Nobody Cares: PRS

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

US troops back in Somalia.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney intends to step down as UCP leader after narrow leadership win | Globalnews.ca

Premier Jason Kenney announced his intention to step down as leader of the United Conservative Party on Wednesday night.

globalnews.ca

 

[Free]

*sigh* *sigh* *sigh*

Shkreli released from prison to halfway house after serving

His early release reflects good behavior and completion of rehabilitation programs.

arstechnica.com

Infamous ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been released from federal prison after serving less than five years of a seven-year sentence for a securities and wire fraud conviction. He is now moving into a US Bureau of Prisons halfway house at an undisclosed location in New York until September 14, 2022.

Shkreli was convicted in August 2017 on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection to what federal prosecutors called a Ponzi-like scheme involving two hedge funds Shkreli managed. In March 2018, a federal judge sentenced him to seven years, which he was serving in minimum security federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

*sigh* *sigh* *sigh*

Shkreli released from prison to halfway house after serving

His early release reflects good behavior and completion of rehabilitation programs.

arstechnica.com

Chaser:

Organizer of failed Fyre Festival is released early from federal prison

A lawyer for Billy McFarland, who was sentenced to six years behind bars in 2018, said he was transferred to a halfway house in New York on Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Kermit the frog talks about BLM... what?

 

[Free]

I might say it takes a corrupt person to recognize corruption, but... is he competent enough to even be corrupt?

 

[Isabeau]

I missed that it was tweeted by Peterson.

Oof…

(I see I’m a page behind ha)

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Canada to ban China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks

Canada to ban China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks

The Liberal government is banning Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from Canada's long-awaited blueprint for next-generation mobile networks.

vancouver.citynews.ca

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Happy birthday, Malcolm X.

 

[Free]

Politically Divided America Is “Very Good For Our Business,” Sinclair Broadcast CEO Says; Primary Ad Surge Points To Big Fall Haul

Political divisions are reshaping the U.S., but the resulting surge in TV ad spending helps Sinclair Broadcast Group, CEO Chris Ripley says.

deadline.com

One key beneficiary of that influx of cash is Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 owner of local TV stations in the U.S. The company’s CEO, Chris Ripley offered his outlook on political ads and other topics in an appearance at the MoffettNathanson 9th Annual Media and Communications Summit.

“Some of these primary races are crazy,” Ripley said. He cited Ohio, where Donald Trump-backed U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance prevailed in a hard-fought contest. The $75 million spent on TV ads for the primary was 40 times more than what was spent on the primary in the last election, Ripley said, and four times more than the last general election.

“On the one hand, I lament that we’re in the political environment that we are,” Ripley said. “On the other hand, it’s very good for our business.”

Guess which hand he's expected to hold up?

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Chaser:

Organizer of failed Fyre Festival is released early from federal prison

A lawyer for Billy McFarland, who was sentenced to six years behind bars in 2018, said he was transferred to a halfway house in New York on Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com

It's like crimes have no real consequences anymore. At least, not if you're white.

 

[Grey Mars]

It's like crimes have no real consequences anymore. At least, not if you're white.

Well they do make you guest speak at republican gatherings as the guest of honor... That's pretty cruel and unusual.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Nigeria's facial scars: The last generation

The marks were a way of identifying the lineage of people, but the practice has been outlawed.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Free]

Russia says 963 Americans are banned from entering, adds 26 new Canadians

Russia said on Saturday it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country - including previously announced moves against President Joe Biden and other top officials - and would continue to retaliate against what it called hostile U.S. actions.

www.reuters.com

Guess who is not on the list.

 

[Free]

Excellent planning there, town board!

Entire Maine town forced to shut after its only clerk quits over denied vacation

The single clerk in a small Maine town resigned after the board of selectmen had denied her vacation request.

www.breezyscroll.com

Christen Bouchard was the town clerk in Passadumkeag, Maine, since 2020. She requested a two-week vacation about a month and a half ago. Her plea was denied by the board of selectmen. They claimed that no one was available to step in for her.

She left on April 7. The town has had no one to register vehicles, keep crucial records, or communicate with the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

The position of town clerk isn’t the only important opening in Passadumkeag. The town of 356 people also lacks a code enforcement officer, an assessor, an animal control officer, and a school administration official, according to The Bangor Daily News.

Oof. Maybe it's time to link up with 1-2 other nearby towns for some of these positions and services.

 

[Free]

Former Fox News insider warns law enforcement may be needed to stop lies from killing Americans

Law enforcement may have to intervene to stop Fox News from inciting racist terrorism as its primetime hosts push white supremacist conspiracy theories, a longtime network insider warned on Saturday.Carl Cameron spent two decades at the network reporting on politics and earning the nickname...

www.rawstory.com

 

[Essence Lumin]

Excellent planning there, town board!

Entire Maine town forced to shut after its only clerk quits over denied vacation

The single clerk in a small Maine town resigned after the board of selectmen had denied her vacation request.

www.breezyscroll.com

Oof. Maybe it's time to link up with 1-2 other nearby towns for some of these positions and services.

Bouchard said she performed her duties while being paid $13,500 a year to work 16 hours a week, though in reality, she worked far more than that. Most days, she was the only person in the town office whom residents could interact with when they needed help with something or had a question.

So $13500 / (16 * 52) = $16.22 / hour. Seems rather low for a skilled position like that, not to mention all the extra hours she put in.

They probably need to read this.

In Maine, Local Control Is a Luxury Fewer Towns Can Afford (Published 2016)

Faced with dwindling populations and rising costs, tiny localities like Cary Plantation find that their only salvation might be in dissolving themselves.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Isabeau]

Yeah, I read about it yesterday. There are only about 300-400(?) residents. Would they have really needed her for those 2 weeks? They could have simply advised everyone ahead of time that the office would be closed for 2 weeks... Now good luck in finding a replacement. Good for her for leaving

 

[Innula Zenovka]