Probably too much to ask for, but it'd be nice if somebody took out Iran's nuclear stockpile.
@Alfred Why are Earth days slowly growing longer?
@Alfred Why is justice a dish best served cold?
@Alfred Why did the math book look sad?
Potential blow for Trump as lawyer-turned-witness leaves legal team, report says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/potential-blow-for-trump-as-lawyer-turned-witness-leaves-legal-team-report-says/ar-BB1lwPsK
Trump and Mike Johnson push for redundant ban on non-citizens voting
Planned bill to ban already illegal practice is latest Republican step to spread falsehoods about immigration and voter fraud
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Still pushing the "stolen election" lie.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/trump-mike-johnson-migrant-voting-bill
The rich are getting second passports, citing risk of instability
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The wealthy are building these “passport portfolios” — collections of second, and even third or fourth, citizenships — in case they need to flee their home country. Henley & Partners, a law firm that specializes in high-net-worth citizenships, said Americans now outnumber every other nationality when it comes to securing alternative residences or added citizenships.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/10/rich-americans-get-second-passports-citing-risk-of-instability.html
Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards
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Card draining is when criminals remove gift cards from a store display, open them in a separate location, and either record the card numbers and PINs or replace them with a new barcode... [They replace the card and when] a customer unwittingly selects and loads money onto a tampered card, the criminal is able to access the card online and steal the balance.
#CardDraining #News #GiftCards
https://www.propublica.org/article/chinese-organized-crime-gift-cards-american-retail
You’re shocked, I’m sure.
Another Boeing whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging safety lapses on the 777 and 787 widebodies
https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-whistleblower-777-787-plane-safety-production-2024-4
RFK Jr. campaign official attended Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally and wanted ‘favorite President’ Trump to serve three terms
https://cnn.com/2024/04/09/politics/rfk-jr-campaign-official-january-6-trump
RFK Jr. Adviser Makes Shocking Admission about Campaign’s True Goal
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“Who are they going to pick? If it’s a Republican Congress, they’ll pick Trump. So we’re rid of Biden either way,” [Rita Palma] said.
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Palma is the Kennedy campaign's New York director.
On NATO’s 75th birthday, fear of Trump overshadows celebrations https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/04/nato-trump-alliance-future/
Elmo is such a dick. This is part of the deposition with Ben Brody's lawyer Mark Bankston. If you remember, Ben Brody was the 22 year old who was falsely fingered as being an "antifa plant" from some neo-Nazi rumble at a Pride event in Portland. Elmo amplified those posts, putting the kid's life in danger, and now Brody is suing him for libel. https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203339945/elon-musk-neo-nazi-defamation-lawsuit-ben-brody
The Q.s are from Bankston, the A.s are from Musk.
TRAP - Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers.
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/types-attacks/trap-laws
@Alfred Draw a photorealistic picture of Michael Jackson as he would look today if he was still still alive.
Russian trolls target U.S. support for Ukraine, Kremlin documents show
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Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), who chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday it was “absolutely true” that some Republican members of Congress were repeating Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine.
#News #Politics #Ukraine #Russia /nosanitize
Non-paywalled "gift" Washington Post long piece.
https://wapo.st/3PSCYuQ
Since this article is about my wife and me, I'll explain it to Mr. Ezratti.
#GenX? The "sandwich generation" taking care of both parents and kids?
We wanted to be better parents than our own. We are busy making money and that's good because of all the people who depend on us.
As a generation though, our pockets emptier for retirement.
"As the first generation ...to move away from pensions in the private sector, Generation X’s savings problems foreshadow "
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