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If Trump wins, say goodbye to IVF: Republicans blocks bill to protect in vitro fertilization https://boingboing.net/2024/09/18/if-trump-wins-say-goodbye-to-ivf-gop-blocks-bill-to-protect-in-vitro-fertilization.html
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Trump calls for government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder for Americans to vote www.rollingstone.com

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/5qm7V))

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Wikimedia Foundation successfully slaps down another SLAPP suit, but more protection is needed globally www.techdirt.com
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Dead people

Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you). There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.     • [George Berci](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/13/george-berci-dead-laparoscopic-surgery/) developed laparoscopy         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918163517/https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/13/george-berci-dead-laparoscopic-surgery/)) • [Franca Bettoia](https://movies.mxdwn.com/news/franca-bettoia-icon-of-italian-cinema-and-the-last-man-on-earth-star-dies-at-88/) actress, *The Last Man on Earth* • [Derek Boshier](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/arts/derek-boshier-dead.html) artist         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/DGmVz)) • [Tommy Cash](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/arts/tommy-cash-dead.html) brother         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/p7sEv)) • [Inez Crutchfield](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/09/17/nashville-civil-rights-inez-crutchfield-activist-dead/75248775007/) activist         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/PT7H9)) • [Chalmers Davis](https://vicksburgnews.com/chalmers-davis-local-musician-and-former-keyboardist-for-little-richard-passed-away-saturday/) keyboardist for Little Richard         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918165830/https://vicksburgnews.com/chalmers-davis-local-musician-and-former-keyboardist-for-little-richard-passed-away-saturday/)) • [Nelson DeMille](https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/09/18/nelson-demille-author-dead-81-long-island/) author, The General's Daughter         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918154021/https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/09/18/nelson-demille-author-dead-81-long-island/)) • [Ted Fang](https://asamnews.com/2024/09/14/media-mogul-ted-fang-dies-at-61/) former publisher, *San Francisco Examiner* • [Kenny Hyslop](https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/simple-minds-drummer-kenny-hyslop-dies-aged-73-after-long-illness-4786480) drummer, Simple Minds         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918161350/https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/simple-minds-drummer-kenny-hyslop-dies-aged-73-after-long-illness-4786480)) • [Tito Jackson](https://www.voanews.com/a/tito-jackson-member-of-the-jackson-5-has-died-at-70-family-says-/7785752.html) one of five • [Juan Lopez](https://www.dw.com/en/honduras-anti-mining-activist-juan-lopez-shot-dead/a-70223466) activist assassinated • [Javion Magee](https://abc11.com/post/javion-magee-death-henderson-nc-investigation-not-lynching-vance-county-sheriff-says-despite-reports-hanging/15299573/) not lynched         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/Dhkak)) • [Cathy Merrick](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/world/canada/cathy-merrick-dead.html) activist         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/XJwoF)) • [Benjamin Robertson](https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/749584/a-man-died-in-the-dc-jail-the-sixth-in-custody-death-in-2024/) in county jail • [JD Souther](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jd-souther-songwriter-eagles-linda-ronstadt-dead-obituary-1235105170/) singer-songwriter, "New Kid in Town"         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/lkJUN)) • [John Surette](https://globalnews.ca/news/10757772/saint-john-mourns-death-of-man-living-tent-encampment/) forgotten person         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918165102/https://globalnews.ca/news/10757772/saint-john-mourns-death-of-man-living-tent-encampment/)) • [Amber Nicole Thurman](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/a-georgia-woman-has-died-after-an-abortion-ban-delayed-lifesaving-care/) woman         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/g6jhq)) • [Billy Edd Wheeler](https://www.al.com/life/2024/09/country-music-hitmaker-dead-at-91-the-world-has-lost-a-treasure.html) songwriter, "Coward of the County"         ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240918170007/https://www.al.com/life/2024/09/country-music-hitmaker-dead-at-91-the-world-has-lost-a-treasure.html))     [**Previously dead**](https://lemmy.world/post/19764855)

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Inside Columbia University's surveillance and disciplinary operation for student protesters www.columbiaspectator.com
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Trump-appointed judge gives right-wing a big win on labor law, undercutting NLRB https://www.salon.com/2024/09/17/gives-the-right-a-big-win-on-labor-law-undercutting-nlrb/

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/JzpDi))

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Nathan Lane: Robin Williams "protected me" from being outed on Oprah www.tumblr.com
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The doomed sub's final messages before imploding are pretty grim futurism.com

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/gJQp8)) Oh, I don't know. Four out of five were billionaires, happily turning the Titanic into a tourist attraction. I have no particular sadness about their deaths, and find that last communique — "all good here" — more amusing than grim.

