The Texas House of Representatives passed yet another voter suppression bill today.
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mdmost
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Texas has been redistricted to such a ridiculous degree that Republicans really don't need voter suppression bills other than to run up the scoreboard. My only hopes are the rising minority population in the state and all the influx of people from other states. I'm not banking on either as South Texas went heavily for Trump in the last election and the people coming in from other states seem to be coming from blue states to escape blue state governments. Yeah, we're getting Californians. Red district Californians. I think at some point the Republican Party will overplay their hand but we just had 3 straight terms of Rick Perry and soon to be 3 straight terms of Greg Abbott. We've also re-elected Cruz recently. The wife and I both agreed that once the kids finish school, we're moving onward. If we get the chance earlier than that, we're going to take it.
Chucktshoes
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i’m pretty sure most Texans I know I would consider that a fair trade.
(It’s just a joke.)
Fox News made me do it: Capitol attack suspect pulls ‘Foxitis’ defense
Anthony Antonio, who faces five charges over role in January riot, ‘started believing what was being fed to him’, lawyer says
www.theguardian.com
Dtknuckles
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Fox News made me do it: Capitol attack suspect pulls ‘Foxitis’ defense
Anthony Antonio, who faces five charges over role in January riot, ‘started believing what was being fed to him’, lawyer says
Party of personal responsibility?
Chucktshoes
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That’s just as idiotic as “affluenza”.
Thackeraye
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Just had 3 days of election fun here in Scotland. My last ever UK-based election. Won't be able to vote again until I get my Australian citizenship, so another 4-5 years. I think I'm going to miss it...
Vinyl&Kicks86
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US pipeline shutdown sparks worries of $3 gas
A cyberattack forced the largest US fuel pipeline to shut down Friday, and analysts are worried the disruption could result in a spike in gas prices.
Gas prices may spike. A cyberattack on Friday resulted in a gas pipeline being shut down that provides 45% of the gas to the Northeast.
How else are they going to have enough fire fighters?
While everyone knows California fought more than 600 fires this season, very few people are aware that each year, thousands of incarcerated men, women and teenagers join one of 192 inmate fire crews.
They earn as little as $2.90 a day, work in brutal 24-hour shifts, battle out-of-control blazes and risk their lives in unbelievably dangerous conditions, just to get a shot at having their criminal records erased.
And they do all of this after just two weeks of training.
The state's use of inmates to fight fires is a human rights violation that history will almost certainly deem cruel. But perhaps the greatest violation comes after these inmates are released. Until recently, they have been banned outright from working as civilian firefighters.
As California wildfires raged, incarcerated exploited for labor
Inmates get little training to become firefighters, are paid as little as $2.90 per day and, until now, were blocked from the profession upon release.
www.usatoday.com
re: the pipeline
I think my favorite part about this is how a private business didn't properly secure their operations, but that's okay because we will be paying for their cyber security upgrade and the pause in business. I wonder how well shareholder dividends look...
Biden highlighted the 100-day sprint announced by his administration last month to improve electric sector cybersecurity, and said more actions would be forthcoming to ensure the security of other critical utilities.
“Private entities are making their own determinations on cybersecurity, so to jump-start greater private sector investment in cybersecurity, we launched a new public-private initiative in April,” Biden said. “It began with a 100-day sprint to improve cybersecurity in the electric sector, and we will follow that with similar initiatives for national gas pipelines, water and other sectors. In addition to companies stepping up, we need to invest to safeguard our critical infrastructure.”
thehill.com
So we are going to subsidize a private business with public funds, but we are still paying $3/gal at the pump?
Why do we keep having to pay to bail out corporations that were too greedy to reinvest in their own businesses while shareholders get record payouts? I'm sick of paying for the mistakes of the corporate world when all they are doing is making sure that housing and medicine are unaffordable to most people in America.
I think my favorite part about this is how a private business didn't properly secure their operations, but that's okay because we will be paying for their cyber security upgrade and the pause in business. I wonder how well shareholder dividends look...
Biden highlighted the 100-day sprint announced by his administration last month to improve electric sector cybersecurity, and said more actions would be forthcoming to ensure the security of other critical utilities.
“Private entities are making their own determinations on cybersecurity, so to jump-start greater private sector investment in cybersecurity, we launched a new public-private initiative in April,” Biden said. “It began with a 100-day sprint to improve cybersecurity in the electric sector, and we will follow that with similar initiatives for national gas pipelines, water and other sectors. In addition to companies stepping up, we need to invest to safeguard our critical infrastructure.”
Biden leading 'whole of government' response to Colonial Pipeline attack
President Biden and top administration officials said Monday they are taking a “whole of government” approach to both responding to the debilitating ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and to strengthening t
So we are going to subsidize a private business with public funds, but we are still paying $3/gal at the pump?
Why do we keep having to pay to bail out corporations that were too greedy to reinvest in their own businesses while shareholders get record payouts? I'm sick of paying for the mistakes of the corporate world when all they are doing is making sure that housing and medicine are unaffordable to most people in America.
