2025-11-07 23:09:44
French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/
French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/dc-sandwich-guy-verdict-rcna242142
In capitalism, the hungry are jailed for taking bread, while the rich feast untouched, and call it justice.
#Capitalism #AntiCapitalism
I look to the day when Justice Jackson becomes Chief Justice...
'Misunderstood the assignment': Supreme Court justice slams colleagues in scathing dissent - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-transgender-case/
Le gourou Robert Spatz bientôt arrêté?
Vu d'ici on attend de la Justice Française qu’elle passe Š la vitesse supérieure dans une affaire qui prédate les années 2000, scandaleux après le fracas de la justice belge.
https://www.7sur7.be/fai…
A Hunger for Justice: Why SNAP Cuts Are a Feminist Public Health Issue - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/07/snap-cuts-feminist-new-deal-welfare-queen-work-requirements-black-women/
The Military Isn't MAGA -- The Uniform Code of Military Justice should not suppress free speech. (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/mark-kelly-trump-pentagon/685521/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8FZWBAcOyF3R2QS31IDRUao&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p37#a260107p37
🌟 Chardons Bleus soutient 6 survivant-es dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. Pour garantir un procès équitable, votre soutien financier est crucial. Ensemble, faisons triompher la justice ! 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/cagnotte-en-ligne
The California Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to a state law that protects the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes and forbids employees of those sites from using the wrong pronouns to address a resident or coworker.
The ruling, handed down today, held that violations of the"LGBT Long-Term Care Residents’ Bill of Rights" are not protected by the First Amendment because they relate to codes of conduct in what is effectively both a workplace…
RE: https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115829841130722140
Xi and Putin can argue that it is perfectly logical they start their own wars and invade nearby countries... Trump has weakened the USA in an enormous way. No morals, no credibility ,no justice, no de…
'The DOJ claimed Richman’s emails & text messages show Comey lied about using him as a conduit to convey information to reporters about the investigations. But in an emergency filing on Friday night, Richman argued that the DOJ had obtained his files in violation of his constitutional rights, and that it should not be permitted to use them in any new attempt to re-indict Mr. Comey.'
Judge Halts Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/1I09y
Einerseits sehr schlecht für NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, andererseits wird bei derartigen Delikten gerne auch großzügig begnadigt.
#maduro
"If it was anybody else, we'd arrest him tomorrow" basically summarizes the state of this country over my entire adult life. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3m4rgw6c3x22n
Une mise en examen d'un des éducateurs de la secte OKC et une instruction qui n'en finit pas, voilŠ le destin funeste des victimes d'OKC. Elles ont besoin d'aide pour que la justice française leur accorde la priorité!
https://chardonsbleus.org/une-enquete-
#Jeavons
Don’t Forget to Ask: What Happens to the Savings? - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-11-26/dont-forget-to-ask-what-happe…
RE: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/115836102332680349
You meant to say kidnapping, right?
Now we know the details of the crime, I’m assuming the perpetrators will be brought to justice, right?
Partly bright and sunny, but fully cold and with generous amounts of wind. “Brisk” doesn’t even begin to do it justice. Still, I am a freak and love this weather. It felt good to be out moving. #TeamShorts of course.
Walked briefly twice to bring my HR down a bit and then stopped to mug at this beautiful Great Blue Heron looking for their lunch. 🐟
Climate justice took center stage at Pre-COP30 as African and Global South advocates made their case clear: adaptation finance isn't charity—it's survival.
CSOs pushed for locally-rooted indicators in the Global Goal on Adaptation, fair compensation for communities displaced by green projects, and recognition of food sovereignty in climate policy.
h…
Vance is probably hoping they’ll rename it “Vanceuela”
I know, I know, don’t give them any fucking ideas. 🙄
https://bsky.app/profile/ericmgarcia.bsky.social/post/3mbjmd6dwuc25
"Sept ans plus tard, on attend toujours."
L’affaire OKC/Spatz, condamnée en Belgique, piétine en France.
Des victimes devenues adultes, qui ont tout perdu dans leur enfance, doivent maintenant attendre des décennies pour espérer justice.
