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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:18:15 GMT -8
I tried to escape the Apple store. I couldn't because there were no Windows.
DeathSentence hires the Best People
As part of his escalating fight with Disney after they criticized his anti-LGBTQ school legislation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies in the state legislature passed a law that let him step in and take over the special taxing district that provides public services to the Walt Disney World resort complex, a move designed to limit the powers of the company as retaliation for criticizing him. One of the steps of that involved hand-picking a new oversight board to manage the district.
According to CNN's KFILE investigative feature, one of the members DeSantis appointed to that board has promoted racist historical myths about slavery.
Among his remarks, RonPeri claimed that white people were also enslaved, and that specifically there was an "Irish slave trade" in which Irish people were forcibly interbred with Black Africans. This myth has been repeatedly debunked. There were some indentured white servants in early America, in which people were made to work unpaid labor to pay off a debt — but it was not very widespread, and indentured servants had far more rights than chattel slaves, who were hereditarily treated as property, essentially with no more rights than horses or pigs.
Peri also claimed that it was commonplace for Black people to own slaves as well, another common myth of slavery apologists. There was at least one documented case of a Black slaveowner in the mid-17th century, but for most of the Antebellum period, slave-permitting states had laws that essentially made it impossible for Black people, including the handful who were free, to become extensive property owners, let alone slaveowners, themselves.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:21:13 GMT -8
It's a Black (Sea) List.
A Russian naval ship has been damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sources say.
The assault reportedly occurred near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which is a major hub for Russian exports.
Russia's defence ministry said it had repelled a Ukrainian attack on its naval base there which involved two sea drones, but did not admit any damage.
But Ukrainian security service sources say the Olenegorsky Gornyak was hit and suffered a serious breach.
They told the BBC a sea drone was carrying 450kg (992lb) of dynamite when it hit the ship.
Sea drones are small, unmanned vessels which operate on or below the water's surface.
A video sent to the BBC by a source with Ukraine's security service appears to show the drone approaching a ship thought to be the Olenegorsky Gornyak.
The footage shows a vessel travelling right up to the side of a ship before the feed cuts out, apparently on impact.
Another unverified video is thought to show the ship listing to one side.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:24:13 GMT -8
Why Do They Want to Kill Python. I Prefer C++ or Visual Basic, But There's Nothing Wrong WIth PythonUS snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
In the decade since Florida launched its first public contest to kill Burmese pythons, thousands of people from all over the US and around the world have staked their hopes on killing as many of the massive serpents as they can. Jake Waleri, 22, has one major plan for his summer break from the University of Ohio: hunt snakes. The native of Naples, Florida, says he's always known about the issue of Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has taken over the Everglades, and the havoc they wreak on Florida's natural habitat. He became interested in python hunting after watching professional hunters on television, and started hunting them himself two years ago. Last year, he entered the Florida Python Challenge - the state's annual python hunting contest - but dropped out because he was too far behind in the rankings. "This year I want to win it," he says. The Florida Python Challenge draws in hundreds of participants each year from as far away as Canada, Belgium and Latvia who are charmed by the prospect of fame and fortune, including up to $30,000 (£23,600) in prize money.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:25:45 GMT -8
They Otter Be More Careful
Three women were injured, including one flown by helicopter to a hospital, after an otter attacked them as they floated on a Montana river Wednesday, officials said.
The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on the Jefferson River, when the trio was on inner tubes three miles upstream from the Sappington Bridge, around 10 miles southeast of Caldwell, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said.
The women spotted "one or two otters," and one of the otters swam over and attacked them, the department said in a statement.
The otters left after the women got out of the water. One of the women suffered injuries serious enough that a helicopter flew her to a hospital, the wildlife department said.
This is Otterly Ridiculous
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:45:16 GMT -8
Dueling Headlines
"US employers add a solid 187,000 jobs in July; unemployment dips to 3.5%"
"The U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in July, fewer than expected"
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“This is a good strong report,'' said Julia Pollak, chief economist at the jobs website ZipRecruiter. ”The worst fears that people had of a painful downturn, a loss of jobs, longer unemployment durations, all those things—those are not coming to pass.''
Unemployment fell to a notch above a half-century low as 152,000 Americans entered the job force. The number of unemployed fell by 116,000.
