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DNC-Funded Business Now Lobbies to Freeze Unions Out of Farming

DNC-Funded Business Now Lobbies to Freeze Unions Out of Farming

pgnewser May 14, 2024

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$6bn California agricultural company founded by Biden and Newsom donors sues state to stop a law meant to help farmworkers unionize

One of California’s most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed two years ago after pressure from the White House.

The action by the Wonderful Co. comes as it battles the United Farm Workers over a newly formed UFW local of 640 workers at one of its businesses. The $6 billion company founded by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who have donated to President Joe Biden and Newsom, makes a host of products recognizable to most grocery store shoppers, including Halos mandarin oranges, Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful pomegranate juice and Fiji Water brands.

 

Bank of America De-Banks American Documentarian for Challenging DNC – freedomist.com

Bank of America De-Banks American Documentarian for Challenging DNC – freedomist.com

pgnewser May 14, 2024

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Bank of America has suddenly terminated the account of independent journalist and documentarian Christina Urso, also known as Radix Verum. According to a video posted by Urso herself, Bank of America not only terminated her account, but has frozen her assets as well.

Jury finds Activision Blizzard liable in $23.4M patent infringement case– arstechnica.com

Jury finds Activision Blizzard liable in $23.4M patent infringement case– arstechnica.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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A jury has found Activision Blizzard liable for $23.4 million in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit first brought to court in 2015.

The case centers on patents first filed by Boeing in 2000, one that describes a “distributed game environment” across a host and multiple computers and another that describes a simple method for disconnecting from such a network. Those patents were acquired in 2015 by Acceleration Bay, which accused Activision Blizzard of using infringing technology to develop World of Warcraft and at least two Call of Duty titles.

Those accusations succeeded in court earlier this week, as a jury found a “preponderance of evidence” that the patents were infringed. The decision came following a one-week trial in which Activision Blizzard argued that its networking technology works differently from what is described in the patents, as reported by Reuters.

“While we are disappointed, we believe there is a strong basis for appeal,” an Activision Blizzard spokesperson said in a statement to the press. “We have never used the patented technologies at issue in our games.”

Elon v OpenAI: judge disqualified after challenge from Musk’s lawyers | OpenAI– amp.theguardian.com

Elon v OpenAI: judge disqualified after challenge from Musk’s lawyers | OpenAI– amp.theguardian.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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Ex-OpenAI co-founder alleges Sam Altman subverted company’s original goal of transparency, becoming a largely for-profit entity

The California judge presiding over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has removed himself from the case. Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday sustained a challenge from Musk’s lawyers, which cited a California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove a judge they believe cannot grant an impartial trial.

The law, known as California Code of Civil Procedure 170.6, does not require the person issuing the challenge to provide any factual basis for their claim that the judge is prejudiced against them. Each side in a case gets one such peremptory challenge, which is granted as long as it is filed with correct language and within a certain time frame.

US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case– finance.yahoo.com

US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case– finance.yahoo.com

pgnewser May 9, 2024

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a legal fight with Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida, resolving a dispute over the time limit for claiming monetary damages in copyright cases.

The 6-3 ruling, authored by liberal Justice Elena Kagan, affirmed a lower court’s decision that favored producer Sherman Nealy, who sued a Warner subsidiary and others in Florida federal court in 2018.

Nealy has said that his label Music Specialist owns rights to the electronic dance song “Jam the Box” by Tony Butler, also known as Pretty Tony. Warner artist Flo Rida, whose given name is Tramar Dillard, incorporated elements of “Jam the Box” into his 2008 song “In the Ayer.”

Nealy sued music publishing company Warner Chappell and others, arguing that they took an invalid license to “Jam the Box” from Butler, his former business partner, while Nealy was incarcerated for cocaine distribution. The producer requested damages for alleged copyright infringement dating back to 2008.

Blaze News investigates: Long before COVID, Merck allegedly lied about mumps vaccine in MMR II– www.theblaze.com

Blaze News investigates: Long before COVID, Merck allegedly lied about mumps vaccine in MMR II– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser May 7, 2024

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Litigation against pharmaceutical giant Merck regarding one of its common childhood vaccines has lingered in the court system for more than a decade even though there has been seemingly little dispute about the veracity of the fraud claims against it.

Blaze News reviewed court documents related to the Merck cases and spoke with one attorney as well as several individuals who have put together a feature film, “Protocol 7,” about the allegations made in them. According to this evidence, it appears that Merck knew about problems with the mumps component of its measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, often referred to as MMR II, in the 1990s and has spent significant resources in the decades since to cover up those problems rather than admit the truth or improve the vaccine’s quality.

Merck’s attorneys did not respond to Blaze News’ request for comment.

“Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Faces $48M Tax Fraud Charges– hudsonreporter.com

“Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Faces $48M Tax Fraud Charges– hudsonreporter.com

pgnewser May 7, 2024

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Roger Ver, known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been arrested in Spain for failing to report $240 million in Bitcoin sales, evading $48 million in taxes.

He is charged with tax evasion and mail fraud, with allegations of hiding 131,000 Bitcoins.

Key Takeaways

  • Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has been charged with tax evasion involving nearly $50 million following his renunciation of U.S. citizenship.
  • Ver allegedly sold $240 million worth of Bitcoin in 2017, failing to report or pay taxes on the sale despite legal obligations.
  • The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment and is pursuing Ver’s extradition from Spain for trial.
Apple Illegally Interrogated NYC Retail Staff, US Labor Board Rules– finance.yahoo.com

Apple Illegally Interrogated NYC Retail Staff, US Labor Board Rules– finance.yahoo.com

pgnewser May 7, 2024

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(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. illegally interrogated staff at its World Trade Center store in New York City, the US labor board ruled Monday, marking the latest rebuke of the iPhone maker’s labor practices.

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A trio of Democratic-appointed labor board members ruled against the company, affirming the findings last year of an administrative law judge. In that decision, the judge concluded that the company violated federal law in 2022 by confiscating union flyers, prohibiting workers from placing them on a table in the break room and “coercively interrogating” employees.

Monday’s ruling is the first decision against Apple by the NLRB’s members, agency spokesperson Kayla Blado said. The Cupertino, California-based company, which didn’t have an immediate comment, has previously denied wrongdoing.