For generations, the United States has encouraged the world to follow our lead.
But on protecting abortion rights, policymakers in France saw us, not as a model, but as a cautionary tale. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/france-protects-abortion-rights-preventing-us-rollback-rcna141831
Raw Story:
Judge strikes Rudy Giuliani's demand to overturn defamation case verdict
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's request that a jury's verdict that he defamed election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman be thrown out was rejected Monday.
https://www.rawstory.com/rudy-giuliani-defamation-verdict-upheld/
New vaccine strategy may mean the end of the line for endless boosters https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-vaccine-strategy-line-endless-boosters.html #COVID (likely a nasal spray)
Chris Hayes Mocks Donald Trump for Nodding Off in Court
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western allies Monday to display the same "unity" toward Ukraine as they did toward Israel when they thwarted an Iranian aerial assault against the Israeli skies over this past weekend.
"By defending Israel, the free world has demonstrated that such unity is not only possible, but also 100% effective," he said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-calls-for-same-defense-from-allies-as-for-israel-/7571223.html #voanews
Courts should interpret the 4th Amendment to mean the government can't buy data from data brokers if it would have needed a warrant to get it directly from a person or service provider, EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz told FedScoop. https://fedscoop.com/ice-pursuing-privacy-approvals-related-to-controversial-phone-location-data/
AP: NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station https://apnews.com/article/space-station-debris-florida-home-8c5cd89b0d9db0f5c274ab9ed1f0713c #space #junk #iss
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One hopes this time there will be a) a photo op with him in cuffs, and b) a less rehearsed mug shot. That would be worth the paperwork!
2/ Via Dan Pfeiffer:
If Trump is too old and weak to stay awake at his own criminal trial, what do you think will happen in the Situation Room?
Via Lawrence O'Donnell, who snapped a photo...
The revolution will not be televised. Because they didn’t show up. Couple million #Trump voters live within an hour of courthouse. Maybe 50 showed up.
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