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Nonilex

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… paring down time on social media … ?? Fully migrated to mastodon now that the bird self destructed. Though if you want to view my old posts, same username.

#BabySquirrel

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Nonilex, to Electricvehicles
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The admin toughened vehicle mileage standards, part of a strategy to transform the auto market to one led by to fight .

The measure requires to achieve a 65 mpg avg for all car models by 2031.

experts say retiring the is critical to staving off the most deadly & costly effects of .


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/biden-mileage-electric-vehicles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, to Law
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#SCOTUS Justice Samuel A. #Alito Jr. has offered multiple accounts of how politically charged flags [#insurrectionist flags] came to fly outside his homes in VA & NJ — the type of display that is generally off-limits for judges, who must remain #impartial & avoid even the appearance of #bias as they handle cases.

#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/05/justice-alito-flags-unanswered-questions/

Nonilex,
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[Video in 2 parts]

Ryan Goodman:

Justice #Alito’s letter explaining his refusal to #recuse in #Jan6th cases may include false statements to #Congress (18 USC §1001)

Watch how credible Alito’s neighbor is in her first TV interview on CNN

She contradicts his account & cites a #police report & witness.

1/
#SCOTUS #law #impartial #bias #ethics #JudicialEthics

Part 1 of Justice Alito’s neighbor Emily Baden interview

Nonilex, to legal
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The fight over the has begun

Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "" & than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.

It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the & his .


https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump

Nonilex, to Law
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loyalist pushes ‘’ vision for 2nd term

is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of . A DC bureaucrat & self-described is drawing up detailed plans for a sweeping expansion of presidential in a 2nd Trump admin. Vought who served as Trump’s budget chief calls his strategy for razing long-standing “ constitutionalism.”

https://wapo.st/3yXcDpW

Nonilex,
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#RussVought has helped craft proposals for Trump to deploy the #military to quash #CivilUnrest, seize more #control over the #DOJ & assert the power to withhold congressional appropriations —& that’s just on Trump’s 1st day…

Since #Trump left office, Vought has led the Center for Renewing America, part of a network of #conservative advocacy groups staffed by fmr & potentially future Trump admin ofcls.

#PresidentialPowers #postConstitutional #law #ConstitutionalLaw #authoritarianism #democracy

Nonilex, to Law
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Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵 continue

Justice says he believes that the wants him to repeat a significant portion of the .

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

Nonilex, to Energy
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#GiftArticle

#Trump plans to claim sweeping #authority over #federal #spending
In a 2nd term, Trump will look at unilateral funding cuts for the #WHO & #green #energy initiatives. He is vowing to wrest key spending powers from #Congress & to assert more control over the federal #budget than any president in #US #history.

#law #Constitution #SCOTUS #power #government #extortion #EconomicPolicy #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://wapo.st/3XekhX4

Nonilex,
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The #Constitution gives control over spending to #Congress, but #Trump & his aides maintain that the president should have much more discretion — including the #authority to cease programs altogether, even if lawmakers fund them. Depending on the response from #SCOTUS & Congress, Trump’s plans could upend the balance of #power between the 3 branches of the federal #government.
#law #power #extortion #EconomicPolicy #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #democracy #BidenHarris2024

Nonilex, to Israel
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4 Israeli #hostages have been #rescued alive from #Gaza, the Israeli military said Sat. #Israel’s forces rescued Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; & Shlomi Ziv, 41, from 2 locations in #Nuseirat in central Gaza, the #IDF said in a stmnt. ≥125 people were #killed in the operation.

All “are in good medical condition” & have been transferred to a hospital for further medical examinations, the IDF said.

#war #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/

Nonilex, to random
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But wait, there’s more!

#ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork #Donor Events

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski
@ProPublica

#Thomas has attended at least two #Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a #political network that has brought multiple #cases before the #SupremeCourt.

#SCOTUS
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus

Nonilex, to random
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How #HarlanCrow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking #ClarenceThomas on Superyacht Cruises

In lavishing gifts on the #SupremeCourt #justice, the #billionaire #GOP #donor may have violated #TaxLaws

Tax data obtained by @ProPublica provides a glimpse of what congressional investigators would find if Crow were to open his books…. Crow’s voyages w/Thomas, the data shows, contributed to a nice side benefit: They helped reduce Crow’s tax bill.…

#SCOTUS #fraud #JudicialEthics
https://www.propublica.org/article/harlan-crow-slashed-tax-bill-clarence-thomas-superyacht

Nonilex, to hiring
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News

The pace of was unexpectedly robust in May, showing a gain of 272k , but the rate ticked up to 4%.