- The content below is from the Palestine Action Group Canberra
- Agreement can be sent via pagcbr@gmail.com
Dear friends,
An article in Pearls and Irritations https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/the-invitation-to-israel…
What is #degrowth?
We offer a definition wherein the fundamental core is the planned reduction of energy and material use to keep within planetary limits, while the associated 'pluriversal' belt of concepts and practices is also essential to degrowth.
Part of our response to @…
We had a surprise opportunity to go to the beach this weekend, near Southport NC. I have the weird preference to sling my hammock under the house, between the clotheslines, instead of sleeping indoors. Half camping? I use a big rubbermaid box as my "suitcase" and put my shoes on it overnight... It was cold at night, but an underquilt and reflecting bubble insulation in the hammock, with an inflatable mattress on top of my down sleeping bag, kept me cozy.
My wife and I went to …
Moody Urbanity - Metro Consistency 📌
情绪化城市 - 都市质地 📌
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Orwo Wolfen P400
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises #colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
https://bsky.app/profile/anna…
“Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity”, rich essays that guide us through the #AI trouble: on running machines within #planetaryboundaries, regulation, refusal, reframing of the hype, and making alternative futures.
David #Lammy,
“Trials are a fundamental part of our democratic settlement. Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea.”
And,
<<I have principles. If they are inconvenient, I have others,>>
Why is the UK scaling back jury trials, and why is it controversial? | Civil Rights News | Al Jazeera
My phone camera doesn't do justice to this tiny wing I found on the ground under a flowering fennel in the garden. It's about 2 cm length. #fairieslivehere
Trump is clear about democracy in Venezuela, he doesn't want that... It's all about power, oil and control.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
“This is illegal. The occupation is illegal.” The International Court of Justice agrees, as has the United Nations, according to numerous resolutions passed starting in 1967. And yet now the Security Council has effectively given Israel’s occupation of Gaza the force of international law."
Opinion | In Gaza and the West Bank, Human Rights Work Changes Course - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/NnUaf#selection-993.114-993.404
What Role Does 'Wrath' Play in American Justice? (Paul Rosenzweig/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/wrath-justice-bondi-maduro/685489/?gift=eMW2xuLsSjrS2_8moW7nrWOFJiBXvxCTRGl490bXcHM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p2#a260104p2
The US DOJ settles its case against RealPage, which was accused of building algorithms that allowed landlords to illegally collude to drive up rental prices (Thomas Barrabi/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/busin…
Last photos from that day in the #schwarzwald . We were pretty surprised when we came to the part shown in the last photo. The #moss was so thick there - like a real carpet! I've never seen such before. I found it pretty hard to get a photo that pays the situation justice. I hope it works for …
Robert Childs, the sex offender who the FBI also paid to infiltrate a group of clowns... so... pedophile that the FBI paid to dress as a clown, was sentenced to life in prison for raping a 12 year old girl. Perhaps the fact that he destroyed evidence (text messages) during his time working for the FBI could, I don't know, have been a clue here that something was wrong.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/former-fbi-informant-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-2006-rape-of-12-year-old-girl-in-seattle/
Top court rules EU nations must mutually recognize same-sex marriages
The Court of Justice of the European Union said in a statement on Tuesday that any refusal to do this 'is contrary to EU law' and 'infringes not only the freedom to move and reside, but also the fundamental right to respect for private and family life.'
📸 Mémoire du 14 juin 2018
Sept ans ont passé depuis ce post.
Et pourtant, la justice n’a toujours pas terminé son travail.
En Belgique, le jugement définitif est tombé en 2022. Mais en 2025, certaines indemnisations sont encore bloquées. Des victimes attendent toujours que leur souffrance soit reconnue dans les faits, pas seulement dans les mots.
En France, l’affaire OKC/Spatz a été relancée en 2017, réouverte officiellement en 2021. Et aujourd’hui ? Toujours aucune mis…
Read the redactions of many documents from the Epstein Files (https://www.justice.gov/epstein/search) simply by copying & pasting them into a Word doc.
