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Assange Advocates Have Gone Off The Rails – Of Course Assange Has Constitutional Rights In A US Criminal Court Proceeding

The End (Free Assange!) Does Not Justify The Means Opportunistically Making Right Wing Legal Arguments And Suppressing Critics Last night, I read an article about the Assange extradition case in the UK at Consortium News, an outfit I strongly support, … Continue reading

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We Filed, But Haven’t Paid Tax Yet

Thoreau Set The Moral Standard Genocide And Nuclear Threats Violate It Henry Thoreau set the moral standard on whether a citizen had an obligation to withhold payment of  federal income tax and go to jail in his famous essay, see: … Continue reading

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NJ Spotlight Reporting On US EPA PFAS National Drinking Water Standards Misrepresented NJ Regulatory Policy, While Again Emphasizing Compliance Costs Over Public Health

NJ Spotlight Reporting Obscures Major Policy Debate Once Again, Costs Are Elevated Above Public Health Yet, after several years and many stories misleading readers by praising DEP’s leadership on regulation of PFOA/PFNA, forever chemicals, NJ Spotlight’s coverage obfuscated critical issues in favor … Continue reading

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EPA Drinking Water Standard For “Forever Chemicals” PFAS Exposes Less Stringent NJ DEP Standard

Murphy DEP Reverses Historical Role Of DEP Adopting More Stringent State Standards The US EPA just adopted a national drinking water standard (known as an “MCL”) for the “forever chemicals” PFAS. The EPA national standard is 4 ug/L – 4 … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Crony Hire Raises Huge Red Flags – When Do Ethics Violations And Cronyism Rise To Official Misconduct?

DEP Created And Gov.’s Office Approved A $142,500 Political Job In Record Time Crony Hire Was Former Colleague Of DEP Assistant Commissioner Cecil, Who Conducted The Interview No Job Postings, Solicitation, Or Competitive Civil Service Safeguards This one smells so … Continue reading

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