(satire) America's Foreign Policy Forces USA Women's World Cup Team To Intervene In Japan-Sweden Match:
The Onion
America’s Foreign Policy Forces USA Women’s World Cup Team To Intervene In Japan-Sweden Match
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND—Following President Biden’s authorization of the use of force early Friday morning, the USA Women’s World Cup team was ...
 I'd say the satire was buried just a little too deep. It took me a few lines to see it — but when I did see it, I laughed.
(satire) Amazon Unveils Giant Camera That Tells Users What To Do:
The Onion
Amazon Unveils Giant Camera That Tells Users What To Do
SEATTLE—Touting the device’s state-of-the-art video and audio capabilities, Amazon unveiled its new giant camera Friday that tells users what t...
 Subsequently Amazon announced it was moving production to China, anticipating a demand for hundreds of millions of units from the Chinese Communist Part. ;-{.
When Alito and most of his colleagues were trying to secure their confirmations to the high court, they promised the Senate Judiciary Committee they would adhere to ethics laws from Congress that regulate justices’ acceptance and disclosure of gifts, limit their outside employment income, and mandate recusal in some circumstances:
The Lever
Alito Previously Told Lawmakers He Would Obey Ethics Laws
To get confirmed, the justice pledged to follow an anti-corruption law that he later ignored — now he says Congress can't regulate the Supreme Co...
 Now Alito claims the Senate has no right to set ethics requirements for the Supreme Court.
[01/02] A survey of students of perceptions of their freedom of speech found that the vast majority feel free to express their opinions:
the Guardian
Almost nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their views – survey
Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS report
 The survey is useful but it could have been worded more carefully. The question asked whether students felt free to express the opinions they happen to hold. For the students who answered yes, it could be that they feel no pressure about what opinions they express. But it could be that they feel free to express their actual opinions...
Former NYPD union leader gets 2 years in prison for theft scheme: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/us/former-nypd-sergeants-union-president-sentenced/index.html
[01/02] US citizens: call on Congress to protect Chaco Canyon by rejecting HR 4374: https://environmental-action.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=55426&supporter_KEY=229474 To sign without running nonfree JavaScript code from the web site, use Salsalabs workaround:
Salsalabs Method
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