St Veronica in Mark 5:

25There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. 26She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. 27She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. 28She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” 29Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction 30Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?” 31But his disciples said to him, “You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” 32And he looked around to see who had done it. 33The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”

The woman, St Veronica, took nothing from Jesus. He was still 100% Jesus. But Jesus was still intensely interested in her. The Disciples apparently didn't know or care too much about her. Jesus cared. Jesus cared not for his sake, but for her sake. Jesus is interested in you. Have faith. Have a chat with him. Jesus cares about you.

#Jesus #St Veronica #woman afflicted with hemorrhages #Faith

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CJ current events 6feb25

Obama admin alum

A former adviser to the US government who flew to the UK to rape whom he believed to be a nine-year-old child has been convicted and jailed. Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedford from New York in February 2024 to have sex with the girl following more than a month of planning. This followed correspondence with an individual describing herself as 'Debbie', the girl's 'grandmother', who was in fact an undercover officer with Bedfordshire Police. Shy, of Jersey City in New Jersey, was found guilty of arranging the commission of a child sex offence, namely rape, and possessing indecent photographs of a child, at Luton Crown Court on Wednesday, and was jailed for 11 years and six months. The court heard how, using an online forum and messaging apps, Shy described in detail disturbing acts he wanted to do to the girl and said he was prepared to travel to England to do so. He described the child's age of nine as a "tad late" to start sexual activity, and said it was an "honour" to be considered "her first".***

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgn1l228eko

If you just shot him now, we wouldn't tell anyone.

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Religious Land Use freedom

The Justice Department [30jan25] announced an agreement with Sugar Grove Township, Pennsylvania, and the Sugar Grove Area Sewage Authority (SUGASA), to resolve allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by enacting and enforcing two ordinances against Old Order Amish residents: one mandating that certain households connect to the Township’s municipal sewage system, which requires the use of an electric grinder pump, and one banning privies on property intended for permanent residence. The lawsuit alleges that these acts substantially burdened Old Order Amish residents’ religious exercise, which restricts the use of electricity and requires adherents remain separate and apart from the modern world, and that the Township and SUGASA lacked a compelling reason for doing so.*** The proposed consent order, which was filed today in the Western District of Pennsylvania and must still be approved by the court, would resolve a lawsuit the United States also filed today alleging that Sugar Grove Township and SUGASA violated RLUIPA by enacting the connection ordinance over Old Order Amish religious objections, enforcing the ordinances against Old Order Amish residences, and imposing municipal liens and fines against Old Order Amish property owners because the property owners did not comply with the ordinances. As part of the consent order, the Township and SUGASA will exempt certain Old Order Amish households from mandatory connection to the municipal sewage system, permit Old Order Amish residents to use privies on their private properties, and forgive any outstanding liens, fines, or other monetary penalties against Old Order Amish households for prior noncompliance with the two ordinances. The consent order also requires the Township and SUGASA to train its officials and employees on RLUIPA’s provisions, establish a procedure for receiving and resolving RLUIPA complaints, and provide reports to the United States.***

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-resolves-lawsuit-against-pennsylvania-township-and-sewage-authority-over

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Nice story from Denver Post

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Excellent article about British rape gangs

Maggie Oliver spent years pursuing a network of pedophiles who drugged and raped girls as young as 12. But after her investigation was halted, she quit the police force—and told the world the truth. ***In 2018 and 2019, an independent review sparked by the documentary about my story revealed some of the reasons why Operation Augusta—and the database connecting all these crimes across the UK—had been shut down. The main reason, it stated, was largely due to disorganization and a lack of resources. It also found that there was “no central responsibility for child sexual exploitation” and this had caused “dispute and conflict between three divisional commanders” about who was in charge. In other words, everyone had passed the buck. But there was more to it than that. Throughout the report, it is made clear that senior officers were concerned about “sensitive community issues” in dealing with this case. They acknowledged that it “was sensitive due to the involvement of Asian men.” There were concerns about “the incitement of racial hatred” if minority men were prosecuted en masse for such unspeakable crimes. Police also frequently referred to the victims as “child prostitutes” or in one case, a “child sex worker.” My conclusion: Police were more concerned about protecting a band of pedophiles than helping vulnerable young girls. This story is also damning for our new prime minister, Keir Starmer, who was elected last year. He was the national director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013, when most of these pedophiles got away with their crimes. Now, as the story is once again coming to light on the international stage, Starmer has the audacity to accuse his critics of amplifying “the far right” and “spreading lies and misinformation.” But the story of Britain’s grooming gangs is not a political one. These men got away with their evil deeds over decades when different parties were in power. Both the Conservative and Labour parties looked the other way while this heinous crime and cover-up was happening right under their noses.***

https://www.thefp.com/p/maggie-oliver-uk-grooming-gangs-whistleblower

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Seth Rich?

