Mother of mentally ill son who was fatally shot by a cop is jailed simply for sharing news stories, without comment, on Facebook.

“She has every right, under the Constitution, to post a news story. It is her First Amendment right,”
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Finally saw one in the wild

Important story from Luke Goldstein on how the ADL and other groups supported expanding warrantless surveillance SPECIFICALLY to spy on antiwar protesters. Luke explains how the government can use the expanded FISA law to do it
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This fucker

A 14-month-old dog is a 'baby that doesn't know any better,' a professional hunting dog trainer tells Rolling Stone of Gov. Noem's execution of her puppy. 'It's a lack of guidance, training, or discipline of the owner.'

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Conservative news outlets love writing sternly-worded missives to Democrats that are like ‘You will regret subpoenaing our donor’

Activists are planning to lead a flotilla to Gaza any day now.

They hope they’ll get to bring much-needed aid to Gaza, amid Israel’s ongoing siege — or “provoke a diplomatic or political crisis.”

More: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

In Iowa and Tennessee, Republican lawmakers are enacting unpopular legislation to put guns in the hands of teachers and school staff trib.al/7bSI12l trib.al/7bSI12l

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether doctors will be allowed to do their jobs without political interference, or whether these tragedies will become routine fact of life in some states.

Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

on Tesla's earning call Elon just speculated that the company could be selling this robot externally by the end of next year give me a fucking break lol

Fun fact about the woman who argued at SCOTUS today that cities should be able to basically outlaw being homeless: 'Ms. Evangelis was also appointed recently by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to the Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness.'

Check me out on BBC Newsnight

Before Trump’s lawyer argued the president would be shielded from prosecution if he ordered a murder, he spent his time fighting Planned Parenthood — including as part of a case that revealed state officials were tracking patients’ menstrual cycles.

🔗 rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Something pretty special about an account named “EndZionism” yelling at us with a doctored screenshot that was specifically doctored from our story about how AIPAC was directing supporters to tell lawmakers that people in Gaza aren’t starving.

Lol

That’s what’s up

New York City councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who threatened pro-Palestine protesters at Brooklyn College by openly carrying a pistol to their rally in October, has requested an NYPD escort for the anti-protest professor who intends to enter the Gaza solidarity encampment at…