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We are shocked, *shocked* to learn that Libertarians are kooks newrepublic.com

        ([archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240917040147/https://newrepublic.com/post/186016/local-libertarian-party-kamala-harris-threat))

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The Lord works in mysterious ways

• [Criminal investigation reopened after alleged sexual abuse by a former pastor](https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/criminal-investigation-reopened-after-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-former-renton-pastor/281-d5a4fd09-7fc3-4053-aff7-ae998daa5b76)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/F1AsX)) • [California pastor charged with 8 counts relating to child sex abuse](https://churchleaders.com/news/496261-southern-california-pastor-charged-with-8-counts-relating-to-child-sex-abuse.html) • ["We are devastated" — Church fires 'worship pastor director' who admitted hiding a camera in the restroom](https://thelivingstonpost.com/242-church-fires-worship-director-after-hidden-camera-found-in-bathroom/)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/BW5F8)) • [Baptist pastor fatally shoots himself after accusation of child molestation](https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-father-of-11-baptist-college-exec-kills-himself.html) • [Texas grand jury indicts Catholic priest on three felony sexual assault charges](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/texas-grand-jury-indicts-catholic-priest-felony-sexual-assault-charges) • [Minnesota man gets 33 years for fatally stabbing his wife during Bible study](https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-bible-study-fatal-stabbing-7e03f5990a24c86c49fe1fae98fa6b1e)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/JFqug)) • [Presbyterian pastor arrested, accused of groping man at Walmart, police say](https://www.wxii12.com/article/mebane-pastor-arrested-accused-groping-man-walmart/62158008) • [Victims sue Jefferson City Diocese for ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse](https://abc17news.com/news/crime/2024/09/13/victims-sue-jefferson-city-diocese-for-shameless-cover-up-of-sexual-abuse/)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/tQ1sz)) • [Texas pro-Trump evangelist says Harris used 'witchcraft' to win debate ](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-pro-trump-evangelist-says-harris-used-witchcraft-to-win-debate-35563225) • [California pastor arrested, accused of abusing young brothers for years](https://www.foxla.com/news/fullerton-pastor-arrested-accused-abusing-young-brothers-years)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/jWKRX)) • [Former teacher, church youth leader gets 31 years in prison for child sex crimes](https://morganton.com/news/local/crime-courts/former-morganton-nc-teacher-youth-pastor-sentenced-plea-child-sex-crimes/article_11fec5e0-6fbb-11ef-9591-43956fccee34.html)         ([archived link](https://archive.ph/pCpkq))

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Liz Cheney blocked January 6 scrutiny of Ginni Thomas, book says www.theguardian.com
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Let's take a moment to appreciate the shittiness of this police union statement on the Tyreek Hill traffic stop www.techdirt.com
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*The New York Times* asks: Will TikTok be banned in January? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/tiktok-us-ban-court.html

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/ba0RD)) **What a stupid question, though. There's big money involved, so no, TikTok will not be banned, in January or ever.**

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Third day of bomb threats inspired by Trump lies sends Springfield hospitals into lockdown https://www.salon.com/2024/09/14/third-day-of-bomb-inspired-by-lies-sends-springfield-hospitals-into/
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Trump vows to create unConstitutional task force that combats non-existent "anti-Christian bias" www.them.us

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/HRbHp))

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Head of world's largest pedophile organization offers un-asked-for advice on US Presidential election news.sky.com

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/rM9Me))

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$6-million settlement for family of homeless, mentally ill man who starved to death in solitary confinement awaiting trial for pointing finger guns at Arkansas cops www.latintimes.com

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/IDgow))