The FBI is stalling again. The world’s top intelligence agency is still refusing to turn over the Seth Rich records to Attorney Ty Clevenger. *** Clevenger previously investigated who supplied the DNC and Podesta emails to Wikileaks during the 2016 election cycle. This was always the key to the Trump-Russia collusion nonsense. No proof was ever offered up by the fake news legacy media, Democrats, or the intelligence community involving this scandal. If Russia did not supply the DNC emails to WikiLeaks then this was more proof that the DOJ’s Russia collusion story was a complete lie used to fool the American public. Seth Rich was a DNC operative who was mysteriously murdered in the summer of 2016 weeks before Wikileaks released their Clinton email investigation. The murder is still unsolved.***

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/fbi-is-still-stalling-refuses-turn-seth-rich/

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Sick dirtbag

DENVER (KDVR) — A 40-year-old man is facing charges of manufacturing and possessing child sexual abuse material after a lengthy investigation by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Kyle Shaffar was arrested in late January after Larimer County law enforcement was informed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that images showing sexual abuse of young children were in the possession of someone in unincorporated Larimer County. Later, investigators identified that individual as Shaffar. Investigators executed a search warrant at his home in November 2023 and through processing digital evidence, investigators found over 3,700 sexually graphic images of infants, children and teens.*** investigators learned that Shaffar knew and had been in contact with two children featured in hundreds of exploitative pictures.***

https://kdvr.com/news/local/fort-collins-man-arrested-on-charges-of-creating-possessing-child-pornography/

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Is there some other kind of synagogue?

A New York man pleaded guilty [4feb25] in federal court in Albany, New York, to civil rights and firearm charges related to his threatening conduct targeted at a Jewish synagogue. According to court documents, Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of brandishing a firearm during the commission of this offense, and one count of conspiring to purchase a firearm unlawfully. Alkhader was arrested on Dec. 7, 2023, and has been in federal custody since that date.*** On the afternoon of Dec. 7, 2023, Alkhader took an Uber from his home in Schenectady to Temple Israel Synagogue in Albany. Upon arriving, he walked up the front steps of the synagogue, removed a shotgun from a duffel bag he had been carrying, and discharged two rounds into the air, shouting, “Free Palestine!” Still holding the shotgun, he then attempted to remove an Israeli flag from a flagpole outside of the synagogue before walking away. He was apprehended shortly after by Albany Police Department officers. ***Alkhader faces a maximum of five years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to unlawfully purchase a firearm. He also faces a fine of up to $250,000 for each count. Alkhader is scheduled to be sentenced on June 6. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.***

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/new-york-man-pleads-guilty-hate-crime-threatening-jewish-synagogue-albany

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https://www.gocomics.com/mike-du-jour/2025/02/04

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken to a hospital from a federal lockup in Brooklyn under cover of darkness last week, The Post can reveal. Sources confirmed that he was transported to a nearby hospital about 10 p.m. Thursday to undergo an MRI. The 55-year-old rap kingpin, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, was taken from the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center to Brooklyn Hospital for the noninvasive test, a source told Page Six. The medical scan was authorized because his “knee was bothering him,” citing the rapper’s long history of knee issues after he ran the New York Marathon, the source said.***

https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/sean-diddy-moved-to-hospital-for-late-night-mri/

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Jack the Ripper was a Polish barber. Will someone please arrest him?

https://www.gbnews.com/news/jack-the-ripper-identity-confirmed-dna-match

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Exoneration indeed

In less than two months, Daniel Penny has gone from facing a potential 20 years in prison to landing a role at Andreessen Horowitz, the premier investment firm in Silicon Valley. In an internal statement seen by The Free Press, David Ulevitch, a general partner at the firm, confirmed the hire. “He will learn the business of investing and he will work to support our portfolio companies,” wrote Ulevitch in a note sent to all employees this afternoon. On May 1, 2023, Penny’s case became a lightning rod for controversy when Jordan Neely, a black homeless man with more than 40 prior arrests and a history of mental illness, wandered onto his subway car and, according to witnesses, began “threatening” passengers. Penny intervened, placing Neely in a chokehold. When Neely died shortly afterward, much of America turned on Penny—and the city’s progressive district attorney charged him with criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter. Penny faced a possible 20 years in prison.*** Penny has largely avoided the spotlight since his acquittal, but attended the Army vs. Navy football game with then–president-elect Donald Trump. He also revealed in his only post-acquittal interview to date that he still rides the subway—and was recently spotted reading a book while seated on the train.***

https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-daniel-penny-hired-at-andreessen-horowitz

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Interesting British case

Madeleine Kearns of The Free Press writes

In 2023, Lucy Letby, a British neonatal intensive care nurse, was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill six more, and sentenced to die in prison. Experts have warned for months that the statistical and medical evidence used to convict her was flawed. Now, a committee of 14 experts in neonatology and children’s health are presenting “significant new medical evidence” arguing that Letby did not murder a single baby. Among them is Dr. Shoo Lee, a Canadian neonatologist, whose work was cited by prosecutors in Letby’s trial. Lee says prosecutors misinterpreted and misused his work. “The medical evidence doesn’t support murder in any of these babies—just natural causes and bad medical care,” he said. If Letby is innocent, her conviction is one of the worst miscarriages of justice in modern British history.

One of the subtexts of this story is the British medical, although free, is as shoddy and craptastic as anything else you get for free. Overall, the case looks like the British gov't blaming Letby for its own tragic, lethal failures.

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Nothing says DUI like sticking your Lamborghini SUV on RR tracks

Marcus Jordan, Michael's 34 y/o son, stuck his Lambo on RR tracks in Maitland. Florida. Marcus is 2d of MJ's 5 kids. He sang all he way to jail

Jordan — who has made headlines for his past romance with Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of the same Scottie Pippen who played alongside Michael Jordan during the Bulls’ championship teams of the 1990s —

https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/sports/wild-details-emerge-in-marcus-jordans-dui-arrest-in-florida/

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All in the Family

Murder weapon sold on Facebook after man shot, unprovoked, in Denver The mother of the 18-year-old man charged with murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old Aaron Roybal sold the murder weapon on Facebook, according to an arrest affidavit.

