The Political Thread

[Samoa Looch]

Good thing he can't escape his criminal trial now

Except for dying. So... win-win for everyone basically.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Except for dying. So... win-win for everyone basically.

Except the MAGA crowd who lose their will to live.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Except the MAGA crowd who lose their will to live.

So... what I said. Win-win.



...unless they go on civil war like rampages, of course.

 

[O-Blaze]

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/europe/navalny-widow-putin-intl/index.html

The widow of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Monday accused President Vladimir Putin of being responsible for his death and indicated she will pick up her husband’s mantle, for a “happy, beautiful Russia.”

Yulia Navalnaya posted an eight-minute video on her dead husband’s social media outlets Monday, saying Putin “killed the father of my children, Putin took away the most precious thing that was my closest and most beloved person.”

 

[Chris]

Capital One to acquire Discover Financial Services in $35.3 billion all-stock deal

The merger of the two companies, which are among the largest credit card issuers in the U.S., would expand Capital One's credit card offerings and its deposit base.

www.cnbc.com

Capital One Financial is set to acquire Discover Financial Services in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court stays out of racial preferences fight over Virginia high school's admissions

Administrators argued the school’s plan is race neutral and can be upheld despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that ended racial preferences in higher education admissions.

www.nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday avoided another contentious debate over race and education by turning away a challenge to an admissions policy aimed at encouraging diversity at a Virginia high school.

The high court’s decision not to intervene in the case comes just months after the conservative court ended the consideration of race in college admissions.

 

[Chris]

Dominic Miller, Lyndell Mays charged with murder in Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting

Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays both face charges of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

nypost.com

Two adults were charged with murder Tuesday over the terrifying shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that left one dead and 22 others hospitalized, prosecutors said.

Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays both face charges of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

 

[Chris]

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments like IVF should be considered children under state law.

apnews.com

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.

The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. Justices, citing anti-abortion language in the Alabama Constitution, ruled that an 1872 state law allowing parents to sue over the death of a minor child “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.”

 

[Comrade Khan]

Depressing

 

[Barry Poppins]

Fucking yikes.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/us/alabama-ruling-frozen-embryos-facility-pauses-ivf/index.html

CNN —The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos are children, the health system said in a statement to CNN.

The decision makes UAB the first known organization in the state to confirm it is pausing the treatment.

 

[Wolverine]

Sometimes I hate this fucking state that I live in.

 

[Chris]

Biden Mulling Plan That Could Restrict Asylum Claims at the Border

The action under consideration could prevent people who cross illegally into the country from claiming asylum. The White House says it is far from a decision on the matter.

www.nytimes.com

President Biden is considering executive action that could prevent people who cross illegally into the United States from claiming asylum, several people with knowledge of the proposal said Wednesday. The move would suspend longtime guarantees that give anyone who steps onto U.S. soil the right to ask for safe haven.

 

[Chris]

Yale brings back standardized testing as best way of predicting success - The Boston Globe

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the first elite college to reverse its decision, while Dartmouth announced its change this month.

www.bostonglobe.com

Yale University is bringing back the SAT and ACT as requirements for undergraduate admission after years of not asking students to submit standardized exams.