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Healthcare workers’ selfies are being misused to sell lucrative—but unproven—medical treatments to the app’s enormous global audience. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 07:18 PM by sleeppoor | |
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Former President Trump pulled out an unanimous victory at the Supreme Court on Monday in his historic ballot ban case that invoked the 14th Amendment, but a 5-4 division among the justices emerged beneath the surface — joined by one of his own nominees.
Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the court’s three liberals criticized their five conservative colleagues for going further than they needed to in resolving Trump’s case by also determining that the only way for the 14th Amendment to be enforced is through a statute by Congress.
“This suit was brought by Colorado voters under state law in state court. It does not require us to address the complicated question whether federal legislation is the exclusive vehicle through which Section 3 can be enforced,” Barrett, Trump’s last appointee to the high court, wrote in a concurring opinion. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 07:31 PM by sleeppoor | |
Trailing Trump in polls and facing doubts about his age, the President voices defiant confidence in his prospects for reëlection.
Unsurprisingly, Biden’s aides reject the idea that the White House is insular or dismissive of reality. Zients, who succeeded Ron Klain as chief of staff last year, pointed to Biden’s reputation for soliciting opinions from critics. “Just the other day, he picked up the phone and called Larry Summers,” Zients said. As outreach goes, it was relatively safe; Summers, despite his critical comments, is a longtime adviser to Presidents. Biden’s other occasional calls range from the columnist Thomas Friedman to the Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. “That’s how you pressure-test decisions,” Zients said. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 07:30 PM by sleeppoor | |
In September of 2021, local Haitian-American leaders and members of Alliance San Diego asked me to join them in their trip to the Border Patrol’s Open Air Detention Site (OADS) in Del Rio, Texas. They asked because Texas authorities had begun enforcing federal immigration laws with a flare of old southern brutality, and aside from being a migrant rights activist, I knew both the Border Patrol as a former agent and the ways of southern cops and sundown towns as I grew up in Alabama. My role would be limited to providing them with guidance regarding the Border Patrol’s culture and protocols and any safety issues that might arise from their operations. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 05:44 PM by sleeppoor | |
Several veterinary staff recently quit the notorious oceanarium in protest of an environment they say is unfit for animal care. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 03:19 AM by sleeppoor | |
"Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table," the vice president said. | |
Submitted at 03-04-2024, 12:22 AM by Mordant | |
Submitted at 03-03-2024, 03:22 PM by Mordant | |
The attack - filmed in 2023, which you can watch here - was, scientists, said "solo and swift". The male killer whale killed the shark and consumed its liver - all in under two minutes. | |
Submitted at 03-03-2024, 06:05 AM by Nibbles | |
I’m so proud of them. | |
Submitted at 03-03-2024, 01:34 AM by Mordant | |
Since Aaron Bushnell’s death by self-immolation this week in protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, his detractors have warned about the risk of “contagion,” suggesting that his protest will encourage imitators (who, they imply, share his alleged mental instability). There may or may not be additional self-immolators before the slaughter comes to an end, just as Bushnell was preceded by a woman, yet to be identified publicly, who burned herself to death outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta in December. But the purpose of lighting yourself on fire is not to encourage other people to light themselves on fire. It is to scream to the world that you could find no alternative, and in that respect it is a challenge to the rest of us to prove with our own freedom that there are other ways to meaningfully resist a society whose cruelty has become intolerable. | |
Submitted at 03-02-2024, 03:40 AM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 03-02-2024, 02:45 AM by sleeppoor | |
Many theropods are renowned for their silly little arms – but what function did they serve? | |
Submitted at 03-02-2024, 01:49 AM by Nibbles | |
Submitted at 03-02-2024, 01:22 AM by thirteen3seven | |
New York City paid out over $500 million in police misconduct since 2018, according to an analysis of city data by the Legal Aid Society released on Thursday. | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 10:38 PM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 05:39 PM by sleeppoor | |
High school senior Alaisha Torres Soto said she's urging local officials on the island to use school budgets wisely and invest in the buildings housing the future of Puerto Rico. | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 05:22 PM by sleeppoor | |
The piñata finally burst. Starbucks corporate heads agreed Tuesday to negotiate for real with the union and allow workers to organize. “I was in shock initially, and definitely some disbelief,” said Michelle Eisen, who works at the first Buffalo store that unionized with Starbucks Workers United in 2021. As she learned more, she said, she came to believe the victory is real. | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 08:35 AM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 08:22 AM by sleeppoor | |
The biggest labor union in Washington state endorsed voting “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic presidential primary next month, citing concerns about President Joe Biden’s political strength and his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 08:20 AM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 03-01-2024, 02:27 AM by sleeppoor | |

Healthcare workers’ selfies are being misused to sell lucrative—but unproven—medical treatments to the app’s enormous global audience.
