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"Basic questions around what a borrower owes in principal and interest, and how long they must keep paying, are now mostly unanswerable. The rulings “may render the largest portfolio of consumer credit in the world uncollectible,” says Mike Pierce."
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If you actually read the two cases putting preliminary injunctions on pieces of Biden's income-driven repayment program, as I did, you find they are contradictory, inconsistent with 30 years of IDR in practice, and totally unworkable:
Student Loan Rulings Highlight Unaccountable Judicial Power—Again
Two judges this week invalidated part of a program that’s been in place for 30 years. The rulings contradict each other and seem unworkable in practice.
prospect.org
June 26, 2024 at 1:22 PM
"Basic questions around what a borrower owes in principal and interest, and how long they must keep paying, are now mostly unanswerable. The rulings “may render the largest portfolio of consumer credit in the world uncollectible,” says Mike Pierce."
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June 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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This is a good thread. I am not sure about describing this as a 'war', but I think that's mostly a terminological point.
This'll be a 🧵 in respinse. It's not that we're in a new cold war, it's that we're in a world war. Putin stated this in his 2007 Munich Security Conference speech. Which everyone took as just him being weird. 1/
Putin's Prepared Remarks at 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers remarks at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 10, 2007.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 26, 2024 at 1:08 PM
This is a good thread. I am not sure about describing this as a 'war', but I think that's mostly a terminological point.
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"If the top 1 percent of income earners in America just paid all the federal income taxes they owed, we could raise an additional $175 billion a year. That’s 38 times what it would cost to provide a bed to every person experiencing unsheltered homelessness in America."
Opinion | I Study Homelessness. I Wish More Places Looked Like This Shelter.
Matthew Desmond takes you to a shelter designed with residents in mind.
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2024 at 12:54 PM
"If the top 1 percent of income earners in America just paid all the federal income taxes they owed, we could raise an additional $175 billion a year. That’s 38 times what it would cost to provide a bed to every person experiencing unsheltered homelessness in America."
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Defamation litigation can't do everything, but it can do some things really really effectively www.lawfaremedia.org/article/domi...
get a load of the chyron Newsmax is displaying while Corey Lewandowski interviews Trump
June 26, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Defamation litigation can't do everything, but it can do some things really really effectively www.lawfaremedia.org/article/domi...
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We should do this for everyone.
Also, this (from the project's founder): "What is fundamentally different about our approach is the way that we start from a place of trust." -- Compare to the suspicion shown by people who make people jump through hoops to get any benefits at all.
Also, this (from the project's founder): "What is fundamentally different about our approach is the way that we start from a place of trust." -- Compare to the suspicion shown by people who make people jump through hoops to get any benefits at all.
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.
www.yahoo.com
June 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM
We should do this for everyone.
Also, this (from the project's founder): "What is fundamentally different about our approach is the way that we start from a place of trust." -- Compare to the suspicion shown by people who make people jump through hoops to get any benefits at all.
Also, this (from the project's founder): "What is fundamentally different about our approach is the way that we start from a place of trust." -- Compare to the suspicion shown by people who make people jump through hoops to get any benefits at all.
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These competition destroying PE rollups ought to illegal. Like, why aren’t they? Market consolidation that leads to higher consumer prices is the accepted trigger for antitrust enforcement, so what gives?
"Veterinary prices have soared more than 60% over the past decade, according to federal stats. Private equity firms and large corps have bought 100s of facilities around the country, an acquisition spree reminiscent of the corporate roll-ups of doctors’ offices."
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2024 at 10:14 PM
These competition destroying PE rollups ought to illegal. Like, why aren’t they? Market consolidation that leads to higher consumer prices is the accepted trigger for antitrust enforcement, so what gives?
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A man was suspected of fatally shooting five people and critically wounding a 13-year-old girl at two nearby apartments in North Las Vegas on Tuesday morning. The police said he died by suicide after ignoring commands by officers to drop a firearm.
Man Fatally Shoots 5 in North Las Vegas and Kills Himself After Manhunt, Police Say
The man, Eric Adams, was also suspected of critically wounding a 13-year-old girl in shootings at two nearby apartments.
