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rbreich , 4 hours ago to Random stuff

The Biden Admin is requiring airlines to disclose add-on costs like baggage fees upfront.

It's expected to save fliers $500M/year by making it easier to comparison shop.

Would you be surprised if I told you that Trump's Admin fought against efforts to rein in airline junk fees?

rbreich , 1 day ago to Random stuff

Boeing shareholders approved a $33M pay package for CEO Dave Calhoun, despite overseeing huge losses and safety problems.

It's the biggest package ever given to a Boeing CEO.

Calhoun is resigning by year's end. Guess what he gets then?

A $45 million golden parachute.

Unreal.

TucsonSentinel , 3 days ago to Arizona

Oro Valley man indicted for pointing handgun at Border Patrol agent in Nogales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051624_bp_assault/oro-valley-man-indicted-pointing-handgun-border-patrol-agent-nogales/
A 26-year-old Oro Valley man faces federal charges for pointing a pistol at a Border Patrol agent during an incident in Nogales, Ariz., in April, federal officials said Thursday.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 3 days ago to Arizona

Ethics panel mulls GOP complaint that Az Dems committed ‘insurrection’ by protesting on Leg floor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051624_gop_ethics_complaint/ethics-panel-mulls-gop-complaint-that-az-dems-committed-insurrection-by-protesting-leg-floor/
Arizona Republican lawmakers accused two Democrats who protested on the floor of the state House last month after their GOP colleagues avoided repealing a century old abortion law of inciting a riot and making others fear for their safety.
#Tucson #Arizona

luckytran , 5 days ago to Random stuff

"The Raw Milk Institute called the warnings "clearly fearmongering." The institute's founder told the LATimes his customers are specifically requesting raw milk from H5N1-infected cows."

This is an example of how minimizing COVID is destructive to public health far beyond COVID.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

Yet, raw milk enthusiasts are undaunted by the heightened risk. The California-based Raw Milk Institute called the warnings "clearly fearmongering." The institute's founder, Mark McAfee, told the Los Angeles Times this weekend that his customers are, in fact, specifically requesting raw milk from H5N1-infected cows. According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the avian influenza virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen.

TucsonSentinel , 5 days ago to Arizona

Biden, Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Wednesday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051424_peace_officers_half_staff/biden-hobbs-flags-half-staff-wednesday-honor-national-peace-officers-memorial-day/
Flags across Arizona should be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered, in coordination with a national proclamation by President Joe Biden.
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 5 days ago to Random stuff

For Nat'l Police Week, Speaker Johnson is hosting a candlelight vigil tonight to honor fallen police officers.

But first he's in New York to support Trump, who has promised to pardon the violent criminals who brutally assaulted about 140 Capitol Police on Jan 6.

rbreich , 5 days ago to Random stuff

Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights? | Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1Q3yyXJ7E&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

rbreich , 5 days ago to Random stuff

How to make $50 million a year while your corporation goes down the tubes https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-make-50-million-a-year-while?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TucsonSentinel , 5 days ago to Arizona

Pima Supe Matt Heinz files campaign report 100 days late https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_heinz_filing/pima-supe-matt-heinz-files-campaign-report-100-days-late/
Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz — whose District 2 includes Midtown Tucson, the South Side and Sahuarita — filed his fourth-quarter campaign finance report May 10, nearly four months late.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 6 days ago to Arizona

In role-playing elections officials for a day, journalists grapple with AI trickery https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_ai_elections/in-role-playing-elections-officials-day-journalists-grapple-with-ai-trickery/
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, along with election advocacy organizations, put together what is called a Tabletop Exercise for members of the media to participate in so they could better understand the challenges that elections officials face.
#Tucson #Arizona

mondoweiss , 8 days ago to israel group

Canada’s largest private high school recently organized a genocide solidarity trip in which students cooked for Israeli soldiers. In a sane world, the school’s charitable status would be revoked.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/toronto-school-promoting-israeli-military-deemed-charity/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

