Town officials said Wednesday the First Amendment bars the local government from removing a resident's yard sign referencing links between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and political figures. Officials said they determined the content of the sign is protected speech after a "thorough review" that was launched in response to multiple complaints submitted to town police and the zoning department.
The White House has tapped Jim O'Neill, a top deputy to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following the ouster of Susan Monarez, who lasted mere weeks in her position.
A Social Security Administration (SSA) official alleged in a whistleblower disclosure that DOGE officials created "a live copy of the country's Social Security information in a cloud environment that circumvents oversight."
The nation's chief broadcast regulator is, once more, at the center of President Trump's culture war after the president launched a social media barrage Sunday night against ABC and NBC. ... To be clear, the national networks do not own broadcast licenses to use the public airwaves, which are granted and reviewed by the FCC. Local stations do hold those licenses, however.
President Donald Trump is pressing for Democratic megadonor George Soros and his son, Alexander, to face federal racketeering charges, he said in a social media post Wednesday, the latest attempt from the president to leverage federal power against his political enemies.
#@#7 ... How many consecutive days did DC go without a homicide once the guard was deployed? ...
Fact check: Trump's barrage of false claims about crime in Washington,DC
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... President Donald Trump delivered a barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC, during a series of Monday comments defending his takeover of the police force and deployment of the National Guard in the nation's capital.
Touting an ongoing 11-day period with no reported murders in Washington, Trump falsely claimed it had been "many years" since the city had previously had a murder-free stretch of even a week; in fact, Washington had three such periods since late February of this year, one of them 16 days long.
Trump falsely claimed Washington now has not only no murders but "no crime" at all; while reported crime is down during his takeover, there have still been hundreds of offenses ...
What else yer current alias got? Besides, that is, apparently quoting what Pres Trump seems to espouse as truth?
Yeah, this song was banned by some radio stations back in the day, because of its lyrics ...
Martha and the Muffins - Black Stations/White Stations (1984)
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Black Stations/White Stations
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... The song's title deals with the subject of racism in the radio industry, at a time when more cutting-edged songs and the radio stations in general were starting to open up to newer formats like rhythmic contemporary, which genre this song predates.
It also took on how station policies dictates what can or can not be played on air. ...
The single was also controversial in its own right, as radio stations avoided playing the single because of the song's title and lyrics[citation needed] despite being a modest hit in Canada, where it reached No. 26. In the United States, the single peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 2 on the Dance/Disco chart, where it reached number 2 in 1984.[2] ...
Police in CT use force on Black arrestees more often than on white ones, UConn study finds
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... A new report shows that police appear to use force more often on Black people during arrests than on white arrestees, according to one of its authors.
The report by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at the University of Connecticut also shows it is unusual for police to use force in Connecticut, and that a small group of departments may be responsible for most of it, said Ken Barone, the institute's associate director.
The 74-page report is the result of the second statewide use-of-force study produced under a state law. It is based on an analysis of 1,516 use-of-force incidents reported by 83 police agencies across the state. The study period was from July 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2023.
The study looked at race and saw a disparities when comparing the number of times force was used on Black people when compared to how many Black people were arrested during the 18-month time period: Black individuals represented 41% of all subjects in use-of-force incidents, but only 34% of arrests, the study found. ...
Time Zone - World Destruction (1984)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Intro: Afrika Bambaataa]
Speak about destruction
Speak about destruction
Speak about destruction
[Hook: John Lydon & Afrika Bambaataa]
This is a world destruction, your life ain't nothing
The human race is becoming a disgrace
Countries are fighting with chemical warfare
[Verse 1: Afrika Bambaataa]
Not giving a damn about the people who live there
Nostradamus predicts the coming of the Antichrist
Hey, look out, the third world nations are on the rise
The Democratic-Communist relationship
Won't stand in the way of the Islamic force
The CIA is looking for other tactics
The KGB is smarter than you think
Brainwash mentalities to control the system
Using TV and movies, religions of course
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@11 ... As a taxpayer, I hope the cloud being used for illegal purposes FedRAMP approved. ...
FedRAMP® provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud service offerings.
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Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (1982)
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Yeah, that's the ~not often played~ full-length album version.
Enjoy!
Lyrics excerpt ...
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