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2024 at 9:08 PM
A man was suspected of fatally shooting five people and critically wounding a 13-year-old girl at two nearby apartments in North Las Vegas on Tuesday morning. The police said he died by suicide after ignoring commands by officers to drop a firearm.
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Trump’s support and active participation in the mass slaughter of Yemeni citizens was so senseless, Congress passed a bipartisan bill (!!) to end it and he vetoed it!
Look at how the New York Fucking Times covered this blood lust:
Look at how the New York Fucking Times covered this blood lust:
June 25, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Trump’s support and active participation in the mass slaughter of Yemeni citizens was so senseless, Congress passed a bipartisan bill (!!) to end it and he vetoed it!
Look at how the New York Fucking Times covered this blood lust:
Look at how the New York Fucking Times covered this blood lust:
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A huge study of #LongCovid in South Korea and Japan
shows a pronounced increase of Guillain-Barré syndrome, cognitive deficit, insomnia, anxiety disorder, encephalitis, ischemic stroke and mood disorder. Reduced by vaccination
nature.com/articles/s41...
shows a pronounced increase of Guillain-Barré syndrome, cognitive deficit, insomnia, anxiety disorder, encephalitis, ischemic stroke and mood disorder. Reduced by vaccination
nature.com/articles/s41...
Short- and long-term neuropsychiatric outcomes in long COVID in South Korea and Japan - Nature Human Behaviour
Using propensity score matching, Kim et al. find evidence of higher short- and long-term risk of adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes in Korean and Japanese cohorts of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-...
nature.com
June 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM
A huge study of #LongCovid in South Korea and Japan
shows a pronounced increase of Guillain-Barré syndrome, cognitive deficit, insomnia, anxiety disorder, encephalitis, ischemic stroke and mood disorder. Reduced by vaccination
nature.com/articles/s41...
shows a pronounced increase of Guillain-Barré syndrome, cognitive deficit, insomnia, anxiety disorder, encephalitis, ischemic stroke and mood disorder. Reduced by vaccination
nature.com/articles/s41...
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When your friends arrange an intervention and they are all cats. @darthbluesky.bsky.social
June 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM
When your friends arrange an intervention and they are all cats. @darthbluesky.bsky.social
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I wonder what would happen if you asked the people who think they have shells how long women have to sit on them before they hatch, and how they get out given that babies do not have sharp bills.
I wonder what would happen if you asked the people who think they have shells how long women have to sit on them before they hatch, and how they get out given that babies do not have sharp bills.
"Two months after Dobbs, 22 percent of adults said they were uncertain whether eggs inside a woman’s ovaries have shells (they do not)."
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Abortion Debate Shifts as Election Nears: ‘Now It’s About Pregnancy’
Two years after Roe was struck down, the conversation has focused on the complications that can come with pregnancy and fertility, helping to drive more support for abortion rights.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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I wonder what would happen if you asked the people who think they have shells how long women have to sit on them before they hatch, and how they get out given that babies do not have sharp bills.
I wonder what would happen if you asked the people who think they have shells how long women have to sit on them before they hatch, and how they get out given that babies do not have sharp bills.
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This sentence (from the JAMA article, linked in the story) contains a whole universe of needless grief:
"Congenital anomalies, which are the leading cause of infant death, also increased in Texas but not the rest of the US."
"Congenital anomalies, which are the leading cause of infant death, also increased in Texas but not the rest of the US."
"Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. In the rest of the country, infant mortality increased less than 2% over the same period."
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
www.statnews.com
June 24, 2024 at 11:39 PM
This sentence (from the JAMA article, linked in the story) contains a whole universe of needless grief:
"Congenital anomalies, which are the leading cause of infant death, also increased in Texas but not the rest of the US."
"Congenital anomalies, which are the leading cause of infant death, also increased in Texas but not the rest of the US."
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"Listening with interest was Jeff Strasser, 57, a former carpenter and truck driver
He came away from the booth thinking a precious metal investment was a slam dunk. “You kind of have to be a fool not to want to do it,” he said, adding “I’m talking about maybe switching my whole 401(k) over to it.”