Former President Trump pulled out an unanimous victory at the Supreme Court on Monday in his historic ballot ban case that invoked the 14th Amendment, but a 5-4 division among the justices emerged beneath the surface — joined by one of his own nominees.
Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the court’s three liberals criticized their five conservative colleagues for going further than they needed to in resolving Trump’s case by also determining that the only way for the 14th Amendment to be enforced is through a statute by Congress.
“This suit was brought by Colorado voters under state law in state court. It does not require us to address the complicated question whether federal legislation is the exclusive vehicle through which Section 3 can be enforced,” Barrett, Trump’s last appointee to the high court, wrote in a concurring opinion.
Trailing Trump in polls and facing doubts about his age, the President voices defiant confidence in his prospects for reëlection.
Unsurprisingly, Biden’s aides reject the idea that the White House is insular or dismissive of reality. Zients, who succeeded Ron Klain as chief of staff last year, pointed to Biden’s reputation for soliciting opinions from critics. “Just the other day, he picked up the phone and called Larry Summers,” Zients said. As outreach goes, it was relatively safe; Summers, despite his critical comments, is a longtime adviser to Presidents. Biden’s other occasional calls range from the columnist Thomas Friedman to the Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. “That’s how you pressure-test decisions,” Zients said.
In September of 2021, local Haitian-American leaders and members of Alliance San Diego asked me to join them in their trip to the Border Patrol’s Open Air Detention Site (OADS) in Del Rio, Texas. They asked because Texas authorities had begun enforcing federal immigration laws with a flare of old southern brutality, and aside from being a migrant rights activist, I knew both the Border Patrol as a former agent and the ways of southern cops and sundown towns as I grew up in Alabama. My role would be limited to providing them with guidance regarding the Border Patrol’s culture and protocols and any safety issues that might arise from their operations.
Several veterinary staff recently quit the notorious oceanarium in protest of an environment they say is unfit for animal care.
"Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table," the vice president said.
The attack - filmed in 2023, which you can watch here - was, scientists, said "solo and swift". The male killer whale killed the shark and consumed its liver - all in under two minutes.
I’m so proud of them.
Since Aaron Bushnell’s death by self-immolation this week in protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, his detractors have warned about the risk of “contagion,” suggesting that his protest will encourage imitators (who, they imply, share his alleged mental instability). There may or may not be additional self-immolators before the slaughter comes to an end, just as Bushnell was preceded by a woman, yet to be identified publicly, who burned herself to death outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta in December. But the purpose of lighting yourself on fire is not to encourage other people to light themselves on fire. It is to scream to the world that you could find no alternative, and in that respect it is a challenge to the rest of us to prove with our own freedom that there are other ways to meaningfully resist a society whose cruelty has become intolerable.
Many theropods are renowned for their silly little arms – but what function did they serve?
New York City paid out over $500 million in police misconduct since 2018, according to an analysis of city data by the Legal Aid Society released on Thursday.
High school senior Alaisha Torres Soto said she's urging local officials on the island to use school budgets wisely and invest in the buildings housing the future of Puerto Rico.
The piñata finally burst. Starbucks corporate heads agreed Tuesday to negotiate for real with the union and allow workers to organize. “I was in shock initially, and definitely some disbelief,” said Michelle Eisen, who works at the first Buffalo store that unionized with Starbucks Workers United in 2021. As she learned more, she said, she came to believe the victory is real.
The biggest labor union in Washington state endorsed voting “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic presidential primary next month, citing concerns about President Joe Biden’s political strength and his support for Israel’s war in Gaza.