It’s a day of reckoning today for Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and a long-awaited culmination for the Sandy Hook families who sued Jones for defamation. A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is expected to force Jones to liquidate his personal assets, including ownership of his media company, Free Speech Systems, in...
In a nation which has the highest percentage of its citizens imprisoned in the world, Louisiana is the state with the highest percentage of its citizens imprisoned in the country. This is the exact wrong direction.
It's just astounding to me how fragile our society is to disruption of something so short-term inconsequential.
Like, if the protests are so bad, the outcome is... canceled classes. Not even some critical function of our society in the here and now like... power production, or food production.
If this is the response to rejecting genocide, then these protests are sorely needed.
“Their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive, and made co-workers feel threatened.”
If holding up posters is "defacing property" and you feel "threatened" by a sit in, you might be on the wrong side of history (and/or a Vault-Tec employee).
Meet Richard Grenell, vocal tribune of Trump’s America First credo on the international stage and the man hotly tipped to become secretary of state if the presumed Republican nominee beats Joe Biden in November’s presidential election....
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat, flipping a Republican-held seat by campaigning on abortion rights in the deep-red state that bans abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest. Lands won 62 percent of the nearly 6,000 votes cast, while her challenger, Republican Teddy Powell, won...
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Short version: Trump worked with a subsidiary of a Swiss insurance concern called Chubb whose CEO was a Trump appointee during his time in office. It’s unknown what if any collateral Trump had to put up....
It does certainly seem like allowing this would have been damaging to democracy in the long run (could Texas just boot off Biden because he’s the democratic candidate and some made up charges relating to the border?), especially since he has not been tried and convincted, but so damaging in the short term to allow someone who is such a clear and present danger to democracy to remain eligible.
Especially since this seems like something that was freely accessible
But in an indictment laying out 14 counts against Burke that include conspiracy and wiretapping, prosecutors allege that the journalist went too far by tapping into a streaming feed site where he acquired unbroadcast video clips of former Fox News star Tucker Carlson and other personalities.
Sounds almost like Elon threatening people who post his flight logs, when the flight logs are freely accessible…
Technically, it’s for faulty seat sensors that determine if the airbag will trigger.
Honda says that a weight sensor, which is meant to disable the passenger airbags if the seat is occupied by a child or child seat, might not work properly, allowing the airbags to deploy during a crash.
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Sure, but none of those things have ever been demonstrated to actually exasperate mental health issues.
Can we really say the same thing about the internet when we can see how quickly YouTube radicalized people? When we see the consequences of covid conspiracies and disinformation?
We’ll cope, but the internet is a new kind of beast that we’re continually coping without a solid plan.
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating what appears to be an “unlawful attempt” at voter suppression after NBC News reported on a robocall impersonating President Joe Biden that told recipients not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary....
Kenneth Smith, 58, is facing execution by an untested method that has never before been used in capital punishment in the US. It’s a technique that has been rejected on ethical grounds by veterinarians for the euthanasia of most animals other than pigs: death by nitrogen gas.
You saw it with the recent tech layoffs - “well if Google thinks they need to lay off people, maybe we should lay people off - they must know something we don’t”
This was my thought as well, but it’s also important that the rule is more generous then the title let’s on.
With each additional $1,000 of debt, the window for forgiveness increases by one year. For example, a student who took out $13,000 in loans will now have their debts erased if they’ve been in repayment for 11 years — or in 12 years for those who borrowed $14,000 and so on.
So… you can’t be in repayment for eternity, which is a great change. Now we just need to shorten that time frame to 0.
As the other commenter pointed out, there’s a specific political party hamstringing these efforts that need to be voted out.
And of course, this is exactly why we had the “norm” of presidents divesting themselves and placing their business interests in blind trusts.
Instead, Trump completely ignored that and claims his business was just running as normal and the fact that these foreign governments paid his business was just “normal business” (I’ve got a bridge to sell you for 400x over market price).
Just really demonstrates how openly corrupt he is and the contempt he holds for the rule of law and our principles.
