The Catholic Church has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected. Indeed, the right to life is the very foundation of every other human right. For this reason, only when a society safeguards the sanctity of human life will it flourish and prosper.
The Catholic Church has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected. Indeed, the right to life is the very foundation of every other human right. For this reason, only when a society safeguards the sanctity of human life will it flourish and prosper.
I do not know the defendant in this case—this is unrelated to my other FIU clients—but she has a strong case for false arrest / First Amendment violation
Since 2023 the state has had to show a level of subjective mental state regarding the “threatening nature” of the statement that the state is labeling a threat
They must prove “recklessness” as to whether the statement would be perceived as a threat. Counterman v. Colorado, 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
That is the constitutional minimum
From what I can gather from this case, they did not come even close to that
Instead they purposely decontextualized a joking statement from a student group text to create the false impression of a threat
The case will obviously be dismissed, but more importantly, she needs to file a First Amendment violation lawsuit
Today, on July 2, 2024, the central bank of the Netherlands (DNB) invited 12 journalists to have a look inside its new gold vault at the Dutch army base near Zeist. DNB stores 190 tonnes (one third) of its gold in this vault. The central bank states it invited the journalists to show the gold is there, how it is safeguarded and serves as the asset of last resort ("insurance"). Journalists couldn't bring cameras but video images were provided by DNB. https://t.co/wWiv9NBQw1
Earlier, in May 2023, DNB said "gold is the ultimate anchor of trust. If the entire financial system collapses, you still have the gold and the gold retains its value." https://t.co/Jy423xkn7P
In October 2022, DNB Governor Klaas Knot mentioned, "the balance sheet of the Dutch central banks is solid because we also have gold reserves and the gold revaluation account is more than 20 billion euros," in response to a question about DNB's losses due to unconventional monetary policy. https://t.co/MHGHRIYdFT
In April 2019 it read on DNB's website: "Gold is the perfect piggy bank – it's the anchor of trust for the financial system. If the system collapses, the gold stock can serve as a basis to build it up again." Although this statement was removed several years later, it can still be read on the Internet Archive. https://t.co/VIZaCVgQu9
DNB allowed journalist with their own cameras in its previous vault in Amsterdam in April 2016. https://t.co/yL0E91hqJD This was a little while after DNB had repatriated 120 tonnes from Federal Reserve Bank of New York in November 2014. https://t.co/XMvDrsnlhj
DNB (as well as other European and Asian central banks) is clearly pro gold and prepared for a new gold standard. https://t.co/MdJfyTBYMT
3 to 4 months until the Big Bang. That’s my estimate too. Listen to the President of Serbia and his frank assessment of the situation in Ukraine. Europeans must disconnect from the bad influence of the falling US empire or they will pay the ultimate price.