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The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3PhF8nr

TikTok bill, racing toward House passage, faces a minefield in the Senate
Widely expected to pass the House, it lacks a companion measure in the Senate and faces opposition from a key senator.

aus der reihe "spezielle spezialinformationen" heute: "Dreh-, Schiebe-, Teleskopbleistifte und ihre Reparatur" https://www.lexikaliker.de/2024/05/dreh-schiebe-teleskopbleistifte-und-ihre-reparatur/ ✏️🛠️

The best bang for your bucks, if you have any bucks to spare, is in #state #legislatures, where we could flip multiple houses for what was spent losing to Marjorie Taylor Greene by 30% in 2022.
But why #Arizona? The Washingto…

Make Arizona the Next Michigan (and Keep Michigan Michigan) | The States Project
Learn more about Make Arizona the Next Michigan (and Keep Michigan Michigan) such as its mission, community impact, and how you can join or make a one-time on …

Tot levenslang veroordeelde kinderen, sommigen al op 13-jarige leeftijd. Ja echt! Niet voor te stellen.
In de staat Wisonsin, USA.
https://eu.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/02/12/wisconsin-life-se…

The Wisconsin I know never gives up on its kids. Life prison sentences do that. | Opinion
The laws of Wisconsin should not foreclose hope on a child with a life prison sentence. Even kids who have committed serious harm can change.

New Gist: Office Politics and Pink Slime
In which I cover our new Taoiseach and the logical endpoint of an unsupported media.
“if we’re to avoid Pink Slime becoming a major part of our media diet, both readers and those they are reading about will have to consciously choose more nutritious options, however unpalatable they may find them in the short term.”
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-short-cuts/

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Fleet Foxes:
🎵 Sunblind
#NowPlaying #FleetFoxes
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Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday 🌟removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies 🌟
— a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the 🔸health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.🔸
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily #overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s

Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have removed any role for the Democratic governor in filling a U.S. Senate vacancy. The GOP supermajority Legislature on Friday easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the measure. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term. How a Senate vacancy is filled carries greater importance at a time when the Senate is close…

Under the current #German "#transsexual #law", people may officially change their first name and gender only after they have been assessed by two psychiatrists and a court has given permission.
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Gender identity law passes in German parliament
The German parliament has voted for legislation smoothing the process for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to change their name and gender identity.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has decided to strip sexual assault survivors of an avenue of justice, ruling 3–4 that it’s the due process rights of priests and their enablers to not be held accountable in instances of sexual assault.
The Louisiana legislature passed the act in 2021 to establish a “#look-#back” window for se…

Louisiana High Court: It’s Priests’ “Right” Not to Be Sued for Abuse
The state Supreme Court ruled that priests have a “property right” not to be sued for sexually abusing children.

The House Rules Committee's schedule for next week consists entirely of a half dozen bills to 😮prohibit the Energy Department from setting energy use standards for home appliances.😮
The Liberty in Laundry Act, the Refrigerator Freedom Act and the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards, or SUDS, Act😂 are among the bills.
There is no sign, however, of legislation to provide military aid to 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇮🇱Israel or 🇹🇼Taiwan, which some lawmakers have said they expect to come up…

House Republicans fume over "messaging" votes
"Those post offices aren't going to name themselves," a conservative lawmaker quipped.