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ACIP To Discuss COVID ‘Vaccine Injuries’ Next Month, Despite That Not Being In Its Purview
It was plainly obvious when RFK Jr. decided to fully remake ACIP, the CDC committee that advises the nation on immunization schedules and practices, that it was done so to place Kennedy sycophants tha...

Trump Officials Attended a Summit Of Election Deniers Who Want The President To Take Over The Midterms
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Several high-ran...

FTC Admits Age Verification Violates Children’s Privacy Law, Decides To Just Ignore That
We’ve been pointing out the fundamental contradiction at the heart of mandatory age verification laws for years now. To verify someone’s age online, you have to collect personal data from them. If...

Judge Says He’s Sick Of The Government’s Shit; Threatens To Make DHS, DOJ Testify Under Oath
Of course, we’ll see what comes of this, but it’s starting to look like this administration won’t outlast this level of judicial scrutiny. It may have bullied its way past courts during Trump’...

Daily Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi And Alexa A-Z Bundle
Learn Raspberry Pi and start building Amazon Alexa projects with The Complete Raspberry Pi and Alexa A-Z Bundle. Catered for all levels, these project-based courses will get you up and running with th...

The Trump Administration Just Admitted Its War On Law Firms Was A Bluff. The Cowards Who Folded Already Paid The Price.
We’ve said it over and over again on this site: when you stand up to the bully, the bully backs down. When you capitulate, you get nothing but a permanent stain and an invitation for more abuse. And...

Brendan Carr Can’t Explain Why ‘Equal Time’ Rule Doesn’t Apply To Right Wing Radio
We’ve noted repeatedly how Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has been abusing the FCC’s “equal opportunity” (or “equal time”) rule to try and threaten daytime and late night talk shows with gove...

OPM Musical Artist Gets Copyright Notice For Performing His Own Song
It’s a tale as old as time, assuming time began a decade or two ago. A music artist who just wants to make and perform their craft gets on the internet and performs the song he or she created, only ...

Fuck ICE Says West Virginia Court, Threatening Fines And Contempt Charges
The administration has burnt the “presumption of regularity” to a crispness normally reserved for conquered bridges succumbing to heat death. It is now well known that the Trump administration wil...

Rubio To World: Stop Doing The Exact Same Thing The US Just Did
The State Department wants US diplomats to fight data localization around the world. The policy position is correct. It’s just that the messenger has spent the last few months systematically destroy...