Despite the influx of workers, average hourly wages rose 0.4% from June and 4.4% from a year earlier
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:53:09 GMT -8
You're Not in Mar-a-Loco AnymoreTrump’s campaign team was miffed by a lack of traffic support from local police after he arrived in Washington, forcing the motorcade to weave through rush-hour traffic. Other motorists attempted to change lanes between the motorcade, showing less deference than typical for an average funeral procession. The welcome from onlookers at the courthouse was occasionally hostile, with several middle fingers from bikers and spectators along the highway from the airport. There was a Biden flag on a corner near the courthouse. How Trump used goats to cut millions of dollars off his local property taxes, and paid just $700 last year
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:55:40 GMT -8
There's a Reason Previous Guy Keeps Losing in Court. He's a Bad Client with Bad Lawyers and Bad Strategy.Donald Trump has a plan for defending himself against federal criminal charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election: keep arguing that he had a right to overturn the 2020 election. “We will re-litigate every single issue in the 2020 election in the context of this litigation,” Trump attorney John Lauro said on Fox News following the indictment. “It gives President Trump an opportunity that he has never had before, which is to have subpoena power since Jan. 6 in a way that can be exercised in federal court.” There are some problems with this plan, if what Trump wants to do is win in court and win the 2024 election. Trump and his allies have litigated every single issue they could possibly dream up in the 2020 election. They filed at least 62 lawsuits challenging aspects of the election, and lost 61, with the final one being a modest win at best related to ballot curing in Pennsylvania. Is Trump really planning to defend himself against federal criminal charges with a set of arguments that has already lost 60 times in civil suits? Do his lawyers think that’s their best legal case here? It’s also not a great plan to boost Republican chances in 2024. “If this is the conversation we’re going to have over the next year and a half, it’s going to be tough for Republicans, particularly in suburban areas,” said Michael Duncan, a Republican digital operative allied with Mitch McConnell on his “Ruthless” podcast this week, arguing that Trump’s election denial cost Republicans the Senate in 2022. That downplays the role of abortion bans in the midterms, but election denial surely played a role.  Also, the Law and the Facts Are Against Him. Also, He Will Piss Off the Judge.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 8:58:57 GMT -8
Breaking News! He Is Lying
It was also very sad driving through Washington, D.C., and seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and the graffiti.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:01:18 GMT -8
If That's So Good, Commit More Crimes. Rob a Couple of Banks. Melania and Clyde.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:02:51 GMT -8
SINema Is Losing
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:07:33 GMT -8
Cause of Death: Ignorance and Stupidity
Tragic fallout from the politicisation of science in the US
Many countries had partisan divides on Covid vaccination, but they were more lethal in the US than anywhere else
It would be easy to dismiss this trend as merely exasperating — an obstacle to progress on climate change and a source of irritation at extended family gatherings — but over the past 18 months, the politicisation of attitudes to science may have directly cost as many as 60,000 American lives.This is the stark implication of a new study from the Yale school of public health, which found that since Covid vaccines became widely available in the US, the mortality rate of registered Republicans in Ohio and Florida climbed by 33 per cent during America’s winter Covid wave last year, compared with just a 10 per cent rise among Democrats.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:17:05 GMT -8
Phony bank accounts resurface at Wells Fargo, with a twistAs a longtime forensic accountant who helps consumer lawyers investigate big financial institutions, Jay Patterson has made a point to do business with a smallish local bank in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. So he was startled in June 2022 when he received a bank statement from Wells Fargo showing $12 in an “Everyday Checking” account in his name, an account he didn’t know about and had never opened. Patterson immediately called Wells Fargo, a bank he has often scrutinized in his work, and it closed the account. But he continued to investigate, he said, learning troubling things that even he, a finance expert, hadn’t known regarding how banks collect and disperse consumers’ financial data. Patterson’s case differs from the previous unauthorized accounts mess at Wells Fargo in one important way: those involved existing customers who had shared their personal information with the bank. Patterson has never been a Wells Fargo customer and says he has never given the bank access to his personal data.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:18:47 GMT -8
Sputtering Along at 6.3%?
The world's second-largest economy is spluttering. China's been facing a slew of headwinds this year, such as a depressed housing market, rocketing youth unemployment, and widespread deflation fears.
Growth for the second quarter came in at 6.3%, falling short of analysts' forecasts.
China also has another problem. Despite reopening to the world after the pandemic earlier this year, it seems foreign visitors are not yet returning.
Just 52,000 people arrived on visits organized by travel agents in the first quarter of the year, the most recent period for which figures are available, The Wall Street Journal reported. That's 98% lower than the same period in 2019.
The World Tourism Alliance, a Chinese tourism research outfit, said in a report that the country's tourism sector was in a state of "distress and depression" following China's slow reopening after the pandemic.
It's possible that deteriorating relations with the West could be a factor, per the Journal.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:21:18 GMT -8
It Seems Like Everyone Previos Guy Touches Ends Up Indicted
A Michigan attorney involved in multiple efforts around the country to overturn the 2020 election in support of former President Donald Trump has been charged in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines in Michigan, prosecutors announced Thursday.
The charges against Stefanie Lambert come days after Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer whom Trump endorsed in an unsuccessful run for Michigan attorney general last year, and former GOP state Rep. Daire Rendon were arraigned in connection with the case.
Lambert, DePerno, and Rendon were named by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office last year as having “orchestrated a coordinated plan to gain access to voting tabulators.”
Michigan is one of at least three states where prosecutors say people breached election systems while embracing and spreading Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Investigators there say five vote tabulators were illegally taken from three counties and brought to a hotel room, according to documents released last year by Nessel’s office. The tabulators were then broken into and “tests” were performed on the equipment.
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Post by mhbruin on Aug 4, 2023 9:25:00 GMT -8
Can I NOT Get a Witness“Witnessing” Marine NCO gets subordinate injured – tells subordinates it’s illegal to contact MRFFThis might be a first for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) — a service member actually getting physically injured during a live combat action training drill because they were so distracted by trying to stop their senior NCO’s non-stop Christian “witnessing” during the drill. The “witnessing” NCO, according to one of MRFF’s Marine clients, “says he MUST ‘anoint’ [his subordinates] in the ‘blood of Christ’ or [they] will be "serving Satan” and that “He does this even during live combat action training drills,” which is what led to the injury of one of the Marines in his unit. Getting wind that some of the Marines in his unit were going to contact MRFF for help, the “witnessing” senior NCO attempted to scare them into believing that it was illegal for them to contact MRFF and that they could be prosecuted under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) if they did so. As the Marine who contacted MRFF on behalf of himself and 21 other Marines in his unit wrote: “Our unit’s most senior NCO, (name and rank withheld), had briefed our unit a few days ago that it was ‘very dangerous’ for Marines to ask for help from the MRFF because any who did so might be prosecuted under Article 92 of the UCMJ for disobeying a lawful order etc. He scared most of us with this statement which was clearly his intent. “The reason he briefed us on this is because he got the word that some of us were planning on asking for the MRFF’s help because he will not stop ‘witnessing’ his Christian beliefs to those of us under his command while on duty. …”
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