A Georgia grand jury recommended criminal charges against Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and other allies of Donald Trump as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 presidential defeat, said a report released on Friday....
Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age... His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce.
Woodard’s main defense was to argue the government had not proven that Navarro’s failure to comply with the subpoena was willful, a necessary component for contempt of Congress, rather than a mistake.
Tell me, please, how failure to comply with a subpoena is anything but willful.
Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous record holder,...
The thing that worries me is not so much that some politicians are extremely old, it's that the distribution skews so far toward the elderly. There's a dearth of young politicians. That means that when the current set inevitably kick the bucket, there's no established pipeline of successors.
The US Senate today confirmed nominee Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, finally giving President Biden a Democratic majority on the telecom regulator more than two and a half years into his presidency. The vote to confirm Gomez was 55-43 and went mostly along party lines....
Futurama's bone vampire is a large scary creature that's actually quite affectionate. Moopsy is a small, cute creature that's incredibly aggressive and cunning.
Gaffney was permanently disbarred from the practice of law for her pattern of engaging in improper delay tactics over the course of litigation; reckless, impugning and disparaging commentary about the judiciary; and engaging in conduct contrary to honesty and justice that was prejudicial to the administration of justice.
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday....
Yeah, our Founding Fathers clearly believed that to secure the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, governments were wholly unnecessary. They split from Britain and set up their own government just for funsies.
It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy who smashed a Capitol window with a stolen police riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Friday....
Comcast and other ISPs objected to a requirement that ISPs “list all recurring monthly fees” including “all charges that providers impose at their discretion, i.e., charges not mandated by a government.” They complained that the rule will force them “to display the pass-through of fees imposed by federal, state, or...
There's a limit to how "mouthy" the FCC can be because one seat is still unoccupied. That means it's 2:2 between Democrats and Republicans. Biden's original nominee for the fifth seat was stonewalled by Republicans until she withdrew. His second nominee at least made it through committee, but the full Senate has not yet held a confirmation vote.
With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump.
I’ve circumnavigated the audiobooks with Patrick Tull quite happily, and only recently picked up the first book (and #8 FSotW) at the used book store because I want to represent my shipmates on my bookshelf. I’m a big reader generally, but hadn’t read this series because I pretty much only buy my books at the used book...
I was pretty disappointed after purchasing Vance's Master and Commander because shortly thereafter, the Vance versions disappeared from Downpour. That's why I ended up with Tull's Post Captain. I did find CDs of the rest of the Vance series on Amazon, but ripping dozens of discs is tedious.
In terms of the appropriations legislation for the next fiscal year, the HFC said in a statement Monday that “we remain committed to restoring the true FY 2022 topline spending level of $1.471 trillion without the use of gimmicks or reallocated rescissions to return the bureaucracy to its pre-Covid size while allowing for...
I am looking to replace two Powershield 1600VA UPS that I have sitting, inaccessible, at the bottom of my 12U under-desk rack, and I am hoping that a 3000VA 2U rack mount UPS will work for me. I have a windows workstation and a Linux server each in a in 4U case that need backup power. They currently stay up for about 40 minutes...
Divide 3000VA by your line voltage to get the required amps. Here in the States, I'd need a 30A circuit at 120V and would absolutely have to run a new line from my breaker panel.
I haven't been able to find much information (in English,anyway) on the labor movement in Japan. The pervasiveness of unpaid overtime and stagnant wages leads me to wonder if it's moribund?
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known a…
Ingraham and Shapiro have both plumped for Ron DeSantis, and Hochman left a job at National Review to work for him (before being forced out after making fascistic, white supremacist memes for the campaign’s social media accounts). You might think they would depict Trump’s legal jeopardy as, if not fair punishment for his...
You know the death cult won't stop at locking people up. Not for long, anyway. There are actual Nazis among them. It's only a matter of time 'til they start gassing people.
I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)...