Strong growth shows remain undaunted — despite pressure from high & slowing — & are finding as has provided a boost to supply.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/07/business/jobs-report-may-economy?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=4255BDCE-BD4D-42E4-8881-383FF2EC369D&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, to Texas
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Justice has for the first time trips to Bali & to a private club in California in 2019 paid for by his friend & , , acc/to released Fri for 8 of the 9 justices.
The required annual reports, covering activity in 2023, also show 3 justices — Brett , Neil & — received 6-figure book payments.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/07/supreme-court-financial-disclosures-gifts-thomas/

Nonilex,
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As of Jan, Chief Justice earns an annual salary of $312,200, while associate justices each earn $298,500. The judiciary’s rules limit justices to “outside earned income” of no more than about $32k per year, which many collect through teaching positions.

Book-writing payments do not count as outside income…. ≥4 justices have forthcoming about their lives & the . Reports released Fri show is at work on a book, for which he has so far received $340k.

Nonilex,
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via

Justice racked up $4,189,994 in gifts.

Other justices $248k.


https://fixthecourt.com/2023disclosures/

Nonilex, to earthquake
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Scientists have mapped one of the most hazardous spots on the globe in unprecedented detail: a 600-mile geologic boundary just off the #PacificNorthwest coast.
Along this fraught stretch, called the #CascadiaSubductionZone, 2 pieces of the #Earth’s crust slide against each other, building up stresses capable of unleashing a catastrophic 9.0-magnitude #earthquake & generating a #tsunami, w/waves as high as 40 feet.

#science #geology #climate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/06/07/earthquake-tsunami-cascadia/

Nonilex, to elite
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18 of Trump's wealthiest backers

As the 2024 race heats up, is increasingly turning to to his campaign.

Some are true believers, others are relative newcomers, such as megadonors who had backed Trump’s rivals or even Democrats.

They represent diverse industries, from traditional red-state titans to formerly left-leaning .

Some take issue w/ Biden's , others prefer Trump on .

https://www.businessinsider.com/which-billionaires-support-donald-trump-campaign

Nonilex, to Arizona
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More allies, including , plead not guilty in
The fmr White House chief of staff — along w/ , who worked on Trump’s 2020 campaign — pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their alleged efforts to try to subvert Joe Biden’s win.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/07/arizona-mark-meadows-mike-roman/

Nonilex, to Law
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Businessman Tells He Senator With a Mercedes-Benz

Jose Uribe testified he had provided the car to Senator ’s girlfriend in exchange for gaining his “ & .”


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/nyregion/jose-uribe-menendez-trial-bribery.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, to KindActions
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#GazaPier repaired, #US to resume #aid, #Pentagon says
US & #Israel reattached a floating pier to the #Gaza coastline Fri, ofcls said, as the #UnitedStates prepares to resume #humanitarian ops. Vice Adm Brad Cooper, a snr US military officer overseeing the mission, said deliveries of food & other badly needed supplies will begin “in coming days.” The first will include 500k pounds of aid, w/thousands of tons more in the pipeline behind it.

#war #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/07/gaza-pier-pentagon-israel/

Nonilex, to Bulgaria
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#MAGA marks #DDay anniversary w/vote to defund #NATO

#Trump's #AmericaFirst movement could lead… #Europe to seek #nuclear weapons

Today is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at #Normandy, #France, where ~160k #Allied troops pulled off the largest invasion by sea in history. From that point on #America was in charge of #AlliedForces & it was the beginning of the end of #WWII

Nonilex,
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Donald had no idea about the significance of the term "" when he first started saying it, believing erroneously that he'd thought up the slogan himself even though he'd no doubt heard it somewhere during his 77 yrs. Before the US entered the war the was the name of the movement & many of its members also happened to be just a little bit taken w/that fella from Germany.

Nonilex, to France
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#Biden to defend #democracy in speech in #France, drawing contrast w/ #Trump

While #POTUS has so far avoided naming Trump during his trip, he has warned of the dangers posed by #authoritarian & #isolationist impulses.

In #Normandy on Fri, Biden will hail the #UnitedStates #ArmyRangers who scaled the cliffs of #PointeDuHoc 8 decades ago in defense of #freedom & democracy.

#geopolitics #alliances #NATO #MutualProtection #contract #law #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/07/biden-normandy-speech-pointe-du-hoc/

Nonilex, to Law
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FYI
I’ve decided not to report much on ’s trial. It is evident that he, Beau’s widow, & the family were in deep .
In that grief, Hunter & Hallie self-medicated w/a highly addictive drug. Hunter already had a predisposition to , & he did what people addicted to drugs & alcohol do — made terrible decisions.
He admitted it & admitted to committing crimes during his addiction.
Detailing that painful time for the purpose of humiliating his family is cruel.

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