The Political Thread

[Chris]

U.S. Examined Allegations of Cartel Ties to Allies of Mexico’s President

The inquiry examined accusations of potential links between drug traffickers and close confidants of the president while he governed the country.

www.nytimes.com

American law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office, according to U.S. records and three people familiar with the matter.

The inquiry, which has not been previously reported, uncovered information pointing to potential links between powerful cartel operatives and Mexican advisers and officials close to the president while he governed the country.

 

[Wang Chung]

We have the same thing here in America. They are just called a different name. Lobbyists.

 

[Comrade Khan]

We have the same thing here in America. They are just called a different name. Lobbyists.

should be illegal too

 

[Chris]

AT&T outage: Company says network is fully restored after thousands reported losing cell service

The widespread outage sparked confusion for some users who reported their phone was stuck in SOS mode.

news.yahoo.com

A nationwide cellphone outage hit tens of thousands of AT&T users on Thursday morning.

More than 70,000 AT&T outages were reported after 8 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, a website that detects outages. The first outages were reported just before 4 a.m.

“Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning,” AT&T said in a statement early Thursday. “Our network teams took immediate action and so far three-quarters of our network has been restored. We are working as quickly as possible to restore service to remaining customers.”

 

[CakeWalker]

I doubt the majority of Irish people is pro-immigration though.

its now the third largest voting issue in country.

 

[Y2Jayne]

its now the third largest voting issue in country.

The majority of Irishmen want tighter immigration rules, the polls results are very similar here and in Italy. It's going to be a European thing soon enough

 

[Swamps]

AT&T outage: Company says network is fully restored after thousands reported losing cell service

The widespread outage sparked confusion for some users who reported their phone was stuck in SOS mode.

news.yahoo.com

A nationwide cellphone outage hit tens of thousands of AT&T users on Thursday morning.

More than 70,000 AT&T outages were reported after 8 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, a website that detects outages. The first outages were reported just before 4 a.m.

“Some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning,” AT&T said in a statement early Thursday. “Our network teams took immediate action and so far three-quarters of our network has been restored. We are working as quickly as possible to restore service to remaining customers.”

Welp! This shit cost me almost 2 grand today. Oh well....

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Alex Jones Estate Liquidation Gets Sandy Hook Families’ Vote

The families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to wrap up Alex Jones’ bankruptcy proceedings by liquidating the right wing talk show host’s assets.

news.bloomberglaw.com

 

[Comrade Khan]

nobody is pro mass immigration right now tbh, most of the world is in a housing crisis and bringing more ppl in only exasperates the issue and breeds racism

 

[Chris]

Barbers Hill ISD’s dress code policy does not violate CROWN Act, district judge rules | Houston Public Media

Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student at Barbers Hill High School east of Houston, has been repeatedly suspended for his dreadlocks. Lingering questions over whether the CROWN Act pertains to the district's hair-length policy were at center of Thursday’s trial.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

A Houston-area judge on Thursday determined that Barbers Hill ISD has not violated Texas' CROWN Act after the district repeatedly suspended a Black student for the length of his dreadlocks.

Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student at Barbers Hill High School east of Houston, has been repeatedly suspended for his dreadlocks. George's family and legal team say his hair is protected under the CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination against students and employers, while the school district claims George has been in violation of the district's grooming policy due to the length of his hair, not the style.

Ah yes, your hair is too long so you don't deserve education. Quality rules in place that benefit all here

 

[Chris]

I knew 3 people from this school in college and 1 of them was super racist. He tried telling me Abraham Lincoln owned slaves while he was president and after I showed him that wasn't true, he blamed the school and said that's what they taught him. He was a pathological liar so that's most likely not true but it wouldn't surprise me with this news.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Barbers Hill ISD’s dress code policy does not violate CROWN Act, district judge rules | Houston Public Media

Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student at Barbers Hill High School east of Houston, has been repeatedly suspended for his dreadlocks. Lingering questions over whether the CROWN Act pertains to the district's hair-length policy were at center of Thursday’s trial.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Ah yes, your hair is too long so you don't deserve education. Quality rules in place that benefit all here

Yeah I don't see any way this doesn't go further up. What a lame fucking ruling.

 

[Chris]

Yeah I don't see any way this doesn't go further up. What a lame fucking ruling.

It's probably technically right bc they don't ban styles, only length regardless of style. The baffling part to me is the resources being wasted for these decisions when it's a simple rule that should be changed, it doesn't matter if it's constitutional, it's a stupid and pointless rule like most dress code requirements

 

[Chris]

Privately built lunar lander makes history with successful moon touchdown

The lander, built by Intuitive Machines, touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:24 p.m. ET, overcoming a late-stage glitch with its onboard laser instruments.

www.nbcnews.com

A robotic spacecraft made history Thursday becoming the first privately built craft to touch down on the lunar surface, as well as the first American vehicle to accomplish the feat in more than 50 years.

 

[Chris]

US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions

The new restrictions are related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the death of Alexei Navalny.

www.bbc.com

The United States has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death in custody of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny.