"Next time someone tells you that America isn’t a racist country, just remind them that this nation is willing to accept treason from a white president but not healthcare from a black one." --Adam Parkhomenko
Cast as Criminals, America’s Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense
“We’re no longer seeing a parent have a conversation with a teacher or librarian about a book their child is reading...We’re seeing partisan groups demand the removal of books that they’re told are bad books, that they are not even reading, because they don’t meet the political or moral agenda"
This is ridiculous:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/book-bans-librarians.html
Arkansas’ Quest to Build a Monument for Aborted ‘Babies’ Isn't Going Great
https://jezebel.com/arkansas-quest-to-build-a-monument-for-aborted-babies-1851140806
Nuclear industry lobbyists like to use Germany's efforts to subsidize solar and wind power as a punching bag so they'll definitely be ignoring this news.
Germany sped past the 50% RE Milestone in 2023. It generated 55% of its electricity with renewable energy in 2023! Wow!
What about prices? "Last year, the benchmark day-ahead power price fell by 60%."
Cheaper and cleaner!
Don't let those heart-wrenching commercials fool you, #HumaneSociety of US (#HSUS) doesn’t run one single shelter and only donates 1% of its donations to local shelters.
Donate straight to the shelter in your community and your money will help many more animals.
Via Kyle Griffin:
A federal judge has ruled that Republican Rep. #ScottPerry must disclose 1,659 documents to government investigators in its #Jan6 probe — finding that the communication records were not protected by the speech or debate clause of the Constitution. #legal
Congress is done for the year. It has not been a traditionally productive year. 23 bills will have become law by 12/31. There were almost that many votes held to find Speakers of the House this year. A whole lot of things will come due in January including the temporary govt funding bills that were supposed to allow breathing room for all the _other_ bills still unpassed.
What is the sound of the other shoe dropping? #tesla #elonmusk
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/
College girlfriend says James Comer abused her
U.S. Senate postpones winter break as lawmakers try to craft an immigration deal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121523_senate_immigration/us-senate-postpones-winter-break-as-lawmakers-try-craft-immigration-deal/
Members of the U.S. House headed home for a three-week winter break without completing work on several must-pass bills, but senators are now scheduled to return to Capitol Hill as leaders in the upper chamber and the White House look for an agreement on immigration policy.
#Tucson #Arizona
One husband, one kid, two dogs in the wet side of the PNW.