CURRENT EVENTS July 14 - July 20

[altmin]

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-seeks-one-day-sentence-police-officer-convicted-breonna-taylor-case-2025-07-17/

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to sentence a former Louisville police officer who was convicted last year of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights to serve just one day in prison, despite the fact the conviction carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
In a court filing, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division late on Wednesday downplayed the conviction of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, noting he "did not shoot Ms. Taylor and is not otherwise responsible for her death."

 

[nycfan]

Good news!

 

[nycfan]

—> https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chi...4?st=1Qqdt2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink





[the article says that in China, a kindergarten is what we would call pre-school or daycare — kids 3-5 years old]

“… After briefly considering a career as a vlogger, she [a laid off kindergarten teacher] is now thinking about applying for jobs at nursing homes, a growth industry in an aging China. “I need to be realistic and find a stable job,” she said.…”

 

[dukeman92]

i’m from burke county…that’s morganton (and Valdese)
Marion is Mcdowell
Lenoir is caldwell
they all suck

I used to live in Valdese when I worked in Hickory. Nice quiet place. Nothing going on.

 

[nycfan]

 

[CFordUNC]

Good news!

Wait a sec I thought Republicans are against cancel culture!?!?!?

 

[Healing]

Waste, fraud, abuse in action.

 

[altmin]

And that is in addition to the loss of the $60 million in tourism dollars it generates every year for the Parks Service.

 

[dukeman92]

Republicans on Senate Panel Vote to Advance Bove’s Nomination After Democrats Storm Out​

An even more intense battle is expected on the Senate floor over the nomination of a Trump immigration policy enforcer to a lifetime judicial post.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/emil-bove-judge-nomination-democrats.html

“… Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the nomination after Democrats stormed out in protest when the panel’s chairman, Senator Charles E. Grassley, called the roll before every Democrat on the committee had a chance to air their objections.

“Sir, this lacks decency,” said Senator Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, his voice raised and visibly agitated. “It lacks decorum. It shows that you do not want to simply hear from your colleagues. This is absolutely wrong!”

Mr. Grassley ignored him and plowed on. In a voice vote, committee Republicans voted to confirm Mr. Bove, 44, to a lifetime appointment on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which encompasses Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. …”

I watched this charade yesterday. Absolute clown show. The current republican party is a damn circus.

 

[ChileG]

Showing once again that this administration really cares zero about cutting government expenses.