Forensics: Charges dropped for TN man arrested for Facebook meme of Donald Trump

The retired law enforcement officer who posted dozens of memes critical of President Donald Trump was arrested by Lexington police and booked into the Perry County Jail earlier this year.
— Read on www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/charges-dropped-against-lexington-man-arrested-over-facebook-meme-of-donald-trump/

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Forensics: Using RFKjr’s Anti-vax rhetoric as a substitute for scientific data. New article in print. Truly appalling junk.

There is an article titled “Evidence Showing Childhood Vaccinations Are Causing Autism and Other Intellectual Disabilities” (in the journal International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research, Vol 4 No 1, 2025) that claims a link.  However, this article has major red flags: In particular, the publisher and peer-review integrity are questioned. Independent commentary describes it as “junk science … a political stunt” and points out serious methodological flaws. 

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Forensics: “Nearly perfect?”InvestigateTV+: State-contracted drug test lab under scrutiny for false positives

A drug testing lab under scrutiny for its results is still not performing a specialized test to minimize false positive concerns.

— Read on www.kktv.com/2025/10/28/investigatetv-state-contracted-drug-test-lab-under-scrutiny-false-positives/

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Forensics: Junk science leads to Texas sueing Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, claiming they hid drug’s autism risks | Reuters

The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue , were sued on Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/texas-sues-jj-kenvue-claiming-they-hid-tylenols-autism-risks-2025-10-28/

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Forensics: First Amendment attack in Tennessee. Local DA and cops jail anti-Kirk memorial blogger. Who is a retired cop.

theintercept.com/2025/10/23/charlie-kirk-meme-arrest-tennessee-larry-bushart/

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Forensics: Deliberate interference with medical treatment. Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
— Read on www.wweek.com/news/2025/10/12/documents-allege-a-federal-agent-at-portland-ice-threatened-to-shoot-an-ambulance-driver/

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Forensics: Acquitted Soccer Player Detained over Two Years after Verdict, Finally Reunited with Family

Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian-born former professional soccer player, was released after spending more than two years in unlawful U.S. immigration detention following his acquittal on terrorism-related charges, in a case cited as an example of prolonged and inhumane detention practices within the U.S. justice and immigration systems.
— Read on davisvanguard.org/2025/10/trabelsi-immigration-detention-aclu/

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Forensics: US Mass media normalizing Immigration crackdown: Car crashes and rammings take center stage | CNN

The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/us/immigration-crackdown-car-crashes-rammings

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Forensics: Arrests made over jewel heist at the Louvre, French prosecutors say

French police have made arrests in connection with the heist of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, officials said Sunday
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/2-arrested-jewel-heist-louvre-french-prosecutors-confirm-rcna239823

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Forensics: Study of the microbiome of saliva and thanotology for ID and time of death. Good review.

escholarship.org/content/qt7rs801pk/qt7rs801pk.pdf

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