[Just the News] A New Mexico judge shockingly dismissed Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case on Friday, after agreeing that prosecutors withheld crucial evidence.
First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer agreed with Baldwin's defense attorneys, who claimed the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took live rounds of ammunition from the set as evidence but did not record them properly in the case file or reveal their existence to the actor’s defense team.
"The sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy," Sommer said, according to NBC News.
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... who claimed the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took live rounds of ammunition from the set as evidence but did not record them properly in the case file or reveal their existence to the actor’s defense team.
Sounds like all the J6s should get the same nod given the withholding of evidence in the trials.
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I'm not fan of Baldwin. I also feel the minute you pick up a real gun you are fully responsible for it. When a prosecutor fails to follow the simplest of evidence processes, the guilty go free, as they should. Too bad it does not work that way for all in this two teared justice system we now live in...
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Let's see what happens to the prosecutors and sheriff's officers to know if this is legit or not.
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I really hate Baldwin and his ilk, but it sounds like the DA created this mess willfully. Here is CTH summation that kind of gets to that:
"Apparently, the prosecution received a box of live ammunition from a witness. The ammunition was from the same lot used on the set of Rust. That evidence strongly suggested the live ammunition that made its way on to the set came from the prop supplier, rather than from the film’s armorer.
The question has always been, how did live ammunition get into the gun on the set? The prosecution team hid the evidence and never told the defense team, a clear Brady violation."
[NY Post] CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... quietly disbanded its "Race and Equality" team of reporters as part of a major restructuring that included firing 100 staffers this week, according to a report.
There were three reporters that made up the unit, which was created by former CNN president Jeff Zucker in the aftermath of the police killing of Saint George Floyd ...The patron saint of Minneapolis... in Minneapolis in 2020.
One of the journalists was fired while the other two were reassigned to other departments, according to a newsletter written by black journalist Phil Lewis.
A network spokesperson first claimed the Race and Equality team was not disbanded before admitting to Lewis that it will longer exist as a mission-oriented unit.
"For all intents and purposes, the team is not a team anymore," the spokesperson said.
"They’re assigned to different areas so that [their] perspective and work is brought into all of our types of programming. It’s not a unit in the way it was before, but [race and equality] is very much still their focus."
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] … hundreds of yards in cloud of smoke before hero pilots avert disaster that could have 'killed everyone on board'.
A Boeing 777 jet packed with passengers scraped its tail hundreds of metres along an Italian runway.
The 777 jet, part of the Chilean airline Latam's fleet, was seen dragging its tail along the runway of Milan Malpensa Airport, in northern Italy, on Tuesday.
Video footage showed the plane, which can carry more than 500 passengers at a time, unable to lift off as smoke and debris fly behind it during the failed take-off.
Corriere reported that passengers also saw sparks come off the plane, which was set to fly to Sao Paulo in Brazil, as it dragged itself across the runway.
The pilot was someone able to get the plane off the ground, but was asked to land it for an immediate inspection.
Data from FlightRadar shows the plane, which flew under the code LA8073, looped around the airport nine times before landing again.
The plane is currently grounded at Milan Malpensa, local media reported.
Italian authorities are still investigating the incident, and are in communication with 'investigative authorities of Brazil and the US.'
Boeing has been forced under a harsh limelight for a string of serious failures. Earlier this week, the company announced it plans to plead guilty to fraud in connection with approval of its 737 Max before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia.
The American aerospace giant has apparently made the calculation that admitting to a crime is better than fighting the charge and enduring a long public trial.
In a legal filing late Sunday - minutes before a midnight deadline - the Justice Department disclosed the agreement and said the fraud charge was 'the most serious readily provable offense' it could bring against Boeing.
Prosecutors say Boeing will pay another $243.6million fine, matching a fine it paid in 2021 for the same crime. Less than Trump was fined for "bookkeeping error"
The Justice Department says a conviction for fraud will hold Boeing accountable for 'misstatements' it made to regulators who certified the 737 Max in 2017.
The crashes took place less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019.
The company still faces investigations into the blowout of a panel from an Alaska Airlines Max plane in January, increased oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration, and accusations from current and former employees about poor workmanship and retaliation against whistleblowers.
Boeing's plea deal would bring the total to $487.2million, which the Justice Department says is the legal maximum for the fraud charge.
The deal also requires the company to invest at least $455million to improve safety.
It will be on court-supervised probation for three years, and the Justice Department will name an independent monitor to oversee Boeing's compliance with terms of the plea agreement.
Boeing's board of directors will also be required to meet with families of the victims.
