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Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress today that would create a right to sue federal law enforcement officers who stop someone from filming or observing police activity. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D–Conn.) and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D–Fla.) introduced the “Right to Record Act of 2026,” which they say would create new consequences for individual federal officers who violate a person’s First Amendment right to document and record police. The bill’s text was not immediately available, but according to a summary of the bill published by Frost’s office, the legislation would create a right to sue a federal law enforcement…

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Trump didn’t just get “frustrated” with Netanyahu. He confirmed he told him, “Are you effing crazy,” and that single moment raises a bigger question: if the White House is truly fed up, why does the region still look like it’s sliding toward wider war? Jim Webb joins me to break down what matters beneath the gossip-cycle headlines. We talk about Israel’s expanding operations in Lebanon, Iran’s promise to respond harder than tit-for-tat, and the messy reality behind CENTCOM messaging and casualty reporting after attacks tied to Kuwait and Bahrain. If you’ve been wondering whether a ceasefire exists when missiles and…

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South Carolina is one of 20 states that authorize indefinite civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their prison sentences. Under state law, such continued detention is allowed only when a jury concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that a respondent qualifies as a “sexually violent predator” (SVP), meaning he “suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes [him] likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for long-term control, care, and treatment.” Although the South Carolina Office of Mental Health (OMH) concluded that Andy Hyman was not an SVP,…

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Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward “real-value” testing to settle tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain rails. What to know: Project Agorá, backed by the Bank for International Settlements, found that tokenizing central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits could significantly improve the speed and reliability of payments across borders. With major central banks like the New York Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan involved, members now plan to move from simulations to testing real-value transactions. Tokenization is gathering steam among Wall Street firms to modernize finance, bringing assets like…

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