Real estate as an investment should be outlawed, and operating a business as a government official is already dissuaded, and should also be outlawed. They make enough money.
This just isnt reality. In America, government officials can and do invest tons of money while in office, compared to officials in other countries. And also in America, government officials take tons of money from bribes, compared to officials in other countries. The way it actually works is government officials take all the money they can get away with. They take their big salary, they take their investment income, and even then they are not dissuaded in the slightest from taking bribes, its still more money for them. The limiting factor is what they can get away with. So you crack down on what they can legally acquire, you scrutinize their income and spending, you prosecute violations. Their salaries are plenty to live comfortably already.
This is just how capitalism works. Society's resources are divied up based on capital. But capital is one of those resources. So it feedback loops into concentrating more and more resources into fewer and fewer hands. And elon is the poster child for just how incompetent you can be and it not matter.
Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to overrule her over a law she said was “Russian in sprit and essence”....
Americans:"we are powerless, insignificant drops in the bucket when it comes to emissions, billionaires are responsible for all of this."
Also Americans:"we will exclusively buy bigger and less fuel efficient trucks and SUVs that make up the single largest source of emissions in the country."
The year is 2067, i have to learn compatibility programming for Applesoft's newest OS so players can still play Spiderman Model I Ripped Online and Put Into Unreal Engines Third Person Platformer Demo
I dont see any mention of them or video here, theres a petition with text here that definitely reads as supporting games indefinitely, even criticizing servers shutting down.
Right, trump vs another candidate. Biden is awful and is the reason why the election is in any kind of jeopardy. But when trump wins in november there'll be no self awareness to be found, that people were promoting an unviable candidate that no one likes.
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
You're responding to an explanation on how melatonin isnt a medical emergency. How all that stuff doesnt matter because what if theyre allergic. Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced in our bodies, allergic reactions to melatonin supplements are very rare. Soy is a far more common allergy.
There's no specific laws against this, they're charged with endangering children. Which means risking harm. You've encountered the reality that there's no real risk of harm so you try to justify it with risk of allergic reaction.
Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
Biden used emergency powers to bypass congress on shipping missiles to Israel before. This resolution is in range of veto, also holy shit what a title.
oh sure there's things in it that could be considered beneficial to the climate. all vastly outweighed by the climate damage of the hundreds of billions going to highways.
This is not a good thing. Even in NYC, where the MTA is a massive chunk of money, we have one of the slowest bus systems in the world. That’s through no fault of the busses, mind, this is the cars fault. And, kinda Uber’s fault. The traffic is so bad, even where busses have their own lanes, the traffic slows that shit down like crazy.
Im with you that cars are the problem, thats why im defending this proposal for more bus service. Also in the same boat of venture capitalist tech companies are all those bike sharing businesses that popped up over the years. I still see them as positive, they've become integrated into many european pedestrian friendly cities id like for American cities to imitate.
There was one statement put out, from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, one of the unions that voted against the strike, and it just got mega amplified, seemingly everyone heard about it.
No, rail workers didnt get most of their demands, they didnt get as many sick days as they would have with a strike, or other benefits, and not every rail union even got sick days at all. And no one should forget just how poisonous this was for future bargaining, the unions one point of leverage being completely undermined
Biden accuses Trump of 'coming for your health care' in new campaign ad ( www.npr.org )
Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock amidst anti-trans boycott effort ( www.lawdork.com )
Biden Camp Has a Field Day With Wobbly Trump at Podium ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Sam Alito's snide denial of his January 6 flag is just as ugly as flying it in the first place ( www.salon.com )
We may clown on him a lot but it's genuinely quite dystopian how much power Elon Musk has. ( lemmy.world )
Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law ( www.theguardian.com )
Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to overrule her over a law she said was “Russian in sprit and essence”....
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UK petition of "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state" just got thrown back to the Government
I just received this email saying that the response "did not respond directly to the request of the petition"...
It's okay, tankies love fascism, so they're not put out by the result ( lemmy.world )
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals ( www.theguardian.com )
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin ( www.theguardian.com )
Four New Hampshire daycare employees allegedly spiked children’s food with the sleep supplement melatonin and were arrested on Thursday....
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan ( www.reuters.com )
Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
Louisiana set to become 1st state requiring 10 Commandments be posted in schools ( www.axios.com )
Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition ( www.cnn.com )
bUt BoTh SiDeS dA sAmE ( lemmy.world )
Uber's new shuttle service sounds a lot like a bus route ( qz.com )
Those Silicon Valley geniuses have done it again!...
'Dark Times': Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé Detained, Interrogated by FBI ( www.commondreams.org )
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too? ( grist.org )
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR ( theconversation.com )