Denver Post.

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Well said by DA

Jeremy Smith was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting of Adam Fresquez in May 2023. A Jefferson County jury found him not guilty.*** An autopsy found Fresquez was shot twice in the back. A toxicology report found he had cocaine and fentanyl in his system. First responders found a gun inside Fresquez's clothing, according to the arrest affidavit. Police also found a gun in the red Tesla Smith was driving. They found another gun wrapped in a sweatshirt in Fresquez's Tesla, according to the affidavit. After the verdict, the 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office released a statement from Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Rhoads, who said they were "compelled to present the evidence that contradicted the defendant’s self-defense claim. The complexities surrounding self-defense claims are often best addressed by a jury, as it allows the community to uphold justice while evaluating individual actions against shared societal expectations. We thank the jury for their service throughout this important case."

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/edgewater-fatal-shooting-verdict-tesla-charging-station/73-59613f7a-2c81-4f22-8b39-bb4e4de8dc4c

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Never point a firearm at anything you don't intend to destroy. Treat every firearm as loaded. Keep your weapon on safe until cleared to fire. Keep you finger straight and off the trigger until cleared to fire and aimed at an authorized target.

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Where would we be w/o legal dad jokes?

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CJ court watch 30jan25

LWOP is the least you should get

A judge has rejected a US mother's challenge to extradition over accusations she murdered two of her children in Colorado and "fled" to London. Kimberlee Singler's nine-year-old daughter Elianna and seven-year-old son Aden were found dead on 19 December, 2023 in Colorado Springs. Prosecutors acting on behalf of US officials said Ms Singler, 36, "fled" the US and was arrested in west London 11 days later. District Judge John Zani told Westminster Magistrates' Court he rejected Ms Singler's challenge against extradition and said the case now passed to the home secretary to decide whether the 36-year-old should be sent back to the US. Warning: This report contains descriptions of violence against children In his ruling Judge Zani said he was not convinced that the defendant's rights, particularly her concerns about prison conditions and a possible life sentence without parole, would be infringed on by extradition. "I am of the firm opinion that the defendant's extradition to the United States of America to face criminal prosecution complies with all of her Convention Rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998," Judge Zani said.***

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyeq75rvr8o

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Finally!

Until Friday afternoon, Dr. Eithan Haim, 34, was facing a potential decade in federal prison for revealing publicly that Texas Children’s Hospital was continuing to perform gender transitions on children even after declaring a moratorium on the controversial practice. For this, Haim, a Texas surgeon, became the target of the Biden Department of Justice, which indicted him for allegedly violating patient privacy laws. There was no violation of patient privacy. What Haim blew the whistle on were mostly surgeries to insert hormonal devices that prevent children from going through puberty. The records he revealed about these interventions carefully redacted identifying information about the patients. What’s more: He had caught the hospital in a bald-faced lie about the very existence of the program. Most dangerous for Haim was that he had run afoul of the Biden administration’s unquestioning support of medical transition of young people distressed about their gender.*** Although Haim had raised more than $1.2 million in a GiveSendGo account, mounting a case to stay out of federal prison has cost $2 million. “We’ll be paying legal bills for 20 years,” he said.***

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Kohberger pretrial

Bryan Kohberger is back in court for day two of his evidence hearing. He’s accused of murdering University of Idaho students, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle in November 2022. His attorneys are fighting for nearly all the evidence collected be thrown out. They claim police illegally obtained his DNA through genetic genealogy, which they argue violates his fourth amendment rights. Prosecutors argue there is nothing unconstitutional about using that type of evidence.***

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/idaho-murders-bryan-kohberger-court-evidence

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Judge Hippler had the best line

"I struggle with the idea that DNA left at a crime scene, that there’s any expectation of privacy with someone who leaves DNA at a crime scene that the DNA can’t be searched without a warrant to establish identity," Judge Hippler said. "Well, your honor I don’t think any of us can go out of our houses without leaving DNA all over the place," said Kohberger's attorney. The prosecution later responded. "We are talking about a murder scene to a house in which he has no connection whatsoever, we’re talking about four victims to which he has asserted no connection whatsoever, we’re not just talking about his DNA happened to be found at a dresser drawer, it was found on a knife sheath where four people were killed by a knife," Jeff Nye said.***

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/bryan-kohberger-january-23-hearing

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I hope he's ecstatic about jail

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office deputy was arrested Thursday night after the agency received information that the deputy was trafficking MDMA, authorities announced Friday morning. According to an arrest report, in December, detectives had a confidential informant purchase drugs from Deputy Francisco Javier Melo. Police said the informant purchased 12 MDMA pills from the 36-year-old deputy in exchange for $240. According to the arrest report, the informant told detectives that Melo was planning on attending a music festival aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas cruise ship, which departed on Thursday, and intended to smuggle MDMA pills onto the ship by concealing them inside Skittles candy bags. An arrest warrant for Melo was then obtained on Tuesday. Authorities said he was taken into custody at Port Miami Thursday night after exiting his vehicle with his luggage. According to the report, Melo provided written consent to search his luggage and detectives found 60 MDMA pills concealed within five Skittles bags.***

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/01/24/miami-dade-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-charge/

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Dunn dismissed that felony

You may recall that on August 22, 2022, in the air over the western U.S., a Delta Airlines captain said he had to divert the flight to Grand Junction, Colorado for a medical emergency. JONATHAN J. DUNN, a Delta Airlines First Officer, allegedly threatened to shoot the pilot if he diverted.