Adobe Acrobat was used to black out the documents, but without restrictions around copy/paste.
(courtesy of Jakebroe on Threads)
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice... moderation in the pursuit
of justice is no virtue.
-- Barry Goldwater
I have long felt that liberal/progressive messaging often tended towards not merely hyperbole, but hyperbole that carried far more than the intended message.
Consider the phrase "Defund the police". That carries a clear message that implies near elimination of police based law enforcement. Few of us want that. Police are an important element of an ordered society.
But pretty much all of us see that police are doing too much and that it is better to restructure police…
"if someone has taken a life through dangerous driving, we have to ask: why should they ever be allowed to drive again?"
Good question!
APPGCW and APPGTS asking the right questions and reaching the right answers.
https://road.cc/content/news/mps-warn-
UK Government wants to remove the right to jury trials. Constitutionally terrible, etc, but
During my jury service, I only saw the inside of the waiting room, not the court room. Every case I was assigned to had the defendant plead guilty just before the case was about to start.
I can't tell if this is part of a defence strategy, or just a side-effect of scheduling, where the trail date is when the defence and client are actually in the same place.
I'd fix that fir…
Day 28: Samira Ahmed
As foreshadowed, we're back to YA land, which represents a lot of what I've been enjoying from the library lately.
I've read "Hollow Fires", "This Book Won't Burn", and "Love, Hate, and other Filters" by Ahmed, along with "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know" which is quite different. All four are teen ~romances with interesting things to say about racism & growing up as a South Asian Muslim, but whereas the first three are set in small-town Indiana, the third is set in France and includes a historical fiction angle involving Dumas and a hypothetical Muslim woman who was (in this telling) the inspiration for several Lord Byron poems.
Ahmed's novels all include a strong and overt theme of social justice, and it's refreshing to see an author not try to wade around the topic or ignore it. Her romances are complex, with imperfect protagonists and endings that aren't always "happily ever after" although they're satisfying and believable.
My library has a plethora of similar authors I've been enjoying, including Adiba Jaigirdar (who appeared earlier in this list), Sabaa Tahir ("All my Rage" is fantastic but I'm less of a fan of her fantasy stuff), Sabina Khan ("The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali"), and Randa Abdel-Fattah ("Does My Head Look Big In This?"; from an earlier era). Ahmed gets the spot here because I really like her politics and the way she works them into her writing. Her characters are unapologetic advocates against things like book bans, and Ahmed doesn't second-guess them or try to make things more palatable for those who want to ban books (or whatever). Her historical fiction in "Mad..." is also really cool in terms of "huh that could actually totally be true" and grappling with literary sexism from ages past.
#30AuthorsNoMen
If you support, stand with, and unapologetically defend the Palestinian struggle for liberation, justice, and self-determination, if you believe in freedom from occupation and solidarity with all resisting oppression, then I recommend reading "Anarchists Against the Wall: Direct Action and Solidarity with the Palestinian Popular Struggle" by Uri Gordon and Ohal Grietzer. Available on The Anarchist Library, as well from AK Press.
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L'une d'entre nous Rosa chez Ça Commence Aujourd'hui pour parler de son enfance et de l'association Chardons Bleus qui réunit des survivant-es de la dérive sectaire OKC aujourd'hui en Justice (depuis 1997) contre le pédocriminel Belge Robert Spatz.
The climate crisis wasn't caused by ordinary people—so why are they footing the bill?
Two activists in France are pushing to change that. Their "Tax Their Billions" campaign is shifting public opinion toward making billionaires pay their fair share for climate solutions.
It's about accountability and justice in the transition we desperately need.
Le gourou Robert Spatz bientôt arrêté?
Vu d'ici on attend de la Justice Française qu’elle passe Š la vitesse supérieure dans une affaire qui prédate les années 2000, scandaleux après le fracas de la justice belge.
https://www.7sur7.be/fai…
It is hard to count all the different ways ICE lied throughout this case.
In a truly extraordinary document
Judge Rodriguez throws out the indictment because
"the Government’s conduct is so shocking to the universal sense of justice that it should be deprived of the opportunity to prosecute the Defendant."
