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 McCarthy’s Threat to Telecoms Warrants Immediate Ethics Committee Inquiry

McCarthy’s Threat to Telecoms Warrants Immediate Ethics Committee Inquiry


Via: Hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  5 Comments  •  1 Like  •  3 years ago

The House GOP leader’s conduct also suggests lawmakers’ investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is on the right track.

Liz Cheney named vice-chair of House panel investigating Capitol attack

Liz Cheney named vice-chair of House panel investigating Capitol attack


Via: Hallux  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  3 years ago

Announcement is likely to increase criticism of three-term House member from lawmakers closely aligned with Trump

Israel was down to a handful of daily COVID cases. Now it's around 11,000. What happened?

Israel was down to a handful of daily COVID cases. Now it's around 11,000. What happened?


Via: Hallux  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  3 years ago

"This is a very clear warning sign for the rest of the world, if it can happen here, it can probably happen everywhere."

Scott Stinson: It takes a particular lack of shame to fake a disability at the Paralympics

Scott Stinson: It takes a particular lack of shame to fake a disability at the Paralympics


Via: Hallux  •  Sports  •  4 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

Athletes are classed by degree of disability, but someone could ratchet down their performance and be placed in a lower class. This is the...

First Nations leaders endorse Liberal candidate while at an NDP event

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First Nations leaders endorse Liberal candidate while at an NDP event


Via: Hallux  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  3 Comments  •  3 years ago

We need an Ininiw voice in there.

From a factory in China to a supplier in Chicago

From a factory in China to a supplier in Chicago


Via: Hallux  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

One stuck box of fertiliser captures the global supply chain crisis, which is preventing economic activity, hiking costs.

Invasive earthworms are remaking our forests, and climate scientists are worried

Invasive earthworms are remaking our forests, and climate scientists are worried


Via: Hallux  •  Environment/Climate  •  8 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

Worms are radically changing our forests’ soils and depleting terrestrial carbon stocks

After Afghanistan’s last Jew refused to leave, his would-be Jewish rescuers helped dozens of other Afghans escape instead

After Afghanistan’s last Jew refused to leave, his would-be Jewish rescuers helped dozens of other Afghans escape instead


Via: Hallux  •  Religion & Ethics  •  24 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan’s last Jew, has not left Kabul, despite the best efforts of some Jewish figures and organizations.

The Disturbing New Hybrid of Democracy and Autocracy

The Disturbing New Hybrid of Democracy and Autocracy


Via: Hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  11 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

In Poland and elsewhere, rulers—and the oligarchs who help them—have figured out how to create a one-party state without the hassle of staging a coup.

Trump lawyers sanctioned by US judge in ‘frivolous’ election suit

Trump lawyers sanctioned by US judge in ‘frivolous’ election suit


Via: Hallux  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  3 years ago

Judge: Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and other Trump lawyers should have checked the former president’s false voter fraud claims

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