A grand jury in Utah indicted Dunn on Oct 18, 2023. The case, 23-cr-375, waddled toward a jury trial set "to begin on 10:00 a.m. on August 23, 2024." Exactly one week before trial, the gov't filed a motion which said

On Monday, August 12, 2024, the prosecution came into possession of previously unknown evidence.

The evidence was immediately disclosed to the defendant.

On review of the new evidence, the United States has reassessed the strength of the evidence and the crime charged. As it continues this assessment, it no longer believes it can prove all elements of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt.

The gov't moved to dismiss, and the judge granted the dismissal.

Weird case.

Why did it take almost 14 months to indict Dunn?

What the heck was the "previously unknown evidence?"

Inquiring minds want to know.

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Imagine f___ing that

Denver Post:

16th Street Mall stabbing suspect’s path marked by mental illness, homelessness, drug use Five years almost to the day before Denver police say Elijah Caudill stabbed four strangers on the 16th Street Mall, he stood on a street corner in a small town in western Kentucky, begging for money from passing drivers. The path he walked from panhandling in the South to being charged with killing two people along the heart of Denver’s downtown shopping district was marked by homelessness, illegal drug use, escalating violence, arrests, jail, prison and severe mental illness that was obvious to everyone around him. Caudill’s history of arrests in the five years before the Denver stabbing spree highlights Colorado’s inadequate mental health care system and shows how the criminal justice system, even at its best, is ill-equipped to help people with severe mental illness, Shelly Bradbury reports.

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They have parties? I guess why not?

Nearly 50 detained during DEA raid of Tren de Aragua party in Adams County, officials say The exact number of people arrested was unavailable Sunday morning, but DEA officials said “dozens” connected to the TdA gang were detained.

DPost

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Not just Florida man

***officers said they found a "heavily intoxicated" child on the front lawn suffering from a medical emergency. Brevard County Fire Rescue EMS (BCFR) was called to treat the child. During the incident, Hill-Brodigan reportedly turned off the home’s exterior lights, hindering EMS efforts. Police described the event as a "white lie party," with attendees aged 13 to 17 wearing customized white t-shirts that were marked with a "white lie." Investigators said the party also drew kids from outside the Cocoa Beach area, presumably from other Brevard County schools. Karly Anderson, an adult at the party who identified herself as a teacher, also appeared intoxicated, according to authorities. She was later confirmed to be a third-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School. A separate traffic stop near the home resulted in the arrest of a juvenile driver on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a spokesman with the police department. While responding to the house party, a hoax swatting call was received.***

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-elementary-school-principal-teacher-arrested-after-hosting-house-party-underage-drinking-police

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Just take the stupid ticket and get on with your life

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Law enforcement tourism

Newly sworn-in Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal officers in conducting immigration enforcement raids in New York City early Tuesday morning, one she said apprehended an illegal migrant who is facing multiple charges, including kidnapping. Noem, who was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday, was out to witness criminal and civil operations conducted by agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice Department, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as well as DHS, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement.***

https://www.newsmax.com/us/dhs-nyc-deportation/2025/01/28/id/1196806

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Floriduh

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A dispute between a landlord and tenant ended in tragedy in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, and authorities said it was all over a thermostat. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the landlord, 37-year-old Adam Anson, went over to the efficiency attached to his home with a semi-automatic pistol, Saturday morning. Investigators said Anson, who wanted to adjust the thermostat, forced himself inside the efficiency and began punching his tenant. Detectives said he then dragged the tenant, 57-year-old Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, outside the residence, located along the 9400 block of Southwest 17th Terrace, and shot him several times in the head.*** Investigators said Anson walked back into the efficiency, adjusted the temperature and called 911.***

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/landlord-shot-and-killed-tenant-during-thermostat-dispute-in-sw-miami-dade-detectives-say/

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Trans terror cell?

On Inauguration Day, the shocking news that a US Border Patrol officer had been shot dead near the Canadian border in Vermont in an incident involving a now-deceased foreign national was overshadowed by coverage of Donald Trump's events in the nation's capital. One week later, a 21-year-old Washington woman was charged over the deadly incident, but little has been reported about her and her deceased accomplice, a German man. The Post Millennial can report that the mysterious duo who were pulled over in Coventry, Vt. in the deadly shootout are leftist trans militants with alleged ties to a trans terror cell.*** Taylor showed TPM written communications Taylor had with Bauckholt in 2022 where he discussed being in contact with members of the "Ziz" group. The group was or is a California Bay Area-based violent trans commune centered around a cult of personality of leader, "Ziz," whose real name is Jack LaSota. *** Alleged members of the "Ziz" group are under investigation for a double homicide of an elderly couple in January 2022 in Pennsylvania and the murder of an 82-year-old in Vallejo, Calif.. The court filing strongly suggests Youngblut and Bauckholt were in contact with that group.*** After the shooting, a bomb squad investigated Bauckholt and Youngblut's Toyota Prius Hatchback. Investigators found two pistols, ammunition clips, night-vision goggles, two full-face respirators, a ballistic helmet, 48 rounds of hollow point ammunition, shooting range targets, interstate lodging information, two-way radios and a dozen electronic devices, some of which were wrapped in foil.***

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Good article about taking care of law enforcement personnel

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No bond for one punch?

West side man ordered to be held without bond over child punching incident

46 y/o man punches a 14 y/o boy who was wearing a helmet, and gets him detention w/o bail?

