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Austin D. Sarat ScheerPost The Supreme Court’s MAGA majority has done almost all it can to turn the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom into one of the Constitution’s most important provisions. It has been used to override claims for equal treatment by gays and lesbians, to insist that employers provide accommodations for religious practices, and to protect the religious rights of people being executed. That’s why it was so surprising when, on June 23, the Court turned its back on a claim of religious freedom brought by a former prisoner. The case Landor v Louisiana Department of Corrections was brought by a Rastafarian, whose…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX on Friday, officially joining the ranks of public Bitcoin treasury companies with 18,712 BTC worth roughly $1.29 billion, making it the eighth-largest corporate holder of bitcoin. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker SPCX — and it didn’t arrive empty-handed. The company officially entered the public Bitcoin treasury leaderboard as the 8th largest holder with 18,712 BTC, a position that had been building for years before its historic IPO debut confirmed the full size of the stash. SpaceX’s S-1 filing with the…
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When Superman hit theaters last summer as the first in a new line of DC comic book movies overseen by James Gunn, it was more than just another franchise reset. It was a return to the comic book character’s brighter, lighter, more uplifting, and family-friendly roots after more than a decade mired in Zack Snyder’s grimdark vision of a brooding, murderous, alien god. It wasn’t a great movie, exactly, but it was fun and frequently charming—a movie designed for kids, not just sullen adults. So it’s rather baffling that Supergirl, the first follow-up to that film, takes the opposite tack.…
Matt Willgress, Orinoco Tribune. Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela. While Britain continues its colonial theft of gold. Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro nearly six months ago (January 3 2026) marked a dangerous and deadly escalation in Washington’s long-running campaign against the Venezuelan people. This is an ongoing war for Venezuela’s oil — the largest proven oil reserves in the world, and the attacks followed the seizure of numerous tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. It is also the first step in a new strategy to turn the whole of Latin America back…
Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America at the Palace of Versailles. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok.) The Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) emerged not from reconciliation, but from exhaustion and strategic failure by the United States and its allies. It was the product of a war that had reached its political limits. Washington and Tel Aviv presented their illegal war of aggression as a necessary response to Iran’s nuclear energy programme, missile capabilities, and regional alliances. Yet behind this language of security lay a broader objective:…
A Senate report on COVID-19 vaccine safety alleges federal officials ignored warning signs, fueling renewed debate over transparency and informed consent. Source link
A decent start: On Wednesday, President Donald Trump canceled his plans to sign a shockingly decent housing bill that had passed both House and Senate. It’s not clear whether this is a stunt designed to get voter ID laws passed or whether he intends to sign the bill eventually. The Reason Roundup Newsletter by Liz Wolfe Liz and Reason help you make sense of the day’s news every morning. “Under the Constitution, a president has 10 days, excluding Sundays, to sign or return a bill once it has been presented to him. If he has not done either by the end…
International League of People’s Struggle. Statement of the ILPS The International League of Peoples’ Struggle stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela affected by the back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquake, particularly in Caracas, Miranda, La Guaira, Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón. Initial reports indicate at least 164 people have died with more than 1000 injured along with 14,000+ missing, but the count on causalities may change as more information is available. A state of emergency was declared by Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, suspending the non-essential activities and the train system to facilitate rescue efforts, disconnecting the domestic gas service…
Follow along, as I play the tune of the Friday news briefs… If ‘Disclosure Day’ comes, how can we trust evidence of UFOs? The hallucinogenic mushroom that contains no known psychedelic – whatever causes its visions of little people is nothing science recognises. This cat parasite infects billions of people – scientists say we’ve been underestimating it. Related: Researchers find more evidence that our behaviour might be controlled by this microscopic parasite. The Mars delusion: Establishing a human colony on Mars is fraught with risk – why are so many people obsessed with achieving it? Who are the fire-tamers? From…