Chief Justice’s office publishes “gag” order
A “gagging” court order against Open Secrets — under which the organisation claimed it could not reveal any details of the dispute or even which judge or which court heard the application — has now been made public by the OCJ.
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Open Secrets to face off armoured vehicle company in court
The case may have important implications for freedom of expression
Open Secrets is to appear in the Western Cape High Court on 27 November before Judge Nathan Erasmus in a case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, a South African armoured vehicle manufacturer.
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Have an alert set for your posts but you post the same funtastic column twice
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I made my gran’s chicken pie recipe and everyone enjoyed their dinner
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And all we wanted was a variety of commentators not the same two 👴🏼
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I want balanced commentary, why do networks provide only one team perspective- same team every night and almost never interview opponents?
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Some guy ‘dancing’ /lost in Asia
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Hell
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Only playing two anthems when the players are from many countries is confusing but yes the choir/ music was excellent
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Would be great to have a different name, like First Amendment focus/fundamentals . No kings just isn’t what it’s about (freedom marches/ USA day🤷🏽♀️
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These attacks on vaccines, tylenol, fluoridation of water, masks, etc is to keep everyone so distracted that nobody has the energy to ask
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
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These are depressing times, but I am so glad that we will get to host an incredible advocate and leader @mcgillghp.bsky.social this fall!
@zackieachmat.bsky.social will receive the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity!
www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth...
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Best yet
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A clownfish once said, "Keep friends close, anemones closer."
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Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable
Thank you for calling the perimenopause hotline. Our phone lines are flooded with an unexpected gush of calls right now, but we assure you that our...
"An inexpensive hand fan can be a stylish and simple solution to help you cool off if you’ve been banned from the local Dairy Queen for sneaking into their walk-in freezer, stripping down to your underwear, and eating all the dilly bars."
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Wikipedia says these are Sri Lankan creatures?
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I’m Captain Ahab and I Say We Must Never Transition Away from a Whale-Based Energy Industry
When I heard that the globalist oligarchs and fat cats in the Washington marshland were conspiring to invest in alternative, non-whale-based energy...
"Reducing our dependence on whales as an energy source will send us sliding down the slippery, spermaceti-lubricated slope to socialism. If we give up whaling, what will those lackwits come for next? Will I have to surrender my peg leg for a titanium prosthetic?"
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