“California Gov. Gavin Newsom is dismissing speculation that he may challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024 – reportedly telling POTUS himself that he is “all in” on Biden’s re-election.”
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Frontier Airlines drops its customer service line
“Frontier airlines will no longer let customers call a phone number in order to speak with a live agent. And while the budget airline is known for its cost-cutting measures, most major airlines still operate customer service lines.” i love this. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/26/1139291958/frontier-airlines-drops-its-customer-service-line
Crime coverage on Fox News halved once US midterms were over
Just a week after elections, number of weekly segments focused on crime slashed in half on Rupert Murdoch’s flagship network
China’s 26-storey pig skyscraper ready to slaughter 1 million pigs a year
The world’s biggest single-building pig farm has opened in Hubei province, but critics say it will increase the risk of larger animal disease outbreaks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/25/chinas-26-storey-pig-skyscraper-ready-to-produce-1-million-pigs-a-year
Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach
Years before the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark contraception ruling was disclosed, according to a minister who led a secretive effort to influence justices. from The New York Times
why is it police just jump right to deadly gunfire?
there needs to be a better solution for mental health/addiction crises. one that leads with de-escalation and non-lethal use of force. yelling “put down the knife!” many times, is not de-escalation. i haven’t seen any video but I’m pretty confident that’s what it will reveal. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lasd-shoots-kills-man-armed-with-knife-in-santa-clarita/
meta fires employees for taking over accounts
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/17/meta-disciplined-or-fired-employees-for-taking-over-user-accounts-wsj.html
this is good for Los Angeles
‘The sheriff who went rogue’: Alex Villanueva’s scandal-plagued tenure ends in LA The sheriff’s term was marked by misconduct, abuse and corruption cases in the largest county sheriff’s agency in the US For only the second time in more than a century, Los Angeles residents have voted out an incumbent sheriff, ending the reign of …
great job Germany
when a kid turns 18 the get a 200 euro “culture pass” that can be used for for everything from theatre and concert tickets to books or music. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/15/young-germans-to-be-offered-200-culture-voucher-kulturpass
went home to die
“In the weeks before his death, Nasseri had been again living at Charles de Gaulle, the airport official said.” he originally left the airport around 2006 after living there 18 years. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1136307777/the-terminal-movie-merhan-karimi-nasseri-dies-paris-airport