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• Nov 17, 2022 @ 09:48am
  on Fact Check: Facebook’s Policy That Its Fact Checkers Can No Longer Check Trump Is Very, Very Bad

  You can just take if for granted that if a politician says it, it's false. Saves a lot of time and worry.

• May 27, 2022 @ 04:45pm

  Reverse warrant?

  on Utah Cops Used ‘Reverse Warrants’ To Track Down A Bunch Of Petty Criminals

  When are we going to start calling these what they really are? They are general warrants Period.

• Mar 17, 2022 @ 12:43pm
  on Re-Funding The Police: Taxpayers On The Hook For Billions of Dollars Of Law Enforcement Lawsuit Settlements

  Maybe all settlements should come from the law enforcement agency's budget?

• Dec 31, 2021 @ 07:57am
  on New Year's Message: The Arc Of The Moral Universe Is A Twisty Path

  "History doesn't end. It just teaches us more lessons. The question is what do we do with those lessons."

  Unfortunately, it seems no one remembers history or they want to change it to their views. Still, like you, I'm optimistic for the future of the internet thanks in large part to this site.

  Thank you

• Dec 22, 2021 @ 02:08pm

  Re:

  on 'Anti-5G' Jewelry Found To Be… Radioactive And Dangerous

  Or sell them a device that kill the radiation from their newly acquire 5G protective device.

• Dec 21, 2021 @ 01:46pm
  on Details Leak On Apple's Secret $275 Billion Deal With The Chinese Government

  China, Apple...both want total control.

• Sep 01, 2021 @ 11:17am
  on Reverse Warrants Show Feds Sought Data On Thousands Of Police Brutality Protesters In Kenosha, Wisconsin

  I'd still like to know the difference between a reverse warrant and a general warrant. If it looks like a duck...

• Aug 27, 2021 @ 07:56am
  on Google Report Shows 'Reverse Warrants' Are Swiftly Becoming Law Enforcement's Go-To Investigative Tool

  Can someone explain the difference between a "Reverse Warrant" and a "General Warrant"?

• Jul 06, 2021 @ 04:51pm
  on Judge Blocks FBI From Moving Forward With Forfeitures Of Property Seized In US Private Vaults Raid

  The very best thieves appear to be in law enforcement.

• May 28, 2021 @ 12:49pm
  on WhatsApp Sues The Indian Government Over New Laws That Would Force It To Break Encryption

  Seem to me it's time to put the regulators out of business. Decentralize everything.

• May 28, 2021 @ 12:12pm
  on Fact Check: Yes, Fact Checking Is Totally Protected By The 1st Amendment

  Fox News: We distort so you can't decide.

• Sep 14, 2020 @ 02:34pm
  on CBP So Confused It Seizes Clearly Labeled OnePlus Earbuds, And Falsely Claims They're Counterfeit Apple Airpods

  Obviously, they only hire illegal immigrants that can't read English.

• Sep 08, 2020 @ 01:56pm
  on Government's 'Reverse' Warrant Rejected By Two Consecutive Federal Judges

  Isn't "Reverse Warrant" just another name for "General Warrant"?

• Jul 17, 2020 @ 11:20am

  Re: Prenda?

  on Richard Liebowitz Goes Against Client's Interests: Presents Evidence That His Client Did Know About Lawsuits; But Not About Settlements

  But the entertainment value of watching it happen is priceless.

• Jul 17, 2020 @ 10:51am
  on Richard Liebowitz Goes Against Client's Interests: Presents Evidence That His Client Did Know About Lawsuits; But Not About Settlements

  Reminds me of the Prenda days.

• Apr 15, 2020 @ 08:11am
  on Why Is The Copyright Office Celebrating That All Our Cute Pet Photos Are Locked Up Under Copyright?

  I wonder if the photographer will use the Copywrong office? Oh, wait, doesn't fair use apply here?

• Mar 20, 2020 @ 07:45am

  Re: To be fair…

  on Awful, Awful People Keep Trying To Trademark COVID And Coronavirus

  Don't worry, they won't.

• Feb 26, 2020 @ 08:00am
  on Rep. Cicilline Wants To Remove Section 230 Protections For Platforms That Host 'Demonstrably False' Political Ads

  Maybe it would be easier to just ban politicians from the internet in general?

• Jun 17, 2019 @ 01:26pm

  Popcorn

  on Prenda Mastermind Gets 14 Years In Prison, Told To Pay Back Just $1.5 Million

  I miss all the popcorn

• Feb 07, 2019 @ 01:10pm
  on Sheriffs' Union Boss Says Officers Have No Reason To Do Their Job If They Can't Score Forfeiture Cash On The Side

  Theft by cop or theft by random other person still equals theft.

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