Monday, August 28, 2023

Reading archive 2023-08-27

5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.

Opinion  We need more people learning trades. Something is finally being done about it.

Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show: The network quietly removed the story based on false claims from a congressman but did not apologize or run a correction - "'The allegations originally published turned out to be false, which I suspect Mr. Lee knew in the first place, and was the reason he did not seek comment from the Marine Corps,' wrote Marine Corps spokesman Maj. James Stenger in an email to the Fox executives."

Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a ‘seismic shift’ - "For decades, the most senior member of the court served as chief justice, and under that system a liberal chief justice for years presided over a conservative court. In response, Republican lawmakers scheduled a ballot measure to change the state constitution and voters in 2015 approved allowing the justices to decide who would serve as chief justice. Conservatives on the court chose one of their own to serve in that post shortly after voters signed off on changing the rules. ...

"The decision on whether to step aside is up to Protasiewicz because conservatives on the court in 2011 issued a 4-3 decision that found justices cannot force one another off cases. If Protasiewicz remains on the case, the Republicans could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to remove her from it for having a conflict of interest. Protasiewicz has not signaled what she will do." [ed. note: my how the turn tables]

No comments:

Post a Comment