14 hours ago14 hr ABC NewsSupreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in historic decisionThe Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a 6-3 decision, limited the use of the landmark Voting Rights Act.Some more from ABC. The things I hope happen to these (in)justices post-2028...in Minecraft, of course. Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by Bartimaeus Quote Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.
10 hours ago10 hr Author 4 hours ago, Bartimaeus said:ABC NewsSupreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in historic decisionThe Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a 6-3 decision, limited the use of the landmark Voting Rights Act.Some more from ABC. The things I hope happen to these (in)justices post-2028...in Minecraft, of course.In an ideal world with no racism, I think the decision makes a certain logical sense. Unfortunately, this isn't an ideal world. I'm not quite sure how they can address the issue other than through a constitutional amendment. Maybe require the district apportionment to somehow be based on ranges of median income? But I'm not sure that would survive a constitutional challenge. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
4 hours ago4 hr 'The market' is dumb as rocks since Trump hasn't exactly been subtle about his manipulation. But yeah, now it's more likely to be the emergency stocks that were released running down fully and some of the Gulf sites approaching their theoretical storage limits (after which they have to stop pumping oil, and the restart process is s l o w) which are realities that Trump can't rhetoricise around. We'll know Trump is actually serious when he stops trying to send people Iran won't talk to as negotiators.
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