Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Reading archive 2023-12-12

First-time author loses book deal for ‘review bombing’ authors on Goodreads

A man flew to the U.S. with no passport or ticket — and no idea how, he says - "The FBI affidavit said during boarding, crew members noticed Ochigava take a seat, 36D, that was meant to be unoccupied. But they did not see his boarding pass. Some crew members also did a head count for their sections, but did not tally the numbers up across the aircraft." [ed. note: Russian Israeli man, ffs people]

Zelensky warns of guerrilla war as Ukraine aid stalls in Congress: The country’s president is meeting privately with lawmakers before a strategy session with President Biden at the White House

Authorities in D.C. charge 10 people in sweeping carjacking indictment: Half of the defendants were younger than 18 at the time of alleged offenses, but they were charged as adults - "At a news conference with D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith and Assistant Director David Sundberg of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Graves blamed the increase of juveniles involved in such crimes partly on a D.C. law known as the Youth Rehabilitation Act, which allows judges in Superior Court to sentence youths who were ages 15 to 24 at the time of their offenses to shorter prison sentences. And their convictions can be expunged after they are released from prison and don’t reoffend in a specified period of time."

There are reasons for Capitals and Wizards to move. They’re all sad.

Lawmakers vote in favor of plan to bring Capitals, Wizards to Virginia

Higher fares, fewer stations: Metro outlines proposed doomsday cuts: Metro is trying to close a $750 million deficit next fiscal year, saying radical cuts would be needed unless jurisdictions pump more money into the transit system

Ga. poll worker describes harrowing threats in Giuliani defamation trial: Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss said her life has never been the same since Rudy Giuliani, the former Trump lawyer, falsely accused her of stealing the Georgia election on behalf of Democrats

I tried, and failed, to install a heat pump. Here’s how to do it right.

D.C. does little when some in supportive housing behave dangerously: Landlords and neighbors say they need better solutions for a minority of permanent supportive housing tenants whose mental health or addiction struggles create problems

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