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Legal experts say Trump’s defense will hinge on questions about his intent, his legal advice, and whether he was exercising free speech rights.
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Here’s what Jack Smith’s case against Donald Trump will hinge on
www.abc.net.au Hong Kong urges public to dissuade smokers with disapproving stares
Hong Kong's health secretary says the territory could build a non-smoking culture if "everyone stares in disapproval" at people who light up where they shouldn't.
Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say
Also of note, Texas State authorities trespassing into the river (which is international territory) to sabotage lawful crossings
In other words, advertisers really don’t want controversy and drama.
www.theatlantic.com Is a Glass of Wine Harmless? Wrong Question.
The latest alcohol advice ignores the value of pleasure.
Emily Oster makes another common sense case.
www.theatlantic.com The Democrats Are Now America’s Conservative Party
Liberals find themselves in the strange position of having won most of their major battles of this century.
www.theatlantic.com The Democrats Are Now America’s Conservative Party
Liberals find themselves in the strange position of having won most of their major battles of this century.
www.wsj.com Russia Blocks U.N. Inspectors at Occupied Nuclear Plant
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency want to investigate Ukraine’s claims that Russia is planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
So, basically, it's a complete and 1:1 replacement for most regular journalism.
If the US won't protect children from gun violence, should I protect mine by leaving?
That's probably true, and for that matter, even if you imagine a truly colorblind society exists for the next 100 years, it seems likely that inherited wealth and privilege would still be passed down.
Having said that, AA was not a very good remedy. It laser focused on only one thing, sometimes disregarding a clear reality. In an extreme example, if you took someone like David Steward's kids, they would benefit from affirmative action despite being born to a billionaire.
Keep in mind, colleges and universities can still provide all the advantages they want based on other signals. Good ones might be family income and first-generation college students.
While Dobbs was a disaster for the public's perception of the court, the idea that race should not be a factor in college admissions is something the vast, vast majority of Americans agree with. Including 62% (a super majority) of Black respondents.
Why shouldn't be much of a mystery, either. Part of the very basic premise of a liberal society is that everyone, regardless of their background or ethnicity, should be treated equally.
Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges, says schools can't consider race in admission
www.cnbc.com Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is a blow to efforts to boost enrollment of racial minorities.
- The Supreme Court ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, which gave weight to a would-be student’s race, are unconstitutional.
- The court’s majority opinion said that both Harvard’s and UNC’s affirmative action programs “unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points.”
Portland, Ore., Is Losing Residents Weary of Crime and High Housing Prices
www.wsj.com Portland Is Losing Its Residents
The Oregon city’s population decline of about 17,400 people to 635,000 was the sixth largest decline among the 50 largest U.S. cities.
Pacific Northwest city lost nearly 3% of its population between 2020 and 2022
Mark Rogers has made a list of things he misses about Portland—its vegan restaurants, Powell’s bookstore, public transit—and the things he doesn’t—having his things stolen, stepping in human excrement, extreme politics.
The 44-year-old artist moved across the country to Fort Wayne, Ind., last year.
“I don’t want to talk trash about my home city even though there’s trash everywhere,” Rogers said. “I still love Portland even though it’s got some problems, and I wouldn’t have left if the housing prices weren’t so high.”
Unfortunately for him, he probably moved from one political extreme to another. It's like there's no home for normies anymore.
Zalando is the only European platform labelled a large online platform
www.reuters.com Zalando sues EU Commission over online content rules, seen as first challenge
Zalando , Europe's biggest online fashion retailer, has made the first legal challenge to new EU content rules, suing the European Commission for putting it in the same category as Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms .
Basically the EU's new "tech regulations" have managed to not affect a single European company except one, which isn't happy about it and wants to be exempted.
It does seem like Europe can't cultivate any meaningful innovation, but is perfectly happy to tell foreign companies how to operate worldwide.
plus.thebulwark.com Trump’s Document Stash Put American Lives at Risk
The Mar-a-Lago documents included information on ‘Special Access Programs,’ the release of which could endanger American military and intelligence personnel.
It is definitely down, written off by thousands of individual and institutional investors. The most obvious issue: scams. In the world of crypto, big firms are scams. Little firms are scams. Stable coins are scams; exchanges are scams; NFT schemes are scams; initial coin offerings are scams; tokens are scams. Firms run by self-proclaimed altruists are scams. Firms run by the shadiest dudes you can possibly imagine are scams.
www.politico.com On the tee, from Washington: Bipartisan anger over Saudi golf mega-deal
But Congress may have to wait to swing at the proposed LIV-PGA Tour merger while federal agencies go for the green.
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