TucsonSentinel , 8 days ago to Arizona

How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050524_immigration_policy_fire/how-shifting-us-policies-led-one-deadliest-incidents-involving-immigrants-mexicos-history/
Forty men were killed and more than two dozen were injured in one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history, the foreseen and foreseeable result of landmark shifts in U.S. border policies over the last decade.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 8 days ago to Arizona

Border Patrol agent in Yuma indicted for producing & distributing child porn https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_bp_agent_child_porn/border-patrol-agent-yuma-indicted-producing-distributing-child-porn/
A 41-year-old Border Patrol agent based in Yuma was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for child pornography, including production and distribution of materials online.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 9 days ago to Arizona

Stahl Hamilton: Arizonans depend on the Affordable Care Act; we must protect it from repeal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051024_aca_stahl_hamilton_op/stahl-hamilton-arizonans-depend-affordable-care-act-we-must-protect-it-from-repeal/
"We cannot dismiss Donald Trump’s promise to destroy the ACA as an empty threat." — Ariz. Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 10 days ago to Random stuff

History repeats. It's time to sound the alarm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o3hJX1ZLmk&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

rbreich , 11 days ago to Random stuff

Donald Trump has violated the gag order placed on him during his NY trial ten times so far. If he keeps violating it, what should Judge Juan Merchan do?

w7voa , 11 days ago to Random stuff

A federal jury in Florida has convicted a former US Army soldier for the murder of a pregnant, 19-year-old fellow soldier on an Army base in Germany more than 22 years ago. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-convicted-cold-case-murder-military-base-germany

TucsonSentinel , 12 days ago to Arizona

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050724_conspiracy_falsehood/how-tell-if-conspiracy-theory-probably-false/
People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons - including the fact that there are real conspiracies - but even if hidden forces really are at work in the world, there are ways to vet a claim you’ve seen or heard.
#Tucson #Arizona

briankrebs , 13 days ago to Random stuff

Researchers at Leviathan Security have released some interesting findings that illustrate why your VPN service may not be as secure as it claims.

From the story:

"VPNs work by creating a virtual network interface that serves as an encrypted tunnel for communications. But researchers at Leviathan Security say they’ve discovered it’s possible to abuse an obscure feature built into the DHCP protocol so that other users on the local network are forced to connect to a rogue DHCP server.

“Our technique is to run a DHCP server on the same network as a targeted VPN user and to also set our DHCP configuration to use itself as a gateway,” Leviathan researchers Lizzie Moratti and Dani Cronce wrote. “When the traffic hits our gateway, we use traffic forwarding rules on the DHCP server to pass traffic through to a legitimate gateway while we snoop on it.”"

More here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims/

TucsonSentinel , 16 days ago to Arizona

KVOA losing 150+ years of Tucson TV talent: Lupita Murillo to retire as owner Byron Allen slashes ranks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_kvoa_layoffs/kvoa-losing-150-years-tucson-tv-talent-lupita-murillo-retire-as-owner-byron-allen-slashes-ranks/
About 9 Tucson TV news staffers are being let go by KVOA, including a trio who together have more than 150 years of experience. Reporter Lupita Murillo will soon retire as the station cuts staff, while employees who started at KVOA in 1965 and 1975 are being laid off.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 16 days ago to Arizona

Appeals court hears Kari Lake election case, has to remind her lawyer how appeals work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_lake_appeals/appeals-court-hears-kari-lake-election-case-has-remind-her-lawyer-how-appeals-work/
Arizona appellate judges listening to arguments Thursday in Kari Lake’s challenge to her 2022 election loss had to keep reminding her lawyer how appeals courts work.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 16 days ago to Arizona

Supreme Court rules AZGOP shouldn’t have been sanctioned for a 2020 election lawsuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_gop_sanctions/supreme-court-rules-azgop-shouldnt-have-been-sanctioned-2020-election-lawsuit/
The Arizona Republican Party’s lawsuit challenging the post-election hand-count process in 2020 wasn’t groundless or filed in bad faith, and the party doesn’t have to pay attorney’s fees for the Secretary of State’s Office, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 17 days ago to Arizona

