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Monday, July 29, 2024

OpEd: It is too early to write up the legacy of President Biden. He has six more months in office, and in these volatile times, much could happen. But it seems worth looking back at what we now know will be a one-term presidency and asking: What will define it in history? read more


Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as a child for being queer and feminine. read more


Sunday, July 28, 2024

Earth's land lost much of their ability to absorb the carbon dioxide humans pumped into the air last year, according to a new study that is causing concern among climate scientists that a crucial damper on climate change underwent an unprecedented deterioration. read more


The cryptocurrency community has anxiously been awaiting a speech by Donald Trump on Saturday, but his opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have stolen Trump's thunder by announcing that the former president is considering the creation of a massive government reserve of Bitcoin should he return to the White House. read more


When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a flurry of lawsuits that ended up at the Supreme Court. If he wins the election in November, he has pledged to follow a similar course on another contentious policy proposal: ending birthright citizenship.


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Kamala Harris' Approval Rating Surges as Donald Trump's Falls
www.newsweek.com

... Vice President Kamala Harris has seen a significant boost in her approval ratings ever since she became the presumptive Democratic 2024 nominee, while Donald Trump's has fallen, according to a poll.

An ABC News/Ipsos survey of 1,200 adults released on Sunday showed that Harris' favorability rating stands at 43 percent, 8 points up from the 35 percent favorability rating she recorded in a previous poll conducted before President Joe Biden ended his 2024 campaign.

The number of people who hold an unfavorable view of the vice president has also fallen from 46 percent recorded in the previous poll published last week, to 42 percent in Sunday's survey.

By comparison, Trump's favorability rating has fallen 4 points between the two surveys from 40 percent to 36. The previous poll was conducted in the week after Trump was confirmed as the GOP's 2024 nominee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and following the assassination attempt against the former president in Pennsylvania. ...



@#1 ... "So we've got a Supreme Court that is actively undermining our democracy."...

'I Believe That No One Is Above the Law Under Our System' (2005)
www.nytimes.com

... Following are excerpts from the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing yesterday for Judge John G. Roberts Jr., President Bush's nominee to be the chief justice of the United States. He was questioned by, among others, Senators Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania; Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont; Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts; Russell D. Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin; Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah; Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California; and Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona. The statements were recorded by CQ Transcriptions. A full transcript is online at nytimes.com/supremecourt.

Roe v. Wade

Senator Specter -- When you and I talked informally, I asked you if you had any thought as to how many opportunities there were in the intervening 32 years for Roe to be overruled, and you said you didn't really know. And you cited a number. I said, "Would it surprise you to know that there have been 38 occasions where Roe has been taken up, not with a specific issue raised, but all with an opportunity for Roe to be overruled?" ...

The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel issued a secret opinion in August 2002 which argued the president enjoys, quote, "complete authority over the conduct of war," close quote. And, quote, "The Congress lacks authority to set the terms and conditions under which the president may exercise his authority as commander in chief to control the conduct of operations during war," close quote. And then it took the argument to the extreme when it concluded the president, when acting as commander in chief was not bound -- was not bound -- by the federal law banning the use of torture.

In other words, the president would be above the law in that regard. You did not write that memo -- I hasten to add -- but you've seen it.

And I asked Attorney General Gonzales for his view of this memo, in particular this sweeping assertion of executive power, which puts the president above the law. He never gave an answer on that and that's one of the reasons why many had voted against his confirmation.

So, now let me ask you this: Do you believe that the president has a commander-in-chief override to authorize or excuse the use of torture in interrogation of enemy prisoners even though there may be domestic and international laws prohibiting the specific practice?

Judge Roberts -- Senator, I believe that no one is above the law under our system, and that includes the president. The president is fully bound by the law, the Constitution and statutes. Now, there often arise issues where there's a conflict between the legislature and the executive over an exercise of executive authority -- asserted executive authority. ...

[emphasis mine]

@#7 ... attended the best Ivy League schools ...

You mean like Gov DeSantis...
www.bestcolleges.com

...DeSantis earned his undergraduate degree in history from Yale University and tacked on a second Ivy League degree when he graduated from Harvard Law School. ...

Or maybe Sen Vance...
en.wikipedia.org

... After graduating from Ohio State, Vance attended Yale Law School, beginning in the fall of 2010, on a nearly full-ride scholarship for his first year.[27] He became close friends during Yale's orientation with future Canadian Conservative member of parliament Jamil Jivani.[28]

During his first year, professor Amy Chua, author of the 2011 book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, persuaded him to begin writing his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.[29]

Vance was an editor of The Yale Law Journal, and graduated in 2013 with a Juris Doctor degree.[27] In law school, Vance wrote for David Frum's "FrumForum" website under the name J. D. Hamel, in 2010 and 2011.[30][31] Although Hillbilly Elegy implies that Vance adopted his grandparents' surname of Vance upon his marriage in 2014,[32] the name change actually occurred in April 2013, as he was about to graduate from Yale.[1] ...




@#14 ... There is less stress and anxiety in many of these European countries because they have universal health care, low citizen access to firearms, living wages, robust social security nets, as well as affordable pharmaceuticals and free college. ...

The workplace in The Netherlands was a huge change for me. My manager had told (bordering upon warned) me to be prepared, so it was not a surprise, just a change.

The people who worked for me were great. So focused upon accomplishing their goals. To the point that they asked me rather direct questions. OK, stunningly direct questions. Once I got over the initial surprise, I found the subsequent conversations to be knowledgeable and very informative. I learned a lot by listening instead of managerial commanding. (to which I say "thank-you" to the Effecting Listening course that was a part of the General Electric Management Training Program I was in back in the day).

Another aspect of the workplace in The Netherlands, stated simply, the employees of a company get to elect members of the ~board~ of that company.

Works council or staff representation
business.gov.nl

... Does your company employ 10 people or more? You need to set up a works council (ondernemingsraad, OR), staff representation (personeelsvertegenwoordiging, PVT), or hold staff meetings (personeelsvergadering, PV). It depends on the number of employees which type of representation of you need to set up. ...

When I talked with the people on that works council, I found them to be quite focused upon the good and benefit of the company. To them, it did not seem to me to be, ~what can I get~ but more of ~how can we make this company better.~

So, another reason for the happiness.


Here's an interesting twist presentation at the Bitcoin conference...

Edward Snowden criticizes political system at Nashville's Bitcoin conference
www.msn.com

... Republican Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott pledged their resolute support for the cryptocurrency industry at Nashville's Bitcoin2024 conference Friday -- moments before whistleblower and political dissident Edward Snowden warned attendees to be wary of politicians trying to win them over.

"Cast a vote, but don't join a cult," Snowden said. "They are not our tribe. They are not your personality. They have their own interests, their own values, their own things that they're chasing. Try to get what you need from them, but don't give yourself to them."

Snowden didn't call out any politicians specifically, but the conference has drawn national attention for its robust lineup of legislators including former President Donald Trump, independent presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and a number of other senators. ...

[emphasis mine]



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