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Meanwhile in the US the NSA just hoovering up every bit of data ever.

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Early to mid 20th century??! Dang, double space was seemingly still very much in fashion even after Y2K.
Welp, gotta go yell at some kids on my lawn.

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Growing up there were heaps of Monarch Butterflies every summer. Now, I don't even remember the last time I saw one. Same with fireflies. (Not the UK, but goes to show the environmental challenges being seen everywhere.)

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Same with me. Anytime I hear or read butterfly I always picture the Monarch. It was always the one we had in a terrarium in primary school to watch the stages of development--which looking back was pretty as a kid. Hell, as an adult metamorphosis is still pretty amazing.

Plants are flowering earlier than ever – here’s how they sense the seasons ( theconversation.com )

Hedgerows in mid-February might have traditionally appeared white with snow; this year the white was the work of blackthorn blossoms – a harbinger of spring. Although a welcome sign after a wet and gloomy winter, the early flowering brings unease for experienced season watchers. Has this plant always flowered in mid-February,...

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"Detailed analysis of almost half a million plant records by scientists in 2022 showed that when all species were considered together the average flowering time in the UK had advanced by a month over the last 40 years."

This is not a change of say a 1/2 day on average across 100 years. A full month over just 40 years is a huge change. I just can't understand those who fully deny ANY global climate change is occurring. (And that's distinguishing from those who agree it's happening just that human activity has no effect.) The evidence is simply overwhelming at this point.

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

If you want to know if an issue has real potential consequences, in this instance climate change, see what insurance companies are doing about it. Live in a state where wildfires or hurricanes are an issue? As droughts increase and ocean temperatures increase, your homeowners insurance is going up significantly faster than ever before. Insurance companies exist to make money and they spend huge sums in actuarial predictions to keep making that money.

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"Even if Trump is indicted in one of his legal battles, the polling suggests he could still defeat Biden."

He's already been indicted. 4 times.

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Wasn't attempting to get anyone to change their mind. Simply pointing out the misstatement in the article.

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IOS stock app?

FBI informant charged with planting misinformation about Biden loses bid to stay out of jail ( www.courthousenews.com )

LOS ANGELES (CN) — The FBI informant indicted on charges of giving the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter which was subsequently used by Republican lawmakers and pundits to try to discredit the administration lost his bid to stay out of jail....

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Why?

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If Biden committed the acts and, as of now alleged crimes Trump has been accused of, then Biden would need to be barred too. That's the difference with Trump supporters, the rest of us want the laws applied no matter which "team" the politician represents. It's people over party and not the other way around.

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But also my understanding is there's nothing in the law requiring criminal conviction for sedition or insurrection or whatever the proper term is. I'm not sure who is supposed to be the determiner of fact. I think that's why several of the states took it upon themselves. Hence why SCOTUS is almost certainly going to have to determine some of these issues. But I also could be talking out my ass.

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

I don't know if you're serious, trolling, joking, or maybe just referring to the anti-depressant, but it made me chuckle.

Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana ( wiredposts.com )

A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

This is Polk County, Florida, home of the cowboy sheriff Grady Judd who has never seen a camera and microphone he didn't want to use to engrandize himself. Except for the body worn ones. Polk County residents are not the most enlightened of people. But, never discount there being two sides to every story.

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If? It's already in progress.

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If there wasn't a minimum mandatory sentence, then this is in the judge as well as the prosecutor, both of whom have discretion.

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I love shitting on Texas and Florida and, well every southern state, and most of the Midwest, and quite a few states out west, but as someone who lives in one of these areas I like to remind everyone that's there's a lot of decent people living in those states. That is all.

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

The difference is the issue being discussed. Being discussed is a state seceding from the US. What you are interjecting is a comment on the US's foreign policy.

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It looks like both of the people referred to moderate but as to your point about modern, I wonder if there has been that much of a change in the last 20-30 (or 50 or 100) years as much as perhaps modern technology providing a louder megaphone, and as a result greater "reward" for being more and more--outlandish--to put it politely?

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Agreed. And if I can just add as to point out the fluid dynamics of modern post-constructionalism as seen through the lens of and espoused by such pioneering women as Marjorie Jacqueline Bouvier-Simpson.

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I'm not commenting on the particulars of this proposed bill one way or the other, but I was going to say that I wish these articles would at least link to the actual language of the proposed statute so I can decide whether I agree with the article writer's interpretation or if it's clickbait. (The same with court opinions. And heck, quotes are taken out of context all the time as well. Link me the original source in case I don't want trust the spoon feeding.)

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Such a difficult societal ill to solve. (Or maybe not?) On the one hand nobody wants, nor should be forced to deal with a homeless encampment in their backyard. On the other, where is one supposed to go? To the woods to survive off the land? Can't as it's mostly private property and it's illegal to camp, or stay longer than 2 weeks in any one spot on all government owned land (of which I am aware, including all those millions of acres of BLM land). So, we need an alternative and as you suggested, our priorities as a society seem to be askew. Then what about those who we simply can't house and feed and stabilize for myriad reasons (mental health being a big, if not the biggest one)? Some people will say we can't just continue "throwing money at xyz unsolvable problem." And I see validity in this. Others may perhaps argue that a professional sports stadium brings in revenue to the city beyond what is paid out of the tax coffers. (I'd like to see the math if stadiums ever end up providing a return on investment for a city--I have significant doubts.) Anyone out there have some legitimate ideas on solving the problem besides sending people to the woods to die or be arrested vs building huge encampments that I foresee quickly becoming superfund sites? Is there a model out there that could be applied to the US?

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

Thank you for providing some direct language from the proposed statute. I do not know Kentucky state law but I'd be willing to bet a few dollars that there are already laws on the books that deal with all situations this proposed law purports to handle. Trespassing, vagrancy, camping, stand your ground/castle doctrines, assault/battery, etc. Can anyone more familiar confirm or negate my admittedly unstudied guess?

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Widener is ranked in US News and World Report. (For what those rankings are worth.) Her bio shows experience in:
"Alina has experience in many areas of litigation including, but not limited to, corporate litigation and formation, commercial real estate (transactional and litigation), family law, the financial services industry and construction-related matters."

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Overzealous legislators who make the laws and mandatory minimums suck first and foremost, then prosecutors and sentencing judges who do not use judicial discretion fairly and empathetically. Lots of lawyers are good people and it's worth noting that civil rights are protected almost exclusively by lawyers.

Judge orders Trump ally Scott Perry to turn over "incendiary" evidence to Jack Smith ( www.salon.com )

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., must disclose to federal prosecutors more than 1,600 text messages, emails and other communications related to the investigation into Donald Trump and his allies' attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found that the majority of the...

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

Here's what one state's texting law says about a stop for texting and driving:
A law enforcement officer who stops a motor vehicle for a violation of paragraph (a) must inform the motor vehicle operator of his or her right to decline a search of his or her wireless communications device and may not:
1. Access the wireless communications device without a warrant.
2. Confiscate the wireless communications device while awaiting issuance of a warrant to access such device.
3. Obtain consent from the motor vehicle operator to search his or her wireless communications device through coercion or other improper method. Consent to search a motor vehicle operator’s wireless communications device must be voluntary and unequivocal.

BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider ,

I too would not trust it worth one fart. That said, seems reasonable you and I should drink some (many) beers, eat some (many) nachos and wings, and try to definitively determine the worth of a fart--so we're all on the same page when we use the fart as a measurement of worth. So, call me maybe?

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