Hard Pass

I also note that Alberta-style tar mining is associated with a huge increase in risk of cancer for surrounding communities

given unlimited money and resources they built the worlds biggest septic tank and go fishing in it.

Reddit.

When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

John Diehl admitted using federal pandemic loans for country club dues, cars and other personal expenses

A former Missouri state house speaker was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for misusing federal Covid-19 relief funds for his personal benefit, including the payments of his country club dues and three cars.

John Diehl, the former Republican house speaker, received about $380,000 in federal loans for his law firm between 2020 and 2022 through a program intended to help cover operating expenses for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

But Diehl admitted in a September plea agreement that he instead used the money for personal expenses such as country club dues, swimming pool maintenance, his home mortgage and vehicle payments for a Tesla, Audi and Jeep. Prosecutors said he used more than half the money to fund his law firm’s defined benefit plan, of which he was the only participant – and also paid off a civil settlement related to his time as state house speaker.

Remake of an older meme, just to add some extra pixel.

Only two Democratic lawmakers voted against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal last year curtailing healthcare for undocumented immigrants. Sen. Maria Elena Durazo was one them.

Now, Durazo, a Democrat from Los Angeles, is proposing legislation that would reverse many of those immigrant healthcare cuts and reinstate Medi-Cal eligibility for all income-qualifying residents regardless of citizenship.

If centrists insist on rallying behind Newsom because he makes good boomer memes where he makes fun of Trump, we are unbelievably fucked. Gavin Newsom is at best controlled opposition and at worst he is just a more well mannered Republican who is just as batshit crazy and willing to hurt people needlessly with policy as any other Republican is.

When your family member gets sick and loses healthcare, when the worst happens in their life and they are cast out onto the street, Gavin Newsom wants them to die, not get healthcare. Ignore this reality to all of our peril.