MY COLLEAGUE PENNY WHITE AND I HAVE A NEW DRAFT PIECE ON SSRN: Due Process in a Fee-Driven State. We argue that when everyone participating in the justice system is aware that the system itself depends on sufficient revenue from fines, fees, and forfeitures, that very dependency is a conflict of interest sufficient to violate due process rights.
Download it early and often! It’s short and fascinating.
WHY “WAITING FOR A VACCINE” IS DUMB: Coronavirus vaccine may not be ready for the public until NEXT winter.
AND SPEAKING OF KINSLEY GAFFES: Kamala Lets Truth Slip Out: “Harris Administration … with Joe Biden.”
UPDATE: Biden confirms it! Joe Biden Refers to ‘Harris-Biden Administration.’
Maybe this is his way of signaling that he’s tired and he doesn’t want to do this anymore. Is this some sort of S.O.S. to the American public? Is the Biden 2020 campaign just one prolonged act of elder abuse, and is this a cry for help?
Yes to all of the above. Next questions?
(Updated and bumped.)
GREAT MOMENTS IN MAGICAL THINKING: Joe Biden Promises Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes if He Wins in November.
And apparently, no guilt over flying private planes as well: ‘Wheels up, folks:’ Climate arsonist Joe Biden’s gloves are off and his private jet is fueled up and ready to go:
I don’t want to hear another word about Glenn Reynolds’ carbon footprint.
DENVER POLICE OFFICER FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST ANTI-COP CITY COUNCILWOMAN:
In the EEO Complaint, Officer Mallory Lutkin outlines an incident from Aug. 19, 2020.
“I responded to the area of 2900 Glenarm on a disturbance while District 2 officers were arresting an armed party and officers had been assaulted. Upon my arrival I was advised to hold a perimeter post to secure the scene as a large crowd was gathering. While on this line I had my body worn camera activated,” said Officer Lutkin in the complaint.
Before getting to the details, this video from the local KDVR News outlet has video of the Councilwoman in action, tearing into the police and then encouraging the “protesters” to get the police to get into a physical confrontation with them and then sue them.
This is pretty amazing. A sitting member of the City Council was not only joining in with the protests (which is perfectly her right) but publicly launching verbal attacks on the police. For the record, the cops were there cleaning up and relocating a homeless encampment to connect the residents with public resources available to the needy. But Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca immediately began berating the police, telling a Black officer that she should be “ashamed of herself” for performing her duty. A second (White) officer with her was told that she “expected that” from the White guy. She referred to her own police department as the “attack dogs” of the Mayor.
Read the whole thing, and watch the video of the mini-de Blasio hurling insults at someone who is effectively another government official.
At the end of the video, the newsreader notes that “the board of ethics will take this up tomorrow morning at its monthly meeting; the five member board will make a decision if it has jurisdiction, and if so, they’ll decide if they need a hearing and further investigation, or if the complaint should be dismissed.” And of course, it’s the latter: Denver’s Board of Ethics dismissed the complaint, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
However, a lack of jurisdiction is not a ruling on the merits. Hopefully this isn’t the end of the line for Lutkin’s complaint against CdeBaca. At a minimum he’s created a strong campaign video for the opponent of the self-described “democratic socialist” in the next election.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: CCW Gun Maintenance: 7 Must-Know Tips. All good advice here.
EVIDENTLY, MOST TIMES SUBSCRIBERS PLAN ON BURNING DOWN CITY HALLS: If Trump Comes for Antifa, He’s Coming After You, NYT Columnist Warns.
YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: 12 Reasons Science Shows Conservative Women Have The Best Sex.
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Ethical Guidelines in the Works for Developers of Brain Technologies.
BIG BIDEN IS WATCHING YOU: A bug in Joe Biden’s campaign app gave anyone access to millions of voter files.
HMM: Chinese regulators may block Nvidia’s $40b Arm buyout.
The Nvidia-Arm merge brings together Nvidia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) computing platform with Arm’s vast ecosystem to create a colossal computing company, helping Nvidia expanding into large, high-growth markets. SoftBank is expected to keep about 10 percent of Arm’s stakes.
Arm, which was acquired by SoftBank in 2016, is seen as an independent entity that gives equal treatment to all licensees, with its major customers including Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm and Huawei.
“As part of Nvidia, Arm will continue to operate its open-licensing model while maintaining the global customer neutrality that has been foundational to its success,” the US firm said in a statement.
However, the “neutrality” is in serious doubt as Arm will become part of a US firm, which means the Trump administration could contain China’s growing chipset industry from the design side, following its crackdown on Huawei, Ma Jihua, a veteran telecom industry analyst, told the Global Times on Monday.
“The acquisition will affect the development path of China’s chipset industry as most of its products are based on Arm architecture,” said Ma.
Squeeze Beijing until it hurts, and then squeeze some more.
BUT MORE DELICIOUS THAN EITHER: Why Pet Pigs Are More Like Wolves Than Like Dogs.
COME SEE THE ANTISEMITISM INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: 3 Synagogue Arsons in 1 Month in the Most Progressive US Cities.
THE BIDEN RIOTS SHOULD HELP IN THIS EFFORT: Trump moves to expand electoral map by flipping Clinton-won states.
Still though, don’t get cocky.
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