Appeals court rules against DOJ in California ballot fight
9th Circuit panel basically says “you can’t give a judge only 3 hours and then appeal because they were too slow” along with “even on the merits your lawsuit is nuts.” I’m sure we haven’t heard the last of this, but it’s good to see sanity so far.
Also, I feel like every post about election lawsuits filed by the DOJ now needs to include “Todd Blanche should be impeached and disbarred” as a routine observation.
One can hope.
I continue to become more deGoogled. But…what’s a decent alternative to Google News to skim the zeitgeist?
“The Mystery Behind”
Until I spotted this plaque at the Blanton Ridge trailhead, I didn't know the Ridgeline Trail has a more formal name. A bit of research turned up that he was an "early Parks and Recreation superintendent" who is buried in the little neighborhood ceme
“Marching to a Different Drummer”
Norway life expectancy: 4 years more than US. Norway national debt: 15% of GDP (USA, 102%). Diabetes rate: Norway 4.8%, USA 13.7%. Norway: #1 on Economist Democracy index. USA: #34 and falling (with a corrupt leadership). Etc, etc, etc.
I think it’s fairly obvious which one is the shithole country.
Coming back to the internet after a day of being in the woods just makes me want to turn around and go back out.
The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
TLDR: Federal law is a joke. If the Federal government wants to spy on you, it will, no matter what Congress says. This applies to every administration of my lifetime.