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For: Democracy, liberty, Constitution. Anti-facism.Truth over power. Former Editorial Asst., paralegal, professional singer. Lic. Clinical Counselor (Ret.). Atheist. I block all followers that smell like bots or MAGA. I block many Sus crap followers.

@warren.senate.govReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

$75 barely covers a tank of gas, let alone a cart of groceries. This inflation adjustment falls way short of making up for the high costs of Trump’s war with Iran and chaotic tariffs. Congress needs to scrap the cap and expand benefits for our seniors.

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@sellars.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

If your thought is "regardless of what a bad look this is, this can't be the law, right?" You'd be right. The case you're looking for is Mills v. PPE Casino Resorts (D. Md. 2017).

Maryland's Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act generally prohibits the willful interception, disclosure, and use of impermissibly intercepted communications. Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-402(a). Section 10-410 of the Act creates a civil remedy for persons whose communications were illegally intercepted, disclosed, or used. Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-410. Under the Act, oral communication is defined as "any conversation or words spoken to or by any person in private conversation." Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-401(13)(i) (emphasis added). The term "private conversation" is not defined in the act. See § 10-401. However, in determining whether an individual had a reasonable expectation of privacy, Maryland courts follow the familiar Katz standard, which asks (1) whether the individual had an actual, subjective expectation of privacy with regard to the statements and (2) whether that expectation is "one that society is prepared to recognize as `reasonable.'" Malpas v. State, 116 Md. App. 69, 84, 695 A.2d 588, 595 (1997) (quoting Fearnow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. of Maryland, 342 Md. 363, 376, 676 A.2d 65, 71 (1996)).[11] See Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 361, 88 S.Ct. 507, 516-17, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967) (Harlan, J. concurring). This Court has explained in the context of the related federal wiretap act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510, et seq., that "[a] person's reasonable expectation of privacy is a matter to be considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration its unique facts and circumstances." Benford v. Am. Broad. Co., 649 F. Supp. 9, 11 (D. Md. 1986) (quoting Benford v. ABC, 554 F. Supp. 145, 154 (D. Md. 1982)).In this case, neither the Officers nor Coulter had a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their conversations with Mills. Even if they subjectively believed the conversation to be private because the encounter occurred in the secured, back hallway of the Casino, the presence in the hallway of up to nine (9) individuals of three distinct status—Mills, the police officers, and the Casino employees—makes any such expectation manifestly unreasonable. See Katz, 389 U.S. at 351 ("For the Fourth Amendment protects people, not places. What a person knowingly exposes to the public, even in his own home or office, is not a subject of Fourth Amendment protection."); Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735, 743-44, 99 S. Ct. 2577, 2582, 61 L. Ed. 2d 220 (1979) ("This Court consistently has held that a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties."); Greenberg v. State, 421 Md. 396, 404, 26 A.3d 955, 960 (2011) (attorney-client privilege may be waived by disclosure of confidential information to third parties). See also Holland v. Prot. One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., 2016 WL 1449204, at *10 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 13, 2016) (speech in the presence of multiple employees at staff meeting not `private conversation' within meaning of state wiretap statute); State v. Rollins, 363 N.C. 232, 237, 675 S.E.2d 334, 337 (N.C. Supreme Ct. 2009) ("The circumstances in which the communication takes place, including the physical location and presence of other individuals, have been relevant when answering the question: "Has the veil of confidence been removed . . .?"); People v. Osorio, 75 N.Y.2d 80, 84, 549 N.E.2d 1183, 1185 (N.Y. 1989) ("Generally, communications made between a defendant and counsel in the known presence of a third party are not privileged.").
@jessicavalenti.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

This can’t be true because Trump and the Republicans running for office have been telling me that prices have been coming down thanks to the leadership and brilliance of Trump, Bessent and Lutnick.

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CBS: “US officials blamed “bad weather” for not warning Ukraine of Russian missile launches overnight which killed 6 and left more than 600,000 without power, sources tell CBS News. Ukrainian officials don’t buy the excuse, believing intelligence was withheld on purpose.”

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

So now Kevin Hassett will go on TV again and smile while telling us how the terrible inflation numbers are actually great news for everyone and how we are really winning even though we keep having to pay more for everything because of stupid tariffs and an even dumber war.

@atrupar.comReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.

@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

ICE has not stopped abducting brown and black folks in our community. They are out in the community everyday from 5am until evening time. We need you to continue showing up for every community.

@joeyneverjoe.bsky.socialReposted by @jesuswouldpuke.bsky.social

New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later.
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lataco.comPolice Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACOLAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
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