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European word translator

Translate any word into over 30 languages. Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate.  A few things to keep in mind: Translations are generated by Google Translate. Some may be inaccurate or use non-European (e.g. Brazilian Portuguese) words. Just one translation is provided for each word; watch out for… Continue Reading

Judicial Secrecy

Rowe, Elizabeth A., Judicial Secrecy (December 01, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5154667 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5154667  – “This Article examines the growing phenomenon of over-sealing court records and its implications for judicial transparency. While intended to protect compelling interests such as trade secrets and other confidential information, this practice has expanded to include sealing of basic legal arguments,… Continue Reading

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 8, 2025

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 8, 2025. Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and… Continue Reading

We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

Columbia Journalism Review: “AI search tools are rapidly gaining in popularity, with nearly one in four Americans now saying they have used AI in place of traditional search engines. These tools derive their value from crawling the internet for up-to-date, relevant information—content that is often produced by news publishers.  Yet a troubling imbalance has emerged:… Continue Reading

Executive Order Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP

Unprecedented attack by the White House on a law firm with past and current representation of  clients who are “adversaries” of Donald Trump. The pretext for this attack is that Perkins Coie implemented eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP. Executive Order, March 6, 2025. “Section 1. Purpose. The dishonest… Continue Reading

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied

Joan Westenberg: “For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every “friend,” every creative work—locked behind closed doors,… Continue Reading

Trump Wants to Use the IRS to Track Down Immigrants. They May Stop Paying Taxes

The Bulwark: “Immigrants in this country illegally paid nearly $100 billion in taxes in 2022, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic policy. But that source of government revenue may soon taper off as the Trump administration pushes the Internal Revenue Service to help it accelerate its program of mass deportations.… Continue Reading

The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide

“The text below, dubbed the “Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide”, was published in social media in January 2017 in a series of improvised, spontaneous tweets, which reached 3 million views within one month. Their common element was their trademark signature, “- With love, your Eastern European friends”, and the accompanying hashtag #LearnFromEurope. The Guide went viral… Continue Reading