Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
I got through a couple dozen chapters, it’s a difficult thing to even imagine being real, and I’ve read several accounts about the place - but no first person account before this
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
They said they loved it and hoped for more films, not that they were changing their opinion based on the action of someone connected to it, so I assume they’re just excited that there’s chance for more in the future since this dude was just a producer.
Consumers have embraced 'Buy Now, Pay Later' products that allow them to pay for purchases in installments, but it's not clear how many of these loans are out there....
I thought, from the tone in the beginning and what you’re responding to, that you were gonna say something bad - now I’m even more excited to start shopping there again.
Who’s to say Krem doesn’t have a son or nephew he’s worked with before he died, maybe his family tree extends out to eventually include one . . . Brunt.
The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing....
I’ll agree with that, really what I meant to get it is that there’s no such thing as unskilled labor and folks belittle specifically blue collar labor often. Divisive of me, so I do apologize.
I don’t mean white collar folks, I just mean in general it’s looked at as ‘lesser than’ by many. It’s a divisive rhetoric, in either direction, hence my apology for continuing it - no labor is useless and it’s all underpaid
It’s a reference to warrior training, linked and explained above - its sweeping police training across the nation to think a candy bar is a reason to shoot a child and leading to misinformation about drugs like fentanyl to make cops have panic attacks at the mere sight of the stuff, sometimes even passing out.
Whenever this episode comes on I love to hate on those two, so much. I’d skip it if I didn’t get to scream at the screen “Something seems fishy about these assholes” or some annoying drivel.
Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection. ...
Fox News Is Flipping Trump’s Trial Coverage on its Head ( www.politico.com )
It’s illegal to pay people for organs, but some advocates want a $50,000 tax credit for kidneys ( www.inquirer.com )
Boebert ridiculed for fumbling sign of the cross during House Oversight Committee hearing ( www.salon.com )
What can I say to you? I remember how it felt to knead the dough. ( lemmy.cringecollective.io )
What American Fascism Would Look Like ( newrepublic.com )
Donald Trump is barely holding it together at trial — no wonder Republicans are afraid of a debate ( www.salon.com )
Trump tantrumed and even quit a debate with Joe Biden in 2020, but now he's even more emotionally volatile...
When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families - A handful of Texas jails have issued electronic tablets to inmates. Counties can make money off their use. ( www.texastribune.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240515115928/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/13/texas-prisons-jails-tablets/
Just get into kink instead of forcing it on the rest of us, seriously ( lemmy.world )
Michael Cohen: Melania Trump came up with idea to spin "Access Hollywood" tape as "locker room talk" ( www.salon.com )
Happy Mother's Day ( lemmy.world )
GOP introduces bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a campus since Oct. 7th, 2023 to Gaza. ( www.thedailybeast.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15286301...
Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place' ( apnews.com )
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
We Must Remember the Fallen ( lemmy.sdf.org )
Look, I know it's statistically unlikely you're going to kill me. I also miss having eyebrows. ( lemmy.world )
Republicans Are Really Into This Whole Child Marriage Thing ( www.jezebel.com )
'Your Name' Movie Producer Confesses To Have Paid Over 20 Underage Girls For Sexual Favors - Animehunch ( animehunch.com )
The Wakayama Prefectural Police revealed on May 8, 2024 that Your Name. movie producer Koichiro Itou has been referred to prosecutors for additional violation of Child Prostitution & Pornography law in Japan, after it came to light that he had paid an underage girl for sexual intercourse....
Americans Are Racking Up 'Phantom Debt' That Wall Street Can't Track ( www.bloomberg.com )
Consumers have embraced 'Buy Now, Pay Later' products that allow them to pay for purchases in installments, but it's not clear how many of these loans are out there....
Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time ( www.cnn.com )
Courageous Students—and You—Should Aim Demands for Peace at Congress This Summer ( www.commondreams.org )
Happy 5th of May! ( lemmy.world )
DD/MM/YYYY FTW 🤘
Aldi Just Announced a Major Change to Grocery Prices, Lowering Prices ( finance.yahoo.com )
Video of Chinese Manager Beating African Workers Sparks Racism Debate ( www.ndtv.com )
Star Trek = Combs ( lemmy.world )
A Few Weyouns More (someone make a fanfic with that title!)...
Man or cartoon, still my first crush ( lemmy.world )
And get off the bridge ( lemmy.world )
Star Trek: Looney Decks ( lemmy.world )
The U.S. labor market is shifting toward skilled labor as white-collar hiring slows ( www.nbcnews.com )
The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing....
We Don’t Need Warrior Cops Policing Campus Protests ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240503115414/https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-dont-need-warrior-cops-policing-campus-protests
Ron DeSantis bans 'global elite' lab-grown meat ( www.bbc.com )
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned lab-grown meat, saying he will "save our beef" from the "global elite" and its "authoritarian plans"....
Biden condemns campus violence: 'Order must prevail' ( www.nbcnews.com )
Lost in the Delta Quadrant, to King of Jordan ( lemmy.world )
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Abdullah_bin_al-Hussein
Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law 'must be upheld' ( abcnews.go.com )
Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies? A lawsuit dared to ask | Neil Barsky ( www.theguardian.com )
The ADA just settled an explosive legal case accusing the organization of betraying people with diabetes
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died ( www.seattletimes.com )
Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection. ...
Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phonyness of today’s Republicans ( www.theguardian.com )
Take-Two Interactive shuts down the Studios behind Kerbal Space Program and Rollerdrome ( www.bloomberg.com )
U.S. Soccer and FIFA antitrust lawsuit: U.S. Supreme Court could upend 'FIFA's authority to govern the game' ( www.cbssports.com )
For those long-haul voyages between systems ( lemmy.world )