General Political Fúckery Thread: Elon Musk blows up stopgap spending bill, Government Shutdown looming on 12/21/24

[ADevilYouKhow]

Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that

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npr.org/2023/06/14/1181834798/slave-cases-precedent-us-legal-system

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the ‘Philadelphia 15’

Kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for publicly criticizing the racist abuse they suffered on their warship, 15 Black men were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Friday.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

In China, Blinken Faces Clashing Agendas and a Question: Will Xi Show Up?

There’s much to talk about, but it’s not clear if it will be constructive. Meetings in Beijing will offer clues as to whether the two nations can smooth over tensions.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Hey Dad, Can You Help Me Return the Picasso I Stole?

A painting that went missing in 1969 turned up at a museum’s doorstep before the F.B.I. could hunt it down. No one knew how or why — until now.

www.nytimes.com

What a story

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Consent Decrees Force Changes to Policing. But Do Reforms Last? (Published 2023)

The Minneapolis Police may agree to court-enforced federal oversight. Experts say it can lead to improvements, though defining success can be difficult.

www.nytimes.com

Do you guys think Sessions, Barr, or the bathtub guy would’ve followed through on this?

@Rhakim @Pressure @mastermind @re'up @acri1

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Consent Decrees Force Changes to Policing. But Do Reforms Last? (Published 2023)

The Minneapolis Police may agree to court-enforced federal oversight. Experts say it can lead to improvements, though defining success can be difficult.

www.nytimes.com

Do you guys think Sessions, Barr, or the bathtub guy would’ve followed through on this?

@Rhakim @Pressure @mastermind @re'up @acri1

This is back to status quo, which is good but not great. Trump didn't use consent decrees at all.

Sessions, in Last-Minute Act, Sharply Limits Use of Consent Decrees to Curb Police Abuses (Published 2018)

Jeff Sessions, fired as attorney general, has expressed skepticism about Obama-era efforts to improve relations between the police and their communities, saying the pacts vilify law enforcement.

www.nytimes.com

Trump's scrapping of Obama-era reforms hinders police reform | US policing | The Guardian

Trump’s justice department has dropped the use of consent decrees to bring federal oversight of troubled police departments

amp.theguardian.com

AG Merrick Garland erases Trump-era limits on consent decrees for policing the police

Garland said the DOJ will restore the process that was in place before ex-Trump AG Jeff Sessions imposed sharp restrictions on the use of consent decrees.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Pressure]

It's good. I think there's a pretty common sense argument that more should be done. But the reality is the Trump administration was a conservatives wet dream in derailing progress and dismantling our systems.

 

[re'up]

That's an example of the ignorance/dangerous mindsets of people who think politics don't matter, and people are all interchangeable

like Vanita Gupta (an accomplished civil rights academic) is the same as as Jeffery Rosen (who is not even the worst example) or whatever, no, it matters, especially for Justice Department in terms of social justice

There's one on these headed for Memphis too, where that kid was fukking beaten to death by that special tactics team, if we have a Democratic admin, what happens is under often Republican leadership they just pull funding from the Civil division or replace a few higher ranking to shift priorities.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

3 Are Convicted of Harassing Family on Behalf of China’s Government

The defendants, including a private detective who said he did not realize he was working for an intelligence operation, pursued people living in New Jersey.

www.nytimes.com

Sigh

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Biden Administration Engages in Long-Shot Attempt for Saudi-Israel Deal (Published 2023)

The president and his aides are pressing an aggressive diplomatic effort as Riyadh makes significant demands in exchange for normalization, including a nuclear deal and a robust U.S. security pact.

www.nytimes.com

I thought Trump already did this

 

[Spidey Man]

Biden Administration Engages in Long-Shot Attempt for Saudi-Israel Deal (Published 2023)

The president and his aides are pressing an aggressive diplomatic effort as Riyadh makes significant demands in exchange for normalization, including a nuclear deal and a robust U.S. security pact.

www.nytimes.com

I thought Trump already did this

Happy for any deal that helps smooth tensions and brings some sort of peace, but I don't want the Saudi Royal family to have anything to do with a nuclear program.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans (Published 2023)

The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed.

www.nytimes.com

NY doing more than congress

Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors

The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by more than a dozen states, could withstand challenges.

www.nytimes.com

 

[88m3]

Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s How.

We used a professional sound meter to measure the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

McCarthy warns House GOP on vote impeaching Biden — CNN Politics

Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged House Republicans to vote against the resolution brought forward by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado forcing a vote to impeach President Joe Biden this week, arguing now is not the right time, multiple sources in the closed door meeting told CNN.

apple.news

 

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