"The rules around civil litigation mean that if I proceed to trial and the court awards me damages that are even a penny less than the settlement offer I would have to pay the legal costs of both sides. So even if every allegation is proven in court, I would still be liable for something approaching ยฃ10 million in costs."
As Supreme Court takes up homeless ban, a cityโs unhoused feel abandoned
Me: If the supremes decide in favor of banning homeless from camping on public space, then don't be surprised if the next step is concentration camps for the homeless since homeless are already being jailed
Tallest Building in America Gains Planning Commission Approval
One aspect of the proposal that has residents on edge is the intention of placing LED billboards on the side of the Legend Tower. Residents would need blackout curtains to escape the light pollution. โOut on Lake Draper at night, [thereโs] going to be orange and blue flashing through.โ
Of course Stitt thinks that the OSDE losing 130 staff is a good thing. ๐ฑ
โSo, youโre telling me weโve lost 130 bureaucrats up here in Oklahoma City and weโve still got our education system rolling across the state? Sounds like a good thing to me,โ the governor said.
Me: Oklahoma education system is not rolling in fine shape! Just wait til the effect of losing so much federal grant money hits by next year.
The US used to have much better federal regulations of big business that was set up after the 1930s depression. Unfortunately those regs have been rolled back starting in the 1980s, so here we are with near monopolies without competition or regulation. ๐ข
Since at least the 1970s, real estate agents and lenders have exploited the precarious financial positions of Black women and sold them mortgages on homes in poor condition.