Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
Early in the morning, before Martin and her family had awakened, a heavily-armed FBI SWAT team broke down the front door and deployed flashbang grenades. Martin and her at-the-time boyfriend, Toi Cliatt, were then held at gunpoint along with Martin’s 7-year-old son.
“This isn’t just data—it’s your DNA,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement. “People did not submit their personal data to 23andMe thinking their genetic blueprint would later be sold off to the highest bidder.”
“Midjourney is the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism,” Disney and Universal said in the lawsuit.
“The governor has broken the trust of Colorado community members and their families, educators, coworkers, and friends,” Colorado state Sen. Julie Gonzales said in a statement.
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s call to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state has filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s allegedly unlawful takeover of a CalGuard unit. The lawsuit, filed Monday, names defendants including Trump, former FOX News co-host and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the federal Department of Defense.
The lawsuit also raised claims that some firearm manufacturers intentionally market their products to drug cartels, advertising certain guns as “military-grade” and giving others names like the Super “El Jefe.”
“I am extremely disappointed and disagree with this settlement,” said outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who noted that a prior Department of Justice investigation had found no wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. “This settlement sends a chilling message to law enforcement nationwide, especially to those with a protective mission like ours.”
The four plaintiffs were among the 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for their role in attacking and vandalizing the Capitol.
History professor Christine Philliou, another plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims that she lost a $250,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to study Greek Orthodoxy Christians in 19th century Turkey. The funding was canceling without any explanation, other than a note stating that the administration’s priorities have changed, leaving Philliou and her team “flabbergasted.”
“Under federal law, schools cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “The Justice Department will relentlessly fight to vindicate federal law and ensure that U.S. citizens are not treated like second-class citizens anywhere in the country.”