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Could the Southern Policy Law Center actually, finally, be getting its comeuppance?

We can hope and dream!

COMPROMISED: SPLC Whistleblower’s History Makes Groundbreaking Defamation Case Even Stronger

In order to win a defamation lawsuit, the person suing must convince the court and ultimately the jury that the slanderer didn’t just publish something false, but that he did so even while suspecting that the attack was false.

Immigration enforcement activist D.A. King’s lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center made it to the discovery process while so many other lawsuits have failed precisely because King showed that the SPLC had reason to doubt the truth of its claim that his organization, the Dustin Inman Society, was an “anti-immigrant hate group.” In fact, the SPLC had explicitly stated that the society was not a “hate group” in 2011, but it reversed course in 2018, right after registering a lobbyist to oppose a bill the society supported.

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King can claim that, and newly revealed evidence bolsters his claim even further.

According to an article King unearthed on the SPLC website, not only did the SPLC state publicly that his group was not a “hate group” before it reversed course, but an SPLC whistleblower who went on to describe the SPLC’s “hate” accusations as a “highly profitable scam” had himself been involved in the SPLC’s monitoring of King’s organization. He even quoted a source who stated that an early version of King’s organization was not a “traditional ‘hate’ group.”

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Moser wrote about the guilt he “couldn’t help feeling about the legions of donors who believed that their money was being used, faithfully and well, to do the Lord’s work in the heart of Dixie. We were part of the con, and we knew it.” He wrote that SPLC staffers would chat “about the oppressive security regime, the hyperbolic fund-raising appeals, and the fact that, though the center claimed to be effective in fighting extremism, ‘hate’ always continued to be on the rise, more dangerous than ever, with each year’s report on hate groups.”

It would be ever so delightful if the SPLC had to shut down?  Or find themselves in a financial bind due to humongous yet well-earned punitive damages?


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mharper42
mharper42
June 5, 2023 9:58 pm

Here’s a short but interesting statement from Jim Jordan about DOJ dirty business.

https://rumble.com/v2o4v04-jim-jordan-rips-apart-biden-doj-for-targeting-pro-life-dad.html

 

Shannon
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June 5, 2023 9:41 pm

TT

i had a conversation with the Bama Belle along those lines, earlier.

yeah. It sucks.

Shannon
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June 5, 2023 9:02 pm

This video has only been up on YouTube for 2 months.

Who knew John Prine helped Steve Goodman write this song classic? I didn’t.

Missing you, John.

Shannon
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June 5, 2023 8:46 pm
Shannon
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June 5, 2023 8:38 pm

Hey, what’s happening to The Couch Critters? I find that time moves faster than ever. But I don’t. I have close friends and family that need my help or counsel more than ever. There just isn’t enough time in the days or weeks. I’m still working. And running out of gas a bit earlier than I used to. The damn… Read more »

mharper42
mharper42
June 5, 2023 8:01 pm

Hey, what’s happening to The Couch Critters? Everyone conked out before 5 pm? Note I don’t count myself in these stats, cuz I am totally retired.

Shannon
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June 5, 2023 3:43 pm

I think wagonburner has been busy preparing for his Presidential campaign and will announce next week.

Might as well, everybody else is.

Adee
June 5, 2023 3:19 pm

We are expecting rain later this afternoon as forecast yesterday and today and have been under overcast and sometimes quite dark skies—but little rain.  Not enough to darken the sidewalk so far.  Only 77 now with 76% humidity that is gratefully not smothering.

Adee
June 5, 2023 3:02 pm

I bought out the entire supply of pink begonias (12 flats of 18 each) at our favorite nursery and will go to see what is left in another nearby nursery.  Late to get started planting flowers, but fortunate to have Spring hanging on so long.  Please hang around another week, Spring.

mharper42
mharper42
June 5, 2023 12:37 pm

Morning, gang. I got up at 9, fed the 6 cats in the house and Billy out back, then drove to my doc’s office to have blood drawn for semi-annual testing. They now have a lab tech from Quest Labs who works as part of their operation. That’s super handy except when you have to be fasted for the draw.… Read more »

Adee
June 5, 2023 12:15 pm

Now that everyone’s eyeballs are spinning around from reading very serious stuff Tedtam has presented, one might guess that folks who have been injured–or killed– by the Covid-19 “vaccine” are or their next of kin are pressing on with lawsuits against the perps who created, let loose, and are now hiding behind anything they can find to shield themselves from… Read more »

Adee
June 5, 2023 9:39 am

#15 Texpat,

Teachers should be issued brass knuckles and have instructions on how to use them.

