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Factory farming interests facing potential legal risks

samedi 25 juillet 2020 à 02:00

*Factory farming interests, facing potential legal risks for allegedly failing to protect workers from coronavirus-related risks, are among the many business interests now backing efforts to obtain special immunity from legal liability.*

DOJ inspector general to investigate the wrecker's use of federal thugs

samedi 25 juillet 2020 à 02:00

The Justice Department's inspector general will investigate whether the wrecker's use of federal thugs to arrest people at random is illegal.

I worry that the wrecker will fire this inspector general, as he has fired several others.

Insurance company pressured by activists to stop insuring pipeline

samedi 25 juillet 2020 à 02:00

Activists have pressured a large insurance company to stop insuring the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline, which runs in Canada to the Pacific coast.

This will increase the pressure to stop mining tar sands, which is a very powerful planet-roasting practice.

As a general question, I wonder why the government of a major country like Canada buys insurance for pipelines, or for anything. Isn't it cheaper, overall, to pay the cost of repairs, if you have a big enough budget to do so?

Disappearing into detention

vendredi 24 juillet 2020 à 02:00

*NYPD Disappeared Black Lives Matter Protesters Into Detention For Days at a Time. Lawmakers Want to End the Practice.*

In addition to attacking or arresting people violently and/or for no valid reason, thugs can also violate people's rights after arresting them.

Location of new Covid-19 cases

vendredi 24 juillet 2020 à 02:00

3/4 of the new Covid-19 cases in the US are in states that were taken by the conman in 2016. Previously it spread mostly in Democratic states.

Maybe this accounts for his recent decision to encourage wearing masks.