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Retail giants join #UK #government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony #SolarPanels | #EnergyBills | The Guardian
This should be a win-win for consumers and retailers.
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#Environment #Supermarkets #Commerce #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #SolarEnergy
Retail giants join UK government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony solar panels
Lidl, Asda, Amazon and B&Q among chains in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30%Jillian Ambrose (The Guardian)
Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK
Four found guilty get tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’Haroon Siddique (The Guardian)
NEW: "I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too"
In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn’t always so — sometimes you just need to know who to ask, and for what.
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#news #education #government #california
I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too
In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn't always so — sometimes you just need to know who to ask, and for what.Peter.DiCampo@propublica.org (ProPublica)
NEW: No state has taken over as many public school districts as Texas.
Since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts.
Four of those came just this spring.
At least another 10 are at risk of takeover.
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#news #education #texas #government
Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns
Since 2020, the state education agency has taken over eight school districts — four in just the past few months — and installed leaders linked to Houston’s controversial superintendent, Mike Miles. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
NEW: Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following a ProPublica investigation revealing that a top aide to the president initiated a $620 million loan from the Pentagon to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr.
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#news #government #trump #pentagon
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”Alex.Bandoni@propublica.org (ProPublica)
“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking
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After Biden clamped down on the flow of illegal guns, Trump has referred fewer ATF trafficking charges for prosecution, eased up on irresponsible gun shops and shifted hundreds of ATF agents to immigration work.
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#News #Trump #Biden #Guns #Crime #Law #ATF #Government #Immigration
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.
We found that the request came directly from the White House.
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#News #WhiteHouse #Trump #Pentagon #Defense #Business #Ethics #Law #Government #DonaldTrumpJr
The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.Alex.Bandoni@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Can’t Reform the Court’s Power? Then Let’s Take It Away. | The Nation
On this episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, a deep dive into jurisdiction stripping.The Nation
It's pretty interesting to see #China order a #US company to unwind the purchase of another company in #Singapore, after it was already complete.
🇺🇸 #Meta > 🇸🇬 #Manus ❌ 🇨🇳 #Government
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#SingaporeWashing #News #Business #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Legal #Politics #Reuters #Economy #Tech
NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes.
It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska.
The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it.
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#News #Alaska #FCC #Internet #Wifi #Telecom #Government
This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S.shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)
ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
