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SarahD's JournalWas the tarantula Republican or Democratic?
A Republican candidate for county commission was harrass8ng a housemate to force her out. One of the things she did was throw a tarantula at the housemate. I am more concerned about animal abuse. Tarantulas are pretty calm and placid. Unlike Republicans.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/marisa-simonetti-gop-candidate-edina-minnesota-tarantula-toss_n_667c7245e4b017bda37b6c87/amp
Surprise. The Sackler family might not escape liability.
I guess they failed to give luxury vacations to the Supreme Court justices. Many people were outraged when the Sacklers were given protection from future lawsuits over their part in creating the opiod crisis.
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiLmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy9hcnRpY2xlcy9jcmdnbDMyZHoybG_SATJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvY3JnZ2wzMmR6MmxvLmFtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
All cop-involved cases should be dismissed.
When cops are involved in a crime, there is no way to have a fair trial. We should dismiss charges against anyone accused of a crime when cops are directly involved. Back in my younger days, I attended a couple cop "parties." They were more like Roman orgies with drugs and alcohol. This is where I discovered that cops had access to free drugs. Back then, it was cannabis and cocaine. God knows what's involved now.
https://apnews.com/article/karen-read-boston-murder-trial-okeefe-edbcb82c02d5700557a7ebb703c234f0
Ranchers see public lands as their own.
Public lands in the American west constitute an enormous welfare system benefitting logging, ranching, railroads, energy companies, and some I probably forgot. Ranchers are probably not the worst of these bad actors, but they try to be. They insist every square inch of public prairie be dedicated to feeding their cattle. And don't expect to charge them a fair price for munching on that public grass, either. They hate bison because... well, because they're not cows, but also because bison carry brucellosis and the ranchers don't want to spend money to vaccinate their cows. These appear to be private bison, so they could be vaccinated by whoever owns them, but the ranchers are complaining that the fences aren't stout enough to prevent the bison escaping and mingling with their cattle. Of course, the delicious irony of this is that they're behaving exactly like the ungrateful welfare recipients to whom they hate being compared. No matter how much money we spend on them, they demand more. Real rugged cowboy individualists.
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/american-prairie-greg-gianforte-austin-knudsen-blm/article_4b3d2104-5562-5942-93e1-2e7d89308415.html
Rabbi explains why Haredim skip military service. Kind of.
His argument doesn't make sense to me, but then I'm brutally unsympathetic toward religious considerations.
https://www.newsweek.com/theres-good-reason-israels-ultra-orthodox-dont-serve-military-opinion-1917225
Ultra orthodox Israelis not happy about draft.
Well, we have citizens who believe religion comes first and the nation trails behind in a distant second place. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMibmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRpbWVzb2Zpc3JhZWwuY29tL2Etc3dvcmQtb3Zlci10aGUtc3R1ZHktaGFsbC11bHRyYS1vcnRob2RveC1tZWRpYS1yYWdlcy1hdC1jb3VydC1ydWxpbmctb24tZHJhZnQv0gFyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGltZXNvZmlzcmFlbC5jb20vYS1zd29yZC1vdmVyLXRoZS1zdHVkeS1oYWxsLXVsdHJhLW9ydGhvZG94LW1lZGlhLXJhZ2VzLWF0LWNvdXJ0LXJ1bGluZy1vbi1kcmFmdC9hbXAv?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
Certified gas greenwashing.
You probably guessed this already, but gas producers may be scamming you when they have their gas "certified" as environmentally nicer, and then charge you a higher price for it.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25062024/low-emission-gas-certification-is-greenwashing-climate-advocates-conclude-in-a-contested-new-report/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CCertified%20gas%20is%20a%20greenwashing,with%5D%20lower%20methane%20emissions.%E2%80%9D
Navy chief wishes he could get Trump treatment.
I bet this guy wishes he could reveal classified information and not have to worry about consequences. Oh, that's right. Trump declassified everything by dreaming about it. Or whatever. I guess more to the point, if they put this guy in prison for 18 years, Trump should get a dunce hat and a time-out, at least.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/06/25/inside-the-trial-of-a-former-chief-convicted-of-attempted-espionage/
Desantis does something for the environment!
I know, right? I had to double check to make sure I read it right, but it's that DeSantis, the governor of Florida. He approved legislation to stop people releasing helium balloons into the environment.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2024/06/24/gov-desantis-acts-on-florida-ban-on-balloon-releases/74142372007/
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