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Looking at the current actions of the Court of the Tangerine Tyrant @davidallengreen makes the compelling point that while Trump is of course directly to blame for the US actions in Venezuela, in a wider sense it has been the constitutional failure to hold him to account (and corral his actions) that is the underlying structural cause of this foreign policy (although I hesitate to call it a policy - adventurism might be better?).

#USpol #USconstitution #USSupremeCourt

https://emptycity.substack.com/p/the-united-states-is-a-gangster-state

Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us · 2 weeks ago

#USpol #USconstitution #USSupremeCourt

https://emptycity.substack.com/p/the-united-states-is-a-gangster-state

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

A new Pentagon policy mandating pre-approval for unclassified information poses a serious threat to press freedom and government transparency, potentially undermining established First Amendment protections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/pentagon-press-policy-a-threat-to-free-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #firstamendment #usconstitution #freedomofspeech #petehegseth #penagon

The Japan Times

Hegseth tries turning back 94 years of press freedom

The history on his side has been discredited by the Supreme Court for a century.

404 Media

@404mediaco@mastodon.social · 5 months ago

The internet is becoming harder to use because of unintended consequences in the battle between adult content creators who are trying to protect their livelihoods and the people who pirate their content.

🔗 https://www.404media.co/how-onlyfans-piracy-is-ruining-the-internet-for-everyone/

Hans-Christoph Steiner

@eighthave@social.librem.one replied · 4 months ago

@404mediaco Interesting article, but labeling piracy as the root of the problem means you are taking the point of the view of the #copyright maximalists. We should also consider that copyright itself could be part of the problem. Then we can see that better solutions might come from removing some things from copyright eligability. The #USConstitution says it is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts". Does pornography really fit in there? Could removing copyright lead to less harm?