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2021/05/10
2020/02/15
2019/12/12
More Chinese Retaliation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/09/china-tells-government-offices-to-remove-all-foreign-computer-equipment
This has to be a response to the US requirements now, and the US language around Huawei
This has to be a response to the US requirements now, and the US language around Huawei
2019/11/13
2019/10/13
Utterly Abhorent
https://www.mazechmedia.com/2019/10/uganda-announces-kill-the-gays-bill-that-will-impose-death-penalty-on-homosexuals/
So National Christian Organization helped with this bill. I love the fact that these hypocrites claim to follow the teachings of Christ, but yet find that it is OK to murder anyone.
Chick-Fil-A helps fund this organization.
So National Christian Organization helped with this bill. I love the fact that these hypocrites claim to follow the teachings of Christ, but yet find that it is OK to murder anyone.
Chick-Fil-A helps fund this organization.
2019/09/26
Me != Surprised
Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Refugees Allowed To Enter The U.S. : NPR https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/764839236/trump-administration-drastically-cuts-number-of-refugees-allowed-to-enter-the-u?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
2019/09/11
Targeting the Gig Economy
In California, Gig Workers Are About to Become Employees
https://www.wired.com/story/california-gig-workers-become-employees
It will be interesting to see how this turns out.
2019/09/10
Healthcare Comparisons
2020 Election: Where Democrats Stand On Health Care
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/758172208/health-care-see-where-the-2020-democratic-candidates-stand
2019/09/08
2019/09/06
Child in office
So once again the child in chief has his ego bruised and needs to pick a fight. One of these days the stain will be over.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antitrust-investigation-ford-bmw-justice-department_n_5d728876e4b03aabe35bbd99
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antitrust-investigation-ford-bmw-justice-department_n_5d728876e4b03aabe35bbd99
“The US Department of Justice brings its weight to bear against auto companies in an attempt to frighten them out of voluntarily making cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks than EPA wants. Consumers might ask, who is Andy Wheeler protecting?” she asked.
2019/09/03
Boris looses Brexit
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-03/u-k-parliament-takes-key-first-step-to-blocking-no-deal-brexit-k04c1cn3
In all, 21 Conservatives defied Johnson and voted against him, effectively sacrificing their careers in politics as his officials immediately began expelling the rebels from the party for failing to obey the premier’s orders. Rebels punished in this way included former Chancellor Philip Hammond.
2019/09/02
Food for thought
https://twitter.com/we_dems/status/1168670036690644992?s=09
Gee, maybe there is something wrong with a number like that.
2019/08/30
EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Industry
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/29/755394353/epa-aims-to-roll-back-limits-on-methane-emissions-from-oil-and-gas-industry
The Trump administration is proposing to slash restrictions on the oil and gas industry for methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that is a powerful driver of climate change.
The Trump administration argues it would save the oil and gas industry $17 million to $19 million annually in compliance costs. But that's "such a small fraction of the industry total cash flow that it's just laughable," says Harvard University's Steven Wofsy, a professor of atmospheric and environmental science.
The Trump administration is proposing to slash restrictions on the oil and gas industry for methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that is a powerful driver of climate change.
The Trump administration argues it would save the oil and gas industry $17 million to $19 million annually in compliance costs. But that's "such a small fraction of the industry total cash flow that it's just laughable," says Harvard University's Steven Wofsy, a professor of atmospheric and environmental science.
Americans Broadly Support Red Flag Laws
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/20/752427922/poll-americans-including-republicans-and-gun-owners-broadly-support-red-flag-law
Strong majorities of Americans from across the political spectrum support laws that allow family members or law enforcement to petition a judge to temporarily remove guns from a person who is seen to be a risk to themselves or others, according to a new APM Research Lab/Guns & America/Call To Mind survey.
These laws, often called extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, have received renewed attention after 31 people were killed during mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Variations of these red flag laws are in place in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
Strong majorities of Americans from across the political spectrum support laws that allow family members or law enforcement to petition a judge to temporarily remove guns from a person who is seen to be a risk to themselves or others, according to a new APM Research Lab/Guns & America/Call To Mind survey.
These laws, often called extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, have received renewed attention after 31 people were killed during mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Variations of these red flag laws are in place in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
U.S. Appeals Court In Chicago Again Upholds Laws Banning Assault Weapons
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/29/755551838/u-s-appeals-court-in-chicago-again-upholds-laws-banning-assault-weapons
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that two gun owners, who sued over the gun control measures in the county where Chicago is located, "have not come forward with a compelling reason to revisit" since the last time the same court examined a similar challenge — out of the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, which was also sued after passing an assault weapons ban.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that two gun owners, who sued over the gun control measures in the county where Chicago is located, "have not come forward with a compelling reason to revisit" since the last time the same court examined a similar challenge — out of the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, which was also sued after passing an assault weapons ban.
2019/08/01
Rebuplican says "Climate Change" and does not burst into flaims
Mitch McConnell is not happy at all about this.
https://www.wired.com/story/senates-transportation-plan-reckons-climate-change/
The bill is a long way from becoming law. It has to go through the House and then through President Trump; lawmakers also will have to figure out where to find those billions of dollars. But for environmental groups, getting this bill out of committee alone is a win. “Republicans have actually said ‘climate change,’ and put money towards it,” says Ann Shikany, who focuses on infrastructure for the National Resources Defense Council. “It’s a fantastic first step.”
https://www.wired.com/story/senates-transportation-plan-reckons-climate-change/
The bill is a long way from becoming law. It has to go through the House and then through President Trump; lawmakers also will have to figure out where to find those billions of dollars. But for environmental groups, getting this bill out of committee alone is a win. “Republicans have actually said ‘climate change,’ and put money towards it,” says Ann Shikany, who focuses on infrastructure for the National Resources Defense Council. “It’s a fantastic first step.”
2019/07/31
Rule Roll Back
Proposed Trump Rule Would Weaken Fair Housing Act, Advocates Say
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/747006108/a-new-trump-rule-could-weaken-a-civil-rights-era-housing-discrimination-law
Didn't drumpf and his papa get sued for this at one point.
2019/07/05
Computers destroy Democracy
Big Data Supercharged Gerrymandering. It Could Help Stop It Too
https://www.wired.com/story/big-data-supercharged-gerrymandering-supreme-court
Take what happened in Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers in the state hired a political science professor to devise a regression analysis, which selected the district map that would benefit politicians from their party the most. In the next election after the map was passed into law, in 2012, Republicans won less than half the votes, but more than 60 percent of assembly seats. (The Supreme Court declined to rule on the case and sent it back to a lower court.) In her dissent, Justice Kagan pointed to similar partisan redistricting efforts carried out in Ohio and Pennsylvania around the same time
Computers destroy Democracy
Big Data Supercharged Gerrymandering. It Could Help Stop It Too
https://www.wired.com/story/big-data-supercharged-gerrymandering-supreme-court
Take what happened in Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers in the state hired a political science professor to devise a regression analysis, which selected the district map that would benefit politicians from their party the most. In the next election after the map was passed into law, in 2012, Republicans won less than half the votes, but more than 60 percent of assembly seats. (The Supreme Court declined to rule on the case and sent it back to a lower court.) In her dissent, Justice Kagan pointed to similar partisan redistricting efforts carried out in Ohio and Pennsylvania around the same time
2019/04/05
presented without comment
https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-03-28/the-controversial-race-research-devos-used-to-revoke-school-discipline-guidance
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