$6-million settlement for family of homeless, mentally ill man who starved to death in solitary confinement awaiting trial for pointing finger guns at Arkansas cops
Man Died in Jail After Being Unable to Pay $1,000 Bail. His Family Will Receive a $6 Million Settlement
https://www.latintimes.com/homeless-man-died-jail-after-being-unable-pay-1000-bail-his-family-will-receive-6-million-559328
Eugene Price Jr.'s family was awarded $6 million after he was neglected while spending a year in solitary confinement.
*The New York Times* asks: Will TikTok be banned in January?
Will TikTok Be Banned in January? That Question Is Headed to Court.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/tiktok-us-ban-court.html
TikTok will be in federal court on Monday, aiming to block a new law that will ban the popular video app in the United States early next year.
Georgia Lieutenant Governor's treasonous 2020 "alternate elector" ploy is deemed "reasonable and not criminal"
Georgia lieutenant governor avoids criminal charges over fake elector plot
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/burt-jones-georgia-lieutenant-governor-trump-election-case
Actions of Burt Jones in 2020 ruled ‘reasonable and not criminal’ by Peter Skandalakis, head of prosecutors’ council
Trump says he'd block federal fire aid for California until the state's Governor "Newscum" OKs tax cuts for the wealthy
Trump says he would withhold California fire aid unless Newsom 'signs those papers'
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-13/2024-election-trump-rancho-palos-verdes-news-conference
Former President Trump presented a dystopian image of California as a warning about what would happen to the nation if Kamala Harris is elected president.
How a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America's libraries
Why a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America’s libraries
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/11/1103838/why-a-ruling-against-the-internet-archive-threatens-the-future-of-americas-libraries/
The decision locks libraries into an ecosystem that is not in readers' interests. Congress must act.
Kamala Harris's father wasn't a Marxist.
Kamala Harris's Father Wasn't a Marxist, He Was a Post-Keynesian
https://www.thestranger.com/economy/2024/09/11/79689363/kamala-harriss-father-wasnt-a-marxist-he-was-a-post-keynesian
Is it true that Donald Harris was (and, one supposes, still is) a Marxist? The answer can only be a resounding "no."
Trump's golf club hosted Nazi sympathizer with Hitler mustache at fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters
Trump’s golf club hosted alleged Nazi sympathizer at fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters
https://forward.com/fast-forward/653604/trump-bedminster-nazi-timothy-hale-cusanelli/
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is described by the Department of Justice as a committed Nazi sympathizer. He attended a fundraiser at Trump's club.
Republican Congressman says America isn't worth defending, because he has a friend whose kid's music teacher is transgender
GOP congressman says US isn't worth defending because of a trans music teacher in 9/11 speech - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/gop-congressman-says-us-isnt-worth-defending-because-of-a-trans-music-teacher-in-9-11-speech/
"What the hell are we trying to defend? What is left of the United States to defend?"