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Demonstrators Cannot Be Forced to Take Down ‘86-47’ Flag, Judge Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/demonstrators-8647-trump-judge.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Demonstrators Cannot Be Forced to Take Down ‘86-47’ Flag, Judge Rules

A federal judge wrote that the phrase, which also led to charges against the former F.B.I. director, James Comey, did not appear to constitute a true threat.

The New York Times

samiamsam 10h ago

Qasim Rashid, Esq.14h ago

MAGA: WE MUST CUT FOOD STAMPS TO SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY

ALSO:
- $150 MILLION on Trump golf trips
- $172 MILLION for jets for ICE Barbie
- $300 MILLION for an illegal vanity ballroom
- $1.776 BILLION for illegal slush fund for criminals
- $40 BILLION to Argentina while our farmers suffer
- $50 BILLION on illegal war on Iran
- $117 BILLION in annual tax cuts to the .1%
- $170 BILLION ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo
- $1.5 TRILLION Pentagon budget to wage never ending illegal wars

samiamsam 10h ago

Trump Watch 👀11h ago

Robert Morris, a former spiritual adviser to Donald Trump, is now out of jail after serving six months following his guilty plea in a child sex abuse case involving a 12-year-old girl. apnews.com/article/texa...

Texas megachurch pastor Robert...

Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris who pleaded guilty to child sex abuse freed from Oklahoma jail

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Oklahoma woman in the 1980s has been released from an Oklahoma jail. Osage County officials say 64-year-old Robert Preston Morris was released early Tuesday. He served six months after pleading guilty last year to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Under the agreement, he received a 10-year suspended sentence and must register as a sex offender. He also was ordered to pay his incarceration costs and restitution to the victim. Prosecutors say the abuse began in 1982 when the victim was 12 and Morris was a traveling evangelist staying in Hominy, Oklahoma.

AP News

samiamsam 10h ago

Mastodon Migration 12h ago

SpaceX Mega-Cap IPO Grift - Call Report

Spoke to financial firm today about the forced index buying of the SpaceX IPO. See this thread for background: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116671524970656406

They confirm the portfolio includes two funds that will soon be forced to buy SpaceX. One based off the CRSP Large Cap Index, the other tracking the S&P 500.

more...

#SpaceX #SpaceXIPO

samiamsam 10h ago

BoltsMag.org 10h ago

The 13th Amendment banned slavery, but it included a carveout sanctioning it as a punishment for people convicted of crimes. Many state constitutions include the same loophole; seven states don’t pay anything for most prison jobs.

https://boltsmag.org/colorado-ruling-forced-prison-labor/

Judge Orders Colorado to Stop Throwing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work - Bolts

Years after voters amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in prison, a court ruling could finally make Colorado change how prison guards "compel and coerce" work.

Bolts

samiamsam 11h ago

Kevin Beaumont 14h ago

According to SpaceX documentation filed with the SEC, Grok will be worth almost the entire economic output of the US (this isn’t a joke).

samiamsam 12h ago

The New Republic 13h ago

Hegseth personally intervened to block the promotion of several senior Navy officers, including at least two female officers and two Black male officers, four current and former defense officials told The New York Times. https://trib.al/em0wFiv

samiamsam 12h ago

Bruce Mirken 12h ago

Under #Trump, the #EPA is hell-bent on deregulating the #chemical industry despite recent disasters. https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-chemical-industry-deregulation

‘Profits Over Safety’: Chemical Disasters Under Trump Pile Up as More Safety Cuts Loom | Common Dreams

Recent chemical plant disasters highlight dangers of Trump administration's deregulation agenda. Experts warn of increased risks to workers and communities.

Common Dreams

samiamsam 12h ago

Andrew J Spaulding 15h ago

I tend to agree with Matthew.

samiamsam 12h ago

@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social 12h ago

Hegseth’s misogyny, racism, & incompetence, require impeachment! Hegseth’s scrutiny has fallen heavily on female & minority officers, who’ve borne brunt of dismissals. Nearly 60% of senior officers fired are female or Black, Sen. Jack Reed, top Dem on Armed Services Committee said in testimony.