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A tail strike is pilot error. Over rotation. The jets have a protective part to reduce damage, but a strike requires an immediate return to the airport.
the United Kingdom new Justice Minister, declared on Friday that thousands of prisoners would be released early from September to prevent the collapse of the prison system.
She emphasised that failure to act risked a total breakdown of law and order, noting that only 700 spaces remained for men, with jails operating at 99% capacity since 2023.
England and Wales currently hold the highest per capita prison population in Western Europe.
The early release initiative excludes violent mostly peaceful offenders with sentences exceeding four years, sex offenders, those convicted of domestic abuse, and life sentence inmates.
Urgent action was stressed by Charlie Taylor, chief inspector of prisons, who described the system as being at breaking point, AFP reports.
Mahmood, appointed shortly after Labour’s general election victory, warned vividly about the consequences of prison overcrowding. She painted a picture of potential chaos with dangerous individuals roaming unchecked due to lack of space.
In a speech at a prison, she highlighted the risk of criminals operating without fear of consequences, potentially leading to looting and widespread disorder.
The plans entail allowing prisoners eligible for automatic release after serving half their sentence to be freed sooner than usual, reducing their required time behind bars from 50% to 40% of their sentence.
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[Breitbart] Dark patterns are subtle design elements intentionally implemented to influence user behavior, often leading consumers to make decisions they might not have made otherwise. These manipulative techniques can range from making it difficult to cancel subscriptions to pushing users towards more expensive options through visual trickery.
One of the most prevalent dark patterns identified in the study was "sneaking," a tactic used by 81 percent of the analyzed platforms. This technique involves the inability to disable automatic subscription renewals during the initial sign-up or purchase process. Furthermore, 70 percent of the examined services failed to provide clear information on how to cancel subscriptions, while 67 percent neglected to specify the deadline for cancellation to avoid additional charges.
Another common dark pattern uncovered in the study was "obstruction," which involves making certain actions, such as canceling a subscription or bypassing a free trial offer, unnecessarily complicated or tedious for users. This tactic often manifests in the form of hidden or grayed-out options, making it challenging for consumers to opt out of services they no longer wish to use.
[ZeroHedge] The argument that mass migration is needed to support GDP levels and pay for pensions took another blow when it was revealed 47.3% of welfare recipients in Germany are foreign migrants.
According to newly released government statistics, nearly half of the 5.49 million people in Germany on benefits are foreign migrants, four percentage points higher than in 2022.
€42.6 billion euros is now being paid out in welfare compared to to €36.6 billion in 2022.
“In addition, there was another record €6.3 billion worth of administration costs for the citizen’s benefit program, which is €300 million more than 2022, according to government data obtained by AfD MP Rene Springer after a parliamentary request,” reports Remix News.
“If this administrative money is added, then total welfare costs equaled €48.9 billion. Bild notes this figure is 14.8 percent higher than in 2023, 18.4 percent higher compared to 2020, and 23 percent higher compared to 2015.”
2.6 million foreign migrants are now citizen’s allowance recipients, a rise of 368,000 on the previous year, which equates to 16.5 per cent.
Right-wing party AfD points out that the 47.3% figure also doesn’t include German citizens from a migration background, since once they obtain citizenship they are considered as German as someone who was born in the country.
“Which country in the world allows itself to be exploited in this manner?” asked the party in statement.
“The percentage of people receiving benefits has more than doubled compared to 2010 (19.6 percent).”
DHK, the largest business association in Germany, accuse the government of worsening the country’s economic position and exacerbating unemployment.
“The data pokes a major hole in the claims that newcomers will help pay for German pensions and help fill demand from German industry, which is desperately searching for skilled workers,” writes John Cody.
“In fact, the data shows that the German state spent €48.2 billion on migrants, including social housing, medical costs, education, integration courses, and other expenses.”
As we previously highlighted, statistics also show that around 6 out of 10 violent crimes in Germany are committed by foreign migrants.
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"The 2022 SIPP indicates that 54 percent of households headed by immigrants — naturalized citizens, legal residents, and illegal immigrants — used one or more major welfare program. This compares to 39 percent for U.S.-born households.
The rate is 59 percent for non-citizen households (e.g. green card holders and illegal immigrants).
Compared to households headed by the U.S.-born, immigrant-headed households have especially high use of food programs (36 percent vs. 25 percent for the U.S.-born), Medicaid (37 percent vs. 25 percent for the U.S.-born), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (16 percent vs. 12 percent for the U.S.-born)."
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[Just the News] A New Mexico judge shockingly dismissed Hollywood actor 
"The 2022 SIPP indicates that 54 percent of households headed by immigrants — naturalized citizens, legal residents, and illegal immigrants — used one or more major welfare program. This compares to 39 percent for U.S.-born households.
