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MediaFaro News Digest<p>The family of a feminicide victim sues the French state for 'gross negligence'.</p><p>Nathalie Debaillie, 47, reported her former partner Jérôme Tonneau to the police four times.</p><p>Believing that the police's inaction proved fatal to her, her brother, her two children, and the children's father have sued the state for their inaction.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250508-the-family-of-a-feminicide-victim-sues-the-french-state-for-gross-negligence?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250508</span><span class="invisible">-the-family-of-a-feminicide-victim-sues-the-french-state-for-gross-negligence?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Femicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Femicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>It's beyond maddening to read articles &amp; hear talking heads ponder IF we're at a <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitutional</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crisis</span></a> YET.<br>1) <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judge</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a>: "Turn the planes around" &amp; they defy the <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a>.<br>2) <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> 9-0(!) - "Bring him back" &amp; they defy the <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>. Miller repeats lies about our right to due process, now they want to <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/suspend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suspend</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/HabeusCorpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HabeusCorpus</span></a>?!? <br>This is not an <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a>, this is a <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a>. Our <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> is a <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/puppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puppet</span></a> state of <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/OurPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurPutin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-stephen-miller-says-trump-administration-is-actively-looking-at-suspending-habeas-corpus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/politics/watc</span><span class="invisible">h-stephen-miller-says-trump-administration-is-actively-looking-at-suspending-habeas-corpus</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The prospective buyer of the Texas Renaissance Festival, who sued after a 2023 deal fell through, plans to continue the annual fall event north of Houston, according to his attorney.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/09/521008/prospective-texas-ren-faire-buyer-plans-to-keep-festival-alive-according-to-attorney/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/2025/05/09/521008/prospective-texas-ren-faire-buyer-plans-to-keep-festival-alive-according-to-attorney/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCultureBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCultureBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrimesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrimesCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenFaireLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenFaireLawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenFaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenFaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenaissanceFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenaissanceFestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenaissanceFestivalLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenaissanceFestivalLawsuit</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>An immigrant rights group is suing the Trump administration over its decision to end Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Afghanistan and Cameroon. It will end for both groups in less than a month unless a federal court intervenes.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/05/09/520910/immigrant-rights-group-sues-trump-administration-over-end-of-tps-for-afghans-cameroonians/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/immigration/2025/05/09/520910/immigrant-rights-group-sues-trump-administration-over-end-of-tps-for-afghans-cameroonians/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>International</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cameroon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cameroon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TemporaryProtectedStatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TemporaryProtectedStatus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDepartmentOfHomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDepartmentOfHomelandSecurity</span></a></p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>→ 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/i-loved-that-ai-judge-moved-by-ai-generated-avatar-of-man-killed-in-road-rage-incident/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/i-loved-that-ai-ju</span><span class="invisible">dge-moved-by-ai-generated-avatar-of-man-killed-in-road-rage-incident/</span></a></p><p>“In a first, the Arizona <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> accepted an AI-generated video statement in which an <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/avatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avatar</span></a> made to look and sound like [the man who was killed] spoke.”</p><p>“[They] used <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/StableDiffusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StableDiffusion</span></a> fine-tuned with a Low-Rank Adaptation (<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LoRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoRA</span></a>) to craft the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a>. "And then we used a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/generative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generative</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and deep learning processes to create a voice <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clone</span></a> from his original <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a>"”</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Delta Air Lines Class Action Cleared For Takeoff Over CrowdStrike Chaos - A federal judge has allowed key parts of a class action lawsuit against Delta Air ... - <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/08/1918243/delta-air-lines-class-action-cleared-for-takeoff-over-crowdstrike-chaos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/0</span><span class="invisible">8/1918243/delta-air-lines-class-action-cleared-for-takeoff-over-crowdstrike-chaos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>Slain Man’s AI-Generated Avatar Delivered a First-of-its-Kind Victim Statement in Court <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/08/slain-mans-ai-generated-avatar-delivered-a-first-of-its-kind-victim-statement-in-court/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/05/08/slain</span><span class="invisible">-mans-ai-generated-avatar-delivered-a-first-of-its-kind-victim-statement-in-court/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/aigenerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aigenerated</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Houston-based Pappas Restaurants is close to adding another Tex-Mex chain to its portfolio after winning a bankruptcy auction this week to purchase On The Border Mexican Grill &amp; Cantina.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/05/08/520855/on-the-border-pappas-restaurants-wins-bankruptcy-auction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/arts-culture/food/2025/05/08/520855/on-the-border-pappas-restaurants-wins-bankruptcy-auction/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BankruptcyAuction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankruptcyAuction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chapter11Bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chapter11Bankruptcy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonRestaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonRestaurants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnTheBorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnTheBorder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PappasRestaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PappasRestaurants</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Judge Dismisses Most Charges Against FTX's Celebrity Boosters - A Florida federal judge has dismissed the majority of claims against celebrities w... - <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/08/1726213/judge-dismisses-most-charges-against-ftxs-celebrity-boosters?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/0</span><span class="invisible">8/1726213/judge-dismisses-most-charges-against-ftxs-celebrity-boosters?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A Grimes County judge has ordered the owners of the Texas Renaissance Festival to sell its property and assets after siding with a group of prospective buyers who sued after a $60 million deal fell through in 2023.