Aaron Taylor

the DOGE agency will not have the authority to reallocate funds (nor would that be constitutional), it is a PR tool to create the impression that government spending is inherently wasteful and build political momentum for spending cuts

It'd be awesome to see Mark and Bill depose Pool, especially if Bill brought the gummy worms 😂

You know that you've spent too much time in academia when a professor asks for a 200 word minimum discussion post, and your post ends up being 1250 words with proper in-text citations, a reference section included, and you still don't think it's enough

Thank you to all the competent and zealous public defenders out there who are fighting the good fight and pushing back against the State's power in the criminal legal system.
#GideonsDay

If the State wants to deprive someone of their liberty, they definitely have to fight for it and present a case that meets the beyond a reasonable doubt standard; public defenders are necessary to ensure that the State's case meets that standard before taking away someone's liberty.

March 18th was National Public Defense Day/Gideon's Day, in honor of Clarence Earl Gideon whose case cemented the right of an accused person to court appointed counsel, even if you can't afford one, over 60 years ago (Gideon v Wainwright).

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

Two rigorous government studies found no unusual pattern of injury or disease in the brains of people with the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.