I recently replaced my opener in a similar situation. Mine's chain drive and I did reuse the existing chain. I'd be less confident reusing a belt; rubber degrades faster than metal. But, based on my experience, replacing just the belt or chain isn't much harder than replacing the motor unit. I had to loosen my chain considerably in order to get it around the new motors sprocket. At that point, it would have been just a few more turns of the tension screw to fully remove it.
360-Degree Encirclement: Ukrainian Troops and Allies Engage Russians in Assault Footagen a remarkable display of coordinated strength, the 59th Mechanized Br...
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties on Thursday arguing that they cannot work with a super PAC as if it is representing a candidate....
Sure, maybe it's illegal on paper, but until somebody gets punished for it, the practice will continue. If somebody is ever punished for it, the practice will still continue, just slightly more sneakily. I always assumed that, regardless of what the law says, direct coordination with unlimited dark money was the very reason super PACs were brought into existence.
I want to self host my own kbin instance. But dream host (my current host) doesn't let me do postgresql unless I get a dedicated server (very expensive). And I don't want to put it on my home machine because I want professional hosting....
Or are you not aware of the caliber of disaster
Indicated by the presence of a pool table pinball machine in your community
Well, ya got trouble my friend
...Trouble
Right here in River City Seattle
With a capital "T" and that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pinball
LoglineWhen the USS Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and his crew face the return of a formidable enemy....
I like the APC 1500G. An external BR24BPG module can be added to it, greatly expanding the battery runtime. Depending on what "small homelab" equates to in Watts, you might be able to run for a few hours before the battery is depleted.
What terms might exist for the sheer amount of data in 24th century computers?
Qbyte?
Alito Pontificates Further On The Righteousness Of His WSJ Interview ( talkingpointsmemo.com )
Justice Samuel Alito can’t help himself....
Georgia grand jury recommended charging Lindsey Graham, other Trump allies ( www.reuters.com )
A Georgia grand jury recommended criminal charges against Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and other allies of Donald Trump as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 presidential defeat, said a report released on Friday....
Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August ( www.cnbc.com )
Trump overstated net worth by up to $3.6 billion per year, NY AG alleges in new filing ( www.cnbc.com )
Men In The US Are Peeing Incorrectly According To Urologist ( www.iflscience.com )
Gentlemen, it is with great displeasure that I must inform you that we're doing it wrong.
Trump adviser Peter Navarro was convicted, really fast, of contempt of Congress ( www.motherjones.com )
Donald Trump and many of his acolytes take the position that the words “executive privilege” are more or less magic....
Aging Politicians Are Only Going To Get More Common ( fivethirtyeight.com )
Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous record holder,...
Senate confirms Biden FCC pick as 5 Republicans join Democrats in 55-43 vote ( arstechnica.com )
The US Senate today confirmed nominee Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, finally giving President Biden a Democratic majority on the telecom regulator more than two and a half years into his presidency. The vote to confirm Gomez was 55-43 and went mostly along party lines....
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x01 "Twovix" and 4x02 "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee"
"Twovix" loglineThe Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship....
UAW strike would show Biden, other leaders that it's time to 'pick a side,' union boss says ( www.cnbc.com )
Trump: 'I'm Allowed to Do Whatever I Want' With Classified Info ( www.rollingstone.com )
The former president told Hugh Hewitt that he “absolutely” would testify in the federal government’s probe of his handling of sensitive material...
Four Palm Beach County attorneys among 15 disciplined by Florida Supreme Court ( www.palmbeachpost.com )
[News] DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says ( apnews.com )
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday....
What is the simplest way to mount an ISO from a Dolphin menu?
Hi guys! What’s your way to get Dolphin to easily mount .iso files? I think it’s a bit backwards to have to use the console just for this, in 2023…...
America’s Surprising Partisan Divide on Life Expectancy ( www.politico.com )
A net of justice is tightening around 2020 election deniers and may be closing in on Trump | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump.
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window with police shield sentenced to 10 years ( www.nbcnews.com )
WASHINGTON — Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy who smashed a Capitol window with a stolen police riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Friday....
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment ( variety.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4221949...
