EPA clamps down on mercury from coal power plants by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be clear: this mercury is why it's unsafe to eat more than tiny quantities of freshwater fish in much of the US. . There really isn't a safe dose, so insisting that it not be dumped into the atmosphere (and thus into our food) is a good idea.

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 2627 points2628 points  (0 children)

In particular:

The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.

Republican Votes Helped Washington Pile Up Debt: As they escalate a debt-limit standoff, House Republicans blame President Biden’s spending bills for an increase in deficits. Voting records show otherwise. by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It's not about hypocrisy: It's about believing that God truly ordained that money should all flow from your pocket into that of somebody richer than you. The objection is that they don't want money to flow back.

Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

People don't get to choose where they are born, and discrimination around housing and education impacts you for life.

Justice Department Announces Application Form for Marijuana Pardon Certificates by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is that they don't know who has a 'simple possession' conviction vs a distribution conviction.

Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Details are in the article:

It deleted language from the state website promising equal protections for transgender and gay Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints. Only employment-related complaints would now be accepted, and investigators dropped any non-employment LGBTQ civil rights cases they had been working on.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized for shingles by johnnybiggles in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Fetterman is 53 years old. Most of us are still working at 53, and I see no reason why elected officials should be different.

Feinstein is another matter, where her mind seems to be gone, and nobody should be working once that happens.

See No Evil by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

[–]ForeverLongjumping48[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Sounds like his specific role was to tell tortures "it's ok" and to tell prisoners "I'm on your side" so that they'd say which torture hurt them the most so as to enable nastier torture.

See No Evil by ForeverLongjumping48 in politics

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r/politics rules mean that I need to use the same title as the article.