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/west-side-man-ordered-to-be-held-without-bond-over-child-punching-incident/

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Can't make an omelet w/o breaking

A Massachusetts man carrying knives and Molotov cocktails was arrested on Monday near the U.S. Capitol after he told a police officer that he planned to kill top Republican officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to federal court records. The man, Ryan Michael (Reily) English, 24, told a Capitol Police officer near an entrance on the south side of the building that he wanted to kill Scott Bessent, President Trump’s newly appointed Treasury secretary, according to an affidavit filed by a special agent with the Capitol Police. Mr. English, who was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and with carrying a dangerous explosiveon the grounds of the Capitol, had knives, a lighter and vodka bottles with rags in his pockets, according to the affidavit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. “English’s thoughts were to use the small bottles of vodka to start fires and later to wrap them in rags soaked in alcohol, light them and throw them at Bessent’s feet,” the affidavit said, adding that Mr. English had also considered stabbing Mr. Bessent if he got close enough.*** Investigators found messages that he had written in which he apologized for the actions that he planned to take. Mr. English believed he would have had to kill at least three police officers to get to Mr. Bessent and “expressed acceptance and content with the possibility of suicide by cop,” the affidavit said. Mr. English has a detention hearing set for Thursday morning, according to court records.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/us-capitol-molotov-cocktails-bessent-hegseth.html

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Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

A judge sentenced disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, concluding his trial for a "long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity." The sentence is the harshest ever handed down to a U.S. senator. Breaking down in tears, Menendez pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy in a New York City courtroom. "I have lost everything," he said. "Other than family, I have lost everything I care about. Every day I am awake is punishment. I am far from a perfect man… in half-century of public service, I have done far more good than bad."***

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/disgraced-ex-sen-bob-menendez-sentenced-11-years-bribery-case

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You wouldn't want a good husband to go thirsty would you?

Authorities are investigating the recent death of a Utah nurse and mom of three, whose husband allegedly told police he went out to get beer after finding her body at the bottom of a stairwell in their home. Autumn Mercado, 39, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in her house in West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 13 after a concerned coworker notified police that she had not been at work, prompting officers to conduct a welfare check, West Jordan Police Sgt. Andrew Hercules said in a press conference covered by KSL News. When officers arrived at the home, Mercado's husband, Carlos Mercado, answered the door and said he was just about to call police, an affidavit states, according to the local Utah outlet. ***

https://www.foxnews.com/us/husband-nurse-mom-three-found-dead-bottom-staircase-went-beer-after-finding-body-police

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The wheels of justice

Police have arrested an 83-year-old man in connection to a cold case involving the murder of an elderly woman in Dallas more than 40 years ago thanks to a DNA match. On Monday, Dallas Police announced an update regarding the arrest of 83-year-old Willie Jones. Police said Jones was initially arrested on Jan. 16 for a parole violation related to a sexual assault. While in custody, police said a DNA sample was collected and has "since been confirmed, related to a murder dating back more than 40 years." Police said Jones is being accused of the murder of an elderly woman, Virginia White, who was found dead inside her home in Dallas in 1981. Jones was 40 at the time of the alleged murder, and White was 81-years-old at the time of her death, police confirmed. ***

https://www.foxnews.com/us/dna-sample-ties-elderly-man-40-year-old-cold-case-murder-texas-woman

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Free Press readers make fair points about Free Speech Coalition v.

The first is from new father Harrison Runnels, from Omaha, Nebraska: *** As a new father, I don’t want my son to grow up in a world where giving him access to the internet means potentially exposing him to hardcore pornography and sexual interactions with strangers. The question these laws are trying to answer is: How can we fix that? They may miss the mark, but I appreciate that they are trying. Does it matter that age verification laws will not be 100 percent effective? Teenagers buy fake IDs, but we still have underage drinking laws. If the regulation isn’t working, we shouldn’t just give up. Our kids deserve better than that.

high school teacher Micah Weiss, from New Hampshire*** ***One final point: [an editorial] references, as proof of the inevitability of pornography, the 40,000-year-old ivory statue known as the Venus of Hohle Fels. This extraordinary piece of art, possibly the oldest of its kind, is termed “erotic” by art critics and archeologists, not “pornographic.” This may seem like an academic distinction. However, we should recognize the difference between a carefully crafted prayer object dedicated to the erotic aspects of fertility and a three-minute borderline snuff film—likely featuring impoverished, exploited young women—designed to help lonely men rub one out before bed.

https://www.thefp.com/p/letters-to-editor-is-porn-inevitable-trump-trudeau-zuckerberg

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Untreated, unsheltered mentally ill

https://magicalclan.com/watch-nsfw-video-of-fully-naked-nyc-man-assaulting-commuters-with-stick-goes-viral/

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Pretty good settlement; no contest plea can't be used in civil litigation

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27—Today, the State of California reached an agreement with CMP founder and president David Daleiden and CMP undercover reporter Sandra Merritt to totally dismiss the the unprecedented video recording prosecution first launched by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris. The agreement—a negotiated settlement with zero punishment—is in exchange for a new “no contest” plea by Daleiden and Merritt on a single video recording charge. It involves no jail time, no fines, no admission of wrongdoing, and no probation. The new “no contest” plea—which cannot be used adversely—will be entered into judgment as a misdemeanor in 6 to 12 months, and then converted to a “not guilty” plea, dismissed, and expunged. 7 of the 14 video recording charges initially brought in this case were dismissed halfway through as unsupported by probable cause. Other litigation continues***

https://www.centerformedicalprogress.org/2025/01/breaking-state-of-california-agrees-to-end-unprecedented-prosecution-of-cmps-undercover-video-reporting/

