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Court Tells Government Sticking FOIA Waivers In Plea Agreements Is Probably A Bad Idea

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170805/10120837932/court-tells-government-sticking-foia-waivers-plea-agreements-is-probably-bad-idea.shtml

Criminal defendants entering in plea agreements can waive all sorts of rights, including appeals of sentences and evidence challenges. The government trades rights for years, in the interest of securing convictions. But can someone be asked to sign...

Boom Dude Posted on August 13th, 2017

What Caused Venezuela’s Tragic Collapse? Socialism.

http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/08/10/lessons-venezuelas-tragic-collapse

A vital lesson, as we confront calls for more regulation and government control in all aspects of our lives.

Boom Dude Posted on August 13th, 2017

NY Times editorial writer will proclaim ignorance in response to Palin's defamation lawsuit - Hot Air

http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/10/ny-times-editorial-writer-will-proclaim-profound-ignorance-response-palin-lawsuit/

"these prior stories arguably would only evidence actual malice if the person(s) who wrote the editorial were aware of them."

Boom Dude Posted on August 11th, 2017

The Senate must end the tyranny of the minority and abolish the filibuster

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/345657-the-senate-must-end-the-tyranny-of-the-minority-and-abolish-the

OPINION | Sen. Mitch McConnell…Please…for the sake of this and future American generations….. Tear down this wall!…

Boom Dude Posted on August 8th, 2017

The Alinsky Tactics – Rule by Rule – Part 4 – Rule 4

https://alinskydefeater.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-alinsky-tactics-rule-by-rule-%e2%80%93-rule-4/

[tweetmeme source=AlinskyDefeater only_single=false] I have made every effort to make these articles on the rules easier to read and understand. I hope you enjoy it, and use it wisely. “The f…

Boom Dude Posted on August 7th, 2017

Julia Galef on Twitter: "A very dishonest misrepresentation of Charles Koch's point - 1st pic is TIME's pull quote, 2nd is Koch's quote in context (in article): https://t.co/AkvAMJzrGW"

https://twitter.com/juliagalef/status/894092020494381056

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Boom Dude Posted on August 7th, 2017

Patterico's Pontifications » Matt Yglesias Fails Big With Voxsplainer on the National Debt: The First Words Out of His Mouth Are Flatly False

http://patterico.com/2014/03/26/matt-yglesias-fails-big-with-voxsplainer-on-the-national-debt-the-first-words-out-of-his-mouth-are-flatly-false/

3/26/2014 Matt Yglesias Fails Big With Voxsplainer on the National Debt: The First Words Out of His Mouth Are Flatly False Filed under: General — Patterico @ 3:06 pm The new Voxsplainer from Ezra Klein’s JuiceBox Mafia team puts a Krugmanesque lefty spin on the national debt. The message: hey, it’s no big deal. The message is undermined, however, by the absurd factual sloppiness of the presentation. Indeed, the first words out of Matt Yglesias’s mouth in the video are wrong: The video opens wit...

Boom Dude Posted on August 6th, 2017

Comey's FBI Lied About Lynch-Clinton Meeting

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/08/comeys-fbi-lied-about-lynch-clinton-meeting.php

The American Center for Law and Justice has doggedly pursued information about then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch's infamous tarmac meeting with former president Bill Clinton. The Department of Justice has finally responded to ACLJ's FOIA request with a small number of documents. Several interesting points emerge from the DOJ's emails, beginning with the fact that the FBI falsely claimed not to have any documents relating to the meeting: he Comey FBI

Boom Dude Posted on August 5th, 2017

Emails show Washington Post, New York Times reporters unenthusiastic about covering Clinton-Lynch meeting

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/emails-show-washington-post-new-york-times-reporters-unenthusiastic-about-covering-clinton-lynch-meeting/article/2630650

The meeting took place just months ahead of the 2016 election.

Boom Dude Posted on August 5th, 2017

Comey's FBI Lied About Lynch-Clinton Meeting

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/08/comeys-fbi-lied-about-lynch-clinton-meeting.php

The American Center for Law and Justice has doggedly pursued information about then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch's infamous tarmac meeting with former president Bill Clinton. The Department of Justice has finally responded to ACLJ's FOIA request with a small number of documents. Several interesting points emerge from the DOJ's emails, beginning with the fact that the FBI falsely claimed not to have any documents relating to the meeting: he Comey FBI

Boom Dude Posted on August 5th, 2017

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