He came away from the booth thinking a precious metal investment was a slam dunk. “You kind of have to be a fool not to want to do it,” he said, adding “I’m talking about maybe switching my whole 401(k) over to it.”
They Came to See Trump. First They Heard a Pitch to Buy Gold and Silver.
At a recent campaign speech, one of Donald Trump’s warm-up acts was a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2024 at 11:01 PM
"Listening with interest was Jeff Strasser, 57, a former carpenter and truck driver
He came away from the booth thinking a precious metal investment was a slam dunk. “You kind of have to be a fool not to want to do it,” he said, adding “I’m talking about maybe switching my whole 401(k) over to it.”
He came away from the booth thinking a precious metal investment was a slam dunk. “You kind of have to be a fool not to want to do it,” he said, adding “I’m talking about maybe switching my whole 401(k) over to it.”
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I am not a lawyer. I do not understand bankruptcy law. For all I know, the laws in play here could be an utter travesty of justice. All that said:
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Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire will be shut down and sold off, a bankruptcy court-appointed trustee said in an emergency court filing
Alex Jones’ court trustee plans to shut down his notorious conspiracy outlet Infowars | CNN Business
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire will be shut down and sold off, a bankruptcy court-appointed trustee said in an emergency court filing Sunday, signalling the end of the notorious...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I am not a lawyer. I do not understand bankruptcy law. For all I know, the laws in play here could be an utter travesty of justice. All that said:
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If I am locked out of my house and stand in front of the door yelling "OPEN UP! DAMMIT OPEN UP!", no one will think: well, at least she TRIED to get in.
June 24, 2024 at 6:53 PM
If I am locked out of my house and stand in front of the door yelling "OPEN UP! DAMMIT OPEN UP!", no one will think: well, at least she TRIED to get in.
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You can describe a lot of what's wrong with the U.S. right now by the idea that elites being held accountable for breaking the law is seen in elite circles as bad.
This officer earned a bad reputation among Sag Harbor’s wealthy car-brained residents — who called him “the Sag Harbor Nazi” and “little red-headed dipshit” — for *check notes” stopping a guy for making an illegal u-turn and same guy for using a mobile phone while driving. 🙄
Rookie Sag Harbor cop who arrested Justin Timberlake already...
The rookie Sag Harbor cop who pulled over pop superstar Justin Timberlake for alleged drunk driving is well-known in the ritzy town, according to a report.
nypost.com
June 23, 2024 at 7:34 PM
You can describe a lot of what's wrong with the U.S. right now by the idea that elites being held accountable for breaking the law is seen in elite circles as bad.
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It was 120F and the wealthy Saudis did not have facilities for all the pilgrims. More than a thousand died in the heat. www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/m...
Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year | CNN
The Egyptian government is to revoke the licenses of 16 Hajj tourism companies involved in making illegal pilgrimages to Mecca and will refer the company’s managers to the public prosecutor.
www.cnn.com
June 23, 2024 at 7:42 PM
It was 120F and the wealthy Saudis did not have facilities for all the pilgrims. More than a thousand died in the heat. www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/m...
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Dear Reporters,
If you’re interviewing a theocrat who says “all our laws are based on the Ten Commandments” and you don’t immediately ask them to provide evidence and examples for that laughably stupid claim, just go ahead and quit your job.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/u...
If you’re interviewing a theocrat who says “all our laws are based on the Ten Commandments” and you don’t immediately ask them to provide evidence and examples for that laughably stupid claim, just go ahead and quit your job.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/u...
June 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Dear Reporters,
If you’re interviewing a theocrat who says “all our laws are based on the Ten Commandments” and you don’t immediately ask them to provide evidence and examples for that laughably stupid claim, just go ahead and quit your job.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/u...
If you’re interviewing a theocrat who says “all our laws are based on the Ten Commandments” and you don’t immediately ask them to provide evidence and examples for that laughably stupid claim, just go ahead and quit your job.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/u...