My uneducated guess is that banking corps getting “harmed” by the fact they can’t suck money out of their borrowers will have to spend more effort putting each order through the courts.
I’m so glad that restrictive resolution in Ohio’s August special election didn’t pass, that would have nullified this result, as Republicans were hoping to do through that.
A free speech battle is playing out on college campuses, as students, professors and others advocating for Palestinian rights across the United States are facing racist attacks and retaliation that threaten their safety and livelihoods. These attacks aim to suppress criticism of Israel and U.S. support of its actions in Gaza....
Well, if the years of study, understudy and residency living broke and getting nickel-and-dimed by everyone and everything wasn’t enough, now Americans can come out with a crippling debt several times that takes another bunch of years to pay off, hooray!
It would be nice to have an apolitical court tied to principles of honesty, integrity and justice. Sadly, this is the state of the court instead:
The conservative bloc includes one justice who occasionally votes with the liberals, such as when he joined them in a 4-3 opinion to reject Donald Trump’s request to overturn his presidential loss in the state. The other conservatives sided with Trump.
“Giving up political associations” is way easier said then done. In particular because reality appears to lean liberal to a significant number of conservatives.
My physical profile could potentially fit in with some of these groups but I would have a tough time keeping myself from rolling my eyes and pretending to enjoy this sort of talk even for ten minutes.
You’d need a specific mix of journalistic talent, patience for nutheads like the stars of this article, the ability to keep up an in-person alter-ego for months and charm (you could tell Mr. Nelson was a little into Ms. Moore).
A big takeaway from the article for me was the mention of how “each sect of the Republican Party each had their methods”, it made me think of the different sects, their methods and desires:
Big Business Republicans providing the money and legal influence, pushing for tax breaks, looser regulations and cuts to public services
Far-right white nationalists recruiting from the side, casually inserting themselves in important positions with a mellowed view hoping to take over the "big tent"
Religious conservatives (including evangelists) pushing a homophobic, misogynist agenda through their services and lobbying for their version of religion be taught everywhere
Rural (redneck) conservatives believing and spreading strange conspiracies and stuff, lobbying for gun rights, also racist/anti-immigrant
Old conservatives wanting things to return to “the way it used to be”, often including racist, homophobic and anti-immigrant takes.
It’s like some five-headed chimera fusion, who as long as they don’t get in each other’s way seem to be able to coexist. Interestingly about this article is that it focused on the people and things around Inmate #P01135809 rather than Inmate #P01135809 himself, which was refreshing.
Hawaii is not immune from the American mindset and cultural pressure of “the job being more important than the people/family”.
If people were really upset with tourists coming, they could walk off the job to go and support their family except for the people tasked with sending tourists away. It’s American work culture that abandons people who would do that.
How we handle fiires and various other tragedies up here: people across Canada donate, they support causes, neighborring communities stand up to help feed and house people displaced by disaster. Federal, provincial and town governments come together to make sure people evacuate safely and are supported. A person’s “job” is like 20th if at all on the list of priorities.
Tourists are clueless and obnoxious anywhere you go in the world. But Hawaii residents and fellow American people need to look out for each other, island, state and federal governments need to look out for the affected residents.
I’m saying it should not even be a question whether one should be obligated to go to work in such a disaster. Going to work miserably to me is a failure on society’s part. It’s the tourism industry, government and people at large ignoring the residents’ needs.
The mayor says the city gave its officers a 5% pay increase and the chief a $13,000 raise at the beginning of the year, as the council now works to restructure its budget to compete with bigger cities. The Office of the State Auditor shows Goodhue had a public safety budget of about $375,000 in 2022.
OK I get Japanese people take things seriously and are upset, and it’s easy to laugh at something like Barbenheimer when the consequences of atomic bombings are mostly on another continent. I write this on a day of immense tragedy for the world, after the bomb it was apparent that human suffering can know no bounds if we don’t make an effort to live in peace.
Did the author really watch the same Oppenheimer I did? I think Christopher Nolan did more than his due diligence on the matter. The scene with the speech and the thunderous applause juxtaposed with harrowing scenes of Japanese civilians being burnt alive was far and away the most gut-wrenching part of the film.
Like fuck, we really fucking did that to people. That should really make anyone stop and think.
That said, I don’t mind the fact that people make light of two contrasting movies releasing the same day. Let people have their humour, especially to cope for something so dark and tragic.
What’s interesting about this article is what it leaves out. It cites experts who claim this is “diverts scarce resources from more pressing priorities: transit service and quality” yet that was far from the case in one of the cities cited in the introduction....
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.
A doctor tried to renew his passport. Now he’s no longer a U.S. citizen. ( archive.is )
The Northern Virginia doctor was born in D.C. and given a U.S. birth certificate. At 61, he learned his citizenship was granted by mistake.
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights ( apnews.com )
The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: Censorship, Harassment Intensifies on Campus Amid Gaza War - [video, 13 min] ( www.democracynow.org )
A free speech battle is playing out on college campuses, as students, professors and others advocating for Palestinian rights across the United States are facing racist attacks and retaliation that threaten their safety and livelihoods. These attacks aim to suppress criticism of Israel and U.S. support of its actions in Gaza....
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That? ( www.nytimes.com )
Non-paywalled link...
Companies That Union-Bust Must Now Automatically Recognize Union, NLRB Rules ( www.vice.com )
Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a ‘seismic shift’ ( wapo.st )
WP gift article expires in 14 days....
Undercover With the New Alt-Right ( www.thenation.com )
Houston issues mandatory water restrictions due to intense heat, worsening drought | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
‘Let Maui heal’: Grieving Hawaii residents want tourists to go home ( wapo.st )
Maui’s tourism machine never stops, but residents who are reeling from wildfires need a break...
Entire Goodhue Police Department resigns; mayor says she was 'blindsided' ( www.kare11.com )
The mayor says the city gave its officers a 5% pay increase and the chief a $13,000 raise at the beginning of the year, as the council now works to restructure its budget to compete with bigger cities. The Office of the State Auditor shows Goodhue had a public safety budget of about $375,000 in 2022.
'Barbenheimer' highlights U.S. ignorance of nuclear reality ( www.japantimes.co.jp )
Truck carrying cans of nacho cheese spills on highway ( ground.news )
These cities are ending fares on transit. Here's why ( www.cnn.com )
What’s interesting about this article is what it leaves out. It cites experts who claim this is “diverts scarce resources from more pressing priorities: transit service and quality” yet that was far from the case in one of the cities cited in the introduction....
A new Texas law forces vendors to rate sexual content in schoolbooks. They're not happy about it ( www.cnn.com )
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