If we can ever get back to a sane government, one of the first laws to be passed is that the government (federal, state or municipal) should pay the legal fees plus a little extra of the defendant if the defendant prevails. This would prevent defendants from being intimidated by governments and forced to settle even though they are innocent.

They need to spend that money as fast as possible before it is withdrawn. There is an implied expectation with any "gift" and when that expectation is not fulfilled, the money will be taken away.

Don't use it for any long, multi year projects. Buy some lab equipment, pre pay recurring charges, pay down debt, etc. Just spend the money in a hurry!!!

We unreservedly denounce political violence and underscore that speakers, no matter their viewpoint, should never fear for their lives. Nevertheless, we refuse to pull our punches when it comes to Donald Trump, MAGA rhetoric, and the billionaire-owned media's coverage of both.

Amen!

Why do so many people think that they are immune from being pissed on by Trump?

We are already beginning to hear the some of the consequences for people "named" in the birthday book. A UK ambassador to the US was named in the Epstein book has been fired because of his association. These kind of outings will enable some of the victims to sue the "Johns". However, the victims still face a very large legal hurdle if their suits are to be successful.

Was the shooter trans?

We've got to do something about all of this crime! Where is the National Guard?

This is why the appeal process exists. I think the judge took the blindfold off Lady Justice. Hopefully the prosecution will appeal.

It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic that those on the right that profess to be tough on crime ELECTED A CRIMINAL for president! Are they only concerned about crime committed by Black folks?

All these drug busts will do will be to drive up the cost of drugs: supply and demand at work.

If you really want to deal with the cause of most gang related crime, give the sh.. away to anyone that wants it. The profitability of the drug industry would plummet, there would be no territory for gangs to protect. Addicts would not have to commit crimes to fund their next fix.

GOP, Once a States' Rights Champion, is Now Taking Over Cities

They took over Flint Michigan and we all know what happened there.

It seems odd that there were so many (300+ South Koreans out of ~475 arrested) unauthorized South Korean immigrants working on this job site. Is this how foreign businesses that commit to build facilities in the US operate: import their own citizens to (illegally) work on US projects?

put the lives and well-being of Americans at risk.

All part of Trump's (i.e. Putin's sock puppet) plan to degrade America to 3rd world status.

Grants made by the US government (aka American people) to companies or research institutions that eventually end up being profitable should be reimbursed to the federal government. Furthermore, royalties should be paid for as long as the products, services or IP resulting from those grants are profitable.

Why is it that ENFORCEMENT seems to be the only tool most people look to in order to deal with the issue of crime. What ever happened to PREVENTION? Enforcement and prevention are both needed if you are serious about fighting crime; enforcement to deal with the immediate problems and prevention to stop those problems from happening in the first place.

This headline will be repeated for state after state
I don't think so. Now that SCOTUS has ruled that judgements for defendants in District Court is limited only to named defendants, I suspect AGs from blue states will all join in on the next case and all subsequent cases headed to the SCOTUS.

Information from AI sources need to be heavily audited. My recent experience with Google's NotebookLM AI tool gives me reason for concern. I uploaded some documents and asked that it produce a video. The video it created was very information but included information from sources other than the sources I provided. Without the sources being identified, there was no way that I could confirm the content added by NotebookLM. And, without that confirmation, there is no way that the video could be trusted. Without that trust factor, liability concerns would be paramount.

I suspect that because AI tools provides its "product" in an easily digestible, human-like form, it will be taken as gospel when in fact, it shouldn't be. At present, for the average person, output from AI should be thought of as an informed, well spoken friend that may be mis-informed.

I think this co-op just stuck a pin in Trump's U.S. domination bubble.

On orders from Putin, that's the lie that Trump told his MAGA minions. This has been Putin's plan all along: to reduce the dominance of the West by degrading the international standing of the US. And, Trump has been just the asset to make it happen. The appeal for Trump is that he gets to keep (he thinks) anything he can steal from the American people.

Does Denmark require representatives of "foreign agents" to register with their government? If they do, haul the perps in for questioning. If not, create the law and then haul them in.

I think the mayor and city council has made a mistake by not asking the feds for stuff i.e. a new community center(s), sports equipment, musical instruments, etc. She could have still criticized the "occupation" but get stuff for the city they may have been low priority.

Dem senators (especially) need to let their republican senate colleagues know that they will encourage and support the next democratic president's actions to not only undo ALL that Trump has done but to show the same contempt to red state requests for disaster assistance, conservative leaning law firms, etc unless they start speaking out against Trump's actions.

If some Dems in the Midwest or Plains are anti-abortion or religious or like guns, deal with it and STFU.

Candidates need to do whatever they think their constituents want and need. However, there are some basic policies fundamental to being a democrat. "Triangulation" is what confuses people. Democratic candidates must run on principles important to their base and not seek to shift to the middle during a general election. All this does is alienate the base and reduces their turn out. And, what's even worse is dems being unable to get their agendas passed because of DINOs like Kyrsten Sinemaand Joe Manchin. Democratic voters say why should we vote for dems if they can't get anything done?

I think non MAGA conservative voters are so pissed with Trump and republicans that they will hold their noses and vote democratic or simply stay home. Either way, the odds of getting elected improve for the democratic candidate.

I'm not saying this EO is right or wrong

Ok. Do you think it is right or wrong?

Trying to verify age over the internet is a fools errand. Sure you can ask the question, require uses to enter their birth dates, etc. In the end, it can all be faked. Would the collection of that information be sufficient to address any and all liability claims if an underage user was able to access the site?

Trump likes him some "poorly educated".

Are there any democrats that consider these cowards friends? I would hope not. How could you have as a friend someone that is willing to sit idly by and allow the country to be ruined? I think the private disgust that many republicans feign is just a ruse; they're really ok with everything Trump is doing.