## Man sues Tennessee county after he was jailed over meme related to Charlie Kirk killing

Authored by theguardian.com

A former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme on Facebook related to the 10 September assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

According to the new 30-page lawsuit filed this week, 10 days after Kirk’s killing, Larry Bushart, 61, shared a post in the comments of a Facebook post about a vigil for Kirk in Perry county, Tennessee.

According to the lawsuit, police came to Bushart’s home the following day, took him into custody and charged with “threatening mass violence at a school”.

He was unable to pay the $2m bond and was jailed for 37 days.

In an interview with local news at the time, Weems said that the post caused “multiple people” to become “scared to send their kids to school”.

“In fact, the Perry county school district has no records at all concerning Mr Bushart or the meme,” the lawsuit adds.

But I also know my rights, and I was arrested for nothing more than refusing to be bullied into censorship.”. »

### NY State Senate Bill 2025-S594

Authored by nysenate.gov

The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a to read as follows: § 915-A.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM OR SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AND THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT, AS AMENDED, TO SERVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT.

PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS BY ADOPTING PROVISION 2, THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION UNDER SUCH ACT, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE NATIONAL CHILD NUTRITION ACT. »

### Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says

Authored by english.kyodonews.net

TOKYO - A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home and abroad.

"I think we should possess nuclear weapons," said the source, who is involved in devising security policy under the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while also indicating that such a move is unrealistic.

The prime minister's office source denied having a discussion with Takaichi about reviewing the non-nuclear principles. »

### Former Bungie director's lawsuit against Bungie and Sony dismissed "for lack of jurisdiction" over monetary damages

Authored by gamesindustry.biz

Former Bungie director Chris Barratt has had his court case against his former employer and Sony dismissed.

Barrett was reportedly fired by Bungie that same year following an internal investigation into inappropriate behaviour against female colleagues.

Now, according to The Game Post, Barratt's case was dismissed by Delaware's Court of Chancery "for lack of jurisdiction" over monetary damages. »

### Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing concludes as judge says he'll issue ruling on evidence in May

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Luigi Mangione's pretrial hearing concludes as judge says he'll issue ruling on evidence in May.

Luigi Mangione attends an evidentiary hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York, December 18, 2025.

The evidence suppression hearing in the case against accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione concluded Thursday after the defense signaled it would call no witnesses. »

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