Love letter to John Waters for his 80th birthday by writer Kimberly Leszac, at Fango: https://www.fangoria.com/john-waters-80th-birthday
Really cool piece. Most people here know of my love of John's flicks. The first I saw was Pink Flamingos, and it's still my favorite …
Just got an email from one of my Senators, Jon Ossoff, GA with some welcomed news:
Good afternoon,
On Sunday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff demanded civil liberties protections before further funds are appropriated to ICE and announced he will oppose the measure scheduled for a vote this week.
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#UsPol
Source: SpaceX is aiming to file its IPO prospectus with regulators later this week or next week, and could try to raise more than $75B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-aims-file-ipo-soon-week
Unlike his predecessors,
Trump does not even pretend that his imperialism serves any purpose nobler than American domination
For Trump, “America first” didn’t imply any legal or moral opposition to foreign invasions.
To the contrary, he criticized Bush for not seizing Iraq’s oil.
He denounced regime change and nation building because they allegedly expended American blood and treasure on behalf of non-Americans.
Instead, Trump promised short wars in which onl…
Italy may be the first EU country to impose requirements on private charging points in its transposition of the EU REDIII into national law: newly installed private charging points must be able to communicate with smart meters from June 30 onwards.
https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?u…
NFL Network: Veteran QB Jimmy Garoppolo considering retirement from NFL after 12 seasons https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-jimmy-garoppolo-considering-retirement-from-nfl-after-12-seasons
Raiders GM Doesn’t Hold Back on Fernando Mendoza Selection https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/gm-on-fernando-mendoza-selection/
I’m a bit in love with Current Reader 🧡 https://www.currentreader.app
Finally, reading news without the stress of -clearing- the RSS reader. No badge pressure, no -200 articles behind- feeling. It feels like social media: Pop in, read a few good pieces, pop out. But without the algorithm, without tracking, …
Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
Trump’s effort to reframe what happened on Jan. 6 appears, in many ways, to be an attempt to shape public perceptions.
The details of what happened that day remain accessible and documented in an expansive universe of videos, accounts and court filings.
The day he was inaugurated last year, Trump pardoned most Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom are now seeking elected office.
The president also commu…