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View More NewsFrom Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in World Prof. Ass’n for Transgender Health v. FTC: When parties seek an extraordinary remedy, they must make an extraordinary showing. After expedited briefing and a hearing yesterday, the Court finds that Plaintiff World Professional Association for Transgender Health has not made that showing in its request for a Temporary Restraining Order to block the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement action in a different forum. It therefore will deny WPATH’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. To obtain a TRO under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b), a movant must show that (1) it “is…
There was a time, not long ago, when Democrats could have branded their organization as the sane party. With Republicans moving in a sharply nationalist/populist direction that looked more over time like a cult of personality for Donald J. Trump, there was an opening for the donkey party to offer refuge to normies. All Democrats had to do was hold the ground against crazy. They didn’t rise to the moment. You are reading The Rattler from J.D. Tuccille and Reason. Get more of J.D.’s commentary on government overreach and threats to everyday liberty. Instead, Democrats told the country to hold…
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A review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
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Crypto exchange Kraken is adding AI-powered financial tools to its mobile app as exchanges increasingly compete to offer personalized investing tools beyond basic trading…
In brief Senate Democrats called for hearings into President Trump’s crypto holdings after disclosures showed over $1.2 billion in crypto-related income. The lawmakers cited…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben…
A bipartisan housing bill containing a ban on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States is set to become law as…
JPMorgan (JPM) said the proposed U.S. crypto market structure bill, known as the Clarity Act, may have only a limited window for passage this…
More than two-thirds of accounts banned by Anthropic for policy violations over the last year used AI to help them prepare for cyberattacks, such…
In brief BitMine is seeking to raise up to $300 million for its ETH treasury strategy. The shares would carry a $100 stated amount…
Strategy’s recent bitcoin sale, the first in more than three years, sparked a major dispute on Polymarket, with the dispute settlement body led by…
Nine Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch a probe into how prediction markets…
A photo of the flag being displayed, from the application for a temporary restraining order. From yesterday’s decision (which strikes me as correct) in…
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has teamed up with fund servicing giant Apex Group and digital asset exchange Archax to tokenize real estate, the firms…
Bitcoin’s (BTC) brief plunge toward the $60,000 area triggered more than $600 million in long liquidations, raising doubts over whether the latest rebound marks…