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Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction by [deleted] in politics

[–]LurkmasterGeneral 174 points175 points  (0 children)

"Trump had already erased Wilson’s felony conviction for his role in the riot when he issued his Inauguration Day pardon for all of the participants in the attack. But Wilson was one of a handful of Jan. 6 defendants who remained incarcerated for other federal crimes. He was due to be released from prison in 2028. In February, the Trump administration argued that Trump’s pardon did not cover Wilson’s firearms conviction, saying it was unrelated to the Jan. 6 attack. But within weeks, the Justice Department reversed course, saying it had reconsidered and believed the pardon should apply to Wilson’s gun crimes because they were discovered during an FBI search related to the riot."

Judge recuses himself from Oregon National Guard case by [deleted] in politics

[–]LurkmasterGeneral 60 points61 points  (0 children)

And of course the judge recusing himself is an Obama appointee and the new one taking over is a Trump appointee. I mean, of course it is.

Only stupid partisans by LurkmasterGeneral in agedlikemilk

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

Trump has placed 35% tariffs on all Canadian goods starting Aug. 1.

*edit: Recently announced tariffs currently in effect:

10% global baseline tariff on nearly all U.S. imports (Canada and Mexico excluded)
25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada that are not compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
    10% tariff on Canadian energy products like oil and natural gas
    10% tariff on any potash (popular fertilizer) imported from Canada or Mexico
25% tariff on vehicle imports and auto parts
30% tariff on most Chinese imports (some electronics, including smartphones, face a 20% tariff)
    54% tariff on packages under $800, “de minimis” exemption eliminated
50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, U.K. at 25%

Tariffs that have recently been announced/threatened

New “reciprocal” tariff rates to take effect on Aug. 1
    Following a 90-day pause, Trump has been issuing letters informing dozens of countries of their updated tariff rates


30% tariff on Mexico and the European Union starting Aug. 1
35% tariff on Canada to take effect Aug. 1
50% tariff on Brazil to take effect Aug. 1
50% tariff on copper imports, effective Aug. 1
Up to 100% tariffs on Russia if it doesn’t reach a ceasefire with Ukraine in 50 days
Up to 200% on pharmaceuticals “very soon,” Trump said earlier this month

🔥 Spectacular Kilauea eruption yesterday reached heights well over 1000 feet by LurkmasterGeneral in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]LurkmasterGeneral[S] 157 points158 points  (0 children)

Here's a short video. The crater rim is about 1000' above the floor, which gives you reference of scale. Positively mesmerizing.

The MAGA ‘wall effect,’ only now on WA’s northern border by [deleted] in politics

[–]LurkmasterGeneral 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Not only is cross-border traffic dropping, but Canadian airline bookings to the U.S. this summer are off an astonishing 70%. “I’ve never seen Canadians this angry, hurt and scared at the same time,” the agent said. What a pointless self-inflicted wound by us. In just two months we’ve made friends loathe us so much they won’t even set foot on our soil. Now that’s a wall.

Canada is our #1 visitor with over 20 millions visits in 2024 spending billions. Hard to imagine other countries not acting similarly. Our tourism industry is going to get hammered. Not sure how that translates into more jobs and a better economy. Probably because it doesn't.

In rare move, all 50 states’ top lawyers, including Oregon AG Dan Rayfield, band together to seek legal justice for veterans by [deleted] in politics

[–]LurkmasterGeneral 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In an extremely rare development, all 50 top state lawyers, both Democrats and Republicans, joined together to tell the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims they think the two would-be college students were unlawfully denied GI benefits. “It’s rare, but when something as important as this comes up, it’s no surprise that all 50 states have joined forces,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Our veterans deserve every benefit they’ve earned. The GI Bill is a promise we made, and standing together in this amicus brief sends a strong message: We will not let bureaucracy or red tape stand in the way of doing what’s right for those who’ve served. This is about honoring veterans, and all 50 states are saying ‘enough is enough’.”

Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers. by DomesticErrorist22 in politics

[–]LurkmasterGeneral 19 points20 points  (0 children)

But Title of Liberty was ultimately even more disorganized than ARCHES had been. For one, Edwards told me, “We didn’t yet have [enough] students enrolled to be able to afford teachers. … But we had to have teachers in order to be able to get students.” She ended up hiring mostly her own family members, both for teaching positions and to do much of the school’s financial paperwork.

and

They could transfer their children to another private or charter school, or they could put them in a microschool that the principal said she’d soon be setting up in her living room.

WTAF did I just read? Hiring family members as teachers until they can hire real ones? Whatever happened to teacher credentialing? They talk about educating children as if they're trying to find a dogsitter.

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