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Dead people

Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you). There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.     • [Robert Beck](https://thegeorgiasun.com/news/another-inmate-dies-at-the-bibb-county-jail-what-we-know/) in county jail • [Mark Cole](https://lewisfuneralhomeinc.com/mark-t-cole/) blogger, *Rivets on the Poster* • [Kenneth Cope](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/12/kenneth-cope-randall-and-hopkirk-deceased-coronation-street-carry-on-dies-aged-93) actor, *Doctor Who* • [Valerie Cuccia](https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2024/09/09/inmate-death-dane-county-jail-valerie-cuccia) in county jail • [Joyce Dennison](https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/12/joyce-i-dennison-civil-rights-and-aids-activist-dies/)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/yDvBI)) activist • [Michaela DePrince](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj048m92qjeo) ballerina • [Daniel Edwards](https://www.ourmidland.com/news/police_and_courts/article/sheriff-releases-name-inmate-died-aug-24-19750831.php)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/JSX0T)) in county jail • [Herbie Flowers](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/08/herbie-flowers-bassist-lou-reed-walk-on-the-wild-side-dies-aged-86) sessions bassist, "Walk on the Wild Side" • [Alberto Fujimori](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/world/americas/alberto-fujimori-dead.html) Peruvian President, then imprisoned     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/ZO8Mo)) • [Gary Gatewood](https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2024/09/09/obituary-gary-gatewood-st-johns-man-killed-hunting-accident/75144574007/) hunter     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/sHvIm)) • [Pravin Gordhan](https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-pravin-gordhan-dies-920940c11e11edf14d67b5ef5ea0115b) activist     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/Sr4OT)) • [Sharmaine Karine Hawes](https://www.startribune.com/28-year-old-woman-found-unresponsive-in-hennepin-county-jail-dies-later-in-hospital/601141419) in county jail     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/vcg8D)) • [Zoey Hawkins](https://abc30.com/post/4-year-old-girl-killed-after-being-attacked-familys-dog-identified/15275749/) pit bulled     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/ZrDbO)) • [James Earl Jones](https://www.nytimes.cm/2024/09/09/arts/james-earl-jones-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JU4.bupm.ftAKkY1KkBR1) actor, *The UFO Incident* • [Ed Kranepool](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/sports/baseball/ed-kranepool-dead.html) baseballer, New York Mets     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/5xacl)) • [Stephen Peat](https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/former-canadian-hockey-player-stephen-peat-dies-2-weeks-after-being-hit-by-a-car-while-crossing-street) hockey player, Washington Capitals • [Michael Brandon Rivers](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/inmate-death-atlanta-city-detention-center/85-0078dfa6-3e73-41f3-bc1d-e51b4ec7b6ea) in county jail     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/TudsW)) • [Peter Renaday](https://www.newsfromme.com/2024/09/10/peter-renaday-r-i-p/) voice actor, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* • [Saul Vasquez](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/galveston-county-jail-death-taser-saul-vasquez-19761329.php) in county jail     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/dN2QW)) • [Masamitsu Yoshioka](https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/japanese-sailor-was-last-of-the-crew-that-started-war-in-the-pacific/news-story/c5ed87efc0c48281c5ff8c9b84c176cb) attacked Pearl Harbor     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/jpnn3))     [**Previously dead**](https://lemmy.world/post/19516211)

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Georgia Lieutenant Governor's treasonous 2020 "alternate elector" ploy is deemed "reasonable and not criminal" www.theguardian.com
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Trump says he'd block federal fire aid for California until the state's Governor "Newscum" OKs tax cuts for the wealthy www.latimes.com

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How a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America's libraries www.technologyreview.com

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My body, my choice
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The Department of Everything: Dispatches from the telephone reference desk hedgehogreview.com
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Kamala Harris's father wasn't a Marxist. www.thestranger.com
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Trump's golf club hosted Nazi sympathizer with Hitler mustache at fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters forward.com

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What exactly is Elon Musk threatening as he tells Taylor Swift "I will give you a child"? nymag.com

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Republican Congressman says America isn't worth defending, because he has a friend whose kid's music teacher is transgender www.lgbtqnation.com
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Father of Ohio boy, 11, tells Trump and Vance to stop falsely claiming his son was murdered by Haitian immigrant www.theguardian.com

The video made me cry and shake with rage.

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UK ban on junk food ads before 9pm to come into force next year news.sky.com
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Trump stokes suspicions about assassination attempt, raising fears of more violence www.seattletimes.com

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Australia plans a minimum age limit for social media use www.cnn.com
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Trump attends 9/11 memorial alongside wingnut who's said 9/11 was an "inside job" https://apnews.com/article/laura-loomer-trump-911-conspiracy-theories-18198b8ea2ce567467acfd6bf7f19f1e

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/gTWd2))

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This is the best privacy setting that almost no-one is using https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/this-is-the-best-privacy-setting-that-almost-no-one-is-using/

        ([archived link](https://archive.ph/13mGK))

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Antisemitic ads about Doug Emhoff target Muslim voters in Michigan https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/politics/antisemitic-ads-doug-emhoff-muslim-michigan.html

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The Lord works in mysterious ways

