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New York City came up with a revolutionary device to battle those nasty piles of plastic bags lying around everywhere: trash bins! These are designed for low-density buildings, and will become mandatory mid of 2026.

Mayor Adams unveils city's first official trash bins

The “NYC Bins” come in two sizes.

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They won't keep the bears out.

 

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AOC! AOC! AOC!

Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas over their failure to disclose gifts they have received while serving on the court – a messaging move that will surely fail in the GOP-controlled House.

“Justice Thomas and Alito’s repeated failure over decades to disclose that they received millions of dollars in gifts from individuals with business before the court is explicitly against the law,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “And their refusal to recuse from the specific matters and cases before the court in which their benefactors and spouses are implicated represents nothing less than a constitutional crisis.”

“Congress has a legal, moral, and democratic obligation to impeach,” she said.

EDIT: MOAR!

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

It has less than a snowball's chance in hell of making it through Congress, but hopefully it at least serves as a shot across the bow for SCOTUS.

 

[Isabeau]

Hackers stole call and text message records on ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers, company says-The Guardian

Although the stolen data did not include the names associated with the phone numbers, that information would probably be easy to reverse-engineer using online data brokers and public records. The hack also affected non-AT&T customers of mobile virtual network operators who were using the company’s wireless network.

The company learned about the hack on 19 April, according to the filing, and is working with law enforcement efforts to find the perpetrators. It follows another hack of AT&T’s data that it disclosed in March, which did contain the personal information, including social security numbers, of millions of users.

 

[Essence Lumin]

How Alec Baldwin’s Defense Set the ‘Rust’ Actor Free: ‘It Was Incredible Lawyering’

Alec Baldwin's lawyers complained for months about the failure to turn over evidence in the 'Rust' trial. With clever lawyering, the case collapsed.

variety.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Beebo Brink]

How Alec Baldwin’s Defense Set the ‘Rust’ Actor Free: ‘It Was Incredible Lawyering’

Alec Baldwin's lawyers complained for months about the failure to turn over evidence in the 'Rust' trial. With clever lawyering, the case collapsed.

variety.com

I've never understood why Baldwin was being tried for manslaughter in the first place. I could see criminal negligence as a producer for hiring an unqualified props/weapons person to save money and just generally cheaping out on all manner of production safety practices. But the fact that he pulled the trigger is irrelevant. By the time a weapon -- whether dummy or real or loaded or not loaded or loaded with blanks -- reaches an actor, there is supposed to be a chain of scrutiny that leaves no doubt of what they are holding in their hands. Actors are not qualified to look at a prop and know whether it's a loaded weapon. That's not their job.

 

[Free]

Good riddance to corrupt rubbish.

Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial

Federal prosecutors alleged that Sen. Bob Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the New Jersey Democrat's political clout.

abcnews.go.com

Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial.

Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more in exchange for the senator's political clout. Three New Jersey businessmen who were also charged, along with the governments of Egypt and Qatar, were the alleged recipients. Two of those co-defendants, Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, were also convicted of all counts they faced.

The jury deliberated for about 13 hours over three days.

 

[Soen Eber]

I've never understood why Baldwin was being tried for manslaughter in the first place. I could see criminal negligence as a producer for hiring an unqualified props/weapons person to save money and just generally cheaping out on all manner of production safety practices. But the fact that he pulled the trigger is irrelevant. By the time a weapon -- whether dummy or real or loaded or not loaded or loaded with blanks -- reaches an actor, there is supposed to be a chain of scrutiny that leaves no doubt of what they are holding in their hands. Actors are not qualified to look at a prop and know whether it's a loaded weapon. That's not their job.

Can he be charged with creating a hostile and unsafe work environment? I don't feel comfortable with him getting off Scott-free when he made decisions which led to this.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Can he be charged with creating a hostile and unsafe work environment? I don't feel comfortable with him getting off Scott-free when he made decisions which led to this.

He will probably be found liable in one or more of the civil trials based on the accident.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Can he be charged with creating a hostile and unsafe work environment? I don't feel comfortable with him getting off Scott-free when he made decisions which led to this.

He got off "Scott-free" for manslaughter. If you believe he's guilty of anything that is not manslaughter, then that is another issue. He should absolutely be charged for what he actually did. Manslaughter is not some umbrella charge that should be tossed around because he was a shitty producer with little regard for set safety.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[detrius]

The EU is finally moving to close the loophole that allows for the import of American wankpanzers.

EU Commission acknowledges regulatory flaws with large pick-up truck imports, following ECF co-signed letter

Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response to a letter [2] co-signed by ECF and seven other organisations. Together, the organisations called on the EU Commission to close...

ecf.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Aren’t those better on emissions than a few years of Volkswagens?

 

[Soen Eber]

The EU is finally moving to close the loophole that allows for the import of American wankpanzers.

EU Commission acknowledges regulatory flaws with large pick-up truck imports, following ECF co-signed letter

Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response to a letter [2] co-signed by ECF and seven other organisations. Together, the organisations called on the EU Commission to close...

ecf.com

I've seen some vids on their safety issues vis pedestrians and cyclists. These are literally death machines.

 

[Isabeau]

Man, read this whole thing.

It’s these types we should be going after. They’re the ones who are the real threats to democracy. With this much power and money, you can manipulate anyone.

Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show

Leo is a Catholic conservative activist widely known as the force behind the Federalist Society, which has helped transform the US courts system, ultimately through the installation of three hardline justices on the supreme court that has handed down epochal rulings on abortion rights, presidential immunity and more.

Caroline Ciccone, president of Accountable.US, said: “Leonard Leo hasn’t just leveraged his dark money network to reshape our courts for the worse – he’s also fueling hateful anti-LGBTQ+ causes.

“Leo’s billion-dollar operation and web of shadowy organisations actively work to marginalise vulnerable communities, posing a direct threat to LGBTQ+ Americans.”

 

[Isabeau]

MISCHow Much Do Different Countries Trust Institutions?

 

[Kalel]

school vouchers are supposed to help taxpayers save money and let parents chose their kids education.. instead its subsidizing those already in private schools and leaving a big gap in the budget.. and this program is being implemented in other states..

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

www.propublica.org

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Getting Past US Immigration #shorts

Getting past US immigration #comedy #immigration #usa We're on tour soon in the US and Canada!202411.7 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre11.9 Phoenix, AZ - Celeb...

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