Martell Spy

Definitely true in the U.S. It's recently become official that we will do nothing on climate change for the next few decades. The only question is if the hard right will now go after clean air laws. I'll correct that. With the exception of private companies. And maybe a few state governments. I'm sure our ExxonMobil overlords will do a fantastic job.

Amazing ep. Not what I was expecting.

Murkowski helps block a bill to protect abortion rights, drawing scorn from Democrats https://alaskapublic.org/2022/05/11/murkowski-helps-block-a-bill-to-protect-abortion-rights-drawing-scorn-from-democrats/

Atlanta-area DA tells Georgia GOP chair he could be indicted in election probe https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/politics/georgia-gop-chair-election-probe-indictment-da/index.html

No, actually I think they care deeply about the rapist. In particular about the rapist's parental rights. It's part of the point of all this.

Republican AG says he'll investigate Indiana doctor who provided care to 10-year-old rape victim The account about the girl has sparked intense dialogue in Washington, with some questioning its validity. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/13/indiana-doctor-10-year-old-rape-victim-00045764

I don't see how they could meet. Unless it was a very casual bump into in a store or something. They were clearly strangers to Saul in BB. I had assumed they'd run into one of the BCS exclusive characters. Such as Lalo and Nacho. Maybe they'll run into Kim.

Trump discussing 2024 plans at secret donor dinners The former president recently gathered big donors for small off-the-record discussions in three cities in recent weeks. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/13/trump-2024-secret-donor-dinners-00045665

I think the frustration is that it appears he will walk away from all of it, everything. At the state level included. Also it appears Congress is investigating Trump far harder than the DOJ. You could call that efficient I guess, but DOJ has better powers to investigate than anyone. Exhaustive as the House is being, it's possible they'll miss something that DOJ might not have. Maybe Trump did worse, hard as that is to imagine.

Well, you can't say Biden is doing nothing on abortion. White House Privately Signaling It’s Moving Forward With Anti-Abortion Court Pick Despite outcry from Democrats and reproductive rights groups, Biden isn’t backing off plans to nominate Chad Meredith, a source tells HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chad-meredith-judicial-nominee-abortion-biden_n_62cc82d9e4b0451684664530

A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/11/us/pregnant-woman-hov-lane/index.html

A group of Texas educators proposed using the term 'involuntary relocation' rather than slavery when teaching 2nd graders https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/us/texas-group-proposes-school-slavery-language/index.html

Opinion: Why codifying Roe will land right back at the Supreme Court https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/opinions/codifying-roe-scotus-abortion-nourse/index.html

He think it's a safe opponent, but we all know when the puppet insults a family member Ted will immediately become submissive.

Ted Cruz bashes new Sesame Street video discussing Covid vaccine for children The Texas senator objects that the spot – in which Elmo’s dad decides to vaccinate his son – cites no scientific evidence https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/29/ted-cruz-sesame-street-video-covid-vaccine-children

The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act for 9 years. This case could be the next blow. The diminished Voting Rights Act has already played a key role in the 2022 elections via redistricting. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/27/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-00042478

Patients in Texas clinics were waiting to get their abortions. Then Roe fell Providers reported ‘complete despair’ as patients with appointments only minutes away were turned away https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/25/patients-abortion-texas-clinics-roe-v-wade

Yes, just like when he denied being a rapist.

Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law along ideological lines The 6-3 decision is the latest in a series of moves by the increasingly conservative high court to adopt a muscular interpretation of the right to bear arms. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/23/supreme-court-strikes-down-new-york-gun-law-along-ideological-lines-00041691

Marvel's Midnight Suns: The First Preview No, it's not XCOM, but it's a surprisingly endearing superhero RPG. https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-midnight-suns-first-preview-superhero-rpg-firaxis-pc-xbox-ps4-ps5

Yes. And either Manchin or Sinema could tank it. Herschel Walker gets a Father’s Day weekend pass from social conservatives The former Heisman winner got applause from the Faith & Freedom crowd, after a week of reports that he had more children than he’d publicly acknowledged. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/18/herschel-walker-fathers-day-weekend-pass-social-conservatives-00040710

Back burner no more: Dems set Manchin talks on party-line bill to simmer After appearing stalled out for months, Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin have taken significant steps behind the scenes to cobble together another bill on climate and tax reform. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/17/dems-manchin-schumer-00040321

Pence's principles/ethical code is that he should personally make healthcare/reproductive choices for all women in America. And anything that detracts from that mission is bad.

Herschel Walker's campaign confirms he has a second child https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/politics/herschel-walker-child/index.html

I tried The Witcher 3 entirely because I loved Cyberupunk so much. Also saw someone on this board mention it has the largest in game city for a video game so I wanted to see that. Game didn't really take. I didn't like being forced into the specific character. I didn't like the combat system, despite liking pretty much the same system in Cyberpunk. Didn't like the magic much either. I did see the narrative strengths though and them forcing you into a character probably makes that easier to do. I'll probably circle back at some point. The part near the beginning in the tavern was great. Don't have issues with fantasy at all, but I like playing roles like sniper, hacker, mage, and thief. So that really screwed me up being forced to be a sword slinger and specific one at that.