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MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>🚨🚨<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ALERT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALERT</span></a>🚨🚨</p><p>U.S.born teen targeted by <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MeisasTouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeisasTouch</span></a></p><p>Trump Plan CAUGHT ON CAMERA as Admin LOSES IT!!!! - YouTube</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ETun5wuRSv8&amp;pp=0gcJCf8Ao7VqN5tD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=ETun5wuR</span><span class="invisible">Sv8&amp;pp=0gcJCf8Ao7VqN5tD</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishShrekHoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishShrekHoman</span></a> </p><p>Where's the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a>? <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FIGHTBACK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FIGHTBACK</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NaziUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziUSA</span></a></p>
Cop Blaster<p>Mitchell C Fontenot in Texas: Name: Mitchell C Fontenot<br>State: Texas<br>Agency: Not identified <a href="https://copblaster.com/cop/8860/mitchell-c-fontenot?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/cop/8860/mitche</span><span class="invisible">ll-c-fontenot?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MitchellCFontenot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MitchellCFontenot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decertified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decertified</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLawEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Don’t worry - Glasgow is far enough away from London not to be of concern 🤯and anyway why should London care about Scotland - after all it the city is far enough away from the Edinburgh Festival so that does not matter.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/radioactive-water-bomb-base-scotland-leak-sea-files" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/09/radioactive-water-bomb-base-scotland-leak-sea-files</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Carelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carelessness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Negligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Negligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Westminster</span></a></p>
Trump Watch 👀<p>🚨BREAKING: House Oversight Committee officially subpoenas the DOJ for the full Epstein files — including all communications with Trump-era officials &amp; high-profile names. No more secrets. No more delays. The public has a right to know.🧾⚖️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EpsteinFiles" target="_blank">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Accountability" target="_blank">#Accountability</a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>It's really weird to demand <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> from a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> mayoral candidate for a deadly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYCshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYCshooting</span></a> rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cop</span></a> who campaigned on a "tough on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a>" platform &amp; promptly got indicted for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraudSquad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Victim of predatory Met officer branded ‘fixated’ for asking for review</p><p>Worth a read, but it could be summarised as ‘Nothing to see here, move on’. It is worth noting that the officer in charge who put their name to the recommendations of the Professional Standards unit was a woman and is now chief constable in another force. Nothing illustrates institutional sexism, racism and homophobia as much as this.</p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.07.30-192045/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/victim-predator-met-police-officer-branded-fixated-asking-review-hqw6znzlr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.07.30-19204</span><span class="invisible">5/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/victim-predator-met-police-officer-branded-fixated-asking-review-hqw6znzlr</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HiddenInPlainSight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenInPlainSight</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>2) <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> will review <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GhislaineMaxwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GhislaineMaxwell</span></a> request to overturn 2021 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/conviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conviction</span></a> for federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sextrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sextrafficking</span></a> at the September 29 conference where justices take up cases submitted over the summer break. Yet another example of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/shadowdocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shadowdocket</span></a> Lack of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> Mitch McConnell court - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruleoflaw</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/jeffreyepstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeffreyepstein</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/girls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>girls</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> h/t @altnps.bsky.social‬</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2283026/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2283026/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Florida’s Uthmeier launches investigation into climate change groups | Florida <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a></p>
Sunguramy :nb_lily:<p>:boost_ok: iNat update 2: I decided to stir the pot a little. There's a lot of "just simmer down and give them time" going on...'cause I guess six weeks of silence isn't enough. There's also a lot of "this is just repetitive" because of course we all still have the same questions because it's been six weeks with no answers.</p><p>So here is a fresh thought: I don’t know how grants you all write work, but the ones I write (not just scientific ones, but also for NPOs of various kinds) require a lot of detail about the project, from budget to methods and more…so there is “a plan” somewhere, there had to be, for the grant to even be written in the first place, long before it was selected and awarded and then announced in early June.</p><p>I would be really curious to read the original grant proposal. :blobcatcoffee: (emoji of a cat sipping from a mug of coffee or tea)</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/iNat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNat</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genAI</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@elfin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elfin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://berlin.social/@Ann_Effes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Ann_Effes</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>juliewebgirl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://furry.engineer/@niko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>niko</span></a></span> yes.