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View More NewsEarlier this week, lawyers for Ohio craft brewery owner John Ream, who wants to distill hard liquor at home for his own personal use but is barred from doing so by federal law, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear what could prove to be a major case about the reach of federal power. The case is Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury. At issue is the constitutionality of the federal ban on home distilling. According to the federal government, the ban on making hard liquor at home is a legitimate exercise of the congressional power “to regulate Commerce…among…
What the flock is happening in Georgia? In just a matter of months, 18 law enforcement officers in the Peach State have been arrested for misusing Flock Safety camera data in what seems to be a deeply concerning trend, highlighting the need for stricter oversight of mass surveillance technologies. Late last week, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, located in metropolitan Atlanta, announced that Sgt. Kabiru Salawu had been fired, arrested, and charged for allegedly misusing Flock license plate reader technology but did not release details on which data were accessed or why, according to USA Today. The 17-year agency veteran…
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Three thousand years ago, Homer gave us the face that launched a thousand ships. This weekend, Christopher Nolan gave us the film that launched a million grifts, and he buried them.His Odyssey opened to $124 million domestically and a whopping $264 million worldwide. The haul does not prove the film is good. It does prove that the seven-month social-media campaign against it face-planted the moment real people bought tickets.Their indictment ran on three charges. Nolan cast Lupita Nyong’o, a black actress, as Helen of Troy, the legendary beauty of the ancient world. Elliot Page, the transgender star, was said to…
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In brief Kraken users can now earn yield from their Bitcoin holdings via the exchange’s new Bitcoin Vaults. Putting BTC in the vaults earns…