Let’s Play ‘Spot The Dictator!’
A head of state is desperately working to jail his top political opponent before a national election. Who does that sound like?
NY Times: Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates
The $886 billion legislation is the product of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate in which right-wing restrictions on abortion, transgender care, and diversity initiatives were jettisoned.
Russiagate hoaxers beg Congress to preserve intelligence agencies' ability to spy on Americans without warrants
On Monday, 46 former intelligence officials signed a letter to the House speaker, majority leader, and minority leader, pleading for them to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Newly released DOJ memo details top-down pressure on cops to probe vague school board threats
Shows the top-down effort from Garland's department to gather information and facilitate prosecutions with local law enforcement against parents concerned about curricula imposed on their children.
Violent threats from shoplifters soar, Home Depot honcho tells Congress: ‘Not exaggerating’
Retail workers face increasing threats from shoplifters brandishing “knives and guns,” a top Home Depot executive told a congressional panel looking to pass legislation amid the scourge of organized retail theft.
Gen Z is scamming companies out of billions each year
The research found that 42% of those aged 26 and younger admitted to filing a fraud claim — or other type of dispute — despite having not only received their purchase, but being satisfied with it as well.
Retail Theft Suspects Argue That Discount Prices Apply in Court, Too
Two men charged with stealing from a Kohl’s argued that they should face a misdemeanor charge rather than a felony since some of the items were on sale.
68% of Portlanders say Portland is declining, 56% would consider moving if they could
A full 56% of respondents said they'd leave the city if they could "afford it professionally and personally."
Prosecutors Agree He Shot a Man in Self-Defense. They're Still Trying To Put Him in Prison.
LaShawn Craig may spend years behind bars — because the gun he used to justifiably shoot someone was unlicensed.
