The fines-for-fines system
dimanche 26 novembre 2017 à 01:00The poll tax used to stop poor Americans from voting. Now some states stop them because they are caught up in the fines-for-fines system.
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The poll tax used to stop poor Americans from voting. Now some states stop them because they are caught up in the fines-for-fines system.
The FCC refuses to cooperate with New York State's investigation of the fraudulent comments that favored of eliminating network neutrality.
These comments were fraudulent in that they gave the names of people who did not file those comments and do not agree with them.
I think Ajit Pai welcomes the fraudulent comments since, by denying that they were fraudulent, he can cite them as "support". This is the typical attitude of plutocratist politicians: no lie is too dirty for them.
One of the "valve turners" who shut off an oil pipeline as a protest was convicted of a felony after a trial in which he was forbidden to present a justification for his act.
Jurors should never convict anyone of a nonviolent protest.
Salafi Arabia said it would partially lift the blockade of Yemen, which is not enough to end the hunger and cholera.
But it didn't really do that. It was just bullshit.
The US is obligated to stop supporting Salafi Arabia's bombardment as well as the continuing blockade.
Costa Rica has generated all its electricity from renewable sources for 300 days this year.
Not every country has the option of generating lots of hydroelectric power, but all countries can build wind and solar power facilities if they choose to invest.