DHS warns of violent response to repeal of Roe v Wade
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warns of 'potential violent extremist activity' in response to the actual extremist activity of 6 right wing Justices overturning Roe v Wade. I suppose people take exception to having their rights taken away. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/24/politics/dhs-warning-abortion-ruling/index.html
Congress passes weak gun reform bill
US Congress has passed the weakest imaginable gun control reform bill and sends it to the White House for Biden's signature. https://news.yahoo.com/congress-passes-bipartisan-gun-control-222213345.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEirvABi16CIHnM0ZRTre1FQLm-6F99FvNfenj8AJ8Ly2p5jMSinW86q3pgEFMBcFHZInC5veXkLppBMZqbAz4On3tkO-tfkeSpdVktZp-c6tezmBQ6IGt2net-u-tHt6GHO4AKjbkpAoaNgwcrm0UQM2Ql7sCp82zx41KgV0Mm3
US AG says states can't ban Plan B pills
US AG Garland says states may not ban FDA approved Mifepristone (plan B abortion pills) by denying their safety. Their is no settled law on the subject, and litigation is assured on the part of states dominated by Christofascists (TX, LA, etc) https://www.axios.com/2022/06/24/merrick-garland-fda-abortion-pills-state-bans
roe v wade, Thomas still not satisfied
#SCOTUS, as I expect those of you on the other side of the international timeline already know, has revoked Roe v Wade, leaving states free to ban #abortion as they may see fit (e.g. ignoring rape, risk of life of the mother, etc). Justice Thomas, a fierce enemy of personal autonomy, urges his colleagues to overturn the protections of gay sex, contraception, same sex marriages. US feeling a lot like Poland https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0
Boberts Shooters Grill losing its lease
Congresswoman Lauren #Bobert's Shooters Grill, which propelled her rise to Congress, is to be given the boot in August by the building's new owner, a #marijuana retailer (!) Whether the Boberts will find a new location in Rifle, CO, or close the business altogether has not been decided
EU grants EU candidate status to Ukraine & Moldova
#EU grants candidate status to #Ukraine and #Moldova, which borders on Ukraine. The transition from candidate to member usually takes years or decades, but one assumes Putin is pissed https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-brussels-european-union-ff560e01c6b3e4f9c70777fad97be397 (Link Corrected)
At least 6 GOP congressmen requested Trump pardon for Jan 6 actions
At least 6 Republican congressmen asked #Trump for a pardon for their activities on the January 6th assault on the US Capitol (persons who have committed no crime have no need for a pardon, ofc) https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/23/jan-6-panel-to-hone-in-on-trumps-efforts-to-meddle-at-doj-00041708
SCOTUS kills NYS concealed carry restriction
The Court's ruling would appear to put Maryland's similar restriction at risk. (MD is a 'may issue' state)
SCOTUS kills NYS concealed carry restriction
#SCOTUS strikes down NY State law that restricted the right of concealed carry of handguns to persons who had a good reason to need one (jewelers, cash couriers, etc). Now anyone in NYS can get a gun license. The majority voted with Justice Thomas' opinion that NY's 'proper cause' clause violated the 14th Amendment. Link to the decision in full is in the article. https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/new-york-gun-law-supreme-court-decision/index.html
Misogyny, 'perfect women', Amber Heard
The vilification and online hate for Amber Heard demonstrates how deep misogyny is ingrained in the culture. I don't give a shit for celebrities. People don’t want to see anything that indicates that this woman, pretty as she is, is really just a human. https://kotaku.com/amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial-gamergate-me-too-twitch-1849095122
Amber Heard as focus of misogyny
The vilification and online hate for Amber Heard demonstrates how deep misogyny is ingrained in the culture. I don't give a shit for celebrities. People don’t want to see anything that indicates that this woman, pretty as she is, is really just a human. https://kotaku.com/amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial-gamergate-me-too-twitch-1849095122
Thailand projecting 3% economic growth
#Thailand state agency says the Kingdom's economy will rise by 3% this year, and 3.7% next year. Happy talk incited by assumptions about tourism (which is probably tailing off for the season), and exports, which are boosted by the weakness of the #THB against the USD. Inflation is 7.1% https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/thai-economy-grow-3-year-37-next-year-state-agency-2762296
Thailand's developing fuel crisis
#Thailand is facing a serious fuel crisis, with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices spiking as much as 50% on the spot market (result of Russia's war). 20% of Thailand's power generation comes from LNG. Use of renewables is far underdeveloped https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2331513/thailand-at-risk-of-fuel-shortages-with-imported-gas-too-pricey
Kraft admits its mac & cheese is not nutritious, renames & rebrands
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, long a low nutrition staple for poor folk who could not afford decent food is being renamed Mac & Cheese, and rebranded as 'comfort food'. The price of this nearly worthless comestible has gone up 3.5% per package https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/22/business-food/kraft-mac-and-cheese-name/index.html
Scotland Covid cases rise 30%
#Covid19 cases, almost exclusively the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants, have risen by 30% in #Scotland. Spread to the rest of the #UK is well nigh inevitable. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61898853
gun reform is still dead
Even the pitifully weak gun reform bill approved by the US Senate has been rejected by the US House #gop, who succumbed to incentives, metallic and otherwise, from the #NRA https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/22/congress-bipartisan-senate-guns-deal-00041430
Irish protocol, DUP intransigence, Stormont
N #Ireland: The #DUP, ignoring financial harm facing residents, remains intransigent in blocking the formation of the local legislature. The DUP insists on the total erasure of the Irish Sea Border, which is not going to happen https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61862893https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61862893
OR to hike minimum wage 7/1, hardly enough
Oregon to raise minimum wage July 1, with separate rates for different regions: $14.75 for Portland Metro, $12.50 or $13.50 depending on where your city falls on the map. Imagine living in Portland on 2554 a month, you'd have to be living in grandma's basement https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/06/oregons-minimum-wage-is-going-up-july-1-heres-what-it-will-be-in-various-parts-of-the-state.html
SCOTUS v Church / State separation
The #SCOTUS has yet again taken a hammer to the wall of separation between church and state, in this case finding Maine discriminated by defying funding to schools that taught a specific religion as God's will https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-backs-public-money-religious-schools-maine-case-2022-06-21/
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