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TL;DR: Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology to surveil protesters and activists, raising significant concerns about potential violations of First Amendment rights. An analysis reveals extensive searches related to various protest movements, highlighting how mass surveillance undermines the freedom to dissent. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
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In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sexual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
TL;DR: Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology to surveil protesters and activists, raising significant concerns about potential violations of First Amendment rights. An analysis reveals extensive searches related to various protest movements, highlighting how mass surveillance undermines the freedom to dissent. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
TL;DR: The music industry is embracing AI, highlighted by the controversial AI-generated track 'BBL Drizzy,' which raises significant questions about artistry, likeness, and copyright in a rapidly evolving landscape. https://www.theverge.com/tech/825382/ai-music-streaming-deal-klay-umg-sony-warner #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
"The 6 #Democrats who produced the #video put out a joint statement which read, in part: “What’s most telling is that the president considers it punishable by death for us to restate the #law. Our service members should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the #Constitution and obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/trump-democrats-sedition-death-punishment.html
#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Republicans #Politics #Military #News #US #USA
"The 6 #Democrats who produced the #video put out a joint statement which read, in part: “What’s most telling is that the president considers it punishable by death for us to restate the #law. Our service members should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the #Constitution and obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/trump-democrats-sedition-death-punishment.html
#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Republicans #Politics #Military #News #US #USA
You can watch the video that Trump is throwing a hissy fit about at this link:
https://bsky.app/profile/slotkin.senate.gov/post/3m5vtxjmgnk23
#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #USPol #Democrats #Law #Constitution #Video #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
"Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of sedition in an outburst on #SocialMedia Thursday morning and said their behavior was “punishable by death.”
Their crime? Recording a #video that reminded members of the #military that they are not supposed to obey illegal orders."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/trump-democrats-sedition-death-punishment.html
#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Fascism #Corruption #Republicans #USPol #Politics #Democrats #Law #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
#Trump #DOJ and his novice #prosecutor #LindseyHalligan in late night filing, effectively admit fatal “errors” in how Halligan Former #FBI Director #JamesComey “edited” after #GrandJury left for the day by a “coordinator”, that there was no required transcript of her interaction with grand jurors, and that the purported indictment was never seen by the grand jury to vote on it. #justice #courts #government #corruption #ruleoflaw #prosecutors #law #politics #legal #prosecution #revenge #malice
TL;DR: The music industry is embracing AI, highlighted by the controversial AI-generated track 'BBL Drizzy,' which raises significant questions about artistry, likeness, and copyright in a rapidly evolving landscape. https://www.theverge.com/tech/825382/ai-music-streaming-deal-klay-umg-sony-warner #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
TL;DR: Tradespace has acquired Paragon, an AI patent-drafting startup founded by Princeton computer science students, enhancing its AI-powered intellectual property management platform to cover the entire IP lifecycle. https://www.lawnext.com/2025/11/tradespace-acquires-paragon-a-patent-drafting-startup-founded-by-computer-science-students-to-round-out-its-end-to-end-ip-platform.html #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Okay, & apologies to the demure, but this deserves unbridled cursing;
Holy mother fucking shit are you fucking shitting me?!?!?!!!?
#US #CoastGuard will no longer classify #swastikas, #nooses, #ConfederateFlags as #hate symbols
The #military service, which falls under the #DHS, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
#Trump #DOJ and his novice #prosecutor #LindseyHalligan in late night filing, effectively admit fatal “errors” in how Halligan Former #FBI Director #JamesComey “edited” after #GrandJury left for the day by a “coordinator”, that there was no required transcript of her interaction with grand jurors, and that the purported indictment was never seen by the grand jury to vote on it. #justice #courts #government #corruption #ruleoflaw #prosecutors #law #politics #legal #prosecution #revenge #malice
Because they lied & were the aggressors like every other time…
In a striking reversal by the #Trump admin, prosecutors filed a motion Thursday to dismiss federal charges against a woman shot by a #CBP agent in #Chicago after “allegedly” ramming into his car, court documents show.
#law #immigration #judiciary #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #ICE #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/us/chicago-marimar-martinez-shooting-charges
A #CoastGuard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of #swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of #retribution.
#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
…The new guidance says that if a “potentially divisive” symbol is reported, supervisors should inquire about it. After consulting their legal office they may order the symbol’s removal but there’s no further guidance requiring that it be taken down.
The new #USCG policy also limits the amount of time that service members have to formally report the display of a #noose or #swastika — which could be enormously problematic for personnel at sea.
Though the #USCG is not part of the #Defense Dept, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the #Trump admin’s changing tolerances for hazing & harassment within the #US #military. In Sept Defense Sec #PeteHegseth directed a review & overhaul of those policies, calling the military’s existing standards “overly broad” & saying they jeopardize US troops’ combat readiness.
#law #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
A #CoastGuard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of #swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of #retribution.
#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of #nooses & the #ConfederateFlag, though display of the latter remains banned, acc/to documents reviewed by WaPo.
Certain historic displays or artwork where the Confederate flag is a minor element are still permissible, acc/to the policy.
#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
Though the #USCG is not part of the #Defense Dept, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the #Trump admin’s changing tolerances for hazing & harassment within the #US #military. In Sept Defense Sec #PeteHegseth directed a review & overhaul of those policies, calling the military’s existing standards “overly broad” & saying they jeopardize US troops’ combat readiness.
#law #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
The #USCG will no longer classify the #swastika, an emblem of #fascism & #WhiteSupremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of #Jews & that more than 400k US #troops died fighting against in #WWII, as a #hate symbol, acc/to a new policy that takes effect next month.
Instead, the #CoastGuard will classify the #Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of #nooses & the #ConfederateFlag, though display of the latter remains banned, acc/to documents reviewed by WaPo.
Certain historic displays or artwork where the Confederate flag is a minor element are still permissible, acc/to the policy.
#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #HateCrimes #HateSpeech
The #USCG will no longer classify the #swastika, an emblem of #fascism & #WhiteSupremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of #Jews & that more than 400k US #troops died fighting against in #WWII, as a #hate symbol, acc/to a new policy that takes effect next month.
Instead, the #CoastGuard will classify the #Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.