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/08/520846/judge-orders-sale-of-texas-renaissance-festival-following-lengthy-legal-battle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/2025/05/08/520846/judge-orders-sale-of-texas-renaissance-festival-following-lengthy-legal-battle/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCultureBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCultureBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeorgeCoulam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeCoulam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrimesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrimesCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenFaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenFaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenaissanceFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenaissanceFestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenaissanceFestivalLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenaissanceFestivalLawsuit</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Senate Bill 11, which had a Texas House hearing Wednesday but remains pending in committee, would allow trustees of public school districts and governing bodies of charter schools to approve voluntary school prayer meetings and Bible readings.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/05/08/520755/bill-allowing-school-prayer-presented-as-voluntary-but-constitutional-questions-remain/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/religion/2025/05/08/520755/bill-allowing-school-prayer-presented-as-voluntary-but-constitutional-questions-remain/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BibleInSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BibleInSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HouseCommitteeOnStateAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseCommitteeOnStateAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolPrayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolPrayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p>There were different ways in which <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> could play a role in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a>: as wives of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a> as princesses and queen consort or as ladies-in-waiting. It was often their position between their family of origin and their new family that enabled them to act as diplomatic brokers and person of contact of foreign diplomats. </p><p>Women had access to places at <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> that were often inaccessible for men and thus were ideal information gatherers and spies. This is especially true for the European diplomats sent to <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, where the Harem was an important centre of power that remained closed to male diplomats. (4/7) </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CourtStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlyModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earlyModern</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@womenknowhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>womenknowhistory</span></a></span></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2060069/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2060069/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Canberra cafe manager refused bail after alleged sexual assault of teenaged staff member <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ACTMagistratesCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTMagistratesCourt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bail</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cafe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CafeManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CafeManager</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canberra</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DhirenPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DhirenPatel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Magistrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magistrates</span></a>'Court <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SexualAssault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SexualAssault</span></a></p>
IT News<p>AI of Dead Arizona Road Rage Victim Addresses Killer In Court - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Chris Pelkey was killed in ... - <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/2029215/ai-of-dead-arizona-road-rage-victim-addresses-killer-in-court?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/0</span><span class="invisible">7/2029215/ai-of-dead-arizona-road-rage-victim-addresses-killer-in-court?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A judge's ruling is forthcoming in a multi-year lawsuit against the Texas Renaissance Festival for allegedly backing out of a deal to sell the Houston-area event and its property for $60 million.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2025/05/07/520741/ruling-expected-soon-in-texas-renaissance-festival-lawsuit-alleging-withdrawal-from-60-million-sale/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/arts-culture/2025/05/07/520741/ruling-expected-soon-in-texas-renaissance-festival-lawsuit-alleging-withdrawal-from-60-million-sale/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCultureBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCultureBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeorgeCoulam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeCoulam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrimesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrimesCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenFest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasRenaissanceFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRenaissanceFestival</span></a></p>
IT News<p>VMware Perpetual License Holders Receive Cease-And-Desist Letters From Broadcom - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Broadcom has been sending c... - <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/0</span><span class="invisible">7/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>After struggling to gain enough bipartisan support to tighten the state’s bail laws, Texas Republicans appear closer than ever to achieving their goal of amending the state Constitution to keep more defendants behind bars pretrial.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/07/520731/in-bail-talks-lawmakers-close-in-on-texas-gop-goal-of-keeping-defendants-in-jail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/07/520731/in-bail-talks-lawmakers-close-in-on-texas-gop-goal-of-keeping-defendants-in-jail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BailBonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BailBonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BailReformLegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BailReformLegislation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BailSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BailSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernorGregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorGregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a></p>
Anwar Hashmi<p>MUST WATCH MOVIE | Court__state vs a nobody | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moviereview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moviereview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netflix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netflixindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netflixindia</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a></p><p>#<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netflix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netflixindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netflixindia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moviereview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moviereview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ottrealestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ottrealestate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goodmovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goodmovies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mustwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mustwatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/praveenprasad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>praveenprasad</span></a> source</p><p><a href="https://spinelessnews.com/must-watch-movie-court__state-vs-a-nobody-trending-moviereview-netflix-netflixindia-court/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spinelessnews.com/must-watch-m</span><span class="invisible">ovie-court__state-vs-a-nobody-trending-moviereview-netflix-netflixindia-court/</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>The European Commission sues Hungary for releasing thousands of people smugglers.</p><p>Hungary earlier released at least 2000 foreign people smugglers from prison, ordering them to leave the country.</p><p>The European Commission thinks it's a violation of European law.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250507-the-european-commission-sues-hungary-for-releasing-thousands-of-people-smugglers?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250507</span><span class="invisible">-the-european-commission-sues-hungary-for-releasing-thousands-of-people-smugglers?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/PeopleSmuggling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleSmuggling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trafficking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a></p>
Laurent L.<p><strong>Chaos</strong></p> <p><a href="https://makertube.net/w/2xNkhJSCunwh5zkps5AhLE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/2xNkhJSCunwh5z</span><span class="invisible">kps5AhLE</span></a></p>