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Supposed gang members

mardi 22 juin 2021 à 02:00

California's gang data base includes supposed gang members added at the age of one year. And other errors that can ruin someone's life.

Bashing protesters at will

mardi 22 juin 2021 à 02:00

The Portland thugs that police protests demand to be allowed to bash protesters at will. One of them was charged for a gratuitous violent attack on a protester, so the others resigned from the team.

The city cannot afford to give in to such demands.

Forced labor

mardi 22 juin 2021 à 02:00

Congress plans to eliminate the exception in the US Constitution that permits imposing forced labor on convicts.

When I read those words in the 13th amendment, I thought that their purposes was to allow sentencing convicts to imprisonment. I don't advocate abolishing that.

However, the practice of forcing prisoners to work for low pay is a dangerous abuse, because it encourages passing laws to put more people in prison. I strongly support eliminating that practice.

Military coup

mardi 22 juin 2021 à 02:00

Right-wing Peruvian retired military officers called for a military coup.

This is the standard right-wing one-two punch: fabricate accusations of election fraud, then cite them as the excuse for a coup. That's what the right-wing opposition did in Bolivia against Evo Morales.

Nasty things about Airbnb

mardi 22 juin 2021 à 02:00

Some nasty things about Airbnb. For instance, most airbnb rentals belong to large companies that gobble up lots of houses that people used to live in.

This could be driving up your rent.