Suing a Mom for Wanting Information Might Be Illegal for Unions to Do

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

The move by the Teachers’ Union to sue a Rhode island Mom for trying to get information about what the school is teaching her kids might in fact be illegal if Legal Insurrection is correct in citing a Rhode Island Supreme Court Ruling that suggests it might be.

The Mom in question has been making an inordinate number of FOIA requests of this local government, so the issue for the local government might not specifically be with her requesting information as it is the proliferation of what she wants, and whether some data is within FOIA parameters or not.

However, once a Union of government employees steps into the fray and seeks to stop a citizen from getting information by suing them, now the legal questions begin to form.

Unions May Have Major Legal Problem In Lawsuit Against RI Mom Nicole Solas Over

From legalinsurrection.com
2021-08-09 17:25:20a
William A. Jacobson
Excerpt:

There is a Rhode Island Supreme Court case that is going to have to be addressed, and which seems to sink the unions’ lawsuit. Ilana Cutler, Esq., Legal Insurrection Foundation Investigations Counsel, found the case, and it appears to be good law. And let’s just say I was shocked to find a case seemingly so on point and not addressed in the unions’ papers that it could present a major problem for the lawsuit.

The case is a 2004 Rhode Island Supreme Court case, In re New England Gas Co., 842 A.2d 545, 551–52 (R.I. 2004), in which the court found no right of a non-party to the public records process (in the position of the unions here) to seek to prevent disclosure of allegedly non-public information. That case even relied upon prior precident involving a different union’s attempt to intervene.

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UN Becomes Platform for US-China South China Sea Barbs

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

US, China Trade Barbs At UN Over South China Sea

From www.ndtv.com
2021-08-09 11:42:57

Excerpt:

China’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Dai Bing accused the United States of “stirring up trouble out nothing, arbitrarily sending advanced military vessels and aircraft into the South China Sea as provocations and publicly trying to drive a wedge into regional countries.”

“This country itself has become the biggest threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea,” Dai said.

Blinken said it was the responsibility of all countries, not just claimants to the islands and waters of the South China Sea, to defend the rules they had all agreed to follow to peacefully resolve maritime disputes

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Coffee Just Became a Health Food

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Coffee protects against heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, pneumonia, and even suicide. Interested in life extension? Those who drink two cups a

From www.reddit.com
2021-08-09 11:20:07
/u/savorymonk
Excerpt:

Excellent article, thanks!

TIL: “Use L-theanine with your coffee to help support your adrenal glands, decreasing the anxiety or nervousness that can come with coffee. Additionally, L-theanine helps improve the mood and cognitive effects of coffee.” She recommends pairing 100mg with each cup.”

I wonder if that gets rid of post-coffee craziness. Coffee has ways had too much caffeine for me to tolerate well.

Edit: What did I do to end up in downvote Reddit jail?

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Is AI Beginning to Perform Cognitively By Its Own Initiation?

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks – A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks

From techxplore.com
2021-08-09 11:40:55
/u/QuantumThinkology
Excerpt:

A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.

By examining MRI data from a large Open Science repository, researchers reconstructed a brain connectivity pattern, and applied it to an artificial neural network (ANN). An ANN is a computing system consisting of multiple input and output units, much like the biological brain. A team of researchers from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute trained the ANN to perform a cognitive memory task and observed how it worked to complete the assignment

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Recall Election More Challenging for Newsome Than Expected

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom faces greater-than-expected threat in upcoming recall election

From www.cnbc.com
2021-08-09 15:31:00

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 14, 2021 in Bell Gardens, CA.

Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images

California Gov. Gavin Newsom may face more of an uphill battle in the upcoming recall election than initially expected.

Counties will send ballots to every registered voter in mid-August, giving the Democratic governor a month to boost turn out for the Sept. 14 special election.

The odds may seem to be in Newsom’s favor, especially as registered Democrats far outnumber Republicans in the…

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Russia Learns How to Use Chinese Military Gear in Live-Fire Drill

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Chinese troops help Russian counterpart master made-in-China equipment in

From eng.chinamil.com.cn
2021-08-09 05:04:38

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On August 5, a live-fire training exercise with authorized weapons and equipment of the Exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 was held at the combined arms tactical training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City of West China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. This was the first time for Russian participants to use armored assault vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and other main battle equipment provided by China on a large scale in the drill. The Chinese side set up a teaching group to help the Russian troops master the equipment as quickly as possible.

The teaching group made the Russian version of the equipment operation manual, recorded instructional videos, and used driving simulators, shooting simulators, and simulated radio stations to help Russian troops familiarize themselves with the operation of equipment and enter the combat state as soon as possible.

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YouTube Concedes Power to Local US Governments When Streaming

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

After complaints, YouTube backtracks on misinformation policy; County sticks

From www.blueridgenow.com
2021-08-09 16:53:46

Excerpt:

YouTube is re-examining its medical misinformation policies as they pertain to local governments after taking down at least a dozen uploads of meetings, mostly for claims made during public comment periods that are not backed by facts

The streaming platform told the Washington Post Friday,…

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Light Could Make Your Skin Electric

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Team develops technique for printing circuits on irregular surfaces with pulses of light

From techxplore.com
2021-08-09 11:43:20

Excerpt:

Led by Penn State, an international team of researchers has developed a low-cost, low-heat transfer technique that can print biodegradable electronics on a variety of complex geometries and, potentially, human skin. They published their findings today in Materials Today.

“We are trying to enable direct fabrication of circuits on freeform, 3D geometries,” said Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State’s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM). “Printing on complicated objects can allow a future Internet of Things where circuits can connect various objects around us, whether they be smart home sensors, robots performing complex tasks together, or devices placed on the human body.”

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Everyone Still Loves Cuomo, Andrew, That Is

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Despite Sexual Harassment Report, Cuomo Still Most Popular Democratic Gov.

From dailycaller.com
2021-08-09 15:26:46
Michael Ginsberg
Excerpt:

Despite a report detailing numerous sexual harassment allegations against him, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still state Democratic voters’ top choice in a primary.

Slingshot Strategies, a left-wing data analysis firm, found that 26% of likely Democratic primary voters would support Cuomo if…

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Taliban Offensive Claims 5 Afghan Provincial Capitols

Freedomist Editor August 10, 2021

Taliban press on, take 2 more Afghan provincial capitals

From abcnews.go.com
2021-08-09 13:51:16

Excerpt:

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban took control of two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Their fall marked the latest development in a weekslong, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country.

The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside. On Monday they controlled five of…

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