A Kentucky of Mothers
God my poor real mom she would have died. // But people say her eyes contain a twinkle they believe in. When they see it they don't need a… More
Breathlessness
I was so crazy tired that I said the word ‘slumberland’ under my breath & it took on the charge of invective while it also made a hoop which… More
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a North Carolina town’s policy that banned video live-streaming police during traffic stops was in violation of the First Amendment. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3847427-appeals-court-rules-live-streaming-police-during-traffic-stops-protected-by-first-amendment/