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Disney's wild ride: DeSantis-appointed board set to declare Disney's unchecked authority null and void

Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley.org
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC
DeSantis Disney
© Advocate/Dania Maxwell/Getty ImagesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis • Disneyland
This weekend, I contributed to an article for the New York Post with an exclusive on a move by the new board governing Disney properties to declare the recent transfers of power to the company to be null and void. Below is my column on the legal implications of that move and how Disney may be set for a truly wild ride in the weeks ahead.

Here is the column:

Walt Disney used to say, "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

Gov. Ron DeSantis is about to put Disney's own motto to the test — against Disney.

According to a high-ranking Florida official, the newly created Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is set early this week to call Disney on one of the worst bluffs of all time. The result could prove the House of Mouse made a costly miscalculation.

Comment: See also: DeSantis anounces plan to take over Disney's Land

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Footprints

EU warns against unilateral steps after Poland, Hungary ban grain from Ukraine


The Straits Times
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:08 UTC
Manflag
© AFPBulgaria is considering a ban on Ukrainian grain imports amid protest by farmers
Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesman said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food imports from Ukraine to protect the local agricultural sector.

After Russia's invasion blocked some Black Sea ports, large quantities of Ukrainian grain, which is cheaper than that produced in the EU, ended up staying in Central European states due to logistical bottlenecks, hitting prices and sales for local farmers. The issue has created a political problem for Poland's ruling nationalist Law and Justice party in an election year, as it has angered people in rural areas where support for the party is usually high.

A spokesman, in an e-mailed statement said:
"We are aware of Poland and Hungary's announcements regarding the ban on imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine. In this context, it is important to underline that trade policy is of EU exclusive competence and, therefore, unilateral actions are not acceptable. In such challenging times, it is crucial to coordinate and align all decisions within the EU."
Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller told state-run news agency PAP the government was in constant contact with the European Commission about the issue, and that the ban was possible due to a security clause.
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Bullseye

Aussie trans basketballer Lexi Rodgers is blocked from playing in the women's WNBL1 competition

Josh Alston
The Daily Mail
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:14 UTC
lexi rodgers transgender basketball australia
© Lexi Rodger/InstagramThe decision to block transgender player Lexi Rodgers (pictured) from the women's competition was made by a three-person Basketball Australia panel
Transgender basketballer Lexi Rodgers has lashed Basketball Australia for its decision to block her application to join the Kilsyth Cobras women's side in the WNBL1 South basketball league.

The decision came after a three-person panel assembled by Basketball Australia concluded that Rodgers was ineligible to play elite-level basketball.

However Rodgers has slammed the decision and vowed to continue to fight to pursue her basketball career.

'I sought a different outcome from Basketball Australia. I participated fully and in good faith with the process and eligibility criteria. Consistent with the views expressed by so many, I firmly believe I have a place as an athlete in women's basketball,' she wrote on Instagram.
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Light Saber

Heckler shouts down Adam Schiff after he bashes Donald Trump during NY crime hearing

Harold Hutchison
The Daily Caller
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:44 UTC
Adam schiff new york crime hearing
© Screenshot/Rumble/House Judiciary CommitteeRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
A heckler called out Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California for talking about former President Donald Trump at a Monday hearing on crime in New York City.

"You're the only one talking about Donald Trump," a protester said, cutting off Schiff as he claimed the House Judiciary Committee's Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government hearing was more about defending Donald Trump, then labeling the Congressman a "scumbag."

"This is not a coincidence at all," Schiff said. "Instead, it is the GOP leadership in Congress doing what it has done best for the last six years, and that is to act as the criminal defense counsel for Donald J. Trump."
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No Entry

Maricopa Co. pays Gateway Pundit $175,000 for denial of press access to election coverage

Kari Donovan
Frontline America
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:01 UTC
Jordan Conrandson Ben Bergquam
Corrupt Maricopa County blocked a Gateway Pundit writer from attending on-site election news conferences, a federal appeals court said on Tuesday, giving a victory to independent media. Hopefully, this will set a precedent for other reporters who want to serve the public with real news.

During their coverage of the 2022 midterm elections, which was highly suspicious, Jordan Conrandson of Gateway Pundit and also Ben Bergquam of Real America's Voice and Frontline America were both harassed and removed from covering official AZ government press conferences as ballots were being transported and counted and reported upon.

Bergquam reported on his Twitter that he had received an official letter from the board of supervisors telling him that he was, like Conradson, not approved to cover the aftermath of the election.
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Bulb

Best of the Web: An Honest Doctor's Experiences on the Front Lines During COVID-19

A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC
First do no harm
First do no harm
This is an important testimony to add to the historical record.

