‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries
David Lammy’s plans to cut the the number of jury trials in England and Wales. A defendant, a victim, a barrister, a KC, a judge and a juror have concernsAlexandra Topping (The Guardian)
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@isocat oh there are more… 💁♀️
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25 Terrible Interior Design Choices Captured By Real Estate Agents
Designing a nice interior for your home is quite the art form - every little mistake you make, you'll be seeing every day, meaning everything has to be perfect.Aušrys Uptas (Demilked)
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Honduras Plunges Into Post-Election Turmoil as Electoral Official Alleges “Monumental Fraud”
A member of Honduras’s electoral authority says deliberate manipulation and internal sabotage compromised the general election vote—complicating a razor-thin race marred by U.S. interference.José Luis Granados Ceja (Drop Site News)
Valletta deserves more than platitudes
It is way too convenient to resort to empty platitudes when in distress. At best, the strategy betrays a sense of urgency to distract or create a tactic ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
And the answer is, it is not too much public spending. It is instead the abuse of market power by #corporations and #landlords.”
12 questions about modern money
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12 questions about modern money
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth about how money works in the real economy. Governments create new money every time they spend.Funding the Future
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Jerya has worked hard to rein in her tendency to speak and act on impulse, but it’s never completely gone away.
#books #writing #WriteSky #writingcommunity
Jerya has worked hard to rein in her tendency to speak and act on impulse, but it’s never completely gone away.
#books #writing #writersofmastodon
Un énorme dodo avec un magnifique redodo, je suis trop content !
J'entends la pluie qui tombe depuis des heures, au lit c'est agréable. Mais va falloir promener la cocker aujourd'hui 😬
Passez un bon dimanche au sec 🤍
Not to deflect from the discussion about 'two state solution' history but infused in the JNS article is the usual zionist argument for 'Eretz Israel' sans Palestinians etcetc.
Edward Blum has devoted his life to litigation designed to crush attempts to remedy the injustices suffered by the USA's disfavored minorities.
Now he, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin who made his money as a stockbroker in Houston, is trying to sink a scholarship fund dedicated to Hispanic students.
White spite at its worst!
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#USPolitics #EdwardBlum #AmericanAllianceForEqualRights #HispanicScholarshipFund #Racism #Texas
American Alliance for Equal Rights Sues Hispanic Scholarship Fund for Excluding Non-Hispanic Students from Flagship Scholarship Program
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of...Cision PR Newswire
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#PhantastikPrompts 7.12.
Was wünschen sich deine Hauptfiguren?
Marek ist einfach: Er hat seine Eltern verloren, ist ein Geselle auf Wanderschaft. Er hofft, in der Heimatstadt seiner Mutter seine Familie zu finden, und damit Anschluss.
Frida hingegen will ihre unabhängige Existenz weiterführen, weder zu ihrem Bruder ziehen, noch Dietrich heiraten. Sie liebt das Schustern und möchte den Ruf und das Gedenken ihres verstorbenen Mannes bewahren.
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Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 1:BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Pyracantha in full bloom - All For Gardening
Some late spring flowering on my pyracantha i acquired a couple years ago, the best bloom I've seen for it! I would like to clean up the top a bit asGardener (All For Gardening)
Balloons Released from Belarus Force Brief Closure of Lithuania’s Main Airport
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport resumed operations after balloons had forced it to close its airspace earlier, it said on Saturday, the latest in a series ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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