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Officials have argued in court filings that the projects are exempt from federally required assessments, but are scrambling after a judge disagreed.

 

Richland County voters are deciding whether to reject a wind and solar ban. Organizations linked to pro-gas interests have given money to keep it in place.

 

The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.

 

The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.

 

The Trump administration was not invited to the gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia. A White House spokeswoman called the green transition “destructive.”

Agreement to conduct the necessary phase out is probably not possible if a country run for the benefit of the oil industry is involved in any meaningful way

 

Recently published memos from the early days of the shadow docket show the justice seemingly in thrall to the arguments of corporate polluters.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36966811

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The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

I note that this appears to be targeted based on skin color.

 

The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

I note that this appears to be targeted based on skin color.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Its a gift link. Unless you're doing something fairly uncommon, like removing the gift token, access is free. You can also use one of the various archive sites

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

The structure of American elections is a big part of the problem.

To win a congressional seat, you need to:

  • Win a primary election
  • Win a general election

Only about 20% of eligible voters vote in primaries, and the ones who vote in Republican primaries tend to be deeply racist Trump supporters. This means that if you don't have their support, and you're a Republican, you can't get re-elected.

The top-two system in some Pacific coast states doesn't seem to really change this dynamic.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

They think it will hurt minorities more than them

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago

Compared with building concentration camps and rounding up all the minorities, replacing lead pipes is cheap. But Republicans have priorities.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Staying and fighting just means you get fired a few hours later.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

This sounds more like a technical problem on your end.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Normally stuff like spent bullets, comparing marks on them with the shooter's gun, showing that the bullet holes in the car came from the direction of the shooter, and not from some other cop. Really basic forensic evidence to make it clear that there wasn't another shooter off-camera.

They chose to discard that evidence

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 23 points 4 months ago

They were afraid it would create accountability. So they fought to prevent that.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago

Per the article, somebody else created it months ago. He just posted it again

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

Common reasons in the US

  • legal residency revoked due to country of origin often having dark skin
  • asylum claim still in court
  • visa revoked due to writing an op-ed
  • judge would get fired for ruling in their favor
  • actually a citizen, but racist cops don't recognize citizenship of people with dark skin
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Not really. More that they're trying to influence state officials (who actually run elections in the US) into doing their bidding.

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