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Yes, that ACLU

By Abigail Shrier When the history of 21st-century gender mania is written, it should include this signal entry: In 2020, a website called GoFundMe, usually a place to find disaster-relief appeals and charities for starving children, contained more than 30,000 urgent appeals from young women seeking to remove their perfectly healthy breasts. Another entry, from June 2020: The New England Journal of Medicine, America’s platinum medical publication, published a piece explaining that biological sex is actually “assigned at birth” by a doctor—and not a verifiable fact, based on our gametes, stamped into every one of our chromosomes. In fact, biological sex ought to be deleted from our birth certificates—the authors claimed—because a person’s biological sex serves “no clinical utility.” Breaking news to gynecologists. Public schools began asking elementary kids whether they might like to identify as “genderqueer” or “nonbinary.” Any dissent from this gender movement was met with suppression. The American Civil Liberty Union’s most prominent lawyer, Chase Strangio, announced his intention to suppress Irreversible Damage, my book-length investigation into the sudden spike in transgender identification among teen girls. “Stopping the circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on,” he tweeted. Weeks later, Amazon deleted Ryan Anderson’s book criticizing the transgender medical industry.***

https://www.thefp.com/p/abigail-shrier-how-the-gender-fever-broke-trump-executive-order

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CJ court watch: Birthright citizenship and states suing the Trump administration

Multiple states are suing the Trump Administration over his purported termination of birthright citizenship. "Birthright citizenship" means that if you're born here and subject to U.S. jurisdiction, you're a citizen. The case is New Jersey v. Trump, 25-cv-10139 (D.Mass.). The complaint is linked.

The Supreme Court had considered the question

Can a negro, whose ancestors were imported into this country, and sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, and privileges, and immunities, guarantied by that instrument to the citizen?

in Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, 403 (1857). The Court went horribly wrong and held that slaves were not citizens and had no rights, privileges, or immunities.

America ratified the 14th Amendment in 1868. We ratified it, in part, to overrule Dred Scott, specifically including the citizenship error. The amendment declares that

All persons born *** in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside

U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1-Citizens. The Trump Administration apparently believes that "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" means that children of illegal aliens are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction. This is nonsense.

If the illegal alien parents commit a crime, would the U.S. have jurisdiction to try and punish them? If the kid commits a crime, would we have jurisdiction to try and punish him? Of course.

The Supreme Court ruled on this issue before the Spanish American War, and the Court has consistently upheld the basic rule. Everyone born here is a citizen subject to U.S. jurisdiction except for "the child of an ambassador or other diplomatic agent of a foreign state, or of an alien enemy in hostile occupation of the place where the child was born." United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649, 658 (1898).

#birthright citizenship

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masterofd1saster · 1 month ago

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What was the first time a priest offered to God a sacrifice of bread and wine?

Hebrews 7 teaches us:

1 This “Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High,”* “met Abraham as he returned from his defeat of the kings” and “blessed him.”

2* And Abraham apportioned to him “a tenth of everything.” His name first means righteous king, and he was also “king of Salem,” that is, king of peace.

3 Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life,* thus made to resemble the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.***

24 [Jesus], because he remains forever, has a priesthood that does not pass away.

25* Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to make intercession for them.

26 It was fitting that we should have such a high priest:* holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher than the heavens.*

27He has no need, as did the high priests, to offer sacrifice day after day,* first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did that once for all when he offered himself.***

Every day, all around the world, priests take bread, give thanks, break it, and offer the sacrifice of the bread. Likewise also the priest offers the wine after the bread. As Jesus said "This do in remembrance of me." Luke 22.

#Jesus Christ #Jesus of Nazareth #King of Peace #Do this in remembrance of me

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masterofd1saster · 1 month ago

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CJ current events 23jan25

The Agency that Dare not Speak its Name but has a website at www.cia.gov

You may recall that in Oct 2024, some America with a TS/SCI clearance leaked Israel's plan for striking Iran. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6w6p8x7p8o Turns out the leaker was a member of the The Agency that Dare not Speak its Name but has a website at www.cia.gov.

A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty [17jan25] to retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top-Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).*** According to court documents, on Oct. 17, 2024, Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing National Defense Information regarding a U.S. foreign ally and its planned actions against a foreign adversary. Rahman removed the documents, photographed them, and transmitted them to individuals he knew were not entitled to receive them. By Oct. 18, 2024, the documents appeared publicly on multiple social media platforms, complete with the classification markings. After Oct. 17, 2024, Rahman deleted and edited journal entries and written work product on his personal electronic devices to conceal his personal opinions on U.S. policy and drafted entries to construct a false narrative regarding his activity. Rahman also destroyed multiple electronic devices, including a personal mobile device and an internet router he used to transmit classified information and photographs of classified documents, and discarded the destroyed devices in public trash receptacles in an effort to thwart potential investigations into him and his unlawful conduct. Beginning in the spring of 2024 and continuing through November 2024, Rahman repeatedly accessed and printed classified National Defense Information, including documents classified up to the Top Secret level, to take them to his residence. There, Rahman reproduced the documents and, while doing so, altered them in an effort to conceal their source and his activity. Rahman then communicated Top Secret information that he learned in the course of his employment to multiple individuals he knew were not entitled to receive it. Rahman was indicted by a grand jury on Nov. 7, 2024, and was arrested by the FBI as he arrived to work on Nov. 12, 2024. He has remained in custody since his arrest.***

