"Lawsuits are slow, they are complicated, they are often decided on arbitrary technicalities or total nonsense, and being so costly they are hideously biased toward the rich and well-connected." prospect.org/justice/amer...
Judicial review is not just anti-democratic, it strangles ordinary governance.
I'm completely serious. "Alarmed by Israeli actions depicted in the maps, Obama decided to abstain on a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the settlements, clearing the way for its passage."
This is what directly led to Obama not vetoing a UNSC resolution on the illegal Israeli settlement enterprise in late 2016.
An image in a government briefing book helped a State Department official see “the forest for the trees” in the West Bank—and then was shared with the President.
(Americans who think the Gulf states want war with Iran are delusional)
"...this applies to Cybertrucks manufactured between November 13th, 2023 and September 14th, 2024, which is essentially every Cybertruck ever made."
people pointed to a lot of "actually decent!" shit biden did vis a vis economy and i don't think it's really settled in that this has not marked a permanent forward direction for the party and they are giving tons of signals they're about to go right back to the same old shit as before there
the last scoop jackson dem being president meant we get horrifying zionism and border cruelty but actual support of unions, labor, and the like. now we're going to get the horrifying unbroken support of israel and border cruelty AND "Innovation In A Changing Marketplace And Economy" bullshit
Like i said, it was rancid lol.
Anyway, if you want to reform the police, start with making them park legally. Parking is truly the tip of the iceberg. If they're willing to break such a seemingly insignificant law out in the open (which it's not, given the accessibility issues) imagine what they do behind closed doors!
The officer was fined $500 and lost 60 vacation days, "which is worth about $25,000 in pay." He was also placed on modified duty. I'm trying to imagine any other profession in which you could use company resources to harass a private citizen for the better part of a year and still have a job.