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Foosters

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  1. check this out

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.285023/gov.uscourts.dcd.285023.12.0.pdf

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    A federal grand jury refused to return an indictment in this case. This was once unheard of, but has become common as of late. Typically, when a federal grand jury refuses to return an indictment in a case, either the government takes the message as a warning to go no further or, hopefully in only the rarest of cases, presents the indictment again to another federal grand jury. To this judge’s knowledge, what has never happened before is doing an end run around the federal grand jury completely. Yet that is what has happened today.

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    Today, prosecutors again presented a single count federal indictment against the defendant, but this time before a Superior Court grand jury. After receiving a true bill from that local grand jury, prosecutors sought to return the federal indictment in federal court. At a minimum, this is very unseemly; more than likely, it is unlawful. Not to mention, this only deepens the growing mistrust of the actions of prosecutors.

    That is a sentiment that was once unthinkable, but the irregular is now the regular. See Fed. Educ. Ass’n v. Trump, No. 25-1362, 2025 WL 2355747, at *11 (D.D.C. Aug. 14, 2025) (Judge Friedman, a renowned former prosecutor and judge, recently collected cases addressing this topic, and concluded that “n just six months, the President of the United States may have forfeited the right to [] a presumption of regularity.”). Prosecutors used to not look for loopholes. They sought justice and respected the decisions of juries, favorable or not.

     

  2. 1 minute ago, Thatguy said:

    Progressives are the folks who are fucking things up? You are going to have to explain this one to me. Here is what I see-

     

    The democrats have spent decades throwing the marginalized under the bus to appease moderates like you. The 94 crime bill comes to mind. They have not run on identity politics at all, and have largely only gotten the marginalized vote out of no other options. 

    Where you seem to be getting your idea of identity politics is the Republicans ability to attach all the marginalized groups to the Dems regardless of the fact that the Dems have largely tried to distance themselves from them on their platform. It's Republicans that are talking about Trans volleyball players. Its Republicans that are talking about men in women's bathrooms. It's Republicans that are talking about cat litter boxes in schools. It's Republicans that are talking about illegals being murderers and rapists. Its Republicans that are talking about DEI, and have been for decades talking about black people being a burden on the system. It's Republicans saying that Dems are trying to open borders to increase their voting pool. 

    So you see, Progressives aren't doing anything to "fuck things up". What you are seeing is Republicans successfully attaching everything to the Democratic party simply by pointing out what marginalized groups vote for it. As long as black, brown, and lgbtq people vote D, the Rs will always use that to rile up their base. Meanwhile, the Democrats keep serving up Chuck Shumers and wonder why they keep losing elections. You think Progressives are the problem when its the opposite. 

    part of the problem is that the GOP will elevate some random's tweet as the national Dem policy.

    Oh, look at this woman - who's running for city council in Portland - saying that police funding should be slashed! Dems want Anarchy!

    And then the people who only casually pay attention, see this regurgitated by every conservative media outlet, TikTok video, Podcast, etc., and think "hmmm, Dems are crazy!"

  3. Stay True: A Memoir by Hsu, Hua: New Hardcover (2022) 1st Edition. | Blacks  Bookshop: Member of CABS 2017, IOBA, SIBA, ABA

     

    Memoir by a Taiwanese-American kid who went to UC Berkely in the 90's as he tried to figure out an identity despite always feeling like a foreign kid. Found A LOT that I could relate to, despite being the WASPy kid that he was desperately trying to reject 

  4. 9 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    It's pretty fucking insane that a bunch of people collectively decided to burn down the most powerful empire the world has ever known basically because they were bored. 

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    We were spoiled, I think I am trying to say. As were those on the other side: willing to tear it all down because they had been so thoroughly nourished by the vacuous plenty in which we all lived, a bountiful condition that allowed people to thrive and opine and swagger around like kings and queens while remaining ignorant of their own history.

     

  5. On 7/10/2025 at 6:10 PM, StassneyHorn said:

    https://argentinareports.com/argentinas-economy-sees-year-on-year-growth-following-mileis-controversial-austerity-measures/4000/

    Argentina’s economy sees year-on-year growth following Milei’s controversial austerity measures 

    Argentina’s economy recorded a surge of 7.7% in April 2025 compared to the same month last year, outperforming projected growth rates for the Latin American nation. 

    Since the second half of 2024, the country has continued to emerge from its recession. According to a June report by Reuters, Argentina has recorded its fastest GDP growth since 2022. 

    Libertarian President Javier Milei strategized to revive Argentina’s failing economy — marked by high inflation and poverty rates — with his divisive ‘chainsaw’ austerity measures, characterized by decreased public spending and a keen focus on privatization initiatives facilitated by deregulation to incentivize competitive market activity. 

    Milei’s reforms demanded the patience and trust of the Argentinian people as the day-to-day realities of public spending cuts seemed far detached from the vision of economic prosperity that was being projected. 

    Food and living costs grew in tandem with Milei’s reduction of government subsidies for gas and electricity, affecting Argentina’s poorest in 2024. The president proclaimed, however, that an economic rebound, resulting from his policies, would occur gradually.

    “In the first trimester of 2025, poverty was around 31.7%,” read an official statement from the Ministry of Human Capital shared via X. These rates account for a 20% decrease in poverty prevalence compared to the same period last year, a low that hadn’t been recorded since 2018. 

    Further, figures released by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC) indicate that inflation is also on a steady decrease. Consumer prices rose by 1.5% in May, showing lower figures than in both April and March. This is the lowest rate since May 2020. 

    In more positive news, Argentina’s Central Bank predicted an annual inflation of 28.6% by the end of 2025 in a survey of market expectations published at the end of May. Should this be realized, it would mark a significant improvement from the 43.5% inflation recorded over the past 12 months. 

    JP Morgan’s recent regional report offered a more optimistic valuation of Argentina’s economy and even positioned it as one of the markets with the highest growth projections in Latin America for the second half of 2025.

    Though many continue to observe (them) with a skeptical eye, Milei may hope to regain the confidence of the Argentinian people with his austerity measures which seem to have fostered his promised economic turnaround.

    Lol

     

  6. 39 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    Buy directly from smaller cattle ranchers.  A half cow, quarter cow, etc.  It's cheaper and supports local ranchers.  

    If you can, hunt.  Even a mid-sized doe can provide enough meat for months.  Lot's of landowners I know would welcome help on their place in exchange for a doe.  Mesquite work.  Road work.  Fences.  Feeder management and relocation.  Dead hooker burial is optional.  Just don't ask too many questions.  

    Why not skip the middleman and advise all Americans to start raising their own cows? 

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