Political Discussion

[Bull Shannon]

The Sinister New Talking Point Republicans Used to Grill Merrick Garland — Slate

Or, how "anti-Catholic bias at the FBI" is becoming a conspiracy theory in real time.

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Of course Ted Cruz was involved.

The latest GOP conspiracy is "Anti Catholic Bias at the FBI". And they are talking about it to score political points on their score cards.

You're not oppressed, I'm oppressed!

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Why the Gender Pay Gap Has Persisted for Two Decades — TIME

A new Pew report shows that there is still a significant pay gap between men and women in the U.S.—and offers insight into why.

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Progress of closing the pay gap stalled around 2002 and stayed pretty consistent since then only increasing by 2 cents over the last 20 years. This is despite more women than men have college degrees.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Walmart is closing both Portland locations.

Two Portland Walmarts to close, eliminating 580 jobs

The global retailer is closing its Delta Park and Southeast 82nd Avenue Locations, according to a public notice.

www.opb.org

All Portland Walmart stores to permanently close in late March

The last two Walmart stores within Portland’s city limits will close in late March.

www.kptv.com

These store closures will disproportionately impact people with low income, as this area was already considered a food dessert.

No official answer as to why they are closing the stores other than they said they were underperforming.

Makes me wonder if they unionized or if Portland has it's own minimum wage. Also seen some speculation that shop lifting is out of control and could be the cause.

 

[Nee Lewman]

You're not oppressed, I'm oppressed!

Help, help, I'm being oppressed.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Wow, what strange times we live in.

Apple has announced that it's closing a retail store in North Carolina after multiple shootings in the area, including one deadline one inside the Apple Store earlier this year. The store will be rebuilt in nearby Charlotte and open sometime next year.

report I saw didn't say anything about a shooting inside the store. It also stated that the closing had already been planned (the mall is failing), the shootings merely accelerated those plans.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

New analysis: CMS vastly overestimates hospital price transparency efforts

CMS seems to recognize the importance of hospital price transparency and has recommitted to advancing it. The bad news is that the agency doesn't seem to understand the scope of the noncompliance problem.

www.statnews.com

Surprise surprise. More than two years after the mandate that required hospitals to post their actual prices, there is still a major non compliancy problem.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

report I saw didn't say anything about a shooting inside the store. It also stated that the closing had already been planned (the mall is failing), the shootings merely accelerated those plans.

My bad, the shooting inside an Apple Store was actually at another location. I just assumed it was the same one.

 

[Joe Mac]

as this area was already considered a food dessert.

It certainly doesn’t sound like a trifling concern…

 

[RenegadeMonster]

It certainly doesn’t sound like a trifling concern…

Right right, the hot sandy place where you will die of thirst and starvation only has 1 s.

 

[avecigrec]

Mmm..... trifle

 

[ranbalam]

 

[RenegadeMonster]

The Anti-Abortion Group Suing to Limit Access to Medication Abortion is Making Some Absurd Arguments — Slate

One argument asserts that abortion is a lost revenue opportunity for OB-GYNs.

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[RenegadeMonster]

KFILE DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay

DeSantis Appoints Disney Oversight Board Member Who Called Homosexuality 'Evil,' Said It Was Caused by Tap Water - WDW News Today

One of the appointees selected by Florida Governor DeSantis to sit on the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board called homosexuality "evil."

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Probably believes in lizard people

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Leaked audio reveals US rail workers were told to skip inspections as Ohio crash prompts scrutiny to industry

Exclusive: employee says manager told her to stop marking cars for repair, as Ohio derailment brings hard look at industry’s record of blocking safety rules

www.theguardian.com

Profits over everything

 

[epyon415]

Texas congressman censured by state GOP over support for gun reform following Uvalde shooting

Tony Gonzales, who represents District 23, which spans from San Antonio along the border to El Paso, voted last year in favor of gun control stemming from the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting.

www.tpr.org

The censure resolution said Gonzales' views violate core principles of the state GOP. It also noted that he did not support a hardline immigration bill and that he voted for a bill that safeguards same-sex and interracial marriages.

JFC…

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Biden is on the record saying he has "no contingency plans in place should loan-relief be struck down".

Payments on student loans is set to resume 60 days after the SCOTUS ruling, regardless of the outcome. And Biden is signaling that he will not extend the pause again. Student loan payments are set to resume in August or sooner which has many borrowers extremely worried as inflation has been putting a strain on millions of Americans.

Was talking to my mother about this all this week, and voicing my frustrations. And despite her being a life long democrat and always voting democrat I swear with age she has gotten a lot more conservative. She doesn't support the student loan forgiveness because it's controversial and unfair. "Why should her tax dollars go to paying some other peoples loans when it doesn't benefit her any".

 

[RenegadeMonster]

A cleaning company illegally employed a 13-year-old. Her family is paying the price. — The Washington Post

After the Labor Department descended on a sanitation firm operating at a Nebraska meatpacking plant, the company was fined for violating child labor laws. One of the minor workers has seen her life unravel.

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So the sanitation company that has 13 year olds working the graveyard shift cleaning saws at slaughter houses gives a trivial fine, but the parents of the kids who were working get arrested charged with child labor law violations?

 

[Matt M]

Walmart is closing both Portland locations.

Two Portland Walmarts to close, eliminating 580 jobs

The global retailer is closing its Delta Park and Southeast 82nd Avenue Locations, according to a public notice.

www.opb.org

All Portland Walmart stores to permanently close in late March

The last two Walmart stores within Portland’s city limits will close in late March.

www.kptv.com

These store closures will disproportionately impact people with low income, as this area was already considered a food dessert.

No official answer as to why they are closing the stores other than they said they were underperforming.

Makes me wonder if they unionized or if Portland has it's own minimum wage. Also seen some speculation that shop lifting is out of control and could be the cause.

It's theft. People walk right in and take whatever they want, and walk out. I live about 4 miles from this one.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

Tennessee Passed the Nation’s First Law Limiting Drag Shows. Here’s the Status of Anti-Drag Bills Across the U.S. — TIME

Tennessee became the first state to explicitly ban drag shows in public spaces

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Looking through all the bills, I see fines up to $25,000 and jail time of up to 5 years for public drag performances and a felony on your record. Some states are classing drag as sex work and are age restricting the performances. Nebraska for example, prohibits anyone under the age of 19 from attending a drag show, but if alcohol is served on the premises that age restriction is 21. Where they limit drag shows too essentially means that 99% of them would be age restricted to 21.

Texas' bill says drag is wearing any clothing not consistent with gender assigned at birth. Meaning trans people would be considered in drag.

 

[Max Sterling]

Tennessee Passed the Nation’s First Law Limiting Drag Shows. Here’s the Status of Anti-Drag Bills Across the U.S. — TIME

Tennessee became the first state to explicitly ban drag shows in public spaces

apple.news

Looking through all the bills, I see fines up to $25,000 and jail time of up to 5 years for public drag performances and a felony on your record. Some states are classing drag as sex work and are age restricting the performances. Nebraska for example, prohibits anyone under the age of 19 from attending a drag show, but if alcohol is served on the premises that age restriction is 21. Where they limit drag shows too essentially means that 99% of them would be age restricted to 21.

Texas' bill says drag is wearing any clothing not consistent with gender assigned at birth. Meaning trans people would be considered in drag.

It's so ridiculously vague a woman wearing a mans shirt is technically drag.


I don't like advocating for violence, but there's a point at which the rights of others being taken away needs to be met with some sort of consequential resistance.