“Prosecutors are now prepared to ‘stack’ an ‘additional 30 to 45 charges’ on top of the 37-count indictment… using evidence against the ex-president that has not yet been publicly acknowledged by the department, including other recordings...” https://independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-giuliani-more-charges-b2366597.html
Justice Jackson, dissenting: "Our country has never been colorblind. Given the lengthy history of state-sponsored race-based preferences in America, to say that anyone is now victimized if a college considers whether that legacy of discrimination has unequally advantaged its applicants fails to acknowledge the well-documented 'intergenerational transmission of inequality'
that still plagues our citizenry.
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Can you please boost this post?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhiasLEkgoQ
Learning to speak Welsh has helped me cope with my brain disease, and work on reinventing myself as I start over.
I long to share my joy with others. Please, take a moment to watch, follow, tell others.
I hope one day for "Welsh Made Easy With JenX" to go viral. If others can do it, then why not me?
#FBI is seeking to identify this person involved at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
If this person looks familiar contact FBI at http://tips.fbi.gov or 1-800-225-5324 to submit information.
Reference # 327 AFO
#politics
Is it just me, or does it really seem like SCOTUS is issuing less outrageous rulings since their ethics came under closer scrutiny?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/moore-v-harper-supreme-court-rejects/
June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map, by @ErinInTheMorn https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/june-anti-trans-legislative-risk
"I’m not working out to have your ideal body type. I’m working out to have my ideal body type. And you know what type that is? None of your f---ing business. Because I am beautiful, I am strong, I do my job."
--Lizzo, quoted in the Washington Post,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/26/lizzo-twitter-fat-shaming-body-positivity/
Mixed feelings about #russia. It's hard not to like the prospect of Putin being ousted or at least weakened. But Russia turning into Somalia with developed industries and nukes? Not such a fan of that.
"He's a GAMA Democrat -- Give America Measles Again."
Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, on RFK Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/20/eugene-robinson-reader-qa/
I just wanna say…
Bandcamp is holding annual Juneteenth fundraiser today where they donate 100% of their share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The LDF has a long history of effectively enacting change through litigation, advocacy, and public education, and they are doing this annually in recognition of the fact that real progress towards racial equity requires a sustained, ongoing commitment.
Bandcamp
On Monday, June 19th, from midnight to midnight Pacific Time, we’ll hold our fourth annual Juneteenth fundraiser, where we donate 100% of our share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a racial justice organization with a long history of effectively enacting change through litigation, advocacy, and public education.
As a reminder, Bandcamp Fridays will resume on August 4th, and continue on September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, and December 1st.
If you even think about using Microsoft edge browser. Read this first.
Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that [Update]
The biggest problem with Edge's "super-resolution" and other questionable services is that it is enabled by default. Therefore, unaware users automatically give the browser permission to send pictures to Microsoft for processing and enhancement. Here is how to fix that:
By Taras Buria
Grew up in Cupertino before Apple, lived in Berkeley, now retired in South Puget Sound. He/him.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
-- Wendell Berry