New: Facebook's AI chatbot told a parent in a group asking for advice from other parents that it has a gifted, disabled child who attends school in New York City
They would have to get through the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is already part of the state constitution after voters approved Proposal 18-2 in 2018.
I suppose that 13 bad actors could be randomly selected from the applications. It’s not statistically impossible.
UC Riverside has now been issued a US patent on this RNAi vaccine technology
Naturally, you’ll want to patent it so you can profit off it instead of just releasing it to benefit all of humanity. Fucking greedy ass people sometimes…
The bill’s passage comes after the state’s most populous county, Miami-Dade, considered local heat protection rules that would have been among the most stringent in the country. That proposal would have required employers to provide shade, water and 10-minute breaks to workers every two hours on days over a certain heat threshold.
The fact that that would have been among the most stringent protections in the country is incredibly sad. Those protections should be in place nationwide by default at a minimum. Nobody benefits from overheated workers, who are human beings by the way. I feel like it’s so much easier to just be decent and take care of peoples’ basic needs.
You’re a monster if you don’t think your workers deserve to have a few minutes in the shade whenever the fuck they want. People will work harder if they feel like they’re safe and respected. Everybody wins.
It’s hard to understand how what you said - and a county mandating these changes - come together. A city actually voted on this issue, they don’t do that because there’s nothing going on; it means this is a pressing matter in their area. Companies clearly aren’t providing breaks if a city actually votes to mandate this.
I assume that Miami-Dade County had a reason to draft legislation like this. There weren’t political points to be gained here since this was a low profile issue until this bill made it high profile. The county wouldn’t have gone through the effort if there wasn’t a problem to be addressed.
I could understand repealing a statewide mandate for protections if it was costing money to enforce and wasn’t seeing results. I don’t understand restricting local governments from implementing their own local protections. What harm would the protections have done?
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Miss., the museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday, April 12....
What culture - owning slaves? What heritage - losing wars they started? Fuck Tate Reeves and fuck Confederate traitors who don’t remember the last shit-kicking they got.
Dems have always been a loose coalition compared to the lockstep republicans. Its also why the left is the majority in the country yet it can't keep a majority of power.
They’re on the same team in the same way you’re on the same team with a stranger when there are 6 ravenous wolves circling your dwindling torch light.
Is that stranger a fascist? Will they stab you in the back? Who knows: but it’s better to have a back to press yours to than it is to have 3 unwatched wolves behind you.
Coalition forming is our only option as progressives.
2 other NY Republicans have co-sponsored this bill to strip expelled-former Rep. #Santos of his floor privleges, document room access ... and parking at Capitol
Rep. Nick LaLota and Rep. Michael Lawler
Apr 14
1 month after expelled former Rep George Santos appeared on House floor for Pres. Biden's SOTU address, his former GOP colleague (Rep. D'Esposito) intros resolution to strip expelled Members of floor privileges, access to "House document room" & parking
The way the supreme court is acting the chances of me living on the lamb in two years publishing illegal political 'zines on old ditto machines in people's basements is increasing far too quickly.
I like teaching math and having a mailing address and phone number.
“The woman’s attorney, Steven Kratky, said at his client’s bond hearing that she not only has two children to take care of but also works as a home health aide and provides care for an elderly homebound grandparent, according to the Riverfront Times.”
Its possible to be too competitive. See: Harbaugh, Jim and Harbaugh, John. Not a fan of either. Glad to see the team of Harbaugh the Lesser finally being sanctioned.
I just imagine what they’d be saying if the J6 people had stormed the Supreme Court while they were in session instead of storming Congress. Wonder if they would still feel the same lol.
Let Clarence Thomas hide in a fucking closet fearing for his life for a few hours, come out to shit-smeared walls, broken windows and a stolen laptop and then let’s see what he thinks about it.
How ironic would it be if word got out they were going rule that people couldn’t be charged with obstruction of justice, then people stormed the Supreme Court to prevent them from issuing the ruling?
Is that ironic? I might have gotten my definition from Alanis Morisette. Either way it would be hilarious.
(Trump lawyer Alina Habba — the one who fakes smart — argued on Fox News last night that this is a denial of Trump’s “due process” rights. Needless to say, LOL no. Habba also bellyached that Trump’s lawyers won’t get Passover off, because “Observant Jews have a right to go and pray to who they want and observe...
“I was looking forward to that graduation, with his mother and father there, and it looks like the judge does not allow me to escape this scam,” he said.
Is it just me or is this some odd phrasing? Shouldn’t it be, “…with his mother and I there…” Almost sounds like he’s not the father which, to be honest, wouldn’t surprise me. Also, the judge never said he couldn’t go, so this is just one more lie from Trump.
As reported by AP, Merchan did not say Donald Trump would not be able to attend the graduation. He commented that it was too early to make a decision.
“It really depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial,” Merchan said.
AP added that if the trial proceeded as planned, Merchan would be willing to adjourn for one or both days.
In other words, if Trump keeps his trap shut and doesn’t cause needless delays, then the judge would be willing to let him go, but what are the odds of Trump being able to do that?
Democratic majority in Michigan House restored with special elections (www.freep.com)
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains (news.ucr.edu)
DeSantis signs bill banning local heat protections for workers (thehill.com)
Gov. Reeves proclaims Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi (www.mississippifreepress.org)
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Miss., the museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday, April 12....
Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives in congressional races (www.theguardian.com)
Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush face formidable challenges but Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar in Summer Lee much stronger positions
Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency (www.cbsnews.com)
Number of homicides plummets in major U.S. cities (www.axios.com)
Missouri mother accused of allowing 8-year-old son to drive after drinking too much (www.usatoday.com)
Vladimir Putin not welcome at French ceremony for 80th anniversary of D-day (www.theguardian.com)
France says Russia can be represented but president will not be invited because of war in Ukraine
Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending (apnews.com)
Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump (apnews.com)
New York Criminal Defendant Already Being Real Pain In Ass (www.wonkette.com)
(Trump lawyer Alina Habba — the one who fakes smart — argued on Fox News last night that this is a denial of Trump’s “due process” rights. Needless to say, LOL no. Habba also bellyached that Trump’s lawyers won’t get Passover off, because “Observant Jews have a right to go and pray to who they want and observe...