Update: The Oregon legislature expelled GOP Rep. Mike Nearman on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Republicans joined with Democrats in kicking him out; the only “no” vote was cast by Nearman himself. His party will appoint a successor to fill his seat. Read the latest here. “Just days befo[...]
Archive for June 11th, 2021
June 11th, 2021 - 2:44 pm § in Misc.
America lets monsters have guns
Timothy J. Wall, 55, posted on Facebook that he desired to “kill people and children.” Then he walked into a Florida supermarket, shot a 1-year-old boy in the head, and after a brief struggle with the boy’s grandmother, shot her too. Police say they didn’t know him. Then he k[...]
June 11th, 2021 - 12:23 am § in Law and Courts
Western water wars
The American West is arid, and apparently is becoming even more so because of climate change. The western states are in the grip of a prolonged drought that shows no sign of letting up. The Colorado River’s problems are well known — no water from that river makes it to the ocean anymore [...]