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Forbidden justice: Secrets of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and their ‘Elders Manual’

 
One of the interesting parallels between Scientology and Jehovah’s Witnesses is their dedication to hierarchy, including the case of hierarchical knowledge. Some things are not meant to be shared by the elite with the great unwashed masses.

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Twin terrors: Gemini horoscope for October 28

 
Gemini, here’s what the online gurus have for you today, October 28, 2019:

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Let’s get real: Taurus horoscope for October 27

 
Taurus, here’s what the most popular astrology websites are predicting for you today, October 27, 2019:

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Trump’s attorneys: an unaccountable crime network operating in plain sight

 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

One of the harder things to wrap one’s head around in all this drama is figuring how a tight cast of characters all relate to each other and to their attorneys who may or may not be acting as attorneys.

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Arkansas hunter evens the odds with antique-style gun, so deer killed him

[Armed and dangerous]

You’ve no doubt seen the headline going around today, that a hunter was killed by the deer that he shot in Arkansas.

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The Ukraine situation: Liability is stacking up for key players like Giuliani, Sondland

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story: Self-Dealing in Ukraine: The Core of the Impeachment Inquiry]

This is a smart, careful assessment by Philip Zelikow of the Ukraine situation, looking past the political circus aspects of the impeachment question but and into the known facts, what those facts mean in criminal liability terms (quid pro quo, self-dealing), and how the liability is stacking up for the key players — Giuliani, Mulvaney, Perry, Sondland, Volker.

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Giuliani pals plead not guilty, and by invoking privilege may bridge impeachment gap

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story: Giuliani Associates Parnas And Fruman Plead Not Guilty, Raise Executive Privilege Concerns]

Recently indicted Parnas and Fruman are threatening to invoke privilege because they were (a) working for Giuliani on behalf of the president; and (b) had retained Giuliani as an attorney.

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Ambassador Bill Taylor’s testimony makes a liar of Gordon Sondland and is bad for Trump

[Bill Taylor]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

As expected, ambassador Bill Taylor’s testimony today was bad for the White House and Trump. It was expected because, if you recall, Taylor was the one who texted Gordon Sondland that he felt it was “crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.”

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HBO appeals in ‘Leaving Neverland’ fight with Michael Jackson estate over a 1992 contract

 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this Hollywood Reporter story: HBO Taking Michael Jackson ‘Leaving Neverland’ Dispute to Appeals Court]

This is pretty interesting. Michael Jackson’s estate wasn’t happy with HBO’s “Finding Neverland” documentary, so it looked to the boilerplate non-disparagement and arbitration clauses in a wholly unrelated 1992 contract between HBO and Michael Jackson relating to a Jackson concert HBO aired, and sued on that to force arbitration. Judge said fine. So HBO appeals.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses say you should join because the Bible is so ‘harmonious’ and consistent

 
In a new short video, ex-JW activist Lloyd Evans takes on a Jehovah’s Witnesses tract that includes this precious statement:

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