BREAKING: Dockworkers at Swedish ports are refusing to offload Teslas, cleaning crews aren't cleaning showrooms, and mechanics aren't fixing charging stations.
Tesla operations in Sweden are effectively shut down, because Musk won't negotiate with unions.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/sweden-tesla-strike-cleaners
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Florida’s efforts to enforce a state law that targets drag show performances that, challengers maintain, imposes unlawful restrictions on free speech.
"A group of Russian nationals were able to donate to newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign in 2018 by funneling the money through a U.S. company."
https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-donations-russia-butina-1838501
An 85-year-old law says that companies don't have to pay truck drivers overtime.
Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill to finally give America’s 2.19 million truck drivers overtime pay.
Truck drivers have become indentured servants, once on the road their tied to their rig, they dont get paid down time, even if the company rig breaks down, if their offload is delayed, no pay, they have to just wait, not getting paid
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-guarantee-truck-drivers-overtime-pay
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NFT dudes throw NFT party. Use industrial disinfectant UV lights as decorations. Cause eye damage to wealthy attendees.
SMDH.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/style/bored-ape-nft-eye-burn.html
I was listening to NPR this morning. There were witnesses to Kevin McCarthy hitting a member of Congress in the kidney. What an absolute child bully, I am transported back to my days in middle school.
I also see why McCarthy gets along w/ Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/15/1213129965/tensions-among-the-republicans-in-the-house-seem-to-be-at-a-boiling-point
Rep Clay Higgins (R-La) is asking FBI director Chris Wray about alleged "ghost buses" that perhaps brought undercover FBI assets to the Capitol on Jan 6.
"This buses are nefarious in nature and were filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters"
"These two buses were painted completely white," Higgins said, pointing to picture of buses allegedly at Union Station garage on Jan 6.
White buses are not actually unusual, in fact, look closely, I count 6 white buses
Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row.
For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels.
"Hostage Crisis represents a major test for Biden administration" - WaPo
"Israel and Hamas appear to be nearing a hostage deal" - NYTimes
Based on how these two generally write their headlines, looks like a hostage deal is gonna happen and they are stuck between it making it somehow a bad thing for Biden or simply giving no credit to the administration.
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