The International Idiocy of the 15-Minute City

Added 01-17-23 05:21:03pm EST - “Planners and politicians from Saudi Arabia to Scotland want to transform interconnected cities into isolated "urban villages" no one ever needs to leave.” - Reason.com

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• Two-Minute Read: New FBI rulebook shows it collaborated with CIA and NSA to spy on Americans
• Two-Minute Read: A new generation of ISIS terrorists are plotting a comeback
• Kevin McCarthy Makes Last-Minute Concessions in Scramble for Speakership
• World's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft completes 10-minute flight

Mail-In Voting Doesn't Violate Arizona Constitution's "Secrecy in Voting" Requirement

Added 01-17-23 06:21:03pm EST - “From Arizona Republican Party v. Fontes, decided today by the Arizona Court of Appeals (opinion by Judge Cynthia J. Bailey,...” - Reason.com

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• VEON provides update on voting on Scheme
• Here's Who's Leading NBA All Star Voting. One Player Might Surprise You
• House Dems Introduce Legislation That Would Lower Voting Age to 16
• Lawmakers Are Still Using TikTok After Voting To Ban It On Federal Government Devices

Hamline Adjunct Fired for Showing Muhammad Images Sues + Hamline Statement Seems to Backtrack

Added 01-17-23 09:21:02pm EST - “The Pioneer Press (Josh Verges) reports: The adjunct professor accused of Islamophobia for showing artwork in class that depicted the...” - Reason.com

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• Hamline board jumps in to review fracas over academic freedom, Islamophobia
• FIRE Files Academic Freedom Complaint With Hamline University's Accrediting Agency
• She Lost Her Job For Showing a Painting of Muhammad in Class. Now, She's Suing.
• Getty Images sues the maker of AI art generator Stable Diffusion over data scraping allegations

Ohio To Honor Occupational Licenses from Other States

Added 01-18-23 08:21:02am EST - “Good news for laborers of all kinds in Ohio: The state will now honor occupational licenses earned elsewhere.” - Reason.com

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• Study says red states smash blue states as the best for business start-ups
• Biden visits Vatican embassy to honor Benedict XVI
• Biden vows to honor Ukraine minister killed in helicopter crash
• Buffalo Bills Honor Damar Hamlin in First Game Since Medical Emergency

No, Recycling Will Not Save the Environment

Added 01-18-23 01:21:03am EST - “Despite what you may have heard, many "recyclables" sent to recycling plants are often never recycled at all.” - Reason.com

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• JOHN STOSSEL: The Recycling Religion Is Garbage
• GOP must be 'engaging in the fight' on environment
• Bin, app, and subscription combo pledges a cleaner kitchen, environment
• Missisippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

Brickbat: A Valuable Lesson

Added 01-18-23 06:21:02am EST - “The Chicago Board of Ethics, the city inspector general, and the Chicago Public Schools inspector general are investigating after Mayor...” - Reason.com

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• Amazon overtakes Apple as world's most valuable brand
• 'He Did Not Learn His Lesson': Dog Gets Stuck in Tree Chasing Squirrel, Has To Be Rescued
• Brickbat: You Can't Say That
• Brickbat: Close Enough

Mark P. Mills: Get Ready for the Roaring 2020s!

Added 01-18-23 11:21:02am EST - “Pessimism is everywhere, but the author of The Cloud Revolution says we're entering a golden age of abundant, ubiquitous, and liberating technology.” - Reason.com

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• 2023 will be like 1967's 'roaring bull market': Billionaire investor
• Brand New Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills Jokes About Vicious Attack On Paul Pelosi
• Russia May Be Getting Ready to Mobilize in Ukraine (Again)
• Be ready for anything with the battery-powered Ecoflow DELTA generator

No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Case Alleging False Claims of Sexual Assault at College

Added 01-18-23 10:21:03am EST - “From Doe v. Doe, decided Jan. 5 by Judge James Dever III (E.D.N.C.): Essentially, plaintiff's complaint concerns defendant's alleged "false...” - Reason.com

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• Woman Sues Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Alleging Child Sex Assault In 1970s
• JPMorgan sues the founder of the college financial-planning website it acquired, alleging she falsely inflated its user numbers
• Trump said he 'can't think of any complaints' when asked if he ever forcibly kissed a woman; 26 have accused him of sexual assault
• Bill Cosby Sued By Accuser Stacey Pinkerton Over Alleged 1986 Sexual Assault

She Lost Her Job For Showing a Painting of Muhammad in Class. Now, She's Suing.

Added 01-18-23 02:21:02pm EST - “A Hamline University professor who lost her job after showing a painting of Muhammad in class filed a lawsuit against the school alleging religious discrimination.” - Reason.com

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• Madonna urged to return lost painting
• Hamline Adjunct Fired for Showing Muhammad Images Sues + Hamline Statement Seems to Backtrack
• Trial set for Black soldier suing police over violent stop
• SCOTUS To Hear Case Of Transgender-Identified Individual Suing Biden Admin Over Deportation

Elizabeth Warren, Jamaal Bowman Want To Give Lina Khan the Power To Impose Rent Control on the Whole Country

Added 01-18-23 05:21:03pm EST - “Warren and fellow progressive Democrats have asked President Biden to use the FTC, HUD, or maybe the FHFA to impose nationwide rent control.” - Reason.com

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• Elizabeth Warren, Cori Bush Say Independent Contractors Deserve Abortion Benefits Too
• Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to give up control of Ant Group
• REPORT: All Elite Wrestling Owner Tony Khan Looking To Buy WWE
• Lion Energy Power Bank review: Not an ordinary power source