Although I agree with this bill, the NYT calling it “strict new ethics rules” is a bit much. Reading the requirements in the bill itself, it struck me as legislating that SCOTUS justices do the bare ethical minimum required of most every other judge - in other words, it’s the type of bill that shows up when an organization...
I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched....
I mean, the original Latin version is basically the same as the English translation. And Jerome lived in Jerusalem among native Hebrew speakers when doing his translation in around 400 CE. So, I don’t get the comments that it’s edited for political purposes. If there’s a mistranslation, it goes back to the beginning and has held steady for 1600 years.
Also, not to lose sight of practicalities, if a billion Christians have relied on the “wrong” version over the last 1600 years, doesn’t that make the “wrong” version orthodox? The “right” translation at this point is heretical.
The government is allowed to “coordinate” with anyone it wants. The question is whether the government so coerced the social media companies so as to take away their free will. There’s no proof of anything close to that.
This injunction is a prior restraint on the government’s right to speak freely to its citizens. This is core first amendment, the type of injunction that shows up … well, I’m not sure one’s ever been upheld. In a sane world, the injunction is stayed immediately and reversed in language should make this Judge blush.
Thwarted by the conservative-leaning court, Biden told reporters that his administration would pursue student loan relief through a different avenue, the Higher Education Act.
Supreme Court Ethics Bill Passes Committee over 100% Republican Opposition (www.nytimes.com)
Although I agree with this bill, the NYT calling it “strict new ethics rules” is a bit much. Reading the requirements in the bill itself, it struck me as legislating that SCOTUS justices do the bare ethical minimum required of most every other judge - in other words, it’s the type of bill that shows up when an organization...
How many Lemmy users are non-technical background?
I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched....
United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches in schism driven by growing defiance of LGBTQ bans (apnews.com)
Judge limits Biden administration contact with social media firms (www.politico.com)
The ruling and order are the latest developments in a long-running lawsuit spearheaded by Republican-led states.
Amazon Checkout. This should be illegal. (lemmy.one)
That is not 2 separate buttons on the right, like I initially thought clicking through checkout.
Biden proposes new measures for student loan relief after Supreme Court defeat (www.reuters.com)
Thwarted by the conservative-leaning court, Biden told reporters that his administration would pursue student loan relief through a different avenue, the Higher Education Act.