Attorney Roberta Kaplan said former President Donald Trump threw papers across a table and stormed off during a deposition at Mar-a-Lago after learning that his legal team had agreed to provide her lunch....
Joe Biden has spent the last several months laying out the reasons why it would be a terrible idea to give Donald Trump a second term in office—reasons that include everything from Trump’s assault on reproductive rights to his pledge to be a dictator only “on day one.” And on Wednesday, the president added another entry...
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers....
You’re giving them far too to much credit. What’s actually happening is that they’re actively trying to prevent the government from functioning in order to justify their planned fascist takeover.
China has become a powerhouse in electric vehicles. Its automaker BYD recently topped Tesla in global EV sales, with Elon Musk warning of Chinese carmakers, “If there are no trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world. They’re extremely good.”...
It’s been obvious for at least ten years now that the Chinese are going to use the transition to EVs to try and take a big bite out of the automotive world market. But western manufacturers just sat on their hands. Now that it’s actually happening the only answer they have is cry for protectionism.
What helps in reducing crime is social services that treat people as human beings. What doesn’t help is criminalising poverty or addiction. Which is exactly what the “conservative” states in the US are doing.
Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion has soured on the measure amid rampant public drug use during the fentanyl crisis....
All these negative effects are consequences of the war on drugs, not the drugs themselves. If society treats drug addicts as patients instead of as criminals, things get better. This has worked every time it’s been tried. The only reason it isn’t done in a larger scale is people who benefit from the war on drugs preventing it.
The human brain is hardwired to detect threats and detecting too many threats is traditionally more conducive to survival than not detecting enough. That actually explains a lot of politics.
Scrum is an agile framework that, if applied properly, can boost the efficiency of teamwork. It is known to be versatile enough, so it could be applied in basically any sort of productive teamwork, even beyond IT (e.g. bakeries, government organizations, etc.)...
You can bet your ass that this fucker knows this perfectly well. Just the fact that this dude has the gall to tell such a bald faced lie shows how little facts count in US politics.
Roberta Kaplan says Trump threw papers across table at Mar-a-Lago deposition because his legal team agreed to feed her lunch (www.cnn.com)
Attorney Roberta Kaplan said former President Donald Trump threw papers across a table and stormed off during a deposition at Mar-a-Lago after learning that his legal team had agreed to provide her lunch....
In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Joe Biden Suggests Trump Talks Like He Should Be “Committed” (www.vanityfair.com)
Joe Biden has spent the last several months laying out the reasons why it would be a terrible idea to give Donald Trump a second term in office—reasons that include everything from Trump’s assault on reproductive rights to his pledge to be a dictator only “on day one.” And on Wednesday, the president added another entry...
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
Florida man bludgeons father to death after learning he got 'the vaccine:' Investigators | WCHS (wchstv.com)
Amid abortion ban, Texas teen birth rate in 2022 increased for first time in 15 years (www.reporternews.com)
Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65 (www.bbc.com)
R.I.P. Shane. I hope they have Guinness wherever you are now.
No caption required (apps-cloud.n-tv.de)
Carnival float from yesterday’s parade in Cologne...
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden (www.rollingstone.com)
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers....
Is Mike Johnson Just Bad at This? (www.notus.org)
Tesla-beating BYD and other Chinese carmakers using Mexico as back door poses ‘extinction-level’ threat to U.S. auto sector, warns trade group (fortune.com)
China has become a powerhouse in electric vehicles. Its automaker BYD recently topped Tesla in global EV sales, with Elon Musk warning of Chinese carmakers, “If there are no trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world. They’re extremely good.”...
Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN’s gender equality forum (www.amnesty.org)
Some states are now trying to ban lab-grown meat (arstechnica.com)
The “conservative” war on reality finds new depths to sink to
Do conservative places have higher crime rates than non-conservative ones? Why?
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law (apnews.com)
Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion has soured on the measure amid rampant public drug use during the fentanyl crisis....
My daughter lost her social studies essay because LibreOffice doesn't have autosave on automatically.
This is about the most recent version of LibreOffice on Windows 10. I can’t speak for other versions....
The Sci-Fi Classic Novel James Cameron Couldn't Turn Into A Movie (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)
Legendary directors have tried to turn this legendary sci-fi novel into a movie, and all have failed, can the latest attempt work?
is this copium or hopium or schizophrenia? (lemmy.world)
China funneling billions into BYD to crush European and U.S. competitors, study says (www.ifw-kiel.de)
Study download (pdf)...
The human brain is a disaster (startrek.website)
Where have you witnessed Scrum being used outside of the IT industry?
Scrum is an agile framework that, if applied properly, can boost the efficiency of teamwork. It is known to be versatile enough, so it could be applied in basically any sort of productive teamwork, even beyond IT (e.g. bakeries, government organizations, etc.)...
‘No end in sight’: Blackstone CEO doesn't think the US can handle another term under President Biden — or what he calls 'four more years' of debt misery. But is it really that bad? (finance.yahoo.com)
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