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  1. Yesterday my wife asked Alexa to set a time that didn't make any sense to me and as a joke I instinctively shouted, "Alexa, belay that order!". I was surprised and delighted when Alexa replied, "Timer cancelled." I felt like a Star Fleet officer.
  2. Surprisingly not seeing much talk about the ~250 CECOT prisoners being released to Venezuela over the weekend. Lots of stories out there on this.
  3. So, I don't see any mention of the news over the weekend that ~250 Venezuelans were release from CECOT and returned to Venezuela. The Trump admin is apparently claiming that this was El Salvador's deal, and the US wasn't involved. At the same time, the US is claiming that Venezuela has agreed to send any of these back to the US if necessary/requested. And lawyers are already asking to bring them back again
  4. Wasn't the whole justification for sending people to third-countries that their home countries wouldn't accept them or that they had credible fears of persecution/abuse in their home countries? If so, is this another example of the government lying to the courts? Maybe I'm misremembering.
  5. I've been trying to figure out the right time/place/thread to mention this...but I'm going to be keeping my eye on Camp El Tesoro outside Fort Worth. It's a regular summer camp, but one week each summer they function as a children's grief camp known as Camp El Tesoro de la Vida. https://www.campfirefw.org/camps/grief-camp/ From their website: My wife volunteered as a counselor years ago and we have friends who have worked closely with the camp for many years. Most of the kids who attend have lost a parent, sibling or caregiver. Their policy has always been that they'll find a way to fund any kid who needs to be there, so they work closely with Cook's Children in Fort Worth and rely on scholarships a great deal. It's a great organization and I'm curious if they may look into expanding their services in the aftermath of the flood this year. Like I said, I'll be keeping my eye on it and will provide updates if they are doing anything to "recruit" campers/siblings impacted by floods or if they have fundraising needs.
  6. This story seems to cast a lot of doubt on the "there's nothing we could have done" narrative. Glad the folks at this particular camp were on top of things. Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
  7. So, now we're shutting down legal pathways for highly educated non-citizens to work here. Is it an attack on immigrants? Is it an attack on higher education? whynotboth.gif
  8. Isn't this the organization where the new Trump-appointed head just gave their building away to the administration because Trump liked it?
  9. Not sure if this is what you're referring to, but at least Schumer is raising a bit of a stink about the Qatari plane. https://apnews.com/article/trump-plane-qatar-schumer-nominees-senate-8efd139a898c32cb7a1fa554c3e937c7
  10. There are things the government could do to incentivize corporate models that are pro-worker but not necessarily unionized. For example... Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) - Government could encourage more of these structures where every employee has skin in the game, or help establish new models B-Corp Certification - This is an independent certification that evaluates (among other things) governance models, transparency and fairness to employees; Government could encourage these through tax incentives (I don't think there are any today) or other means. Policies around corporate benefits - A major argument against employee benefit plans (especially healthcare) is that employees are held captive so there is less mobility of the workforce and less incentive to take risk with new initiatives. You could take this to the extreme and remove employers from the equation with universal healthcare, but that's not the only option. The ACA helps mitigate this. Personally, I think income inequality between executives and front-line employees is problematic. I would be curious about government incentives to tie executive compensation to employee comp. Also, these ideas and the general push for more pro-worker policies aren't limited to the liberal/Democratic perspective. Oren Cass is one right-wing voice who is advocating for Republicans to adopt more policies that consider all workers and stakeholders other than just shareholders.
  11. Dude, you're completely wrong here. If the government is allowed to ignore the rights of one person, they've succeeded in stripping rights away from 365 million American citizens. That's the number that should matter and it's not hyperbole.
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