National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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This is textbook fascism: fusion of the state with powerful corporate actors.

This FCC Commissioner’s Warnings Finally Have an Audience Anna M. Gomez, the only Democratic appointee on the commission, has been warning of a crackdown on speech.

Meet the Cassandra of the FCC, whose warnings are finally starting to get a broad hearing (via Bloomberg Opinion)

EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.

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I think the immigration judge deciding his case has a very real voice in the back of their head saying that if they rule against the admin, they'll be fired.

Don’t try to avoid jury duty. We need you now more than ever.

Oh man Eric Boehlert is sorely missed in this media environment. 🥺

BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.

Here is the text of his email shared with me:

Author Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez
@mizalisa.bsky.social:

Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy.

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Corn Growers Point to Devastation if USDA Estimate of Record Crop Materializes The National Corn Growers Association called on Congress to take immediate action to pass E15 legislation after USDA predicted a record corn crop.

Everyone knows food prices are way too low - don’t worry, the corn lobby is clamoring to expand ethanol mandates so that grain will be more expensive! (This is literally their demand - they want higher crop prices for farmers.)

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IMHO specifically this has its roots in 1996.

Congress passed a law that got rid of a lot of the ways for people to go from unauthorized to legal, and left executive discretion as the remaining lever for dovish policy.

No surprise we’ve spent the last 30 years fighting over that lever.

When does the next bus come? GoTriangle reduces wait time on its busiest routes The regional agency joins GoDurham and GoRaleigh in offering bus service at 15-minute intervals between Durham and Chapel Hill.

Raleigh increased bus service from every 30 min to every 15 min on its route serving Glenwood Ave. Ridership then doubled in the year that followed.

Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.

People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!

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What Really Happened at Gaza’s Al-Baqa Cafe? | HonestReporting On June 30, the IDF carried out a targeted strike in Gaza City. As is now routine, Palestinians on the ground quickly supplied a detailed death toll --

Inflated death tolls and conflicting reports followed the IDF’s targeted strike on Al-Baqa cafe in Gaza. The media rushed to blame Israel, but the facts aren’t really adding up…
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“Wife points out in her brief that the trial court relied on two fictitious cases in its order denying her petition, and she argues that the order is therefore, ‘void on its face.’”

Tucked into the Senate GOP reconciliation bill is a $5 trillion increase in the debt limit

The hard truth is that how you talk about Israel affects Jews everywhere.

It impacts whether our homes are broken into, rabbis murdered, synagogues destroyed, and communities are safe.

You have freedom of speech, but we don't have freedom of the violence your words incite.

Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report Stephen Miller reportedly has a financial stake in Palantir, which is helping ICE deport undocumented migrants.

Explains Stephen Miller's motivation to arrest 3,000 people a day...

"Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir... that has a several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants"

By @rollingstone.com

BREAKING: After their threats to take this step, the regime in Iran has reportedly begun jamming navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia has put its armed forces on maximum alert.

A state of emergency has been declared in Bahrain and Qatar.

I don't get it! So incredibly ugly. Wall to wall carpetting on their faces. Hideous!

Sheldon Whitehouse???

The women of the middle east are celebrating! So grateful.

🦽 Polio: paralysis (1 in 200)
🤒 Measles: pneumonia & brain swelling (1/5 hospitalized)
🎗️ HPV: causes >90% of cervical cancers
⏳ Meningitis: fatal in 10%
😮‍💨 Pertussis: deadly for 1/100 infants
🤐 Tetanus: 10% fatal even with treatment

💉 Vaccines prevent all of this. This is what winning looks like.

Trump'd

I totally agree. It started with Reagan.

Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the lack of healthy food options on Native reservations a “genocide.”

But the Trump administration ended a program that helped provide fresh, locally produced food for tribal food banks, saying the program no longer aligned with its priorities.

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners' ‘reoffending risks' | Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers | Ben Quinn | Sat 16 Nov 2024 01.00 EST

INSIDER MONKEY| Is Palantir Technologies (PLTR) The Best Prison and Law Enforcement Stock To Invest In? | Ali Ahmed | November 29, 2024 • 6 min read

For anyone in disbelief by the Palantir Database

if it takes years, has to be consequences for all these people, and even more for those who gave the orders.