119 posts tagged ‘Politics’
How Representative Yassamin Ansari Will Get It Done
The Cut,
The youngest member of Congress is already gearing up to fight Donald Trump’s pledge to carry out mass deportations.
Mark Zuckerberg Replaces Meta’s Head of Politics Operation With Its Most Prominent Republican
Gizmodo,
Meta's new head of global policy is Joel Kaplan, a former staffer under George W. Bush and vocal critic of Meta's restrictions on political speech.
Judge won't let Giuliani keep his witness list sealed
Boing Boing,
Rudy Giuliani—formerly America's Mayor and lately Donald Trump's startlingly disgraced lawyer—will not be able to keep a list of witnesses hidden until a legal hearing next month that could strip him of his Florida condo. Giuliani is on the hook for a $148m defamation verdict after lying about two election workers, but has been doing his best to avoid compensating them. — Read the rest The post Judge won't let Giuliani keep his witness list sealed appeared first on Boing Boing.
Canada, Britain and Ireland among countries saying they may arrest Netanyahu
After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House denounced the court. But top U.S. allies including Britain and Ireland made clear that they aren't following suit. In fact, quite the opposite: Britain's government officials said police there would be "required" to arrest Netanyahu, and officials in Ireland made clear they would very much like to arrest him. — Read the rest The post Canada, Britain and Ireland among countries saying they may arrest Netanyahu appeared first on Boing Boing.
Sounds Like Melania Hates Donald Trump’s Diet, Too
Apparently, she and RFK Jr. are “ganging up” on him to eat healthier.
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court
The New Yorker,
The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era.
DEA paid "tens of thousands" to airline employees for targeting innocent passengers to steal their cash — DOJ halts practice
President Nixon created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1973 to persecute Blacks and antiwar activists. Over 50 years later, it's still in operation, serving as an employer for sociopathic goons and drug cartel moles. And today the DEA is hopping mad because the Department of Justice (DOJ) has finally clipped its wings. — Read the rest The post DEA paid "tens of thousands" to airline employees for targeting innocent passengers to steal their cash — DOJ halts practice appeared first on Boing Boing.
Trump promises revenge, but Lara Trump says it's "unfair" to be afraid (video)
If Donald Trump — who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, calls journalists "the enemy of the people," and has repeatedly promised to go after his political opponents — makes you a tad nervous, Lara Trump says your instincts are "unwarranted and unfair." — Read the rest The post Trump promises revenge, but Lara Trump says it's "unfair" to be afraid (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.