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Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/08/fulton-county-fbi-seizure-2020-ballots-constitution-00770938

Gov. Jared Polis considers clemency for Tina Peters as he begins final year in office in Colorado (Shaun Boyd/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jared-polis-considers-clemency-tina-peters/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p82#a260109p82

Random #ThingUmbrella tip & tidbit about unit conversions: I've been sourcing materials for a larger contact printing setup for my kallitype process, incl. getting a much heavier ultra-clear glass plate than what I've been using so far.
Using the https://

Extensible SI unit creation, conversions, quantities & calculations (incl. ~170 predefined units & constants)

NetBlocks says internet connectivity in Iran has fallen on multiple providers as protests hit 100 cities; Cloudflare says IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply (Cody Combs/The National)
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/01/08/iran-internet-blocked-ip…

Iran in 'digital blackout' as Tehran throttles mobile internet access
Cloudflare Radar says country’s IPv6 traffic has dropped sharply as protests spread across 100 cities

The Greenland sea cables are probably being closely monitored, but redundancy seems minimal likely limited to OneWeb satellite connectivity and some VSAT links.
Looking at the routing side, AS8818 announces just two /19s and one /22 (and two /32s in IPv6) with a single upstream provider, Level 3 Inc. This suggests that Layer 3 redundancy is even more constrained.
I would have expected at least one EU-based provider as an additional upstream...
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I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
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‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority

Worth a read on the broad opposition to the CAQ's proposed Quebec constitution. It's great to see lengthy quotes from my colleague and friend Paul-Étienne Rainville, who works at the Ligue des droits et libertés.
“The government has not respected any of the criteria established by the United Nations for the adoption of a democratic and legitimate constitution.”

'Authoritarian and undemocratic': 300 groups unite against Legault's proposed Quebec constitution
Groups that focus on human rights, immigration issues and the environment join unions in calling the CAQ's plan deeply flawed.

Rest in Peace
US Constitution
Effective March 4, 1789
Terminated January 8, 2026
On January 8, 2026 trump declared himself dictator (but avoided using that word):
'In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”.'
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Supreme Court Will Consider New Curbs on Human-Rights Suits (Greg Stohr/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/supreme-court-will-consider-new-curbs-on-human-rights-suits
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p117#a260109p117

Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows 'callous disregard' for constitutional rights (Josh Gerstein/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/08/fulton-county-fbi-seizure-2020-ballots-constitution-00770938
http://www.memeorandum.com/260208/p54#a260208p54