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Also, that picture isn’t me.
www.itsdougholland.com
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So, the Seattle cop who drove 74 mph in a 25 zone, without sirens, killed a woman, and wasn't disciplined ... had *previously* been fired by the Tucson PD, for "failing to meet minimum standards." (publicola.com)
Ty Cobb is no longer the big-leaguer with the best lifetime batting average. It's Josh Gibson. (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
Whenever there's coverage of a climate change-driven heat wave, like this week's in Pakistan, something's missing. (edition.cnn.com)
CNN reports on the temperatures (129° this time), and perhaps mentions the records that have fallen....
The Stench of Climate Change Denial (www.nytimes.com)
In addition, a gift link to the Washington Post article linked by Krugman
To those finally examining police overreach due to Scottie Scheffler's arrest: Welcome. [USA Today] (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
Not necessary (lemmy.world)
‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation (www.theguardian.com)
A California city has agreed to pay $900,000 to a man who was subjected to a 17-hour police interrogation in which officers pressured him to falsely confess to murdering his father, who was alive....
Louisiana's wingnut Governor has signed legislation reclassifying mifepristone and misoprostol, the DIY abortion meds, as "controlled and dangerous substances." (archive.ph)
The drugs are well-known to be perfectly safe, but facts are passé, when there’s a chance to ruin women’s lives.
Biden Underestimates How Much Black Americans Care About This Issue (www.nytimes.com)
Dead People Roundup #14 (lemmy.world)
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give ‘em a final fuck you)....
Dead people (lemmy.world)
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you)....
There's not much more basic to democracy than a secret ballot, but in California, blind voters don't have that right — someone has to help them fill out and send in their ballot. They're suing. (boltsmag.org)
New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)
Parole gives prisoners a dash of hope while being treated like shit, but Republicans prefer treating people like shit, so they don't like parole. Virginia's Republican Governor has basically ended it. (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
Biden Says He Was Still VP During COVID and Obama Sent Him to ‘Fix It’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Trump Posts Video Online With Newspaper Headline About ‘Unified Reich’ (www.nytimes.com)
Trump has a very long history of using this kind of thing to say what the campaign is thinking about doing....
How to efficiently find New York Times gift links on social media
Facebook: search for “title” gift - the first article will be a gift link if one has been posted publicly; non-gift articles may appear as well in the results....
Japanese official says wingnut Republican Senator's enthusiastic endorsement of nuking Gaza is "extremely regrettable." [Japan Times] (archive.ph)
Dead people (lemmy.world)
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you)....
Seattle cop who drove at triple the speed limit without sirens or emergency and killed woman in crosswalk, wasn't disciplined or fired, is now late paying traffic fine (archive.ph)
Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences. (www.vox.com)