If you read one thing today, make it this.
Trump just Pardoned this guy.
He was not a US Soldier, he was a mercenary.
He fired unprovoked and killed 14 people, including 9 and 11 year old.
Two separate juries convicted him. https://t.co/1sjW3VW7d0
Is anyone surprised that there’s rampant #whistleblower retaliation at the FAA (and other federal agencies for that matter)? ✈️🗣⚖️
https://t.co/PYzp6gLwn5
Rep. Jason Crow: "Secretary Wilkie has betrayed the trust of the very veterans he is obligated to protect, and for this betrayal he must resign immediately. I also call for an immediate investigation into the role of Congressman Crenshaw in this smear campaign."
The government watchdog investigation into VA Secretary Wilkie concluded that Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw was involved in Wilkie's orchestrated campaign to disparage the reputation of a female vet who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a VA facility. https://t.co/FnkjwmUFMI
Ron Filipkowski, a lifelong Republican who was appointed to the 12th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by Ron DeSantis, has resigned after reviewing the search warrant affidavit the state used to seize computers and phones from Rebekah Jones. https://t.co/aDxM8E0tNK
Big banks get a big break on pending #whistleblower law. Loopholes make an award discretionary and potentially illusory, bog the process in delays & limit who can qualify as a “whistleblower.” This bill needs to be fixed to be effective. https://t.co/5CnKwhEj4n
A Sunday morning factoid from The New York Times to mull as you ponder the state of America: largely unprosecuted white collar crime costs the country $300 to $800 billion a year; by contrast, street-level property crime costs $16 billion.
Joe Bennett stopped to film Jeffersontown Police as they surrounded a car. He said he was doing his "due diligence as a citizen."
Then one of the officers walked across the parking lot and punched him.
Let’s give thanks for every #whistleblower who has the courage to report violations of law, fraud, waste, abuse of authority, serious threats to public health & safety. 🦃😷🗣⚖️
It's a new #SCOTUS: By a vote of 5-4, Court grants requests by Catholic diocese & synagogues in NYC to lift COVID-related attendance limits on houses of worship. Justices had turned down similar requests last summer, while Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was still on the Court.
BREAKING:CEO of Sanford Health, largest health system in the Dakotas, FIRED after saying there’s no COVID crisis & he’s against mask mandates. His chief medical officer told me Sunday there is a crisis & Governor @KristiNoem should implement a mask mandate
https://t.co/ThqLMjOf7g
“If the U.S. political system begins to normalize the presence of armed groups, and if law enforcement agencies fail to deter or address the problem, future political aspirants may see an electoral benefit to cultivating these organizations.”
https://t.co/AkQJZY4YsS
In 2002, Raphael Warnock was arrested on charges of obstructing a police investigation. Warnock had wanted minors who were being questioned by police to have a parent or a lawyer present. The charges were dropped at the request of law enforcement. https://t.co/rtxfKp4tEX