wilson26930

GottaLaff, 15 days ago to random

Reuters review of TX property records shows SpaceX & its contractors can be far slower to pay builders, suppliers than they are to break ground. Unpaid bills, finger-pting among contractors have led many construction-industry businesses to file liens against SpaceX properties in efforts to get compensated.

Result, several of those businesses told Reuters, is reluctance to work on SpaceX-related projects again. "If they were to call me today, I'd tell them to fuck off".. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-is-quick-build-texas-slow-pay-its-bills-2024-05-13/

GottaLaff, 29 days ago to legal

#WompWomp

Via Josh Gerstein:

JUST IN: Supreme Court denies release to former #Trump aide Peter #Navarro, serving sentence for contempt of Congress. Chief Justice Roberts previously denied the request. Now, court has without noted dissent. #SCOTUS #legal

wilson26930, 3 months ago to Economics

The top 1% of Americans have taken $50 trillion from the bottom 90%. This is the result of tax policies, corporate influence, and systemic issues. The upward distribution began exploding 50 years ago. https://time.com/5888024/50-trillion-income-inequality-america/ #economics #greed #wealth

wilson26930, 4 months ago to climate

I grew up with the chemicals from this plant coating my lungs. A win for Clairtonians.
https://www.alleghenyfront.org/us-steel-settlement-christmas-eve-2018-fire/ #environmental #clairton #cleanair #climate

Where Did the Snow Go? “A visceral feeling of what climate change looks and feels like.” (www.nytimes.com)