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Three crimes that the wrecker could be charged with based on known evidence.

mardi 28 juin 2022 à 06:20

Three crimes that the wrecker could be charged with based on known evidence.

He told Justice Department officials, "Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen," according to the testimony of one of those officials.

Six congresscritters and one appointed official who asked the corrupter for a blanket pardon after Jan 6.

In 'Dangerous Decision,' Supreme Court Guts Protection of Miranda Right

mardi 28 juin 2022 à 06:20

The Supreme Court undermined enforcement of the requirement for Miranda warnings. In many situations, omitting a warning can no longer be punished.

Isn't it odd how right-wing politicians habitually condemn "big government" except when an agent of the government (such as a cop) treats you unjustly?

The GEICO STD story is the new McDonald's Hot Coffee story

mardi 28 juin 2022 à 06:20

We were invited to find it absurd that GEICO was required to pay damages to someone who caught a disease via sex in an insured car.

In fact, GEICO was getting deservedly punished for compelling its customers to use arbitration.

Our global food supply is at risk when high gas prices limit the creation of fertilizer.

mardi 28 juin 2022 à 06:20

*Our global food supply is at risk when high gas prices limit the creation of fertilizer.*

We should not draw the direct and simple conclusion that the article leads to. Keeping fossil fuel cheap means global disaster. That is not a solution, that is the worst possible problem. Fossil fuels must be more expensive ten years from now.

George Monbiot writes about regenerative farming, that can produce good yields with less fertilizer (and perhaps with more humans working the farms). I have no expertise on that, and I don't know how well it can actually work, but it would be good to organize to give it a try.

Meanwhile, if making fertilizer pushes the world into unsustainability, we can certainly head in the right direction by (1) eating less meat (a large fraction of grain production is for meat) and (2) having fewer babies.

First, we could end growing grain for biofuel.

Biden condemns US supreme court's "tragic error" of overturning Roe v Wade.

mardi 28 juin 2022 à 06:20

*Biden condemns US supreme court's "tragic error" of overturning Roe v Wade.*

The loss of abortion rights in many US states will mean death for many women. new and previous children growing up in life-stunting poverty, and more population growth which implies a bigger

global disaster in the future.

Right-wing fanatics plan to hound anyone who comes in contact with providing abortions,

even across state lines if they can.