Pima golfers Myranda Moreno & Kayley Yanez close out play at Southwest District Tournament https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050124_pcc_womens_golf/pima-golfers-myranda-moreno-kayley-yanez-close-out-play-southwest-district-tournament/
Pima Community College women’s golfers Myranda Moreno (Tucson Magnet HS) and Kayley Yanez (Marana HS) finished up play at the NJCAA Southwest District Tournament on Wednesday held at the Canyon West Golf Club in Weatherford, Texas.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 17 days ago to Arizona

As Arizona shifts into warmer weather, beware of rattlesnakes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_snake_awareness/as-arizona-shifts-into-warmer-weather-beware-rattlesnakes/
13 rattlesnake species make their presence known in both rural areas and even occasionally in homes in Arizona, and as the temperatures rise, there is a dramatic increase in the number of encounters of between snakes and people - and their pets.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 17 days ago to Arizona

Photos: Police use rubber bullets, pepper balls to break up Gaza protest on UA campus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_ua_gaza_protest/photos-police-use-rubber-bullets-pepper-balls-break-up-gaza-protest-ua-campus/
Three hours after police warned arrests were imminent, dozens of officers in riot gear smashed their way into an ad-hoc camp of Palestinian supporters at the University of Arizona, using pepper balls and rubber bullets to push the crowd onto Park Avenue.
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 19 days ago to Random stuff

What to say to a Republican who complains about the federal debt. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-say-to-a-republican-who-complains?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TucsonSentinel , 19 days ago to Arizona

ADOT 'Blue Envelopes' helps Az drivers with autism during traffic stops https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042924_blue_envelope_autism/adot-blue-envelopes-helps-az-drivers-with-autism-during-traffic-stops/
A new program in Arizona is meant to help people with autism communicate with police. They can store registration and insurance papers in a blue envelope and hand it to an officer during traffic stops.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 19 days ago to Arizona

Az Supreme Court rejects reconsidering ruling implementing 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042924_abortion_ban/az-supreme-court-rejects-reconsidering-ruling-implementing-1864-abortion-ban/
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that threatens doctors with prison time, though the state Supreme Court charged a lower court with considering constitutional arguments made by reproductive rights advocates.
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 21 days ago to Random stuff

It should be clear that the main reason Trump wants to be president again is because he's weak.

He knows that winning re-election is likely the only way he can stay out of prison.

He’s always been in this for himself, never the country.

TucsonSentinel , 23 days ago to Arizona

Over faculty dissent, UA taps ex-University of Florida administrator to be new provost https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042624_ua_glover/over-faculty-dissent-ua-taps-ex-university-florida-administrator-new-provost/
Despite outspoken faculty opposition, Joseph Glover — a longtime mathematics professor and former high-level administrator for the University of Florida — was announced Friday as the new provost of the University of Arizona.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 24 days ago to Arizona

One of Eli Crane’s fundraising consultants was busted for a meth lab in 2016 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042524_crane_meth_consultant/one-eli-cranes-fundraising-consultants-was-busted-meth-lab-2016/
Arizona Republican Rep. Eli Crane has paid nearly $150,000 to a fundraising consultant who was a rising star in GOP campaign circles until 2016, when she was arrested after police found an active meth lab at her home.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 24 days ago to Arizona

Az grand jury indicts 11 fake electors for Trump, including Kelli Ward & 2 state senators https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042424_electors_indicted/az-grand-jury-indicts-11-fake-electors-trump-including-kelli-ward-2-state-senators/
A grand jury has indicted 18 people, including two Arizona state senators and the former head of the Arizona Republican Party, in a fake elector scheme that aimed to install Donald Trump as the president after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 24 days ago to Arizona