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Left wing WaPo cartoonist in jail

Darrin Bell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, was arrested in California on Wednesday on charges that he possessed more than 100 videos of child pornography, some of which was computer-generated, according to the authorities. Investigators connected Mr. Bell, 49, to an online account that had shared 134 files of child sex abuse, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The authorities served a search warrant at Mr. Bell’s home on Wednesday morning and found more child pornography videos, including some generated using artificial intelligence, the sheriff’s office said. Mr. Bell, who was taken into custody after the search, is being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail in lieu of $1 million bail. He was charged with two felonies related to possession of child sex abuse material, according to jail records. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer, and no one responded to a call to his phone on Thursday afternoon.***

Bell told ABC News Live on Wednesday that his selection as a 2019 recipient of one of the highest honors in journalism is an important endorsement. "I want [readers] to take away that we need to be more respectful of human dignity," he said of his work. "That's the common thread I try to weave through every cartoon that I draw -- whether it's about police brutality or immigrants being separated from their children****

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How can we make Chiraq more violent, more dangerous?

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson *** is the personification of “antiracist” criminal justice “reform,” and that comes with deadly consequences for Chicago residents. On Tuesday night, Chicago police found 43-year-old Eduardo Gamez dead in his car. Gamez’s car had multiple bullet holes, and he had been shot in the abdomen. Gamez’s car was running when police discovered him, and surveillance showed that he had been parked for at least 2 1/2 hours. Gamez bled out and died because no one called 911 to report gunshots. Police only arrived because someone called to complain that his car was running and double-parked. The neighborhood Gamez was shot and killed in used to be covered by the city’s ShotSpotter network, which Johnson removed last year. The ShotSpotter system was a series of acoustic sensors placed on light poles in the most dangerous parts of the city, which could trigger 911 calls and allow police to identify the origins of gunshots better. That means that, had ShotSpotter not been removed, police would have been called to the shooting scene sooner, and Gamez may have ended up receiving the life-saving care he needed. CWB Chicago has compiled a list of similar cases “of people being found shot in areas previously served by ShotSpotter where the technology, had it not been dismantled, could have played a critical, helpful role.” Since just Sept. 23, 2024, that list already has 27 shootings, 12 of which were fatal. Johnson claimed he removed ShotSpotter because Chicago needs “investments in evidence-based, holistic solutions that don’t just respond to violence but prevent it.” If you are wondering why Chicago can’t just try to prevent violence while also keeping systems that help respond to it, it’s because of racism: As a member of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America said, police responding to ShotSpotter alerts mean that “police come to black and brown communities on high alert.”***

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Of course

Moments before his presidency ended Monday, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for his family members. Those pardoned include his brother and sister-in-law, James B. Biden and Sara Jones Biden; his sister and her husband, Valerie Biden Owens and John T. Owens, and his other brother, Francis W. Biden.*** Last month, he pardoned his son, Hunter for tax and gun crimes. Biden also commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.*** After being injured in a shootout, agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were shot in the head at close range, FBI has said. ***

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/leonard-peltier-biden-pardons/2025/01/20/id/1195765

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President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.***

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/biden-trump-fauci/2025/01/20/id/1195711

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Free Press

... issued sweeping preemptive pardons for his siblings and their spouses. The outgoing president did the same for some of his successor’s high-profile opponents, including Anthony Fauci and Liz Cheney. The level of clemency is without precedent, writes Eli, and inconsistent with Biden’s 2020 promise to uphold the rule of law. Indeed, four years ago Biden expressed his concern that Trump would pardon his own political cronies.

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Free Press:

Later in the day, Trump signed these orders. He also pardoned members of the mob who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization. Trump’s January 6 pardons went further than his closest allies appear to have anticipated. Earlier this month, J.D. Vance said that those who committed violence during the riot “obviously” should not be pardoned. But Trump has commuted the sentences of members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and granted “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

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Look how ethical we are!

praises the ethics and professionalism of the Pennsylvania DAs who prosecuted Bill Cosby for sex crimes against Andrea Constand.

The only problem is that Pennsylvania's Supreme Court reversed the conviction due to "an unconstitutional 'coercive bait-and-switch.'” by the DA. Commonwealth v. Cosby, 666 Pa. 416, 505, 252 A.3d 1092, 1146 (2021).

Maybe don't commit an unconstitutional, coercive bait-and-switch, and we'll think someday you'll be ethical.

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Charles Fain Lehman forgets that he sold weapons and poisons too

Over the course of his campaign, now-President Donald Trump said he would end taxes on tips. He promised to build “freedom cities” complete with flying cars. And, in an attempt to secure the endorsement of the Libertarian Party, he promised at their convention that he would commute the life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the infamous founder of the online drug market Silk Road. “If you vote for me, on Day One, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht,” Trump said. “We’re going to get him home.” Today he made good on that promise, granting Ulbricht a full and unconditional pardon. Libertarians may be celebrating, but this was a grave misstep. It undermines the law-and-order, return-to-sanity platform that brought Trump back to the White House.***

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after being told that cyanide was “the most well known assassination suicide [sic] poison out there,” Ulbricht allowed vendors to sell it on Silk Road despite its singular, deadly purpose. it took Ulbricht all of six minutes to decide “that it is okay to sell cyanide,” id., in exchange for the customary cut of the proceeds.*** the facts of this case involve much more than simply facilitating the sale of narcotics. The district court found by a preponderance of the evidence that Ulbricht commissioned at least five murders in the course of protecting Silk Road's anonymity, a finding that Ulbricht does not challenge in this appeal.*** United States v. Ulbricht, 858 F.3d 71 127, 129-31 (2d Cir. 2017).

