RIP Paul Reubens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHVh_S9NGIU

Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech

The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research.

This is a gift article, so no paywall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html

Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle

https://apnews.com/article/protester-summer-taylor-driver-plea-seattle-a8f974b9b732497d5f38efa9e52c17f0

@Alt_Human It's an obscure running gag that Arlo liked to joke about.

@Alt_Human The song is intentionally 18 1/2 minutes long.

In light of the new defendant in the Trump Florida criminal indictment, I offer a quick history reference.

The sovereign citizen movement is now apparently in Lithuania. This is the first case I've seen.

Lithuanian parents who abducted children linked to anti-state movement

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2044403/lithuanian-parents-who-abducted-children-linked-to-anti-state-movement

The J6 federal prosecutors are on fire the last couple of weeks. A bunch of new indictments.

@th3j35t3r Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

Idaho jury hits Bundy, defendants with tens of millions in damages in St. Luke’s lawsuit

Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article277544733.html#storylink=cpy

White nationalists shouldn’t serve in the military

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2023/07/21/white-nationalists-shouldnt-serve-in-the-military/

@Jeffj1111 That's the spirit!

@_Psyber I just had an apple danish...

When my posts are quoted in the press, it used to be "JJ MacNab Tweeted." Now it can be "JJ MacNab Xcreted."

"I'm on X" makes you sound like you're doing drugs.

"Get Off the X" has a nice ring to it as a marketing slogan.

Far-right brawler Tusitala 'Tiny' Toese receives 95-month prison sentence in Portland

Toese was convicted in March on 10 counts stemming from a 2021 street brawl

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/proud-boys-tusitala-tiny-toese-sentenced-prison-court/283-74389ea0-0dce-4ca6-afe8-cb1523df8a50

Holy crap, James Meek.

Former Journalist Pleads Guilty to Transportation and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-journalist-pleads-guilty-transportation-and-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material

Holy crap, Fargo. h/t @Charlie_P
Fargo officials say cop killer had small arsenal in car, was possibly planning mass shooting

"The officers had no time, none whatsoever, to possibly get a hand on a weapon let alone unholster a weapon."

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/fargo-officials-say-cop-killer-had-small-arsenal-in-car-possibly-planned-mass-shooting