What will the Supreme Court misogyny do to cases involving some of the best in the country.

September 15, 2021
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves and Michael Balsamo

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles (click here) told Congress in forceful testimony Wednesday that federal law enforcement and gymnastics officials turned a "blind eye" to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women.

Biles told the Senate Judiciary Committee that "enough is enough" as she and three other U.S. gymnasts spoke in stark emotional terms about the lasting toll Nassar’s crimes have taken on their lives. In response, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he was "deeply and profoundly sorry" for delays in Nassar’s prosecution and the pain it caused.

The four-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion — widely considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time — said that she "can imagine no place that I would be less comfortable right now than sitting here in front of you." She declared herself a survivor of sexual abuse.

"I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse," Biles said through tears. In addition to failures of the FBI, she said USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee "knew that I was abused by their official team doctor long before I was ever made aware of their knowledge."...

At least most of the country now agrees, including the peer group of the Supreme Court.

LAWLESS

September 11, 2021

By Oma Seddig

The Supreme Court opened the door to fierce backlash (click here) when a narrow majority of justices in a ruling last week upheld a strict Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

From President Joe Biden to advocacy leaders, critics have knocked the court's decision, arguing it flouts the constitutional right to an abortion established nearly 50 years ago under Roe v. Wade. That Supreme Court decision, along with other major abortion rulings since, protect the right to an abortion until pre-viability, or the point when a fetus can survive outside of the womb, which most experts say occurs around 24 weeks of pregnancy.

The court's refusal to block the Texas law "unleashes unconstitutional chaos," Biden said last Thursday, hours after the decision was handed down. The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week in an attempt to block the six-week abortion ban.

"This is the loudest alarm yet that abortion rights are in grave danger, in Texas and across the country," Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in response to the ruling....

Can we please get this right.

For once parents and children are receiving a tax break from the USA government rather than million-billionaires and enormously sized companies with bad employee policies.

If this is tied to the refusal of the Republicans to either pass a budget or a CR then the country should know by every Democrat exactly who their victims are.

September 22, 2021
By Tami Luhby

Though the Internal Revenue Service (click here) sent out the third monthly child tax credit payment last week, some families are still waiting for the funds.

Angry parents have contacted CNN, taken to Twitter and posted to other online sites complaining that they did not receive the money on Sept. 15 as expected. Eligible families can get up to $300 for each child up to age 6 and up to $250 for each one ages 6 to 17.

The agency, which distributed $15 billion in credits to about 35 million families last week, acknowledged Friday that "some individuals" had yet to receive their September payments, though they were sent ones for July and August. It also noted that these parents may not be able to see the status of the payment on the IRS' child tax credit portal....

Mary Trump and the New York Times are great Americans

To begin this is all about his next attempt to be president. This has got to be the biggest joke going. Donald John Trump is a treasonist and was the entire time he was in office. From the very first visit at the White House of the Russian Foreign Minister and his entourage all the way to identifying with the mob of January 6, 2021. There is no basis for any lawsuit. NONE!

It would be best if the New York Times and Mary Trump would get rid of this mess as soon as possible so he can't ride the gravy train belonging to others and to end the campaign before it gets started.

THE ALARM was heard loud and clear and most of the country was grateful for it. There is absolutely no damages here that Congress doesn't already have. This is simply ridiculous.

Donald John Trump wants to overthrow the USA Constitution and make himself king. He isn't interested in work. Being President of the USA demands some degree of work even on a slow day, but, he isn't interested in the work, ONLY the room and board and all the staff he can muster to do his chores for him.

As the chosen one I am sure he believes the fallout shelters afforded the President of the USA were made just for him and his brood. He is convinced, in a political sense, he will rise again and this is part of the delusion he BELIEVES.

Call in mental health experts as a reason to dismiss the lawsuits. Trump has been and is delusional. There is no basis for the lawsuits. None. They did the country a great service and should be applauded for their bravery. The New York Times did nothing but find every bit of information available to them in the public realm and compose an article to create an understanding of the profound disregard by Trump for the country. He is and always was an opportunist. Being in the private sector he was mostly out of reach and Michael Cohen can attest to it. But, what he did once in office is completely unforgiveable.

September 22, 2021

By Sarah Al-Arshani

Former President Donald Trump (click here) sued his niece Mary Trump, The New York Times, and three of its reporters over coverage of his tax records, the Daily Beast reported.

Trump filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in Dutchess County, New York, which claimed his niece and the Times came up with an "insidious plot" on how to get his records for reporting on his tax history.

The Times reporters named in the suit are David Barstow, Susanne Craig, and Russ Buettner, who won a 2019 Pulitzer Prize for their 18-month investigation into Trump's finances.

Damages requested from the Times and Mary Trump will be determined at trial but are "believed to be no less than One Hundred Million Dollars," the Daily Beast reported....

I demand OSHA investigate Amazon for very DANGEROUS demands of it's delivery drivers.

So, Bezos thinks side mirrors are evil, huh? And drivers are able to use telepathy to control drivers that cut them off. That is a real trick. The real issue here is the salary the drivers are bringing home. This is a ROBBING TECHNIQUE to bring monies back to Amazon. Every driver, past and present, at Amazon (even if they are no longer employed there), MUST have all their "Amazon Deductions" returned to them WITH THE PREVAILING INTEREST RATE.

Besides being very dangerous for Amazon drivers and the public using the roads, this is harassment of employees doing a vital job. IT IS AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE. If it isn't for delivery drivers the USA would have shut down entirely (which might have been better, ie: New Zealand) during the pandemic.

I don't care if Amazon is stating this so-called technique results in few accidents. That is a lie. The drivers probably use their side vision a lot without activating the cameras. There is no way a person driving down a road isn't using their side mirrors. NOT USING SIDE MIRRORS RESULTS IN CUTTING OFF OTHER DRIVERS. 

Does anyone think car manufacturers put mirrors on the car for decoration? They don't. There are real reasons for all the safety features of a vehicle. I am not saying every driver on the road uses side mirrors, but, they are there for a reason. What Amazon is looking at is the "idea" that facing forward prevents rear-end accidents.

OSHA also needs to investigate whether the driver can see out a rear view mirror. While OSHA is at it, inspect the warehouses and loading platforms, as well as mental health policies and how often they are invoked and insurance, is necessary to treat the diagnosis.

Amazon is highly guilty of unfair labor practices and preventing the ability of a union to represent its employees. This is one of the reasons why Amazon stood in the way of the union vote. They target employees as part of their profit structure.

September 20, 2021
By Sarah Jackson

Amazon (click here) drivers say they are being punished for some driving habits that are considered safe and others that are beyond their control, Motherboard reported.

Drivers told Motherboard that the AI-powered cameras in Amazon's delivery vans unfairly penalized them for things such as looking at side mirrors, adjusting the radio, and even getting cut off in traffic by someone else.

"It's upsetting, when I didn't do anything," a Los Angeles delivery driver told Motherboard. "Every time I need to make a right-hand turn, it inevitably happens. A car cuts me off to move into my lane, and the camera, in this really dystopian dark, robotic voice, shouts at me."...