Az House has voted to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042424_az_abortion_repeal/az-house-has-voted-repeal-1864-abortion-ban-upheld-by-state-supreme-court/
Updated: After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the state.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 25 days ago to Arizona

Fired head of U.S. election agency got unauthorized $31,000 raise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042324_eas_frid_probe/fired-head-us-election-agency-got-unauthorized-31000-raise/
Steven Frid, former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, obtained a substantial pay increase without the knowledge of EAC commissioners, expensed Harvard University courses without approval and did not properly disclose dozens of hours of personal leave.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 26 days ago to Arizona

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042324_tiktok_fears_op/tiktok-fears-point-larger-problem-poor-media-literacy-social-media-age/
The proposed legislation to ban the video social media app TikTok was motivated by a set of national security concerns - but some of the arguments are stronger than others.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 26 days ago to Arizona

Trial of Southern Az rancher accused of murdering migrant ends with hung jury https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042224_rancher_mistrial/trial-southern-az-rancher-accused-murdering-migrant-ends-with-hung-jury/
After more than two days of jury deliberations, a Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in the case of George Alan Kelly, the Kino Springs man charged with the second-degree murder of Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 27 days ago to Arizona

Cochise County supervisors move to dismiss election interference charges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042224_cochise_interference/cochise-county-supervisors-move-dismiss-election-interference-charges/
Two Cochise County supervisors accused of interfering with the certification of the 2022 general election told a state judge that the “rogue prosecution” against them should be dismissed as a matter of law.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 28 days ago to Arizona

Closing arguments held in trial of Az border rancher accused of murdering migrant https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041924_rancher_trial/closing-arguments-held-trial-az-border-rancher-accused-murdering-migrant/
The prosecution and defense made their closing arguments Thursday in the trial of George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident accused of shooting and killing Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 29 days ago to Arizona

University of Arizona shortfall reduced to $52M, CFO Arnold tells Regents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041924_abor_meeting/university-arizona-shortfall-reduced-52m-cfo-arnold-tells-regents/
After months of financial wrangling, the University of Arizona faces a $52 million budget deficit—down from a $177 million hole in January—said John Arnold, the UA's interim chief during a meeting with the Arizona Board of Regents.
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random stuff

A small thing you can do today to help stop Trump https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-share-our-new-video-about?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TucsonSentinel , 1 month ago to Arizona

Robbins: UA budget hole cut to $52M as search for replacement president picks up steam https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041824_ua_budget/robbins-ua-budget-hole-cut-52m-as-search-replacement-president-picks-up-steam/
What had been forecast to be as much as a $177 million deficit at the University of Arizona will now be only $52 million, UA President Robert Robbins said Thursday morning. The Board of Regents will get a public update of the details later in the day.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 1 month ago to Arizona

Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_abortion_blockade/az-republicans-again-block-efforts-repeal-1864-abortion-ban/
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 1 month ago to Arizona

Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_abortion_blockade/az-republicans-again-block-efforts-repeal-1864-abortion-ban/
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
#Tucson #Arizona

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random stuff

"We are going to put on the armor of God. And maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case." -AZ Senate candidate Kari Lake

The blending of White Christian Nationalism and increasingly overt calls for violence is a dangerous combination.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random stuff

FYI: What the Cluck? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C08VNdODU-c&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TucsonSentinel , 1 month ago to Arizona

Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041724_housing_conversion/too-many-cubicles-too-few-homes-spur-incentives-convert-offices-housing/
Cities and suburbs around the country are struggling with vacant office space as remote work becomes an established post-pandemic reality, and states are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning changes to help replace the unwanted cubicle farms with much-needed housing.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel , 1 month ago to Arizona

Arizona’s long COVID cases top nation’s; Hispanics most likely to suffer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041624_az_covid/arizonas-long-covid-cases-top-nations-hispanics-most-likely-suffer/
Nearly 20% of Arizonans have experienced long COVID, with symptoms that continue long after an acute COVID-19 infection, and Hispanic residents are the most likely to endure the issues.
#Tucson #Arizona