America & the World V: DOGE Business

[Neon Ignition]

Las Vegas university shooting: police confirm multiple victims and say suspect is dead | Nevada | The Guardian​
It's strange, once again I can't find any mention of everyone owning guns in America having helped save anyone

[Neon Ignition]

Trump says ‘I’m not a dictator’ but top figures warn of authoritarian takeover | Donald Trump | The Guardian​
Republican Liz Cheney warns that the US is sleep walking into a dictatorship if it votes Trump back in. Trump continues to line up second term plans focused on attacking those against him. Biden has said that he may have considered not running for a second term if Trump wasn't running for re-election, stating that the risks of a second Trump term are too great to stand back from.

[fishbowlhead]

The US gov could of saved themselves the hassle of all this a long time ago, all of it.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/dec/13/cop28-live-updates-news-agreement-outcomes-draft-text-fossil-fuels

A transition deal to end fossil fuel use has been agreed at Cop28

[Anpanman]

From what Sky was saying though even in the best case scenario we would still require 22% of our needs from fossils in 2050.

Also Lego scrapped making its bricks from alternative plastics not derived from oil as the new process made more carbon emissions than the existing method.

[charlesr]

The only answer is to purge most of humanity.

[Mayhem]

Thanos?

[Neon Ignition]

House votes to formally authorize Biden impeachment inquiry | House of Representatives | The Guardian​
I imagine every future president will face this now that impeachment has been turned into a political game

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/dec/15/russia-ukraine-war-live-drones-putin-zelenskiy-eu-accession-talks?page=with:block-657c17428f088fb81bf4454e#block-657c17428f088fb81bf4454e

In the wake of Putin standing for re-election, imprisoned opposition leader Navalny goes missing

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/dec/15/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trial-election-workers-verdict-live-updates?page=with:block-657cc76d8f08e82ef8e57fcc#block-657cc76d8f08e82ef8e57fcc

Absolutely beautiful - Giuliani is charged $148m in the election fraud verdict. He plans to appeal but the figure will pretty much financially ruin him

[Neon Ignition]

Colorado supreme court disqualifies Trump from state’s 2024 ballot | US news | The Guardian​
Doesn't make a practical difference but another strike against his legacy is always welcome

[Anpanman]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...08e82ef8e57fcc
Absolutely beautiful - Giuliani is charged $148m in the election fraud verdict. He plans to appeal but the figure will pretty much financially ruin him

Now he files for bankruptcy. I was going to comment on this before, how can someone who is worth about $50m pay $148m, typical American legal stupidity like when they sentence someone to a billion years in prison.

[egparadigm]

Now he files for bankruptcy. I was going to comment on this before, how can someone who is worth about $50m pay $148m, typical American legal stupidity like when they sentence someone to a billion years in prison.

That only happens if you’re black. If you’re white and commit financial crimes you get 2 weeks and a slap on the wrists.

[Neon Ignition]

Trump legal news brief: Recording surfaces of Trump pressuring Michigan officials not to certify 2020 election (msn.com)​
Keep em coming

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/25/alexei-navalny-discovered-in-remote-arctic-penal-colony

Putin continues to be a bad cliche