Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) this month launched an investigation into Affinity Partners, the Saudi-backed private equity firm led by Jared Kushner,” Axios reports....
I was a bit bummed that Loren Taylor narrowly lost in 2022. Thao beat him by .6% when round two of rank choice voting was tallied.
Thao is from the Oakland Hills, and that’s the part of town with more money and higher voter turnout. Taylor, also a Democrat, is a black man whose family has been in Oakland for 3 generations, and he has an impressive education.
I feel like Thao got the vote because people in the Hills thought she would prioritize their needs. IMHO, on paper, Taylor was better equipped to empathize with Oakland’s marginalized communities and was better prepared for the administrative needs of the jobs.
Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....
I had to travel to Austin for work a few weeks ago. Got off the plane, checked into the hotel, took a shower, decided to use mother nature’s melatonin to help with the jet lag… then, boom. Upload your driver’s license.
So I had visited some sites that were hosted outside US and didn’t give a fuck about Texas’ stupid laws.
These laws are not only authoritarian, they’re fucking useless.
Oftentimes the stuff goes out on the floor early because big box store don’t have much of a back room. So when the holiday decor boat from China docks, that stuff goes right on the floor asap.
Some stores seasonal product timing is heavily dependent on shipping and logistics timing.
Traditionally, before Trump, former American Presidents were called “President,” “Mr. President,” or “Former President.”
That said, good journalists are refraining from using present-tense “President” labels for Trump because of his election denial bullshit. They’re calling him “former” when they do refer to his previous job.
It’s not normal sand, it’s kinetic sand. There is more in that container than just sand. Most notably silicone oil, dyes, etc.
People don’t know what other ingredients are in there, and it sits on the shelf right next to other smushy things that can cause certain kids to have an allergic reaction.
Given the context around the bad joke, it seems like he was going for sarcasm, but it just came out like trash because he’s old and no longer on top of his game.
My money is on him just being on probation or being fined. The judge has already said that he was very reluctant to throw him in jail because he’s a former president.
I don’t agree with that perspective, but he already didn’t throw this guy in jail after his actions routinely threatened the court the family members of people involved in the case.
Maybe Trump will -finally- go to jail for something, but I not holding my breath.
Custom tailored suits that have to fit you perfectly so you don’t die. And might have to put them on very fast in an emergency, in low or zero g, with potential limited light. Big, high contrast, labels are probably helpful.
Also, these things were tested and iterated on repeatedly. If something is on that suit, it’s often because it’s solving a problem that was identified in a past test.
Literally nothing has changed except for a single noun. He’s still caucusing with the democrats, so the Dems still have 51 / 49 control.
They’d still have control with 50 / 50 + Harris, but the tighter the margin, the harder it gets to move shit forward.
And that said, there’s not even much of a need to push stuff through the Senate in the next 6 months. The politicians are now in campaign mode, not legislative mode.
Manchin can call himself whatever he wants. It doesn’t really matter right now.
It’s called a majority because 51 out of 100 is a majority. 50+1 people caucusing for the DNC gives the more progressive party the majority leader’s gavel and control over what comes to the floor.
Manchin’s desk could be filled by gorilla in a top hat, but as long as that gorilla is caucusing with the Dems, then it is a vote for a Democratic majority leader.
You have two options:
a conservative + a seat counting for a GOP majority leader + very few votes in favor of more progressive legislation
a conservative + a seat counting for a DNC majority leader + an occasional vote in favor of more progressive legislation
Those have been the two options out of West Virgina. That’s it. Gravity is real, the world is round, and West Virginians put super conservative people on the ballot.
Most people that want him in that seat don’t want him for his politics. They want him because of grade school arithmetic.
we need more democrats or people caucusing with them in office if you want to see more progressive legislation getting passed.
electing more democrats is MUCH easier to do in the swing states. Electing someone more progressive in a Trump +40 state is going to be damn near impossible
Does Biden have enough people caucusing with his party to win the majority leader gavel and prevent Mitch McConnell from dictating what gets brought to the floor? Yes.
Does Biden have enough progressives to get more progressive stuff passed? No. Two conservative democrats block that.
Arizona will be good place to fight for one of those seats, since Sinema is out and that is a swing state. West Virginia is NOT a swing state, and left leaning people need to look elsewhere for additional progressives. WV is redder than Superman’s underwear. The fact that they’ve elected anyone with a D is an outlier there.
On the road to Valhalla (lemmy.today)
Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims (apnews.com)
Inside the Rise and Fall of Project Veritas (www.rollingstone.com)
Senate Democrats launch investigation into Jared Kushner's business (www.axios.com)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) this month launched an investigation into Affinity Partners, the Saudi-backed private equity firm led by Jared Kushner,” Axios reports....
FBI raids home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, source says (abc7news.com)
German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin color (www.dw.com)
Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....
Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws (www.engadget.com)
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law (apnews.com)
Damn kids, get off my lawn! (lemmy.world)
Marjorie Taylor Greene faces scrutiny for failing to disclose profits from her MAGA book (www.rawstory.com)
In historic first, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoes most arts funding in Florida (www.heraldtribune.com)
Only 191 days until Christmas (lemmy.world)
Scripps News speaks with Lauren Windsor, who secretly recorded Justice Samuel Alito (www.scrippsnews.com)
DeSantis Claims Florida Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Will Let People 'Bring 20 Joints To An Elementary School' (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Rudy Giuliani suffering ‘possible’ 9/11-related lung disease, his lawyers claim (nypost.com)
Trump cites Biden’s 'disturbing grin' in effort to terminate limited gag order in hush money case - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
The limited gag order remains in effect while Trump awaits sentencing.
"Gluten Free" has officially gone too far. (lemmy.world)
Bonus: Gluten-free play-dough!...
Justice for our boy
Workers Create Value
Donald Trump to Las Vegas rally attendees: "I don't care about you" (www.newsweek.com)
'He’s truly lost his mind': Lindsey Graham ripped after calling D-Day a 'failure' on CBS (www.rawstory.com)
"She doesn’t belong on the bench": Experts say Cannon's move suggests she's "trying to kill" case (www.salon.com)
How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing (apnews.com)
NEW POLL: Nearly Half Believe Trump Should Drop Campaign Over Guilty Verdict (www.mediaite.com)
Fellow millennials, how do you prevent your child from yearning for the mines? (possumpat.io)
Meow (lemmy.world)
Neil Armstrong spaceboot 😤😤😤😤😤😤😡😡😡😡😡😡 (lemmy.world)
Trump brands US a ‘fascist state’ in 40-minute rant amid wild scenes outside his Manhattan home (www.independent.co.uk)
You can taste the freedom (lemmy.today)
Manchin leaves Democratic Party, files as independent (thehill.com)