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Sextape scandal reveals the ‘double life’ of Iran’s ultra-conservative authorities

First thing I thought was that's a huge double-edged sword.

I was glad to see this very close to the top of the article.

“We should be careful not to label a homosexual relationship as a vice or any other label that the Islamic Republic attaches to homosexuals. We should not repeat their behaviour and condemn what happened. The problem here is not Seghati's sexual relationship with another man, but the lies, hypocrisy and deception,” this tweet reads.

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Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

Tech legal expert Eric Goldman wrote that a victory for the plaintiff could be considered "a dangerous ruling for the spy cam industry and for Amazon," because "the court’s analysis could indicate that all surreptitious hook cameras are categorically illegal to sell." That could prevent completely legal uses of cameras designed to look like clothes hooks, Goldman wrote, such as hypothetical in-home surveillance uses.

In what reality is there any need for a door-hook camera except to spy on someone who has not given consent???

Jayzuz. That was some poor mind gymnastics right there.

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Minor who died in poultry plant accident got the job with the identity of a 32-year-old

More than 800 child labor investigations in 47 states are ongoing across industries, according to the agency.

So when do the feds say enough is enough and implement severe penalties for all involved; ie: all profits the companies made x number of children working, charges/jail time for those who approved the kids to work? Cause whatever they are doing now obviously isn't enough.

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'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid

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The newspaper received a FB dm with a local restaurant owner's driver's licence and DUI convictions. The paper verfied the info (as one can do, online, legally AND through the local PD) but decided not to use it.

Another of their reporters was looking into the new chief of police as to why he left his former job (which paid a lot more). Seems there was some evidence of sexual harassment. The paper hadn't run that either.

So restaurant owner hears about this and freaks out because she's been driving around town with a suspended license AND is trying to get a liquor license for her restaurant. She calls the PD, PD gets search warrants from a judge, and here we are.

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Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion

A reminder ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was recently acquitted by the state Senate on 16 articles of impeachment, but the state's top lawyer still has multiple legal battles ahead.

Paxton has been under an ongoing federal investigation in Texas since the fall of 2020, when the FBI began to probe allegations of abuse of office and misconduct brought by a group of whistleblowing former employees.

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Toronto patient waiting for hospital bed watched for 48 hours as ER staff dealt with flood of sick patients

But there were no strings attached on how it would be used.

None of Canada's premiers were willing to sign a document that locked those funds into healthcare spending alone. So essentially they can be used for anything a provincial gov't wants to spend money on ... like Ontario's greenbelt, BC's fires, or even just to give themselves raises.

Only we can hold ALL of them accountable on this.

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‘All men 16 years and above, raise your hands’: how al-Shifa raid unfolded

The Israeli army released video showing soldiers carrying boxes labelled “baby food” and “medical supplies”.

The IDF said in a briefing that soldiers found “weapons and other terror infrastructure,” at al-Shifa, and that they had seen “concrete evidence that Hamas terrorists used the Shifa hospital as a terror headquarters,” which they intended to publish later.

Omar Zaqout, who works in the emergency room at al-Shifa, told Al Jazeera that Israeli soldiers had detained and assaulted some men who had taken refuge there. “[They] did not bring any aid or supplies, they only brought terror and death,” he said.

The IDF is a manipulative org that lies through its teeth as often as possible. Publishing pics of supplies being delivered, which one eyewitness says is bullshit, then saying they've found evidence of Hamas occupation but they won't publish that until later.

Fuck the IDF and fuck Netanyahu. They're all lying bastards.