[KLTV ABC7] New Texas law requiring ID at traffic stops to go into effect Friday ( www.kltv.com )
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard ( arstechnica.com )
Comcast and other ISPs objected to a requirement that ISPs “list all recurring monthly fees” including “all charges that providers impose at their discretion, i.e., charges not mandated by a government.” They complained that the rule will force them “to display the pass-through of fees imposed by federal, state, or...
Sen. Mitch McConnell freezes again at a Kentucky event ( www.nbcnews.com )
[News] Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision ( apnews.com )
With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump.
Do you prefer audiobook, softcopy, or hardcopy?
I’ve circumnavigated the audiobooks with Patrick Tull quite happily, and only recently picked up the first book (and #8 FSotW) at the used book store because I want to represent my shipmates on my bookshelf. I’m a big reader generally, but hadn’t read this series because I pretty much only buy my books at the used book...
XKCD #2819: Pronunciation ( sh.itjust.works )
I pronounce the ‘u’ in ‘pronunciation’ like in ‘putting’ but the ‘ou’ in ‘pronounce’ like in ‘wound’....
House Freedom Caucus Threatens 'Reckless' Government Shutdown Unless Far-Right Demands Met ( www.commondreams.org )
In terms of the appropriations legislation for the next fiscal year, the HFC said in a statement Monday that “we remain committed to restoring the true FY 2022 topline spending level of $1.471 trillion without the use of gimmicks or reallocated rescissions to return the bureaucracy to its pre-Covid size while allowing for...
UPS C20 input amp requirements.
I am looking to replace two Powershield 1600VA UPS that I have sitting, inaccessible, at the bottom of my 12U under-desk rack, and I am hoping that a 3000VA 2U rack mount UPS will work for me. I have a windows workstation and a Linux server each in a in 4U case that need backup power. They currently stay up for about 40 minutes...
207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death ( unseen-japan.com )
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.
[News] Ramaswamy suggests he would run government like Musk does X ( thehill.com )
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known a…
‘Lock Them Up’ Is Now the Republican Party’s Highest Goal ( nymag.com )
Ingraham and Shapiro have both plumped for Ron DeSantis, and Hochman left a job at National Review to work for him (before being forced out after making fascistic, white supremacist memes for the campaign’s social media accounts). You might think they would depict Trump’s legal jeopardy as, if not fair punishment for his...
Garage door opener replacement questions
I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)...
Donald Trump calls off press conference where he said he would share report on Georgia election fraud claims ( www.politico.com )
The former president said his lawyers would instead put "Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence" in their legal filings over his latest indictment.
360-Degree Encirclement: Ukrainian Troops and Allies Engage Russians in Assault Footage ( youtu.be ) Arabic
360-Degree Encirclement: Ukrainian Troops and Allies Engage Russians in Assault Footagen a remarkable display of coordinated strength, the 59th Mechanized Br...
Trump Announces Plans to Finally Go Ahead and Prove Election Was Rigged ( www.rollingstone.com )
Lindsey Graham: Don’t Indict Trump, or Impeach Him, or Vote Against Him ( nymag.com )
FTA:...
3-year-old migrant girl dies aboard bus headed from Texas to Chicago ( www.cbsnews.com )
Not just any bus as the headline implies, but one of Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s trafficking asylum seekers to Democratic cities as a political stunt.
a healthy society is our starship ( hexbear.net )
[News] Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can't act as an arm of a campaign ( apnews.com )
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties on Thursday arguing that they cannot work with a super PAC as if it is representing a candidate....
Kbin self-hosters: what hosting platforms are you using? ( kbin.social )
I want to self host my own kbin instance. But dream host (my current host) doesn't let me do postgresql unless I get a dedicated server (very expensive). And I don't want to put it on my home machine because I want professional hosting....
Seattle strikes down its fee on arcade games, pinball, pool, and more fun ( www.kuow.org )
The City Council unanimously voted (8-0) this week to end the fee established decades ago on common forms of entertainment.
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x10 "Hegemony"
LoglineWhen the USS Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and his crew face the return of a formidable enemy....
Choose UPS for (small) homelab
Let me know your hits to choose an UPS for a (small) homelab....