Tractor Supply cuts DEI, climate goals after conservative outcry ( www.npr.org )
During fucking Pride month no less. Fuck Tractor Supply and fuck conservatives, Jesus fucking Christ.
Alex Jones faces day of reckoning over what he owes Sandy Hook families ( www.npr.org )
It’s a day of reckoning today for Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and a long-awaited culmination for the Sandy Hook families who sued Jones for defamation. A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is expected to force Jones to liquidate his personal assets, including ownership of his media company, Free Speech Systems, in...
GUILTY ( edition.cnn.com )
Guilty on 34 counts....
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances ( apnews.com )
In a nation which has the highest percentage of its citizens imprisoned in the world, Louisiana is the state with the highest percentage of its citizens imprisoned in the country. This is the exact wrong direction.
Raw milk sales spike despite CDC's warnings of risk associated with bird flu ( www.pbs.org )
NYPD officer fired gun during raid on Columbia protesters ( www.axios.com )
Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance ( www.theguardian.com )
Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over $1.2B Israel contract ( nypost.com )
Supreme Court to weigh if Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstruction ( www.washingtonpost.com )
An earthquake just rocked NYC, New Jersey, and the surrounding areas ( www.theverge.com )
‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests ( www.theguardian.com )
Meet Richard Grenell, vocal tribune of Trump’s America First credo on the international stage and the man hotly tipped to become secretary of state if the presumed Republican nominee beats Joe Biden in November’s presidential election....
In Alabama, abortion and IVF helped flip a red set in a special election ( www.motherjones.com )
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat, flipping a Republican-held seat by campaigning on abortion rights in the deep-red state that bans abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest. Lands won 62 percent of the nearly 6,000 votes cast, while her challenger, Republican Teddy Powell, won...
NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law ( www.thecity.nyc )
Large Grocers Took Advantage of Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions, F.T.C. Finds ( www.nytimes.com )
Donald Trump joins the meme-stock frenzy ( www.economist.com )
Archive link...
Trump posts nearly $92 million bond in E. Jean Carroll defamation case ( www.cnn.com )
Short version: Trump worked with a subsidiary of a Swiss insurance concern called Chubb whose CEO was a Trump appointee during his time in office. It’s unknown what if any collateral Trump had to put up....
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack ( apnews.com )
Letitia James live tweets daily interest charges on Trump’s $464m fraud ruling ( www.independent.co.uk )
US journalist Tim Burke indicted for accessing unaired footage of Tucker Carlson and others at Fox News ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Despite grand jury investigation, officers may not face charges in Uvalde shooting response ( www.texastribune.org )
Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles in U.S. to replace faulty air bags ( www.cbsnews.com )
Live updates: Another shockingly good jobs report shows America's economy is booming ( www.cnn.com )
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Woman involved in Slender Man attack as a child again seeks release from psychiatric institute ( www.nbcnews.com )
E. Jean Carroll Vows to ‘Do Something Good’ With Trump’s $83.3 Million ( www.thedailybeast.com )
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents ( abcnews.go.com )
Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote Tuesday ( www.nbcnews.com )
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating what appears to be an “unlawful attempt” at voter suppression after NBC News reported on a robocall impersonating President Joe Biden that told recipients not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary....
‘I’m not ready, brother’: US man to be put to death months after botched execution attempt ( www.theguardian.com )
Kenneth Smith, 58, is facing execution by an untested method that has never before been used in capital punishment in the US. It’s a technique that has been rejected on ethical grounds by veterinarians for the euthanasia of most animals other than pigs: death by nitrogen gas.
Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds ( www.theguardian.com )
President Biden: student loan borrowers enrolled in SAVE “who took out less than $12,000 in loans and have been in repayment for 10 years will get their remaining student debt cancelled immediately" ( www.whitehouse.gov )
“Borrowers who may be eligible for early debt cancellation to sign up for the SAVE plan at studentaid.gov,” a statement by the White House says.
Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds ( web.archive.org )
Unpaywalled link: web.archive.org/…/trump-hotels-foreign-business-r…...