If you’re rich, I don’t like you. If you’re rich and help the poor, I still don’t like you. If you’re rich and wish you weren’t, I can understand that, but it doesn’t change anything. Giving to the poor doesn’t undo the system that made you rich in the first place. It’s charity dressed up as justice, and it only makes you look generous while the structure that feeds your power stays firm.
If you really wanted to help, you’d walk away from the corporations, the profit, and the comfort b…
Criminal cases against ex-FBI director Comey, Letitia James dismissed in blow to Trump administration
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-va-case-dismissed-james-comey-9.6990482
Why the Lammy law change is a serious mistake
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/crime-and-justice/why-the-lammy-law-change-is-a-serious-mistake/
This morning, President Trump unilaterally launched a regime-change war against Nicolšs Maduro of Venezuela,
ordering strikes on multiple military targets in the country and seizing its leader and his wife.
They were “captured and flown out of the country,” Trump stated on Truth Social.
“They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts,” Attorney General Pam Bondi stated,
in something like an inversion of the notion that jus…
Billie Eilish Calls Out Billionaires While Accepting Award: 'Give Your Money Away, Shorties' https://apple.news/AJZGwWdM5R9CSGm7Y_dwbLQ
11.5 million for food equity, climate justice, carbon reduction, and combating climate change. Thank you, Billie 💗💗💗
40 Years Of Copyright Obstruction To Human Rights And Social Justice | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/40-years-of-copyright-obstruction-to-human-rights-and-social-justice/
This really is shaping up to be one of the worst governments in living memory.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov/25/moj-considering-extreme-proposal-to-scrap-jury-trials-for-all-but-most-serious-cases
Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/us-sues-virginia-tuition-immigrants.html
Why donate to SEEC PAC?
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exists to support SEEC members in Congress and candidates who fight for clean energy, climate change solutions, environmental justice, and protection of our nation’s clean air, water, wildlife, and natural environment.
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1997 : perquisitions en Belgique, France, Portugal, Espagne.
Spatz a déjŠ fait disparaître des preuves.
La justice belge s’enlise, et la secte survit.
Mais la rébellion couve, après avoir vénéré le gourou, elle trouve le courage de tout remettre en cause.
https://youtu.be/R04H6ht2QU4?si=2xRNFL
French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/WQRp7
Une mise en examen d'un des éducateurs de la secte OKC et une instruction qui n'en finit pas, voilŠ le destin funeste des victimes d'OKC. Elles ont besoin d'aide pour que la justice française leur accorde la priorité!
https://chardonsbleus.org/une-enquete-
1997 : perquisitions en Belgique, France, Portugal, Espagne.
Spatz a déjŠ fait disparaître des preuves.
La justice belge s’enlise, et la secte survit.
Mais la rébellion couve, après avoir vénéré le gourou, elle trouve le courage de tout remettre en cause.
https://youtu.be/R04H6ht2QU4?si=2xRNFL
Donald Trump is dialing up pressure on the Justice Department to freshly scrutinize ballots from the 2020 election,
raising tensions with administration officials who think their time is better spent examining voter lists for future elections.
In recent private meetings, public comments and social media posts,
Trump has renewed demands that members of his administration find fraud in the five-year-old defeat that he never accepted.
He recently hired at the White Ho…
💔 Les survivants d’OKC ont surmonté des défis incroyables. Ensemble, luttons pour leur droit Š la justice. Rejoignez-nous pour mettre fin Š l'impunité. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/
"Prosecutors said Christopher Moynihan was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol grounds and watched rioters fight with police at the rotunda door."
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with making death threat against Hakeem Jeffries
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-trump-charged-threats-hakeem-jeffries-rcna238854
💙 Chardons Bleus se bat pour que 6 survivant-es obtiennent justice dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. Mais sans votre aide, il n’y aura ni procès ni justice. Chaque euro compte. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/cagnotte-en-ligne
#GiftLink
#Anarchists are now '#antifa': "The indictment defined antifa [as] a “militant enterprise made up of networks of individuals and small groups, primarily ascribing to a revolutionary anarchist or autonomous Marxist ideology [calling] for “the overthrow of the United States government, law enforcement authorities and the system of law.”
