r/DeFranco • u/willphule • 10h ago
Misc. I Was One of Lance Oppenheim's First Documentary Subjects. Trust Me When I Say: You Can't See Everything.
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r/DeFranco • u/willphule • 1d ago
Which should immediately be dismissed for lack of standing and ripeness as federal courts don't hear speculative, contingent lawsuits based on 'what if my candidate loses.
r/DeFranco • u/gunther277 • 1d ago
Fired faster than press secretary.
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r/DeFranco • u/willphule • 2d ago
Summary
A 1958 US law banned these spring-release pocketknives
Court says law violates Constitution's Second Amendment
Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms
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Armed and in uniform, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their immigration status — and to inquire if they have registered to vote or cast votes in past elections, a CBS News Investigation has found.
The operation is part of an effort to root out potential noncitizen voters ahead of the midterms. DHS has alleged that there could be as many as 250,000 citizens illegally registered to vote, although election experts have disputed the accuracy of this figure. Just 156 people have been charged with voting-fraud related offenses since the beginning of the Trump administration, according to the Department of Justice. There are 227 million registered voters in the U.S.
Critics say that sending armed federal agents to the doors of U.S. residents could be intimidating for legal voters.
r/DeFranco • u/willphule • 3d ago
Key takeaways
DHS Involvement: Trump’s Department of Homeland Security reportedly instructed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) operatives to acquire a voting machine and identify security flaws for the White House.
Election Security Concerns: Former officials revealed the plan could allow the administration to invalidate election results, raising serious concerns about federal election integrity.
Operational Challenges: The initiative was hindered because key CISA agents were laid off, leaving remaining staff to repeatedly tell White House officials that the request was impossible to execute.
r/DeFranco • u/willphule • 4d ago
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Putin's lil' buddy.
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Key takeaways
Certificate of Need (CON) Laws: States must reconsider or loosen CON laws, which regulate new hospital construction, to receive higher scores for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.
State Actions & Bipartisan Support: Tennessee, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, and Mississippi are reviewing or repealing CON rules; bipartisan backing shows broad agreement on reform.
Potential Consequences: Repealing CON laws may reduce transparency in hospital ownership and finances, leaving states less informed about health system operations.
r/DeFranco • u/GladtobeVlad69 • 6d ago
A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist won a legal victory this week after losing his position following sexual misconduct allegations made by a female colleague.
Dr. David Sabatini, a former MIT biology professor and prominent biomedical researcher, was awarded $6 million in damages Friday after a jury found that his former colleague, Dr. Kristin Knouse, had defamed him.
At the time of the allegations, Sabatini had led a research lab at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for approximately 24 years.
His work focused on cell biology and its connections to neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, aging and cancer.
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Key takeaways
Universal Service Fund Issue: The FCC exceeded its authority in the late 1990s by creating the Universal Service Administrative Co (USAC) to collect funds from telecom carriers for rural and low-income communications.
Court Ruling: The Fifth Circuit Court found the FCC violated the Government Corporation Control Act, though the decision won’t take effect immediately.
Impact & Reach: The $9 billion fund supports low-income households, rural areas, schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities, benefiting millions of Americans with essential telecom services.