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

[ADevilYouKhow]

Slightly higher times: Biden administration moves to loosen weed restrictions

The recommendation is the result of a yearlong review initiated by the president.

www.politico.com

Should hl discuss?

 

[FAH1223]

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Legal Deal Requires New York Police to Stop Penning In Protesters

The Police Department is setting new rules and creating an oversight board for protests in a sweeping deal with the state attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why.

Instead of growing and growing, as it always had, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off over more than a decade.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

It's become harder for middle-class workers to give their kids a better life. Unions could help turn that around, a new Treasury report finds.

Union workers make more money and have more benefits. That could make it easier for them to buy homes and move up the ladder, a Treasury report says.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

NASA flew a modified U-2 spy plane into thunderstorms to study super-energetic gamma-rays

An international group of researchers captured 'the most detailed' data on gamma-rays and thunderclouds ever.

www.space.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide (Published 2023)

The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.

www.nytimes.com

Mexico has their shyt together better than we do now

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Biden Administration to Bar Drilling on Millions of Acres in Alaska

The administration will cancel oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and set aside more than half of the National Petroleum Reserve.

www.nytimes.com

Thanks, Joe!

 

[MAKAVELI25]

Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide (Published 2023)

The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.

www.nytimes.com

Mexico has their shyt together better than we do now

Nah.

Mexico is better than it was a few decades ago (especially economically, which is why Mexican illegal immigration specifically is less of a problem), but until they effectively deal with the cartel issue....

 

[88m3]

The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship”

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

www.propublica.org

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era

The government’s antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers (Published 2023)

Some doctors who handle high-risk pregnancies are fleeing restrictive abortion laws. Idaho has been particularly hard hit.

www.nytimes.com

@the next guy

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows

In eight states, the estimated number of abortions increased by 60 percent or more as patients crossed state lines seeking care.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Reality Check]

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds

Study highlights conflict between Washington’s claims of climate leadership and its fossil fuel growth plans

www.theguardian.com

When Republicans complain about the “war on fossil fuels” and Biden