tl;dr, water treatment authorities accidentally dumped a bunch of aluminum in the water, but told all their customers it was safe to drink before they knew what it was, but scientists and doctors are apparently still arguing over what effects aluminum exposure can have (see: “Aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease: after a century...
“Look, I’ve watched the first two thirds of a lot of mafia movies, and it’s obvious that you can just go around intimidating and assaulting people to get what you want with a bunch of other people willing to do the same, and nothing bad will ever happen to you because everyone’s always got everybody else’s backs. I don’t know why more people don’t do thi- [sudden cut to black].”
I don’t have the time or brainpower to write something as nice as these two comments, but if you love those albums for these reasons you have to check out Sandinista!, it’s a bit messy and overstuffed with ideas at 3 vinyls in length, but the best 2 vinyls worth of music the Clash ever did is in there imo
My profile will give you an idea, but I give this community a glance at least once every 24 hours and probably could step it up more if I was needed
I want to maintain a space where people can share facts, opinions, and the occasional joke about important things that shape all of our lives. Also, I watched reddit’s politics page go from occasionally OK to horribly moderated dumpster fire from about 2011-a month ago and I don’t want to see that happen here.
I would strive to apply them equally and stick to their literal content as much as possible, only doing my own interpretation of them when it seems necessary. I’d also try to work with other mods and get consensus on determinations wherever possible. I’d also try to be open to appeals from users to reconsider determinations. Lastly, I’d try to use the least harsh means that would produce the effect I’m looking for (e.g. try to avoid banning where a removal would do).
So long as your “political views” aren’t about whether certain people with skin tones/ethnicities/national origins/sexual preferences/genitalia/physical ability limitations/religious practices that make you uncomfortable should be allowed to exist in peace with full legal equality, no.
The list was compiled by Visit Lauderdale, formerly known as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Broward’s tourism arm said the lost conventions could have brought hotel stays to Fort Lauderdale and its surrounding cities, which also meant money spent on restaurants and attractions.
“We lost this program due to political climate,” according to a Visit Lauderdale spreadsheet listing the decision of the Supreme Council of America Inc., Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite Masons to cancel their convention — and 855 rooms — in August 2024.
“We were so close on this one,” reads the notes on the entry for the 2024 National Family and Community Engagement and Community Schools Conference, which needed more than 2,000 rooms and has bailed. “But, group decided to pull out of Florida due to concerns about what the Governor is doing in the education/schools and that he will likely run in 2024. They do not want to lose attendees due to this.”
I’m reading between the lines a little bit here, but I’m pretty sure that spreadsheet/list the Sun Sentinel is referencing was like an internal document they weren’t planning to publish but handed over to the Sun because they’re so pissed off about how their local economy has been trashed (like, I just spent some time searching around Visit Lauderdale’s website and I couldn’t find anything like what the Sun describes available for the public).
Can you imagine how pissed off an official tourism bureau has to be to leak bad news to a local newspaper? That just does not ever happen.
These vetoes are similar to the line-item veto powers granted to governors of most other states, but Wisconsin’s partial veto is uniquely powerful. That difference is because, unlike in other states, governors in Wisconsin can strike nearly any part of a budget bill, including sentences, words or in some cases even a single character or digit.
The history of Memphis set the stage for the killing of Tyre Nichols: In 1866, anti-Black police harassment helped escalate an altercation into a massacre (web.archive.org)
Original: washingtonpost.com/…/reconstruction-history-memph…
Critics blast DeSantis for ramping up Florida death row scheduled executions ahead of 2024 (www.usatoday.com)
Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails (apnews.com)
New York City should be held in contempt over conditions in Rikers Island jail, federal monitor says (apnews.com)
Fulton County, GA: Grand jurors who will consider Trump charges to be selected Tuesday (www.ajc.com)
Six Charged With Organizing Illegal Donations to Adams’s 2021 Campaign (archive.is)
archive.is has been down some today, so I updated to a different mirror link...
Trump-appointed judge gives a 'break' to Jan. 6 rioter who wants to be a police officer (archive.is)
archive.is is having stability issues at the moment so I updated the link...
More than 100 migrants died from heat near U.S.-Mexico border this year (archive.is)
Original mirror site went down today so I updated the link to something more stable atm...
TIL about the 1988 Camelford water pollution incident, the worst mass poisoning in British history (en.wikipedia.org)
tl;dr, water treatment authorities accidentally dumped a bunch of aluminum in the water, but told all their customers it was safe to drink before they knew what it was, but scientists and doctors are apparently still arguing over what effects aluminum exposure can have (see: “Aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease: after a century...
Violent brawl breaks out at Michigan GOP committee meeting (www.independent.co.uk)
Joe Vickers - "1919 Strike" (joevickers.bandcamp.com)
Micah Sommersmith - "Song about Glass" (micahsommer.bandcamp.com)
The Clash - "Something About England" (youtu.be)
Lyrics,...
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love - "The Field" (lowlowlowlalalalovelovelove.bandcamp.com)
Mail Myself to Thoreau - "We Shall Not Be Moved" (mmtt.bandcamp.com)
tinyhands - "Should I tell my Dog that He's Adopted?" (bummercitytapes.bandcamp.com)
What are some songs or albums that transcend their artist or genre?
Besides Dark Side of the Moon.
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There's no such thing as a conservative intellectual — only apologists for right-wing power (www.salon.com)
Commentary: Longtime former Republican on Patrick Deneen and the demise of the conservative intellectual
Wisconsin governor boosts public school funding for next 402 years (www.usatoday.com)