Ellen's News and Views

02/07/2024

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The justices said unofficial acts have no immunity, sending Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case back to the D.C. judge to decide which alleged acts are official.

28/06/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/28/supreme-court-obstruction-jan-6-trump/

Hundreds who attacked the U.S. Capitol have been charged with felony obstruction, among other counts, for disrupting the certification of the 2020 election.

27/06/2024

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At least 14 states have ceased nearly all abortion services.

26/06/2024

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Liberty, named for the famous New York City statue, wore a camera tag to show researchers where hundreds of other young sharks grow up right next to the Big Apple.

26/06/2024

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The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website.

26/06/2024

If anyone is interested in facts about immigration, here ya go.

We analyzed more than 4.1 million U.S. immigration court records amid debates about the U.S.-Mexico border, which often omit what happens to migrants who stay.

25/06/2024

Some of the opinions in this article are definitely not mine, but there’s also some good information in it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/us/politics/abortion-roe-wade-pregnancy.html?algo=editorial_importance_fy_email_news&block=4&campaign_id=142&emc=edit_fory_20240624&fellback=false&imp_id=2331480041060907&instance_id=127068&nl=for-you&nlid=161481586&pool=fye-top-news-ls&rank=1®i_id=161481586&req_id=7110124868673698&segment_id=170421&surface=for-you-email-news&te=1&user_id=a2dfad54d5e01ef7e159fc10b8de7378&variant=0_edimp_fye_news_dedupe 

Two years after Roe was struck down, the conversation has focused on the complications that can come with pregnancy and fertility, helping to drive more support for abortion rights.

25/06/2024

22/06/2024

Everybody is pro-crime when looking back at history

22/06/2024

https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/louisiana-orders-classrooms-to-display?r=3lips6&utm_medium=ios

“We want Louisiana's students to grow up to be productive felons," Governor Jeff Landry said.

20/06/2024

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Books A new book explores the history of the Cesarean section—and how it explains what’s broken about American health care. June 18, 2024 In 1957, Ladies’ Home Journal printed a letter from a reader, identified solely as “Registered Nurse,” imploring the publication to “investigate the t...

20/06/2024

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Ideas There’s no 2024 equivalent of “Build the wall” or “Lock her up.” June 19, 2024 Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was, among other things, one of the most impressive displays of branding on a large scale, in a short time, ever. There were hats. There were flags. And above all, there were...

19/06/2024

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A British Medical Journal paper about COVID deaths has been touted by the anti-vaccine camp, but they're wrong and the paper shouldn't have been published anyway.

19/06/2024

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/donald-trump-joan-rivers-death-republican-b2563058.html

‘I know one thing: she voted for me, according to what she said,’ claimed the former president

18/06/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/18/stds-seniors-s*xually-transmitted-age/

Older adults deserve a healthy s*x life, too.

18/06/2024

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In the U.S., government support for families seems transgressive. It shouldn’t be. June 13, 2024 Parenting in modern America is a high-wire act. For many parents, the experience is shaped by the dominant expectation of intensive, hands-on involvement; stressful competition for scarce slots in chil...

18/06/2024

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No amount of adaptation to climate change can fix Miami’s water problems. June 18, 2024 This article was published in partnership with Floodlight. Hank Perez, 72, was trying to get home to North Miami Beach on Wednesday afternoon last week, but the rain had other plans. Floodwaters as high as the ...

17/06/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/17/tax-basis-shifting-irs-partnerships/

The Treasury Department plans to enact rules that would prevent certain large businesses from depreciating the same asset repeatedly.

15/06/2024

Biden to Wear Shark Costume at Debate

14/06/2024

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13/06/2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/13/supreme-court-abortion-pill-ruling-mifepristone/

Ever since the high court eliminated the right to abortion in 2022, medications to terminate pregnancy have grown in importance and been challenged in court.

12/06/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/arts/music/cass-elliot-mamas-and-the-papas-death.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.