The X owner is paying legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ over their posts while weaponizing the law to shut down his criticsLet’s check in on the platform formerly known as Twitter shall we? Let’s have a gander at how it’s doing since Elon Musk, the world’s cleverest man, decided to set its extremely valuable brand equity on fire and rename it “X”. Continue reading
Police across the United States arrested dozens of "Free Palestine" protesters Monday as part of a "multi-city economic blockade" targeting major airports, highways, and bridges. Those defendants are set to receive free bail money and legal assistance thanks to an online fundraiser hosted by ActBlue, the Democratic Party's primary fundraising platform that earns a cut off of each contribution.
Former President Trump released his 2024 stance on abortion Monday, saying he supports leaving it up to states to determine abortion access — in essence maintaining the status quo that has existed since the Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion access in 2022. "My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both," Trump said in a video posted to Truth Social, his social media site. "And...
In the 2022 Dobbs case, the Supreme Court abolished the precedent for nationwide abortion access, returning decision-making power of the divisive issue to states.
In the 2022 Dobbs case, the Supreme Court abolished the precedent for nationwide abortion access, returning decision-making power of the divisive issue to states.
First lady Jill Biden took aim at former President Donald Trump on Friday while speaking to an LGBT advocacy group. “Donald Trump is a bully,” she said at the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality in Action event. “He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country, and we cannot let him win. […]
Donald Trump desperately wanted to know if his daughter and allies were watching CNN's Anderson Cooper interview former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal as she gave her side of the story about an alleged 15-month affair.The tale came in a passing comment from conservative lawyer George Conway, previously married to Kellyanne Conway. The story, he explains, illustrates just how worried Trump was about the news story. McDougal was given a contract by David Pecker, a close friend of Trump's and CEO...
This live blog is now closed A vote to amend Fisa’s section 702 to prohibit warrantless surveillance in the House has failed.The amendment, introduced by Arizona Republican representative Andy Biggs, failed after the yays and nays votes tied at 212-212. Continue reading
The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.
A dinner for third-year law students at the home of Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky last week became a site of protest, prompting the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Google today announced that its AI photo editing tools, currently exclusive to Pixel phones, are coming to Google Photos on May 15. The features are coming to Pixel tablets as well. Anyone with a Google account will thus soon have access to Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait Light, no subscription required. The only caveat is that, to get more than 10 Magic Erasure saves per month, you'll need a Premium Google One plan (2TB and above) .Also: How to create animated...
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