</p><p>Some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a> and pain (financially!) is needed...</p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/19755/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Teddy Roosevelt</b></a></p><blockquote>I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.</blockquote><p><b>Theodore Roosevelt</b> (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)<br>Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/19755/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=teddyroosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teddyroosevelt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=theodoreroosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theodoreroosevelt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=bigbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=illegality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegality</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wrongdoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wrongdoing</span></a></p>
tanya tussing<p>Rep Greg ‪Casar - @repcasar.bsky.social‬ - about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> : </p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/socialsecurityworks.org/post/3lunjfj675s2q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/socialsecurit</span><span class="invisible">yworks.org/post/3lunjfj675s2q</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>NEW: </p><p>Paying cyberattackers is wrong, right? Should Taos County's incident be an exception?</p><p>CAUTION: Post contains mention of CSA:</p><p><a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/07/23/paying-cyberattackers-is-wrong-right-should-taos-countys-incident-be-an-exception/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">databreaches.net/2025/07/23/pa</span><span class="invisible">ying-cyberattackers-is-wrong-right-should-taos-countys-incident-be-an-exception/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/govsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>govsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a> - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EpsteinFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpsteinFiles</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Bondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bondi</span></a> also told president at the meeting that Justice decided to not release more <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> documents because of the presence of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/child" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>child</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pornography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pornography</span></a> and the need to protect <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/victims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>victims</span></a> Read the article free here <a href="https://archive.is/x7Ehx#selection-2163.0-2171.184" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/x7Ehx#selection-216</span><span class="invisible">3.0-2171.184</span></a> So much for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruleoflaw</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>NEW: Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the incident.</p><p>A new law authored by Arnold’s attorney will mandate excessive-force reporting for all law enforcement agencies.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-shantel-arnold-law?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/louisia</span><span class="invisible">na-police-shantel-arnold-law?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Report</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>*I was going to post this on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SocialBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialBC</span></a> but 500 characters limit is insufficient for most of my posts.*</p><p>Most people are blinded by celebrities &amp; politicians to the point most folks don't hold those shitty folks up to same decency standards as we do for our own community neighbours.</p><p>I've seen it happen in my personal, professional &amp; community volunteer arenas. I'm not into pedestals for anything but statues. For humans, in public service government roles - the higher up you are, the MORE responsible &amp; accountable your entire department SHOULD be. If you're against government <a href="https://beige.party/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://beige.party/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> - you are, in fact, anti democratic.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Sellouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sellouts</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ChumpEnablers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChumpEnablers</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“They don’t want any <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a>,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro, the Connecticut Democrat who leads her party on the chamber’s Appropriations Committee. “They’re annoyed the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> found the White House is stealing funds from taxpayers. That is the only plausible explanation for this.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> bill would also block the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> office from suing the government to force the release of frozen funds, unless Dodaro &amp; his successors obtain congressional support. That could make it harder for the office to conduct <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, though <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> have not targeted the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> as part of their own appropriations bill for 2026. A spox for Valadao did not respond to a request for comment.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> measure, if passed, could force the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> office to reduce its staff by at least 2,200 people, acc/to an estimate that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> furnished to lawmakers in June. The office warned that the cut would leave it unable to do work sought by both parties to uncover federal waste.</p><p>“It would have, if that were to happen, grave &amp; pervasive effects on our services to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>,” Dodaro said in an interview.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Under existing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> office may sue to force a president to release illegally withheld funds. In a sign of the seriousness surrounding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s recent spending moves, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> said in May it would retain outside counsel that could assist in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>litigation</span></a>, acc/to correspondence viewed by NYT. Trump’s top aides have previously said the office is prohibited by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> from challenging the president in this way [wrong].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a></p>