More craziness on the pipeline.
People are panic buying gas like TP a year ago. People who I work with out of the Greenville SC office are saying most gas stations are out of gas down there this morning and those that do have gas have long lines.
I haven't ventured out yet today, but I don't suspect it's that bad around here. Mainly because most of our gas comes in by ship to the Boston Harbor. There are refineries in Chelsea. Though if there is panic buying there could still be shortages.
Also, interestingly enough, this ransomware attack was only officially mentioned as a cyberattack initially. It wasn't until the hackers apologised for the ransomware attack that that's what happened became public. I think they bit off more than they can chew and are scrambling. Poking big oil is poking a bear to large to manage.
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www.theverge.com
Love how they claim they are just in the business for the money and are promising ethical ransomware.
Like any ransomware is ethical...
People are panic buying gas like TP a year ago. People who I work with out of the Greenville SC office are saying most gas stations are out of gas down there this morning and those that do have gas have long lines.
I haven't ventured out yet today, but I don't suspect it's that bad around here. Mainly because most of our gas comes in by ship to the Boston Harbor. There are refineries in Chelsea. Though if there is panic buying there could still be shortages.
Also, interestingly enough, this ransomware attack was only officially mentioned as a cyberattack initially. It wasn't until the hackers apologised for the ransomware attack that that's what happened became public. I think they bit off more than they can chew and are scrambling. Poking big oil is poking a bear to large to manage.
Colonial Pipeline hackers apologize, promise to ransom less controversial targets in future
The group is called DarkSide.
www.theverge.com
Love how they claim they are just in the business for the money and are promising ethical ransomware.
Like any ransomware is ethical...
Just another update I heard this morning. Colonial Pipelines are "days" away from being operational still.
I'm not sure if this is correct, but if it is, then the pipeline is functional, they just can't bill anyone, which is why they shut it down.More craziness on the pipeline.
People are panic buying gas like TP a year ago. People who I work with out of the Greenville SC office are saying most gas stations are out of gas down there this morning and those that do have gas have long lines.
I haven't ventured out yet today, but I don't suspect it's that bad around here. Mainly because most of our gas comes in by ship to the Boston Harbor. There are refineries in Chelsea. Though if there is panic buying there could still be shortages.
Also, interestingly enough, this ransomware attack was only officially mentioned as a cyberattack initially. It wasn't until the hackers apologised for the ransomware attack that that's what happened became public. I think they bit off more than they can chew and are scrambling. Poking big oil is poking a bear to large to manage.
Colonial Pipeline hackers apologize, promise to ransom less controversial targets in future
The group is called DarkSide.
Love how they claim they are just in the business for the money and are promising ethical ransomware.
Like any ransomware is ethical...
Yes, that is correct.
Colonial Pipeline shut down there service on Friday after the attack started. The attack did not take the pipelines offline itself.
Money is the most likely reason for them to shut down there service. More so than safety sadly.
Chelsea launched a guaranteed income experiment to give money directly to residents. Here's how they spent it.
The Tobin Bridge frames Broadway as traffic moves in downtown Chelsea. Elise Amendola / AP Last fall, in the midst of the second COVID-19 surge, the City of Chelsea launched the nation’s largest guaranteed income project, shifting its relief efforts from municipal-run food distribution sites to...
www.boston.com
This was an interesting experiment and it families spent the money exactly how the program intended.
Though, Republicans are still against anything like this because the money will be used to buy "booze and drugs". Though the study shows that was not the case.
Dtknuckles
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Chelsea launched a guaranteed income experiment to give money directly to residents. Here's how they spent it.
The Tobin Bridge frames Broadway as traffic moves in downtown Chelsea. Elise Amendola / AP Last fall, in the midst of the second COVID-19 surge, the City of Chelsea launched the nation’s largest guaranteed income project, shifting its relief efforts from municipal-run food distribution sites to...www.boston.com
This was an interesting experiment and it families spent the money exactly how the program intended.
Though, Republicans are still against anything like this because the money will be used to buy "booze and drugs". Though the study shows that was not the case.
Long story short
rates of drug and alcohol use in young adulthood is higher in young adults with higher SES
Socioeconomic Status and Substance Use Among Young Adults: A Comparison Across Constructs and Drugs
Little consensus exists regarding the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and substance use. This study examined the associations of three indicators of family SES during childhood—income, wealth, and parental education—with ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dtknuckles
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And every goddam time they attach snap money to drug tests they find lower rates of drug use and it costs the state more money to administer the tests.Chelsea launched a guaranteed income experiment to give money directly to residents. Here's how they spent it.
The Tobin Bridge frames Broadway as traffic moves in downtown Chelsea. Elise Amendola / AP Last fall, in the midst of the second COVID-19 surge, the City of Chelsea launched the nation’s largest guaranteed income project, shifting its relief efforts from municipal-run food distribution sites to...www.boston.com
This was an interesting experiment and it families spent the money exactly how the program intended.
Though, Republicans are still against anything like this because the money will be used to buy "booze and drugs". Though the study shows that was not the case.