So, permission was given to look in the boxes for anything that might identify the owners so they could come get their stuff from the FBI. But instead of doing that, agents took everything from the boxes and started forfeiture proceedings — all without determining who owned what or providing any evidence at all that the items found in the nearly 1,000 boxes were obtained illicitly. Indeed, no customers of US Private Vaults have been accused of any criminal activity.
Category: Human stupidity
Military Training Document Says Socialists Represent “Terrorist” Ideology
A Navy training document asks, “Anarchists, socialists and neo-nazis represent which terrorist ideological category?”
Source: Military Training Document Says Socialists Represent “Terrorist” Ideology
Biggest health insurer plans to deny ER bills if it doubts you had an emergency | Ars Technica
Doctors and hospitals are condemning plans by UnitedHealthcare—the country’s largest health insurance company—to retroactively deny emergency medical care coverage to members if UHC decides the reason for the emergency medical care wasn’t actually an emergency.
Source: Biggest health insurer plans to deny ER bills if it doubts you had an emergency | Ars Technica
Cop Flips Pregnant Woman’s Car While She Tries To Pull Over Safely
A woman in Arkansas is suing a State Police trooper who flipped her vehicle while she was trying to find a safe place to pull over.
Source: Cop Flips Pregnant Woman’s Car While She Tries To Pull Over Safely
Israel Rounds Up Palestinian Protesters as World Looks Away
PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS URGED the world not to look away from their struggle for freedom and equality following the ceasefire in Gaza, as Israeli police began rounding up Palestinian citizens of Israel who took part in demonstrations described as riots by the authorities.At least 74 Palestinians were detained by Monday afternoon, in the first hours of what Israel’s police force is calling “Operation Law and Order.” Palestinian rights groups called the planned arrest of up to 500 protesters — on charges ranging from attacks on the police to vandalism to online incitement — a blatant crackdown on dissent, timed to coincide with the dimming of the global spotlight on the conflict.
Source: Israel Rounds Up Palestinian Protesters as World Looks Away
A Pro-Israel Lawyer Is Weaponizing Public Records Law Against Palestinian Activists
Right-wing lawyer David Abrams’s lawsuit against UCLA could unleash harassment on attendees of a Students for Justice in Palestine event.
Source: A Pro-Israel Lawyer Is Weaponizing Public Records Law Against Palestinian Activists
Injured In A Crash? Some Hospitals Will Skip The Insurance And Go Right To Seizing Wages And Home
Have you had any fury with your coffee this morning? If not, here’s a story to angry up the blood: Wealthy hospitals are using a century-old law to skip billing legitimate insurers and instead are going directly after the poorest victims of car accidents. No surprise, it’s to maximize profit.
Source: Injured In A Crash? Some Hospitals Will Skip The Insurance And Go Right To Seizing Wages And Home
Look Who’s Back, Now Filing Lawsuits on Behalf of “Donard J. Trump” – Lowering the Bar
Like I’ve said before, she may be a perfectly good dentist.
Source: Look Who’s Back, Now Filing Lawsuits on Behalf of “Donard J. Trump” – Lowering the Bar
Convicted Copyright Troll Lawyer Reboots Pirate Honeypot Scheme From Prison * TorrentFreak
Fighting for freedom is not the only thing Hansmeier does, he hasn’t completely given up the honeypot scheme either. In fact, it appears that those two issues appear to go hand in hand.As we revealed earlier this year the disbarred attorney intended to reboot his pirate chasing efforts from prison. This wasn’t merely an idea either as more recent court documents show that the honeypot is already active.
Source: Convicted Copyright Troll Lawyer Reboots Pirate Honeypot Scheme From Prison * TorrentFreak