Of course the other side of this are the lawyers who target litigious individuals with defamation, knowing they'll sue, profiting from the defense of this suit (which is why they want SLAPP laws), and calling anything their targets file to clear their name a SLAPP.
The NYC PBA sued to prevent the release of body camera footage to the public. This lawsuit was pursued as PBA President Pat Lynch made claims about officers' resistance to body-worn cameras that were contradicted by NYPD officers' statements.
Looks like PBA actually stands for Protecting Bad Apples
When all the states, and the Feds have anti-SLAPP laws strong enough to deter Devin Nunes, he will become a libel tourist, just like Tony Robbins. Not that he will get any satisfaction there, either.
Maybe that's what he was doing in Vienna...researching their defamation laws.
Any bets that someone like Peter Thiel is the money behind Nunes' debacles? There is nothing too slimy for Thiel.
While certainly possible, we haven't seen anything to indicate that is probable yet. How much have these lawsuits really cost Nunes to this point? Filing fees and a few hours of his atttorneys time.
The purpose of SLAPP lawsuits is not to litigate, but to make the defendant submit out of fear of how much it could cost them. Nunes, for the most part, has tried to avoid lawsuits in states with decent anti-SLAPP laws.
So we're supposed to ignore rhe companies that often times have a monoply on our access to big tech sites, charge us exhorbant and ever increasing fees for this access, and have a history of bad behavior going back decades. Instead we need to focus on websites that we are not required to use or even visit if we don't want to?
On the post: Another Day, Another Telecom Giant Caught Taking Taxpayer Subsidies They Didn't Deserve
A telecom committing fraud? Must be a day ending in a 'y'.
On the post: State's Rejection Of Driver's 'IMGOD' Vanity Plate Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules
Re: Re: Re: That's silly. Only a medical doctor is god. :)
And a fatal one at that.
On the post: Devin Nunes' Virginia SLAPP Suits Causing Virginia Legislators To Consider A New Anti-SLAPP Law
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After he gets permission from his parents?
On the post: Devin Nunes' Virginia SLAPP Suits Causing Virginia Legislators To Consider A New Anti-SLAPP Law
Re: First rule of lying/bluffing...
Not to mention a shit ton of their comments getting flagged.
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True. You probably don't reveal your name to prevent people from suing you instead.
On the post: Devin Nunes' Virginia SLAPP Suits Causing Virginia Legislators To Consider A New Anti-SLAPP Law
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Citation needed
On the post: NYPD Finally Releases A Body Camera Policy That Gives The Department Plenty Of Ways To Withhold Footage
Looks like PBA actually stands for Protecting Bad Apples
On the post: Devin Nunes' Virginia SLAPP Suits Causing Virginia Legislators To Consider A New Anti-SLAPP Law
Re: Re: Ah those silver linings...
Maybe that's what he was doing in Vienna...researching their defamation laws.
On the post: T-Mobile's 'Nationwide' 5G Isn't Nationwide, Only Slightly Faster Than 4G
Well, T-Mobile is certainly acting like they've already merged with Sprint and learned the old telco marketing methods rather quickly.
On the post: Devin Nunes Follows Through And Sues CNN In Laughably Dumb SLAPP Suit
While certainly possible, we haven't seen anything to indicate that is probable yet. How much have these lawsuits really cost Nunes to this point? Filing fees and a few hours of his atttorneys time.
The purpose of SLAPP lawsuits is not to litigate, but to make the defendant submit out of fear of how much it could cost them. Nunes, for the most part, has tried to avoid lawsuits in states with decent anti-SLAPP laws.
On the post: State's Rejection Of Driver's 'IMGOD' Vanity Plate Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules
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Do you really want them messaging their god while driving?
Officer: I pulled you over for texting while driving
Driver: I was messaging God. You're interfering with my Freedom of Religion!
On the post: Author Tries To Trademark The Word 'Dark' For All Of Literary Fiction
The amount of prior art with dark in it's title is going to be so high it will block out the light.
On the post: AT&T Says The Real Problem With The Internet Is We Pay Too Much Attention To Giant ISPs
So we're supposed to ignore rhe companies that often times have a monoply on our access to big tech sites, charge us exhorbant and ever increasing fees for this access, and have a history of bad behavior going back decades. Instead we need to focus on websites that we are not required to use or even visit if we don't want to?
Wow...whatever drugs he's on I want some.
On the post: Want To See Pete Davidson Do Standup? There's An NDA You Have To Sign First...
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You could smell it too? For a moment I thought I was sitting too close to Devin Nunes.
On the post: Tony Robbins Crosses The Atlantic For Some Libel Tourism In Ireland; Files SLAPP Suit Against Buzzfeed
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Not sure if he needs to cut back on his meds or quadruple the dose too.
On the post: State's Rejection Of Driver's 'IMGOD' Vanity Plate Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules
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Apparently not enough money otherwise they wouldn't need to sell DMV data.
On the post: State's Rejection Of Driver's 'IMGOD' Vanity Plate Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules
The way some government employees act, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they were planning on getting that plate for themselves.
On the post: Cops Are Running Ring Camera Footage Through Their Own Facial Recognition Software Because Who's Going To Stop Them
Google: Don't be evil
Amazon: Fuck that! Hold my beer and watch this.
On the post: Devin Nunes Follows Through And Sues CNN In Laughably Dumb SLAPP Suit
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I hope they do make it impossible for him to cut and run...discovery alone would be priceless.
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Especially considering that Nunes would have to prove actual malice and not just his standard butthurt in the first degree claims.
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