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0·2 days agoI was a victim of a car crash because some selfish asshole didn’t respect the red light. Don’t expect any sympathy from me. Red light cameras are a tax on those who break the law.
90·2 days agoNow that this has come to light, surely the law will be followed and the will be consequences!
The issue is that many american prosecutors are absolute cowards.
In other countries, some prosecutors actually do their job. The headquarters of the ruling Spanish Political party was just raided by prosecutors and the police.
Why do US prosecutors refuse to do their job? You break the law. You get criminally prosecuted. It’s not that hard.
0·2 days agoSorry!! I thought it could also belong here
131·2 days agoI’m a strong believer in non-profit news. I regularly donate money to The Guardian because it’s a great non-profit newspaper.
https://www.theguardian.com/about
Many for profit news organizations are absolute garbage.
But please don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Not all for-profit news organizations are clickbait propaganda. It ultimately depends on their business model and their owner.
The New Yorker depends on subscriptions. They employ some of the best writers in the english speaking world. The Information depends on subscriptions. It’s (very) expensive but they have the best coverage of Silicon Valley and the Tech Industry.
Rupert Murdoch owns the New York Post, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal. In Britain, he owns The Sun. In Australia, he owns 90% of newspapers and Sky News Australia.
He uses his media empire to push his own political views. He encouraged Tony Blair to invade Irak. His newspaper The Sun encouraged British people to leave the European Union by claiming the Queen supported Brexit:
Rupert Murdoch has been publically accused by several world leaders of attempting to blackmail them.
John Major, former British Prime Minister:
https://www.channel4.com/news/major-denies-sun-editor-abused-him-after-black-wednesday
Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister:
Malcom Turnbull, former Australia Prime Minister:
Kevin Rudd, former Australia Prime Minister:
Rupert Murdoch is a real bastard. He was regularly invited by Ronald Reagan to the White House. He came with his lawyer, Roy Cohn.
He is so powerful because there are millions of people who swallow the crap from his media.
Donald Trump praises him.
“Rupert Murdoch is in a class by himself, he’s an amazing guy” President Trump said of the conservative media magnate, who sat smiling in the Oval Office this week
https://thehill.com/media/5133600-trump-murdoch-relation/
Without identifying anyone by name, Roberts clearly referenced Republican President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York when he said he has felt compelled to issue public rebukes of figures in both parties in recent years.
This is just absurd.
Senator Schumer criticized the Supreme Court after ProPublica investigations showed they took secret luxury trips with Billionaires:
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
Some Billionaires even bought property for Clarence Thomas:
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-real-estate-scotus
Trump repeatedly attacked a U.S Federal Judge, calling him a Mexican:
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/donald-trump-gonzalo-curiel-jake-tapper-transcript
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article81537817.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-judge-gonzalo-curiel-223849
Last march, after a Judge ruled against him, President Trump called him a crook who should be impeached:
Trump and Schumer are not remotely comparable. .
0·3 days agoC’est fixé.
0·3 days agoAs a non-Brit, I see what’s happening as a slow motion car wreck.
Marine Lepen MPs won 40% of the votes in the first round of the parliament elections. Luckily, France has 2 round parliamentary elections. You vote in the first round elections. Only 2 MPs remain. Then, two weeks later, you vote in the second round. In the second round, everyone rallied against Lepen MPs.
If France used the First-Past-The-Post voting system, Marine Lepen would be ruling the country with an absolute majority.
2·4 days agoYou got me.
I should have read the rules more carefully next time. I will delete it!!
0·6 days agoPortland is facing a major housing crisis that was decades in the making.
Thanks to this recent reform, more people can now afford a roof over their head.
The woman in the video said she was very happy. She didn’t complain about parking. Parking is a luxury when people want a roof over their head. Some of these comments are just insane.
0·7 days agoSince when Iran has any terrorists in the united state and canada?
Are you serious…?
Canadian Intelligence foiled an Iranian attempt to assassinate a former minister:
According to a source, the RCMP on Oct. 26 informed Mr. Cotler, a former Liberal justice minister, that he faced imminent threat of assassination within 48 hours from Iranian agents.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told him that he was a high-profile target of Iran. The close protection provided to Mr. Cotler includes bulletproof vehicles, heavily armed officers and other security measures.
Iranians agents tried to kidnap a woman in New York City:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/nyregion/iran-masih-alinejad-kidnapping.html
Iranians agents tried to blow up the Saudi Ambassador to the United States:
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/justice/new-york-saudi-assassination-plot
Adding parking was previously mandatory.
If you tried to build a Childcare Center or an Affordable Housing building without parking, the city of Lynnwood refused to deliver the building permit.
As part of her climate change plan, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pedestrianizing streets, building bike lanes, and planting trees. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions, reduce traffic noise and make the city more able to resist heat.
She has been very aggressive and upset some car drivers. But the results are starting to pay off.
Controversial opinion: This is actually a very good thing.
If you get your news from professional news organizations (PBS, CBC, BBC, ProPublica, Reuters, NYT, The Guardian) you are now in the minority.
Most people now get their news from entertainers and social media:
Donald Trump said migrants in Springield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs.
Springfield police said there was no evidence. Professional news organizations sent reporters and said there was no evidence. It didn’t matter. Entertainers and social media figures claimed it’s true. Many people genuinely believed Trump.
There is a reason why many members of Congress privately say they fear criticizing Elon Musk:
Even if he does not spend a dime against them, Mr. Musk could use his megaphone to target them
Interviews with more than half a dozen House Republicans revealed a widespread wariness of crossing Mr. Musk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/musk-house-republicans-trump.html
He can take them down by changing what their constituents see on their X feed.-
Of course Donald Trump hates Juneteenth.
In 2021, Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday:
US President Joe Biden signed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the White House on Thursday 17 June to formally recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Mr Biden said: “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments. We come to terms with the mistakes we made. And remembering those moments, we begin to heal and grow stronger.”
0·11 days agoI love Australia. I love Australian people 🇦🇺 ❤️.
But this company and it’s criminal owner (Rupert Murdoch) have inflicted more damage than anyone else to english speaking democracies.
Shame.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68615789
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rupert-murdochs-american-scandals-243127/
One reason why I give money to The Guardian Australia is because I hate the facts so many people get their news from Newcorp :/
This story is maddening. Bessemer city officials are signing NDAs about a proposed hyperscale data center that will require destroying 100 acres of forest, use 90x as much energy as all homes of the city, & threaten a newly discovered species with extinction.
It’s a tram/light rail project meant to connect a large island in Eastern Helsinki with downtown. The most significant part are 3 new bridges that only carry trams, cyclists and pedestrians.
The tram will start operation in 2027, but the bridges are opened for pedestrian traffic as they are completed. The next one should be finished later this summer.
Here’s a short video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTW2VIf5k0I
(Evidence required)
I’m not a bot. I’m just posting a shit-ton of content to support Lemmy.