Famous gay rights lawyer immolates in Prospect Park in protest against fossil fuels

Words fail me. This is very sad. I cannot imagine how he must have been feeling to protest in such a way. My heart goes out to him, for whatever that’s worth, now. I will take this as another reminder to keep in touch with my friends and peers and treat them with the utmost compassion and understanding as we never know what someone is going through.

“He will be remembered for his kindness, devotion, and vision for justice” said Camilla Taylor of Lambda Legal.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/charred-body-found-prospect-park-walking-path-article-1.3933598

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/nyregion/david-buckel-dead-fire.html

Tainted Love: FBI Raids Trump’s Personal Attorney Michael Cohen

On Monday, FBI agents raided the offices, home, and hotel room of the President Of The United States’ personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Normally, we wouldn’t talk about political issues in an effort to maintain a centered political position as well as focus on the educational aspect of our stories. Fortunately, this story allows us to do both.

(by the way, “A Higher Loyalty” by James Comey releases Monday)

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Star Control: Ur-Quan Masters of Lawsuits (Part 1)

Stardock has sued Paul Reiche and Fred Ford over the intellectual property rabbit hole that is the Star Control franchise. Let’s go over 30 years of complexity and learn about copyrights and trademarks in the process. There’s also some really good stuff in here.

Thanks to tactical_bra for researching and writing this story.

Tune in tomorrow for the next episode!

Docs below.

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