Indian Creek Village,
the “Billionaire Bunker” near Miami,
couldn’t get approval to discharge its waste into a neighboring town’s sewer lines.
So the village quietly persuaded state lawmakers to force the issue.
In a world where billionaires are increasingly exercising political clout,
the fight over sewage in Indian Creek suggests the degree to which their influence is extending not just to policy in the White House and Congress but to some of the most foundat…
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown wanted on attempted murder charge in Miami: Reports https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6425116/2025/06/13/antonio-brown-murder-charge-attempted-nfl/
California pastor says apparent immigration agents waved a weapon at her in church parking lot (Jack Jenkins/RNS)
https://religionnews.com/2025/06/13/in-church-confrontation-apparent-immigration-agents-wave-a-weapon-at-pastor/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p127#a250613p127
And from the [not] #freemarket annals:
"And of course, patients don't get to merge to monopoly (that's what governments are for, and we know how Blue Cross feels about single payer care). Workers don't get to merge to monopoly either (that's what unions are for, and no one hates a union more than a health care monopolist)."
PS: CEO says "authorization never sa…
We see cops going crazy.
There will be lawsuits.
Cops and the places that hire them will incur legal costs and even higher payouts for damages.
This is likely to force cities to raise taxes to cover those costs or, more likely, to cover the massive increase in insurance premiums that cities will have to pay in the future.
Of course, ultimately it will be you and me - taxpayers - who foot these bills for the insane excesses of cops.
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The Black Crowes:
🎵 Remedy
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Newly daylighted Canyon Creek brings lost habitat back to Spanish Banks
A long-hidden urban stream in Spanish Banks Beach Park has been brought back to the surface thanks to efforts by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
Local Nations, community members and elected officials gathered today to celebrate the public opening of Canyon Creek, a previously buried waterway that ran through Pacific Spirit Regional Park and under the western parking lot at Spanish Banks
Harvey Weinstein's rape charge retrial ends in a mistrial after the jury foreperson refused to return to the jury room due to threats from other jurors (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywood…
"The [Tesla] owners are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated and reimbursed for the accrued legal costs."
☑️ Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into "Extreme" Right-Wing Symbols
https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-dr