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Good - clean house

In an expected move, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Sean Curran, who led his security detail for four years, to lead the Secret Service. "It is my great honor to appoint Sean Curran as the next Director of the United States Secret Service," Trump posted Wednesday night on Truth Social. "Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service." Curran was among the Secret Service agents who sprung to cover Trump after he was struck by a bullet from a would-be assassin at a campaign rally July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.***

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-secret-service-sean-curran/2025/01/22/id/1196143

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school shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded**** The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed himself with a handgun**** Police identified him as Solomon Henderson. Police Chief John Drake said the shooter “confronted” student Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, in the cafeteria and opened fire, killing her. The wounded student was grazed by a bullet. He was treated and released from the hospital, Drake said. Another student was taken to a hospital for treatment of a facial injury that happened during a fall, Aaron said. Metro Nashville Police, federal and state agencies are examining “very concerning online writings and social media posts connected to 17-year-old Solomon Henderson” as they work to establish a motive, police said in a statement Wednesday evening.***

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weird CJ news-

Woman Admits to Falsely Accusing Innocent Man of Rape Due to His 'Creepy' Looks - in her defense, he does look uh, different

Nude Joyride: Woman Arrested for Stealing and Crashing Car in La Porte, Indiana - mugshot asks "where's my meth?"

What is it w/ La Porte? Marine Recruiter Arrested For Child Seduction in La Porte County

Colorado Deputy Shannon Lofland's Resignation Over Adult Videos Discovery - "mounting bills"

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ERA nonsense

Biden declares the ERA the law of the land — but it likely will not matter The White House acknowledges the action won’t have the force of law.*** https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/17/biden-era-amendment-004495

Article V of the Constitution says:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress***

2/3 of the House and Senate proposed the ERA in 1972 and set a seven year deadline for ratification. The amendment was not ratified by 1978; indeed four states rescinded ratification, and South Dakota said it was rescinding if it weren't ratified fast. A simple majority - less than 2/3 - of congress voted to extend the initial deadline to June 30, 1982. The ERA was not ratified by then.

Several states sued to ensure that the ERA was shown to have failed ratification. Idaho v. Freeman, 529 F. Supp. 1107 (D. Idaho 1981) noted that the ERA had failed ratification. The Supreme Court reversed that judgment because the case had become moot on June 30, 1982 when the ERA failed ratification again. Nat'l Org. for Women, Inc. v. Idaho, 459 U.S. 809 (1982).

Some people won't stopped beating a dead horse. The worst won't stop even when it's a petrified fossil. Accordingly, someone asked DoJ if ERA could be considered ratified if the five states that rescinded were not counted as rescinding and if all the states that ratified at any time - even after the deadline had lapsed. DoJ said

we conclude that the ERA Resolution has expired and is no longer pending before the States. Even if one or more state legislatures were to ratify the 1972 proposal, that action would not complete the ratification of the amendment, and the ERA’s adoption could not be certified under 1 U.S.C. § 106b. In addition, we conclude that when Congress uses a proposing clause to impose a deadline on the States’ ratification of a proposed constitutional amendment, that deadline is binding and Congress may not revive the proposal after the deadline’s expiration. Accordingly, should Congress now “deem [the ERA] necessary,” U.S. Const. art. V, the only constitutional path for amendment would be for two-thirds of both Houses (or a convention sought by twothirds of the state legislatures) to propose the amendment once more and restart the ratification process among the States, consistent with Article V of the Constitution. https://www.justice.gov/olc/file/1232501/dl

Those who insisted on grinding petrified horse fossil fragments pursue the issue in court. As at least one court says

To summarize, the Archivist has no duty to publish and certify the ERA. Section 106b permits him to consider whether a state's ratification complies with a congressionally imposed ratification deadline. And a ratification deadline in a proposing resolution's introduction is just as effective as one in the text of a proposed amendment. Plaintiffs’ ratifications came after both the original and extended deadlines that Congress attached to the ERA, so the Archivist is not bound to record them as valid. Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ request for mandamus is denied. Equally significant as the Court's holding is what it does not hold. In light of its decision on the deadline issue, the Court does not reach the question of whether states can validly rescind prior ratifications. Nor does the Court make any statement on whether Congress's extension of the ERA deadline was constitutional. It does not need to. If the extension was unconstitutional, then the original deadline bars ratification; if the extension was constitutional, then the extended deadline has passed too. Congress has not tried to revive the ERA despite both deadlines’ expirations, so the Court is not confronted with that difficult issue either. *** Lastly, the Court does not express an opinion on the merits of the ERA as a matter of policy. It merely enforces a procedural time limit that Congress set when proposing the amendment. Virginia v. Ferriero, 525 F. Supp. 3d 36, 61 (D.D.C. 2021), aff'd, 60 F.4th 704 (D.C. Cir. 2023)

If you want an ERA, let's vote on it. Get 2/3 of the House, 2/3 of the Senate, and 3/4 of the states.

#ERA #Equal Rights Amendment #ERA failed ratification #amendment ratification

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