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Politicians must be held accountable if their lies damage democracy,
according to a former US federal prosecutor and FBI general counsel who was pursued by Donald Trump.
The US must be “as creative as possible” and introduce sweeping structural reforms
if it escapes its current “mess”,
said Andrew Weissmann, laying out a proposal for a legislative crackdown on election deceit.
“Lying can be held to account,” argued Weissmann,
a senior figure in former FBI …

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“…prejudice blocking online creators & indie filmmakers from traditional distribution outlets is still occurring, but…model is broken. The glass is forever cracked. Fans, Creators & audience-community productions now play a center role in launching & developing new talent (that’s you!)…if you want to continue to be a storyteller you must make your own films & TV, or at the very least, surround yourself w/those who do.”

“Make your own film”
The film industry is ever evolving and audience-community driven productions are the future.

La repressione del dissenso da parte di Trump prende di mira Signal e le fanzine.
La scorsa settimana, il Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti (DOJ) ha incriminato quindici persone in Minnesota con l'accusa di cospirazione, in relazione alle attivitŠ di organizzazione comunitaria locale svolte durante l'"Operazione Metro Surge", un'offensiva federale contro le cittŠ gemelle di Minneapolis e Saint Paul, seguita ai crescenti attacchi razzisti del presidente D…

As Ortega vows to abolish elections, Nicaraguans living ‘in a state of terror’ and hope for U.S. pressure
President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua is the longest-serving leader in the Americas,
having abolished term limits shortly after taking office nearly two decades ago.
The former guerrilla fighter has violently crushed protests and closed churches, universities, nonprofits and newsrooms.
Ahead of the most recent presidential vote, in 2021, he eliminated the compet…

As Ortega bans elections, some Nicaraguans hope for U.S. intervention
Secretary of State Marco Rubio strongly condemned Ortega's election decree, but there is little evidence the White House is ready to intervene in Nicaragua.

Prompt engineering is a moving target. Here's my rundown on how GPT-5.5 and Claude 4.7 reward clarified output over magical incantations, and what it means for AI literacy https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito_the-lates…

President Donald Trump’s Two-Track Process to Establish Christian Nationalism | Marci A. Hamilton | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
https://verdict.justia.com/2026/05/22/president-donald-trumps-two-track-process-to-establish-christian-nationalism

In the US supreme court,
it seems Trump has found loyalists in his crusade against immigration and immigrants.
In a pair of rulings on Thursday,
the court allowed the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections that have granted people from Haiti and Syria the right to live and work legally in the US for more than a decade,
and cleared way for the government to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border by physically blocking them from setting foot on U…

Trump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigration
Recent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disaster

A federal appellate panel on Saturday rejected the Trump administration’s request
to lift a lower court’s injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing Donald Trump’s March executive order targeting mail-in ballots as part of Republicans’ broader attack on voting rights.
A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against a motion by the administration
seeking a pause on U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s June order blo…

In 'Win for Voters,' Another Federal Court Blocks Trump Attack on Mailed Ballots | Common Dreams
A majority of the three-judge appellate panel called part of the president's March executive order "an unprecedented federal incursion into states’ exclusive power to determine voter eligibility."