When I originally made this Substack, I found myself in a very frustrating position — I had something I felt was essential for the world to know (that we were repeating the disastrous smallpox vaccination campaign, its cruel mandates, and the widespread counterprotests against them by the working class). Still, I had no way to get the message out. I tried to find a way to do so for a while, and eventually, Steve Kirsch generously gave me a platform to do so.

Because of this, I have a considerable degree of empathy with people who find themselves in a similar position to mine. Thus one of my goals in building the subscriber base here has been to make that platform available to those in a similar situation to me, and I periodically publish compelling things readers share with me I believe are accurate (e.g., this citizen's survey of blood clots amongst the vaccinated).

Recently a longtime reader contacted me to share his story. Based on my previous correspondences with him over the last year, I believe he has accurately represented himself here. I also want to note that his story shares many parallels to the treatment of other doctors attempting to do the right thing throughout COVID-19 (e.g., Paul Marik's experience).
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Mr. Potato

UK: Police to stop recording neighbour rows and Twitter spats as offences

Charles Hymas
The Telegraph
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:00 UTC
UK cops
In an article for the Telegraph, policing minister Chris Philp says the moves will stop police wasting time investigating 'trivial' reports.

Police are to stop recording neighbour rows and Twitter spats as offences under a major crime shake-up by the Home Office.

In an article for the Telegraph, Chris Philp, the policing minister, said it would stop police wasting time investigating "trivial" reports of people offended by rude text messages or chasing up neighbour disputes which had been settled by the time officers arrived.

Comment: See also:

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Bullseye

Judge denies Washington state activist's attempt to hide radical curriculum from public


The Post Millennial
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:07 UTC
Tracy Castro-Gill far-left organization Washington Ethnic Studies
© The Post MillennialTracy Castro-Gill, the executive director of the radical far-left organization Washington Ethnic Studies
The Post Millennial has now obtained and is reviewing radical curricula used in public schools around the US after a Washington State Superior Court judge rejected a restraining order aimed at blocking the release of the material.

In January, Ari Hoffman, The Post Millennial's West Coast editor, filed a public disclosure request (PDR) to view all curricula developed by Washington Ethnic Studies Now (WAESN) that was in use in Washington state public schools. Hoffman filed the request after it was revealed that the founder of the organization Tracy Castro Gill claimed that white, Jewish people benefit from systems of oppression that disenfranchise people of color.

After the PDR was filed, Castro Gill was informed on January 4 by Matt Schultz, Chief Legal and Civil Rights officer for Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) that the request had been made as per an agreement already in place when the agency began working with Castro Gill's organization and offered to provide a "representative sample to review" of the material "before determining whether to seek a protective order."
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Arrow Down

'Shocking' number of rapes in UK hospitals revealed


Rt.com
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:27 UTC
Only 4% of reported assaults ended in someone being charged, women's rights activists said.
St Thomas' Hospital
© AP / Matt DunhamPolice officers stand guard outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, April 10, 2020.
Despite the prevalence of CCTV and security guards, more than 6,500 rapes and sexual assaults - some against children under 13 - have been committed in hospitals in England and Wales since 2019, according to a report by the Women's Rights Network (WRN) published on Monday.

A least 2,088 rapes and 4,451 sexual assaults in hospitals were recorded by police forces in the UK between January 2019 and October 2022, the organization said, citing Freedom of Information requests to 43 police forces. One in seven of these attacks took place inside hospital wards, the report stated.

Among the crimes reported were the rape of a female child under 13 and the gang rape of a female over 16 in two West Midlands hospitals. Three rapes of a female under 16 were reported in Cambridgeshire, while six girls under the age of 13 were raped in Lancashire, the report alleges.
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Handcuffs

Russian school shooter gets life in prison


RT
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:35 UTC
Ilnaz Galyaviev
© Sputnik/Maksim BogodvidIlnaz Galyaviev is seen inside a defendants' cage during а verdict hearing at the Supreme Court, in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
The Supreme Court of Russia's Tatarstan Region has delivered a verdict in the case of a school shooter who killed nine people and injured dozens two years ago. Ilnaz Galyaviev will spend the rest of his life in prison.

On Thursday, the 21-year-old was found guilty of murder and attempted murder of two or more people, as well as possession of explosives and deliberate destruction of property.

The shooter's defense attorney had asked the court to exempt Galyaviev from criminal liability and send him to a psychiatric institution instead. The judge, however, sided with the public prosecutor.

Back in November, the shooter pleaded guilty to the murder charges.

On May 11, 2021, Galyaviev, armed with a shotgun and an improvised explosive device, forced his way into a school, severely wounding a guard at the entrance. The young man then proceeded to fatally shoot a teacher.

He subsequently killed seven eighth-graders, with several children managing to flee by jumping out of windows from the third floor.

Comment: This is ponerogenesis on a micro scale. As long as we don't understand it, it will keep happening.

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