When the Voting Rights Act became law, the DOJ sent letters to every county registrar in the South, informing them of their duties under the law and the consequences for breaking it. Iâd like to see the DOJ send a note about these prosecutions to every election clerk in America. Put them on notice.
Trump: âPeople are getting no help from our federal government [after Helene]â FACT CHECK: This is a blatant lie. The Biden-Harris administration has provided swift support for the victims of Hurricane Helene, and Republican officials have praised the federal response. Meanwhile, Trump withheld
Priti Patel received ÂŁ10k donation from firm she helped bag millions in PPE contracts Crooks www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pri...
"It does look as though the Jassal family is scratching the back of Priti Patel who once scratched theirs."
Your conspiracy theory of the day: Trump hosted Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago a few weeks back. They have a shared interest in Trump winning. Talk today that Israel might strike Iranâs oil facilities. Crude is now trading 5% higher. An oil crisis on the eve of the election would be an October surprise.
I got a lot of shade for talking about fraud in the voluntary carbon markets over the last few years, as though I was unfairly conflating my criticisms with actual violations of law. Anyway here's the DOJ filing criminal charges against Ken Newcombe for wire, commodities, and securities fraud.
1. A fortnight ago, I wrote about the scandal of our Internal Drainage Boards, which are supposed to stop flooding, but are unaccountable, self-serving, feudal bodies that do more harm than good. Now a disturbing email has landed in my inbox. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... đ§ľ
A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boysâ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
2. It was sent to the Internal Drainage Boards by Innes Thomson, head of the Association of Drainage Authorities, that supposedly oversees the IDBs. Hereâs the text:
3. I can understand why they donât want to defend the indefensible, but it should be slightly concerning for those whose homes get flooded as a result of the IDBsâ inbuilt uselessness, that his communications policy seems to be guided by what could âannoy Monbiot the mostâ.
4. Frankly, I couldnât give a tinkerâs cuss whether they respond or not. This isnât about me. This is about a stupendous waste of public money, damage to peopleâs homes, threats to their lives, and the vandalism of precious ecosystems such as chalk streams.
5. The fact that they treat it as some kind of game tells you all you need to know about these useless and pernicious old boysâ clubs.