Our top story: “The theft and money laundering involved a publicly traded company regulated by the SEC and traded on the Over-the-Counter market with tenacles [sic] extending to a Texas Senator, who is the wife of the Texas Attorney General.” texasobserver.org/paxtons-lobb…
#politics #news #WallStreet #USpol #Texas #corruption #KenPaxton #fraud
Zynga must pay IBM $45 million for FarmVille patent infringement
Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected.
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Deadly Flooding in Central and Eastern Europe Wreaks Havoc From Austria to Romania
Downpours from low-pressure system Storm Boris led to some of the most serious flooding in almost three decades across Central and Eastern Europe.
Austria, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic have all been experiencing extreme rainfall. A state of emergency has been declared by the Polish government, reported CNN.
According to Polish news agency PAP, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has secured $260 million in emergency funding for the country’s hardest hit regions.
The electricity and hot water were cut off for thousands in the Czech Republic when authorities closed heating plants due to the floods. Near the country’s border with Poland, 280,000 residents in Ostrava were left with no hot water, CNN Prima said.
#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalHeating #Europe #Floods #WeDontHaveTime #ClimateCatastrophe
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Why does tea give a better (more stable) boost than coffee?
GOOG is blocking invidious again, so I'm just uploading the video directly. :P
The Arizona Supreme Court vacated a statement from its Aug. 23 ruling that said if a trial court determines that the Make Elections Fair Act did not collect enough voter signatures, the judge should order the Secretary of State not to count the votes for it.
#Tucson #Arizona
The eligibility of nearly 100,000 registered voters in Arizona is up in the air because of an error in state systems uncovered just before the scheduled sending of mail ballots, an error that stems from the way the MVD provides driver’s license information to the voter registration system.
#Tucson #Arizona
Hey, a new Villages loofah just dropped! (Check out my post for context, especially if you’re not from Florida.)
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Elder Network -
Attempting to interface with the Sphere had the unfortunate tendency to stop your heart - so those without a heartbeat had an advantage.
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Greetings from the south part of Chile.
One reason for my social media / blogging sabbatical is a visit to Chile for a sibling reunion (husband's sibs) and the Chilean independence festivals.
I met a woman wearing traditional dress and I asked if I could get a picture with her. All of her friends wanted to jump into the picture.
I asked permission to share and they were delighted.
More pictures coming.
(Can you spot the gringa?)
Yes that's a volcano in the background.
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"Once again, Germany defines who is a Jew, right?"
- When Germany targets Jewish artists as antisemitic
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Billie Eilish and her older brother Finneas made an announcement today, #VoterRegistration Day, letting fans know they are going to vote for the #HarrisWalz2024 ticket.
Now I know the lesbian voting block isn't very big so if you could... please support your local lesbian.
Okay... now who wanna go to lunch with me? 😉
I got to see a little of what went into this, and it’s a significant contribution to the community.
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