American Democracy Minute Radio News Report

The #U.S. #SupremeCourt hears #Watson v. #Republican #National #Committee Monday, March 23rd. It’s a #Mississippi case determining whether the U.S. #Constitution and #federal #law #allow states to offer grace periods for otherwise eligible #mail-in #ballots to be #counted #after #election #day. The outcome could affect tens of thousands of voters in 14 or more states.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/03/22/march-23rd-u-s-supreme-court-hears-mississippi-case-which-could-impact-mail-in-ballots-in-14-or-more-states/

The federal #energyminister, #ChrisBowen, has just #announced a temporary #downgrade in #Australia’s #fuelquality #standards, a move designed to put an extra 100m litres per month enter the system.

Bowen has told parliament that in order to assist with getting more supply into the system and to try and put downward pressure on prices, the government will allow a 60-day change to #allow #highersulfurlevels in #fuel.

The petrol supply will be prioritised for regional areas. It would otherwise have been exported to countries overseas.

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#Sulphur is not about wear and tear - it’s about #pollution, and that means #airquality.

Sulphur is a chemical composition of #crudeoil; there’s no escaping it. During the #refining process, sulphur needs to be removed.

The nasty little bi-product of the combustion process in question here is SOx (oxides of sulphur), which are not unlike oxides of nitrogen (made infamous thanks to Volkswagen) found in diesel. Oxides of sulphur need removing by the catalytic converter, with the help of platinum (expensive, rare).

Euro 5 is the current emissions standard, but our fuel is #below the #benchmark that would allow vehicles to achieve that. So Euro 6 standards have zero chance of being adopted for the foreseeable future.

It might mean the fumes will make people sick & the lower quality fuel will fuck your engine… but hey! They’ve got a plan. 🤬

#auspol

#allow : to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield

- French: laisse

- German: erlauben

- Portuguese: permitir

- Spanish: permitir

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Ontario, Nova Scotia sign deal to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales

https://misryoum.com/us/canada-news/ontario-nova-scotia-sign-deal-to-allow-direct/

Nova ScotiaProducers of beer, wine and spirits will be able to start applying Tuesday to the province's liquor corporation for authorizations to do direct-to-consumer sales, a process the premiers say will only take a matter of days.Producers of beer, wine...

#Ontario #Nova #Scotia #sign #deal #allow #directtoconsumer #alcohol #sales #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Anthony Richardson seeks fresh start as Indianapolis Colts allow trade

https://misryoum.com/us/sports/anthony-richardson-seeks-fresh-start-as-indianapolis-colts/

NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! Anthony Richardson Sr.'s future in Indianapolis faces more uncertainty than ever. The Indianapolis Colts granted Anthony Richardson, the team that used the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on...

#Anthony #Richardson #seeks #fresh #start #Indianapolis #Colts #allow #trade #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Trump admin asks Supreme Court to allow Noem to end TPS for Syrians

https://misryoum.com/us/politics/trump-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-noem/

NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! President Donald Trump's administration is pushing for the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to nix temporary protected status for Syrians."This application marks the third time that the government has...

#Trump #admin #asks #Supreme #Court #allow #Noem #end #TPS #for #Syrians #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

X, Grok AI still allow users to digitally undress people without consent, as EU announces investigation

https://misryoum.com/us/technology/x-grok-ai-still-allow-users-to-digitally/

London — A US News Hub News investigation has found that the Grok AI tool on Elon Musk's X platform is still allowing users to digitally undress people without their consent. The tool still worked Monday on both the standalone Grok...

#Grok #still #allow #users #digitally #undress #people #without #consent #announces #investigation #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com