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This episode has mentions of suicide and listener discretion is advised. If you are doing or considering self harm or suicide DONT. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary condition.


Much easier and far less permanent is to call your local suicide prevention hotline. That number in the US is 1-800-273-8255


McAfee commits suicide.


https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mcafee-attempted-suicide-months-before-death-in-spanish-prison-report/


Bill Cosby gets out of prison


The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a prosecutor’s decision in 2005 that he would not pursue a criminal case against Cosby prompted Cosby to utter self-incriminating statements at his civil trial — which a subsequent prosecutor then used to convict him. That violated Cosby’s Fifth Amendment rights, wrote Justice David Wecht.


Cosby was brought to trial in April 2018 after at least 60 women had accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting them. The allegations dated back as far as the 1960s,


Prosecutorial discretion not a nonprosecution agreement


5 new bills introduced targeting big tech


https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/five-new-bills-aim-to-break-up-big-tech-platforms-force-them-to-play-nice/


Clarence Thomas says marijuana laws may he outdated.


https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/28/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-says-federal-marijuana-laws-may-be-outdated-.html


Important to note, Thomas isn't against Marijuana being illegal. He's against the Federal Governments approach to Marijuana prohibition. Thomas thinks either the Federal Government needs to clamp down and assert authority on the issue, or leave it to the states to determine how they handle Marijuana prohibition. This is someone having the right stance for the wrong reason.


Fox news fined $1 million in sexual harassment case


https://apnews.com/article/business-bb1821506bea0d8537f5aabfd570b179


Harris office is an unhealthy environment


https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/06/30/kamala-harris-office-dissent-497290


TN vanity plate revoked


https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-woman-sues-state-over-vanity-license-plate-deemed-offensive-10-years-later-tennessee-department-revenue-first-amendment