By Katie DeBenedetti For KQED Elon Musk has been found liable for attempting to drive down Twitter’s stock price ahead of his $44 billion takeover of the company four years ago, a federal jury in San Francisco decided Friday. Attorneys said the world’s wealthiest person will owe an estimated $2.1 billion in damages to former…
As Well as Theft of Text and Data to Train Artificial Intelligence Bots – Sundar Pichai Alphabet-Google 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 To whom it may concern: Now that a federal judge has ruled you guilty of engaging in monopolistic corporate practices in regards to search and online advertising, we wonder if you…
The move would endanger the health of workers and military personnel – By Cristina Johnson and Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the administration of President Joe Biden had moved to finally ban all use of the deadly carcinogen asbestos in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is reconsidering…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human society, and these days especially American society, are plagued by many ongoing problems. One of these is the inability to think abstractly about issues and solutions. It’s harder than ever when every day is fraught with a never ending series of crazy, distracting,…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein believed in the benefits of racial diversity on human evolution and society, fought for sexual freedom in his life in the great 20th century, and worried about the threat posed by corrupt politicians and governments to individual liberty.…
“We don’t print the truth. We don’t pretend to print the truth. We print what people tell us. It’s up to the public to decide what’s true.” – Washington Post Editor Ben Bradley The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – So after consulting with my doctor on Tuesday about the latest…
By Danielle J. Brown – Maryland Matters – President Donald Trump is unleashing almost daily executive orders to reshape the federal government — and opponents, including the state of Maryland, are just as quickly filing legal challenges to block policies that put “Marylanders and Americans at risk.” That’s how Attorney General Anthony Brown (D) described…
Staff Report – A coalition of civil society groups sent a letter to interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin, Jr. and congressional leaders on Tuesday demanding that Martin clarify public statements suggesting he would use his public office to threaten critics of Elon Musk and the new Department of Government…
He has the power of the presidency now, complete with Supreme Court Presidential Immunity, and a guaranteed pardon for any crimes he commits with this massive breach of privacy and imminent threat to national security – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – BREAKING NEWS – Get ready for the worst. Do not assume…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – SOMEWHERE IN DIXIELAND – (Jan. 2, 2021) – Six inches of snow covers Audubon Park in New Orleans, something no one alive has ever seen. The Santa Ana winds are still whipping up the uncontrollable wildfires around Los Angeles, and it’s not even fire season. In Washington,…
Jack Smith’s Final Report Justifies the Charges and Dropping the Case Against Trump – By Glynn Wilson – The complete failure of the American justice system to stop Donald Trump from hijacking the United States government with profound and corrupt lies and deceit does not bode well for the future of American democracy and places…
Just No Strict Punishment Recommended for His Alleged Crimes – Staff Report – A House Ethics Committee report accuses former House member Matt Gaetz of Florida, and President-elect Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general, of paying for sex, possessing illegal drugs and having sexual relations with an underage girl. But you, know, we won’t…
Guest Column – By Matt Stoller – Big Tech On Trial Three and a half months ago, D.C. district Judge Amit Mehta found that Google broke antitrust law in monopolizing search and search advertising. In a tightly reasoned 277-page opinion, Mehta’s conclusion was that Google, by controlling the means of distribution of search engines through…
Staff Report – Lilly Ledbetter, whose lawsuit against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act of 2009 and who dedicated decades of her life to fighting for equal pay, died in Alabama on Saturday, her family said in a statement. She was 86. The cause was respiratory failure, the statement said, and…
By Glynn Wilson – If justice was indeed blind and fair in all cases, Donald Trump would be standing trial today for his crimes against the United States Constitution and American democracy, not running for president again as a major party’s nominee. New evidence disclosed in a court brief made public on Wednesday by Federal…
By Glynn Wilson – JONESBORO, Ark. – A federal judge from Indonesia who attended Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law and was appointed to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims by Ronald Reagan in 1986, ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by a Republican Congressman from Arkansas against the government…
Staff Report – Foreign actors, especially Iran, Russia and China, are actively involved in trying to sow discord, create chaos and influence the elections coming up in the United States to undermine American democracy for their own nefarious purposes. That’s according to a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the…
Staff Report – The case that could have done in Trump for good came up in federal court in Washington today, and it does not look good for any kind of active prosecution before the Nov. 5 election. The federal judge accused former President Donald Trump’s lawyer of more stalling tactics. But since any decision…
Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one more effort to save American democracy from Donald Trump and his conservative Supreme Court, special prosecutor Jack Smith filed another indictment against the former president in federal court on Tuesday, once again accused him of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.…
Editor’s Note: If the November election does not go their way, installing a white nationalist dictator in the person of Donald Trump, what will the radical, right wing militia do? Try to create more chaos and attack the United States government like they did on Jan. 6, 2021? If you know active members in your…