Adee
June 5, 2023 9:29 am

Good Morning Hamsters, Rain is expected again this afternoon sometime, and it is welcome as long as it isn’t a monsoon. Yesterday’s surprise bounty was 1.34 inches, as previous rains in the area had a love affair with Houston and points farther east.  All we saw of those were storm clouds to the east and nada for us.  Spouse turned… Read more »

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 9:26 am

12 BC

??? The link works for me.

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 9:24 am

Violent kids in public schools are a huge problem and one of the multiple ramifications of the lockdowns in America.  WSJ in front of the paywall… Across the U.S., violence against teachers has ratcheted up since the widespread return to in-person learning in 2021, and in some areas the problem is worse than it was prepandemic. The data are limited,… Read more »

Super Dave
June 5, 2023 9:11 am

Sister and I set up our base camp on the beachhead and walked down to the pier and back all while wife was still sawing gourds. They just headed down to the beach so I’ll have to fill the small ice chest and head down there also. Gonna’ be a great day.

Super Dave
June 5, 2023 9:08 am

#11 Texpat, I checked out the App and it looks real good. The one she has, has Oscilloscope audio-gram and pictures, not sure what else.  I’ll show the Merlin App to her so she can check it out. The other day we were at the pond and she heard an unfamiliar bird and found out it was a Wood Thrush… Read more »

Bonecrusher
June 5, 2023 9:04 am

#10 TP:  Your linkage produced the following results for me:

 

Web server is returning an unknown error Error code 520

Visit cloudflare.com for more information.
2023-06-05 14:03:04 UTC

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 8:45 am

9 Super Dave

I’m fairly sure the Cornell Merlin app would probably be the best of show out there.  They have the most extensive ornithological databases in the world.

It would be more fun to have down in Alabama and Texas which are major migratory pathways for North American birds.  New Jersey – not as much.

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 8:40 am

It looks as if the Biden Crime Family photographic tour with 10,000 photos and other nightmare detritus has been uploaded to the net.

bidenlaptopmedia.com

Super Dave
June 5, 2023 8:37 am

# Texpat, my wife has one of those. She can record a bird’s voice and it’ll tell her what it is. It will also produce the sounds. She’s become good at telling birds by their calls. But her hearing is unbelievable, like a 5 y YO. Oh and the other day a squirrel was in her feeder and she cranked… Read more »

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 8:12 am

Super Dave We keep the apps on our phones to a bare minimum, but one I found for Her Highness has been a big success.  Cornell University in upstate Ithaca, New York is famous for its Ornithology Lab.  They are the authority on birds in North American and probably the world.  Anyway, they developed the Merlin Bird ID app that… Read more »

GJT
GJT
June 5, 2023 7:31 am

Stupid mockingbirds built a nest up in a cavity of the new front porch, Buddy the Dog was ready and waiting for the trial runs by the babies – two of them. Acre and a half of trees and they nest on a porch occupied by a dog. Same exact thing on the back porch last year in a potted… Read more »

GJT
GJT
June 5, 2023 7:26 am

I vote for blue, sometimes enough pink is just enough.

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 7:22 am

Yes, congratulations, Tedtam, on the news from Denton.  Maybe you’ll get a grandson this time.

Texpat
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June 5, 2023 7:20 am

Walking out the French doors onto my driveway is dangerous this morning.  The tree just outside the door at the corner of the house is like a multi-family condo for mockingbirds and they are pushing babies out of the nest this morning to learn to fly.  Adult dive-bombing mockers are everywhere.

Bonecrusher
June 5, 2023 6:52 am

Congratulations on TT expecting her third grandspawn.

Bonecrusher
June 5, 2023 6:50 am

It has been a very long time since I have had a puppy full time.They are a lot of work, that is if one wants them to be a good citizen and companion.  Lots of outside time, constant watching for the sniffing circle – looking for a place of relief, creating understanding of those things which can be chewed upon… Read more »

Super Dave
June 5, 2023 5:38 am

Mornin’ Gang Another great day in paradise, sister drove down yesterday morning and we spent the day on the beach until about 3:30 and a thunder storm chased us off. I didn’t think we were supposed to get any rain early in the week but I guess that tropical disturbance sparked a few showers along the coast and a bunch… Read more »