A retired lawyer in the U.S. was watching the news when he saw the story about the new Trump commemorative coin and something immediately didn't sit right with him.
So he did what lawyers do. He went digging...
And he found it. A federal law passed in 1866 that explicitly prohibits living people from appearing on U.S. currency. It's not a grey area. It's not open to interpretation. It's been sitting in the books for over 150 years.
The last time this actually happened was 1926 when a coin featuring Calvin Coolidge was minted while he was still alive and serving as president. The backlash was immediate. The coins were pulled. And the law was reaffirmed...
Now this retired lawyer has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Mint not because of who is on the coin, but because the law says it simply cannot be done. Full stop...
No political agenda. No protest. Just one guy, a dusty legal statute, and a federal case that nobody in Washington apparently saw coming
my lukewarm take on married last names is that whichever is the coolest last name should “win” and become the family name
example: my maiden name was Mars, and I changed it to Hakanson to match my husband
he works for NASA
we chose poorly
Bad enough as a POTUS but that he is serving as a Commander In Chief during war time and acting like this is obscene!
Where are the Patriots and Veterans that know how serious this is and are letting this continue 🤬
We can't keep looking away from his emotional and cognitive issues. The attack on the Pope was the beginning of a full night of melting down.
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Andrew Harnik has been awarded the White House Correspondents’ Association award for excellence in presidential news coverage by visual journalists for the following photo:
@sama@elonmusk@DarioAmodei@demishassabis Council of Elenchus
Elenchus (əˈleNGkəs) is the central technique of the Socratic Method, a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue used to stimulate critical thinking and expose truth and contradictions in a person's beliefs.
@sama No one deserves violence!
More powerful tech leaders get the more they need a sane touchstone not on their payroll 🪨
We all want safe and sane road to AI 🤖
My suggestion to you @elonmusk@DarioAmodei@demishassabis is to assemble a Council of Elenchus:
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Our reporters @kkallergis@sheridanlwall and @ekcranley broke the story on the allegations against the Alexander brothers.
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Our reporters @kkallergis@sheridanlwall and @ekcranley broke the story on the allegations against the Alexander brothers.
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Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.
@StevenBartlett Excellent & terrifying conversation😳
I loved how you flushed out point by point what Mo was getting at- helpful!
I agree there is a big fork in the road:
Greed 🤑 or Good 😊
What could help bridge the path..
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a more fair way for everyone to flourish 🥰