5 d. ago The Jerome Powell investigation shows Trump’s need for limitless power | Austin Sarat

The inquiry into the Federal Reserve chair sends a message to anyone standing in Trump’s way – including the supreme courtNews that Donald Trump’s justice department has launched an investigation of Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, is the latest example of the president’s governing philosophy: do what I want, or I will crush you. The desire to make Powell’s life miserable is also a warning sign to anyone who thinks that they have an independent source of authority.What is happening to Powell is a test, not just for him and the Fed, but for any other person or institution that dares to stand up to the president.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Man's gruesome death after falling into boiling hot spring and dissolving

A man was boiled alive and dissolved in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring in 2016 after falling into the boiling water.

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9 d. ago Six years after George Floyd, we must stand against an ICE killing in Minneapolis | Austin Sarat

Barely a mile from Floyd’s murder, an officer killed Renee Nicole Good. We must peacefully say no to this violenceOn 25 May 2020, America witnessed a stunning act of police brutality when a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, murdered George Floyd. The killer, Derek Chauvin, apparently confident that he would be immune to accountability, did his deed in the open, with other officers standing by and in front of a crowd of onlookers.The video of Floyd’s murder shocked the nation.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elvis Presley riddled with constipation and 9,000 pills in gruesome death

Elvis Presley was one of the biggest stars in the world and would have turned 90 today

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1 week ago Trump is marching into 2026 with the worst cabinet in history | Austin Sarat

From RFK Jr to Pete Hegseth, the president’s top aides have been disastrous. We shouldn’t be surprisedAs 2024 ended and Donald Trump’s cabinet picks were rolled out, commentators scrambled to decide which one was the worst. Was it Matt Gaetz for attorney general? Or Pete Hegseth, for secretary of defense? Or maybe Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?Soon after, the White House crowed that Trump had assembled “the greatest cabinet of all time”.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Disturbed man' walked onto runway and climbed into plane engine before gruesome death

Kyler Efinger was boarding a flight to visit his grandad when he began suffering a mental health episode. He then walked onto the track before climbing into the engine

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1 week ago Parents of man suffering ‘obvious’ mental health crisis sue Salt Lake City after he climbed into plane engine and died

Kyler Efinger died from his injuries after climbing into a plane’s engine

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2 w. ago 'Most gruesome death of all time' as divers were 'boiled from inside out'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The horror of every bubble of nitrogen in your blood bursting open in one split second became a deadly reality for one group of divers in the North Sea

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2 w. ago Nurse 'attacked by Afghan migrant in crowbar rampage' reveals she was 'beaten nearly to death' as she reveals gruesome injuries inflicted on her

Meg Lynch said she was 'nearly beaten to death' while stood getting a drink from a vending machine.

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2 w. ago Diver's 'most gruesome death of all time' as organs 'expelled from his body' underwater

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The fatal incident took place on a semi-submersible oil drilling rig where a team of six had been deployed to undertake a deep-sea diving mission — five of the six perished.

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2 w. ago Horrifying reality of 'most agonising' torture technique that causes mass internal damage then death

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT This method of torture, according to folklore, may possibly be the most harrowing and gruesome technique ever recorded and causes a drawn out and agonising death to victims

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3 w. ago Gruesome death sentence locked in metal bull and burned to death in public

The brazen bull was a life-sized bronze cast of the animal that was left completely hollow inside

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4 w. ago 'Monster Mansion' murderer suffers gruesome death behind bars after inserting spike into chest

Karl Quincey, 48, told prison officers 'it's been bubbling for a while now' after inserting a glasses arm into a self-inflicted wound at HMP Wakefield. An inquest recorded a verdict of suicide

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