Terrorism Charges Against Antifa ‘Cell’ Show Administration’s Focus on the Left - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/justice-department-terrorism-antifa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.a9_Y.RfJdbWfjmAuq&smid=url-share
The never ending justice journey : the trial for the OKC Tibetan Buddhist "community" aka toxic cult, almost a decade later, the survivors are still seeking Justice, now in France
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36129/tc-bru
1997 : perquisitions en Belgique, France, Portugal, Espagne.
Spatz a déjŠ fait disparaître des preuves.
La justice belge s’enlise, et la secte survit.
Mais la rébellion couve, après avoir vénéré le gourou, elle trouve le courage de tout remettre en cause.
https://youtu.be/R04H6ht2QU4?si=2xRNFL
💔 Survivre Š une dérive sectaire, c’est déjŠ un combat. Se reconstruire et chercher justice, c’est encore plus difficile. Aidons les victimes d’OKC Š faire entendre leur voix au tribunal. ⚖️ 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org
💔 Les survivants d’OKC ont surmonté des défis incroyables. Ensemble, luttons pour leur droit Š la justice. Rejoignez-nous pour mettre fin Š l'impunité. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/
💙 Chardons Bleus se bat pour que 6 survivant-es obtiennent justice dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. Mais sans votre aide, il n’y aura ni procès ni justice. Chaque euro compte. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/cagnotte-en-ligne
Témoignage de Ricardo Mendes sur la dérive sectaire d’OKC #ChardonsBleus #Justice #Cagnotte #Metoo
🚧 L’accès Š la justice est un combat. Encore plus pour des survivant-es de dérives sectaires. Aidons-les Š surmonter cet obstacle et Š voir leur dossier avancer. Chaque don compte ! 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org
Check out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
💔 Survivre Š une dérive sectaire, c’est déjŠ un combat. Se reconstruire et chercher justice, c’est encore plus difficile. Aidons les victimes d’OKC Š faire entendre leur voix au tribunal. ⚖️ 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org
Réfutation des affirmations de Soteria International sur la "communauté bouddhiste persécutée OKC" et son fondateur Robert Spatz
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rfutation-des-affirmations.html
Check out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
🚧 L’accès Š la justice est un combat. Encore plus pour des survivant-es de dérives sectaires. Aidons-les Š surmonter cet obstacle et Š voir leur dossier avancer. Chaque don compte ! 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org
📚 Faire Justice : l’engagement de Chardons Bleus
Notre objectif est clair :
• Obtenir une peine de prison ferme pour Robert Spatz.
• Faire condamner ses complices Š la direction de l’OKC.
• Dissoudre juridiquement et religieusement l'organisation en France, Belgique et Espagne.
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💔 Les survivants d’OKC ont surmonté des défis incroyables. Ensemble, luttons pour leur droit Š la justice. Rejoignez-nous pour mettre fin Š l'impunité. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/
💙 Chardons Bleus se bat pour que 6 survivant-es obtiennent justice dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. Mais sans votre aide, il n’y aura ni procès ni justice. Chaque euro compte. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/cagnotte-en-ligne
Check out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
🔥 RIVIÈRE DE FEU — Soirée de soutien aux Chardons Bleus #ChardonsBleus #Justice #Cagnotte #Metoo
French Judge Investigating Robert Spatz (81) Requests Spain’s Judicial Assistance
https://openbuddhism.org/justice/2025/french-judge-investigating-robert-spatz-81-requests-spains-judicial-assistance/
⚖️ 6 parties civiles se battent pour la justice dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. iElles n’ont pas les moyens de payer leurs avocats. Chardons Bleus est lŠ pour les soutenir. Aidons-les Š poursuivre leur combat ! votre don peut faire la différence 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/dons
Un procès est essentiel, mais le financement est crucial pour faire entendre leur voix. Soutenons les 6 parties civiles de l’affaire OKC-Spatz pour obtenir justice. 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/