• [Las Vegas police arrest pastor with guns, drugs in hotel room](https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-police-arrest-pastor-with-guns-drugs-in-hotel-room-sources/)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/KjwcY)) • [Church youth group leader (an ex-cop) gets prison for child sex charges](https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article292039440.html)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/dyZka)) • [Religious groups are spending billions to fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rights](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/sep/11/religious-groups-christians-islamists-catholic-billions-counter-gender-equality-sex-education-lgbtq-equal-rights) • [Philippines arrests a pastor wanted by the US for trafficking and child abuse after long manhunt](https://www.kenyan-post.com/2024/09/philippines-arrests-pastor-wanted-by-us.html) • [At least 17 more people allege sexual violence by "humanitarian monk"](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240906-at-least-17-more-people-allege-sexual-violence-by-french-charity-icon-abbe-pierre) • [Survivors say Blackrock College's apology for sexual abuse by pedophile priest felt like it was "written by AI"](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/blackrock-colleges-apology-for-sexual-abuse-by-paedophile-priest-felt-like-it-was-written-by-ai/a1206623732.html)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/JtZM8)) • [Washington man alleges years of sexual abuse at Catholic school in Seattle](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/man-alleges-sexual-abuse-catholic-school-seattle)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/PHhLL)) • [Nigerian officials warn people off church's bogus 'miracle' water](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq82nwx41dno) • [Canadian priest charged with sexual assault](https://vocm.com/2024/09/10/priest-accused-of-sexual-assault-heading-to-trial/) • [Former Arkansas youth pastor accused of sex crimes pleads guilty to reduced charge, gets suspended sentence](https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/former-rogers-youth-pastor-accused-of-sex-crimes-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-charge/)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/tqlxu)) • [Six decades later, victim of notorious predatory priest gets some justice — and peace](https://www.villagereport.ca/village-picks/six-decades-later-victim-of-notorious-predatory-priest-gets-some-justice-and-peace-9501054) • [Canadian authorities close their investigation into a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children nearly 40 years ago, because he died in April](https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/child-sexual-abuse-case-against-french-priest-now-closed-nunavut-rcmp/)

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Ignoring the climate emergency

• [Deserts' biggest threat? Flooding.](https://phys.org/news/2024-09-biggest-threat.html)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/wuPnc)) • [Shocked by extreme storms, a Maine fishing town fights to save its waterfront](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/maine-stonington-fishermen-storms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.I04.3Wl1.LN9gCsfTsjy3) • [Hotter, drier and all-around different: How climate change will alter life in L.A.](https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-09/hotter-drier-different-how-climate-change-will-alter-l-a)     ([Archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240909164528/https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-09/hotter-drier-different-how-climate-change-will-alter-l-a)) • [Brazil braces for more fires amid extreme low humidity](https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-braces-more-fires-amid-153619989.html) • [Sharks deserting coral reefs as oceans heat up, study shows](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/09/sharks-deserting-coral-reefs-climate-crisis-heating-oceans-study) • [A quarter of America's bridges may collapse within 26 years, and we saw the whole thing coming](https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62073448/climate-change-bridges/)     ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/pUzCk)) • [Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam bridge](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxjn3w9228o) • [Great Barrier Reef has already been dealt its death blow —scientist](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527469/great-barrier-reef-already-been-dealt-its-death-blow-scientist) • [Global warming may melt some glaciers in Austria in 10-15 years](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/08/salzburg-glaciers-may-vanish-in-10-15-years-due-to-rapid-climate-change-shrinkage) • [Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/10/italys-marmolada-glacier-could-disappear-by-2040-experts-say) • [A brown tide of sargassum is causing havoc in Barbados](https://dialogue.earth/en/ocean/a-brown-tide-of-sargassum-is-causing-havoc-in-barbados/) • [Methane emissions are at new highs](https://theconversation.com/methane-emissions-are-at-new-highs-it-could-put-us-on-a-dangerous-climate-path-237809) • [We’re all doomed, says freshwater ecologist Dr Mike Joy](https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/10/mike-joys-grave-new-world/) … but there are still profits to be made, so la de da, la de da...

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Screenshot from yesterday's debate
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A quarter of Republicans think Trump should seize power even if he loses https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/10/quarter-republicans-think-trump-should-seize-power-even-if-he-loses/

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/HC7Ip)) I'm honestly surprised the number is so low.

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Texas Republican official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding https://apnews.com/article/grandson-shot-wedding-nebraska-texas-d615b0e20718c07fb9820d2dc1d05d12

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/temxu)) I was 98.6% sure that this guy had to be a Republican, and became more certain when *all* the coverage omitted any mention of his political party. With some Google Fu, though, I found this, from the: [Texas State Directory](https://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=65703&office=12980).

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'Remarkable' 1,000-year-old ring from Scotland's 'painted people' found at destroyed fort www.livescience.com

    ([Archived link](https://archive.ph/L5Rdt)

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