Mastodawn

jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

‘Man Down!’: Surviving the Texas Heat in Prisons Without Air-Conditioning

https://t.co/dETEOJ3pkN
If prisoners are going to risk death under boiling hot facilities conditions, could they at least get their sentences reduced? I’m pretty sure whatever length the judge decided assumed humane treatment by the criminal justice system…

Surviving the Texas Heat in Prisons Without Air-Conditioning

The record June heat has been particularly dangerous inside the state’s prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 110 degrees.

The New York Times

jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

White House cautiously opens the door to study blocking sun’s rays to slow global warming

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/01/white-house-cautiously-opens-door-to-study-blocking-suns-rays-to-slow-global-warming-ee-00104513

Switching from toxic fossil fuels to incredibly clean, cheap and established energy technologies is too radical! Blocking out the Sun, that’s the type of common sense pragmatism I’m looking for from politicians!

White House cautiously opens the door to study blocking sun’s rays to slow global warming

A Biden administration report required by Congress outlines research options for a last-ditch effort to slow the heating of the planet. But the White House says it's not changing its climate strategy.

POLITICO

jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

https://open.substack.com/pub/anewworldorder/p/bidens-proposed-unsc-reform-lacks?r=3li8u&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Biden’s Proposed UN Reform Lacks Teeth

Recent moves to add permanent members to the UN Security Council go in the right direction, but are unlikely to be effective without redistribution of material power.

A New World Order

jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

@Freedman @QasimRashid it’s a balance but yes I think the ends can justify the means in bending ethics in one sense to help millions of people who benefit from policies that preserve their rights.

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jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

@QasimRashid don’t you think Dems should be playing a little more strategically considering our failure to win on policies is causing our democracy to slip away? Republicans don’t care if you tell them “we have more integrity than you” when they’re rapidly consolidating power and we’re just glorifying well-written dissents

jfink9 Jul 2, 2023

Robert Reich Jul 1, 2023

Ever notice how forgiving loans is suddenly a big problem when students get much-needed relief, but nobody blinks an eye when the richest 20% of American households get their PPP loans forgiven? Or when corporations are handed billions in subsidies?