I thought the idea was that Republicans are actively working on destroying what has been working fine and is benefitting lots of people, not just on preventing more progress.
The comparison in a recent New Yorker article was viewed as controversial in Germany, where government authorities strongly support Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility after Adolf Hitler’s Germany murdered up to 6 million Jews in the Holocaust....
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont submitted the legislation, named the Inclusive Democracy Act, on Tuesday which would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens regardless of their criminal record....
They should all be able to vote. From prison, too. The punishment never needs to be to take their voting rights away. If they commit fraud, stop them from committing fraud again.
The responsibility of parents isn’t just to feed their kids until they’re 18, but to raise them and give them what they need to become independent adults. A responsibility shared with the government through public services and social safety nets.
Without the parents, it should mean the government has all of responsibilities and can’t throw people out on the street if it hasn’t finished the job.
Later that week, Gonzales went to Calvary Church, where a volunteer offered to pray with her and another woman joined in. Gonzales had told pastors at both Calvary and Sagebrush churches that she was homeless and living on the street. One pastor prayed with her and signed her up for a baptism.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto....
The headline should be the IRS cutting bill. If it was about aid to Israel, they would’ve just put that in, not try to use aid to Israel as a means to stop the IRS from being able to collect the taxes their wealthy donors owe.
If anything, a spending bill should come with a tax, not a revenue cut.
Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled....
In 2003, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Dial-up connections were still the default and YouTube, Facebook, and Gmail had yet to be invented.
I’d argue it had reached its prime. Websites were just websites then, not data harvesting machines.
Barely. They were in the G8. Even after being kicked out trade kept going as normal, new pipelines were being built, nuclear power plants were being shut down because who needs a fallback?
Saudi Arabia gets full honors on the international stage, despite publicly executing people for criticizing the government or having independent thought, and cutting up a journalist in a consulate abroad.
People are kept in prison without a conviction, for not affording bail. Owing a thousand times the lifetime earnings of other people should at the very least mean all your accounts and holdings are frozen, and you can’t spend anything without getting independent approval every time.
Even if you had like no morals at all, that type of behavior has to disqualify someone from being a surgeon. They’re sabotaging the work they’re supposed to be doing.
Death should be the equalizer, but then there’s generational wealth. If people are born into wealth inequality, if wealth inequality can grow from one generation to the next, the system is broken.
The White House on Friday slammed congressional Republicans for “hijacking” the annual defense policy bill and loading it up with conservative amendments related to abortion, transgender rights and other issues, arguing it will undermine national security.
How to defend the country? Get rid of everything worth fighting for, give your enemies everything they want before they invade. 4D warfare.
Or maybe investing in public healthcare, education and welfare, reduce the causes of crime and violence, stand stronger together, but that requires caring about someone who’s not yourself.
For example, the Prior plague, would we need offworld or off-reality contacts to be able to deal with it, or is modern medicine up to the task, with mRNA vaccines and CRISPR?...
Ifølge Reuters har Mondelez allereie redusert produksjonen i Russland, og innan 2024 skal verksemda vere skilt ut frå resten av selskapet, seier dei i ei fråsegn....
Missouri man fatally shoots his mother at home after mistaking her for intruder (www.theguardian.com)
A 25-year-old Missouri man says he mistook his mother for an intruder before shooting her to death at their home’s back door....
Slightly different approaches (startrek.website)
Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos (apnews.com)
The comparison in a recent New Yorker article was viewed as controversial in Germany, where government authorities strongly support Israel as a form of remorse and responsibility after Adolf Hitler’s Germany murdered up to 6 million Jews in the Holocaust....
Rep. Pressley introduces legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record (apnews.com)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont submitted the legislation, named the Inclusive Democracy Act, on Tuesday which would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens regardless of their criminal record....
Are you prepared to be judged? [Martin Rosner] (startrek.website)
Here’s What Can Happen When Kids Age Out of Foster Care (www.propublica.org)
Two teens aged out of New Mexico’s child welfare system last year. This photo essay shows how different their lives have become.
US House passes Republicans' Israel-only aid bill, faces dead end in Senate (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto....
xkcd #2849: Under the Stars (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2849...
One year after being bought for $44 billion, X is worth $19 billion (arstechnica.com)
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection (www.theregister.com)
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Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found. (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/1021018...
Man says police officer had no right to pull him over because she’s on OnlyFans (www.independent.co.uk)
He said it made him think: “You can’t arrest me no more; I’ve seen your private parts.”...
America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion (apnews.com)
Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled....
Upcoming Stargate rewatch
It’s been over five years since the last one, so it seems about time to do another one....
The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old (torrentfreak.com)
"All you had to do was stick to oppressing your own people, and we would've kept looking the other way..." (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime (apnews.com)
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating (www.bbc.com)
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape have been referred to as surgery’s open secret....
"Equalizer" by War and Peas (i0.wp.com)
Source: Equalizer – War and Peas – Webcomic...
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capitalism ruins everything around me (lemmy.world)
Cream get the money Dolla Dolla bill yall
White House says Republicans have turned defense bill into ‘rightwing wishlist’ (thehill.com)
The White House on Friday slammed congressional Republicans for “hijacking” the annual defense policy bill and loading it up with conservative amendments related to abortion, transgender rights and other issues, arguing it will undermine national security.
(How) Has modern technology caught up to Stargate? (spoilers)
For example, the Prior plague, would we need offworld or off-reality contacts to be able to deal with it, or is modern medicine up to the task, with mRNA vaccines and CRISPR?...
Mondelez vil skilje ut verksemda i Russland (www.nrk.no)
Ifølge Reuters har Mondelez allereie redusert produksjonen i Russland, og innan 2024 skal verksemda vere skilt ut frå resten av selskapet, seier dei i ei fråsegn....