Weftage
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Resident of USA, Oregon, Portland (which has not, in fact, burned to the ground, despite what you may have been told.)
Resident of USA, Oregon, Portland (which has not, in fact, burned to the ground, despite what you may have been told.)
!["Prosecutors in based out of Norfolk were not sure this was the strongest case in the world, but Halligan felt very strongly that it should be pressed," [MS NOW reporter Carol] Leonnig said. "Now, of course, this action by the FBI, as reported by Fox News, is embarrassing to Lucas, embarrassing to the Democratic Party and also to the governor of that state, because Lucas is a close ally of hers, and now what we know from this is the probe is really quite active. But as for charges, we shall see. They may be sealed at this moment, or they may never come. We're somewhere in the middle of those two."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gjwzpjqrolgnm5xnovjv7d63/bafkreiddwrtaudgnfbvpgcatz6hecd3ie3hlxr42q6lrt6ej7o3wobp7ha)
![A paragraph from the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta v Makis, 2026 ABKB 159:
[18] Mr. Makis asserts that he does not practice medicine. Rather, he shares his interest and research in cancer treatment with the public as a Substack author and helps people with cancer as an International Cancer Coach. He derives a living from doing so.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gjwzpjqrolgnm5xnovjv7d63/bafkreibfb46htbgv56qbsxs5jnyijbes35y2wbbkq64pjqeug6aar2cbga)
![A paragraph from US election law. Source: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/HTML/IF10697.web.html
FECA [Federal Election Campaign Act] bars foreign nationals from "directly or indirectly" making contributions or donating another "thing of value" in any federal, state, or local election; and prohibits contributions to political parties or other political committees (52 U.S.C. §30121(a)(1)). Any "person" (e.g., a U.S. citizen) may not "solicit or accept" a contribution or donation from a foreign national (52 U.S.C. §30121(a)(2)). Foreign nationals may not make expenditures, including independent expenditures (IEs, which call for election or defeat of candidates) or electioneering communications (ECs, which mention candidates during pre-election periods but do not expressly advocate election or defeat).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gjwzpjqrolgnm5xnovjv7d63/bafkreigs3xrjedwgm7mq74x6cs6xc3jtc2buj5rzbg3jlkvzwi5yfjhdam)
![[Anti-semites] know that their statements are empty and contestable; but it amuses them to make such statements: it is their adversary whose duty it is to choose his words seriously because he believes in words. They have a right to play. They even like to play with speech because by putting forth ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutor.
--Jean-Paul Sartre, Anti-Semite and Jew (1944)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gjwzpjqrolgnm5xnovjv7d63/bafkreiblob7olcc6kqkdzabbqt2ecwv6rhvonru2xgrzwcqfjfuu2ao5tu)
