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(satire) Multifamily tenement sedan

mardi 2 août 2022 à 12:04

(satire) *Toyota Unveils Multifamily Tenement Sedan For People Living Out Of Their Cars.*

Disinformation to kill drug price reform

mardi 2 août 2022 à 12:04

*Big Pharma Flooding Airwaves With Disinformation to Kill Drug Price Reform.*

Deleted messages from January 6

mardi 2 août 2022 à 12:04

The inspector general of the Department of Hostility and Sadism knew for months that some important Jan 6 messages had been deleted, and did not tell Congress. The missing (deleted) messages extend beyond the Secret Service; some involved the highest officials of the DHS.

Republican push for constitutional convention

mardi 2 août 2022 à 12:04

Republicans have, for years, pushed to start a constitutional convention that would rewrite the US Constitution. It turns out that Republicans would have pre-imposed control of that convention, and could do whatever they wish, disregarding the public.

Momentum is building’: high hopes for an Indigenous voice to parliament as Garma festival starts

mardi 2 août 2022 à 09:49

Australia may soon change its constitution to establish something to be known as "an indigenous voice to parliament", though no one has stated clearly what that would concretely mean.

In general, it is wrong to establish rights or privileges for citizens based on their racial background. Would this "voice" do a thing? Without a concrete plan, we can't tell.

Prime Minister Albanese has promised to state simply and clearly the text for the referendum to decide on the plan. Supposing that the simple and clear text also states concretely what would be done, then depending on those details, it might perhaps be a good thing.

The indigenous Australians suffered a grave wrong when the British colonists took their land, and suffer from direct and systemic racism today. They deserve various sorts of help and compensation — but that is a different question.