Happy 80th birthday to Joni Mitchell and VOTE!!!
~ Mrs. Betty Bowers @BettyBowers
Years ago, I made this video for her song “Tax Free,” which is about right-wing evangelists using Jesus to hate and make money. https://x.com/BettyBowers/status/1721913008933278102
~Robert Reich Trump v. Biden: How worried should we be?
No reason to panic. Biden will win the 2024 election.
With public trust in the court at historic lows, here are three reforms that could restore its legitimacy.
The Senate Judiciary Cmte will likely vote Thursday to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo, & Robin Arkley II over their gifts to SCOTUS justices as part of an ethics probe. With public trust in the court at historic lows, here are three reforms that could restore its legitimacy.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment does not require federal legislation to take effect and is enforceable through Michigan state law. We’ve filed an amicus brief making that case in @FSFP’s MI suit challenging Trump’s eligibility to serve as president.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/legal-complaints/crew-files-amicus-supporting-adjudication-of-section-3-of-the-14th-amendment-in-michigan-court/
Mad Poll Disease
“And as long as we have more confidence in the media’s ability to see the outcome than in our own ability to affect it, we surrender before the battle for our freedoms begins.” ~@Mike_Podhorzer
When Deutsche Bank loaned Trump $2B & Tom Bowers committed suicide after approving those loans & Justice Kennedy abruptly retired after his son signed off on those loans, making room for Brett Kavanaugh whose debts were mysteriously paid off – something smells.
“What Putin is trying to do fundamentally is say, everyone is as bad as us,” Snyder explained. “The rule of law is a joke everywhere. Americans are no better than Russia. That is his fundamental line. He wants to think that there is no freedom, no democracy, nothing to value anywhere.”
“Putin’s claim is that all systems are rotten, everyone’s system is rotten. Trump helps him out with that,” he added.
Snyder hit the nail on the head. Nothing destroys the global image of America quite like electing a known criminal like Donald Trump to the presidency.
School Board Elections Could Make (Or Break) Our Democracy | Attacks on school boards are part of a strategic, deliberate, and well-funded effort to erode public schools and advance a broader political agenda.
“Moms for Liberty is attempting to take over entire school boards in at least three Pennsylvania districts, HuffPost found.“ by Nathalie Baptiste 11/3/23
“Moms for Liberty is attempting to take over entire school boards in at least three Pennsylvania districts, HuffPost found.“
Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment
Blue Cross and Blue Shield denied payment for the proton therapy Robert “Skeeter” Salim’s doctor ordered to fight his throat cancer. But he was no ordinary patient. He was a celebrated litigator. And he was ready to fight.
Robert “Skeeter” Salim in his office in Natchitoches, Louisiana. After Salim was diagnosed with stage four throat cancer, his health insurance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, refused to pay for proton therapy, recommended by Salim’s doctor. Salim, named one of the country’s top litigators, fought back.
https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-proton-therapy-cancer-lawyer-denial
Ark CEO Cathie Wood on She’d Hold Bitcoin, Not Gold, for the Next 10 Years
Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood believes gold’s time has come and gone.
Glassnode analysts are pointing out one historically bullish signal for Bitcoin (BTC) that previously prompted explosive rallies for the top
Bitcoin (BTC) price is in a consolidation mode per top market analyst who believes current momentum might push the coin to $40000 shortly.
Banks try to bury you in paperwork and fees to prevent you from shopping for better interest rates. Now banks are fighting the federal agency whose proposed rule would make it easier for you to escape this trap. Here is the fix.
Barry Silbert is going to go to jail.
DCG is in control of the largest Bitcoin & ETH hordes in the market.
Right now the only question is who will get indicted first… Barry, CZ, or Tether
@neilturkewitz
Google specifically—& tech co’s generally—don’t like copyright. The need to obtain consent creates friction in a world that abhors friction. As such, they develop theories like “permissionless innovation” & “efficient infringement” to mask pervasive theft.
@neilturkewitz
“Altman announced Monday that OpenAI will “step in & defend our customers & pay the costs incurred if you face legal claims around copyright infringement.”
The final dagger. Altman can generate billions thru nonconsensual use of creative works…& then treat © awards as a cost.
` Why don’t they just act legally?
This is the safest way!
Inside Job: How a Hacker Helped Cocaine Traffickers Infiltrate Europe’s Biggest Ports
From behind his computer in the port city of Rotterdam, a 41-year-old Dutch father of two penetrated the IT systems of Europe’s major maritime ports and sold intel to cocaine smugglers, a Dutch court found.
It’s #NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order.