Via Kyle Griffin:

Breaking: #Fulton County DA #FaniWillis has subpoenaed #Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his former lead investigator, Frances Watson, to testify at a hearing Monday on Mark #Meadows' effort to move his case to federal court. #TrumpIndictment #legal

#Prigozhin #Russia #Darth #Starwars

Breaking news: Brazil makes homophobia punishable by prison 🗞️

In an almost unanimous vote, the Brazilian High Court has ruled today that homophobia can now be punishable with a prison sentence

This is a huge win for the LGBTQ+ community in Brazil that needs to be celebrated 🇧🇷

The 9-1 vote ruled that homophobic slurs and hate speech are a crime, similar to other forms of hate speech, such as racism.

A legitimate-looking ad for Amazon in Google search results redirects visitors to a Microsoft Defender tech support scam that locks up their browser.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sneaky-amazon-google-ad-leads-to-microsoft-support-scam/

The Justice Department announced that it is suing SpaceX, alleging the company discriminated against asylees and refugees in its hiring process.

https://t.co/E3eOWTK01D

They believe Obama was born in Kenya and Hillary ran a child sex ring in the basement of a pizza parlor, but they find it completely unbelievable that a dumb TV host and shady real estate developer would commit treason.

Even after Trump bragged about committing treason.

Nearly all #BostonMarket locations in #NewJersey are being shut down by the state’s #DepartmentOfLabor for stealing pay from workers, and failing to pay the #minimumwage.

#WageTheft is by far the largest form of theft in the #UnitedStates.

#LaborUnions are critical for preventing this but #oligarchs and their paid stooge #Republicans have done everything in their power to kill #unions.

#Labor #Unionize #uspol #uspolitics #oligarchy #MAGA #extremists

https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-08-22-if-you-stiff-your-workers-new-jersey-will-shut-you-down/

#News #NationalPost

Police investigating after early morning Amber Alert fails to send to phones across Ontario

https://nationalpost.com/news/ontario-amber-alert-fails

Several former prosecutors and Michael Luttig have filed an amicus brief arguing for why Meadows should not be allowed to remove his case to federal court:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23925845-georgia-v-meadowsclark-amicus-brief

The point I have been making is that Meadows has a decent argument (not that he will win. But he has had a decent argument.)

I maintain that if he didn't have a decent argument, nobody would be bothering with these amicus briefs.

Nobody worried about the silly motions to dismiss.

As Canada Burns, Danielle Smith Does Event with Activist Who Says Climate 'Not a Crisis'

#alberta #canada

https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/24/premier-danielle-smith-does-event-with-denier-who-says-climate-not-a-crisis-wildfires/

Flame retardants in breast milk years after similar chemicals banned
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/24/1194759795/flame-retardants-breast-milk-banned-chemicals

* brominated flame retardants, incl. PBDE: polybrominated diphenyl ethers
* PBDE phased out after a linked to certain health risks
* scientists detected similar flame retardants in breast milk of 50 U.S. women

Brominated flame retardants in breast milk f. U.S.
1st detection of bromophenols in U.S. breast milk
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749123010308

#PBDE #EnvironmentalHealth #BreastMilk #FlameRetardants #pollution

I’m so excited.

And I just can’t hide it.

As #Canadian wildfires burn, Premier Danielle Smith is doing an event with Alex Epstein, the activist who says climate is "Not a Crisis".
The event being held in the mountain resort town of Banff, #Alberta, is only several hundred kilometres from #Kelowna, where thousands of people recently fled their homes due to severe wildfires that scientists say are being intensified by #ClimateChange.
The conference wraps up with “a fun Mardi Gras-themed costume party,”
#cdnpoli https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/24/premier-danielle-smith-does-event-with-denier-who-says-climate-not-a-crisis-wildfires/

Rape is not about sex
Rape is about rage
Pass it on

#AbortionIsHealthcare
#banassaultriflesnotabortions
#thinkingcap2

Big Tech isn’t ready for landmark EU rules that take effect tomorrow

Starting Friday, the EU will require more transparency from platforms than ever.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/big-tech-isnt-ready-for-landmark-eu-rules-that-take-effect-tomorrow/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Giuliani "If this can happen to me, it can happen to you."

That's the fucking point, asshole.

Christie catches 'ChatGPT' Vivek plagiarizing Barack Obama

#chatgpt #republican

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/23/2189217/-Christie-catches-ChatGPT-Vivek-plagiarizing-Barack-Obama