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SPUNGE. A thirsty fellow, a great drinker. To spunge; to eat and drink at another's cost. Spunging-house: a bailiff's lock-up-house, or repository, to which persons arrested are taken, till they find bail, or have spent all their money:
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang @histodons
#Congo questions #Apple over #knowledge of #conflict #minerals in its supply chain
source: https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphones-congo-blood-minerals-b1f20aa7bd3a3f4f8cf7fcde19c6f053
A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled east that might end up being used in the company’s products.
#SupplyChain #HumanRights #Economy #business #iphone #smartphone #technology #trade #TimCook justice #crime #news
Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It's demanding answers within three weeks.GERALD IMRAY (AP News)
#Pay to stay: #Florida inmates charged for #prison cells long after incarceration
Not only can the state bill an inmate the $50 a day even after they are released, Florida can also impose a new bill on the next occupant of that bed, potentially allowing the state to double, triple, or quadruple charge for the same bed.
Capitalism at Its best...
#usa #jail #crime #fail #problem #news #money #finance #capitalism #politics
Pay to stay: Florida inmates charged for prison cells long after incarceration
It's a common saying: You do the crime, you do the time. But when people are released from prison, freedom is fragmented. It marks the start of new hardships, impacting families and communities.Kylie McGivern (ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS))
Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ #genocide is being committed in #Gaza
Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that #Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.
#news #humanRights #crime #war #terror #conflict #uno #military #Palestine #occupation #politics #problem
Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.UN News
"The New York Times reported there are at least nine court officers and additional Secret Service agents in the courtroom today, a much larger security presence than normal.
Outside the court, a local park has been turned into a stage by Trump supporters."
~ Dan Rather
https://steady.substack.com/p/things-we-never-thought-wed-see
#Colangelo says that jurors will hear #Trump, in his own voice, urging the money be repaid in cash. This doesn't connect Trump to the actual #crime, which only relates to a payment to #StormyDaniels. But it suggests a pattern of behavior.
Colangelo is now describing the emergence of the "#AccessHollywood" tape on Oct 7, 2016, beginning w/ email outreach to Trump spox #HopeHicks. Colangelo reads aloud the worst of Trump’s language, bragging about grabbing women's genitals.
As #Colangelo says that #Trump orchestrated a #criminal scheme to #corrupt the 2016 presidential election, Trump shook his head.
Trump has attacked Colangelo on Truth Social repeatedly. #StochasticTerrorism
Colangelo has outlined the #crime, & is on to the #GrandJury #indictment of Trump last year. His opening is expected to take >1 hr.
#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney
Over 2,000 #shell companies have directors aged 123 years or older, #Moody’s found. The oldest known human lived to 122
Source: https://fortune.com/2024/01/22/moodys-red-flags-shell-companies-directors-123-years-old/
#scam #crime #economy #business #problem #news
Over 2,000 shell companies have directors aged 123 years or older, Moody’s found. The oldest known human lived to 122
One listed director — at 942 years old — would have been born in the 11th century.Giulia Morpurgo (Fortune)
#TrumpTrial🧵 cont’d
One prospective #juror said he only reads the New York Post & the New York Daily News. In other words, he's a NY unicorn.
At another point he said he only has a flip phone. "And therefore I do not *watch* any podcasts," he says, elliciting laughter.
The man says he has no friends or family who have been convicted of a #crime, but quickly amends his answer, more loudly, to no "close friends."
#TrumpTrial #jurors’ concerns
#JurySelection began w/a sworn in juror getting dismissed over doxxing concerns.
“I definitely have concerns now. One of them especially being the aspects of my identity have already been out there in public. Yesterday alone I had friends, colleagues & family push things to my phone regarding questioning my identity as a juror.”
#Trump #law #crime #intimidation #JuryTampering
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-trial-live-updates/
#Biden says he’s considering #Australia’s request to drop #prosecution of #Wikileaks founder #Assange
source: https://apnews.com/article/biden-australia-assange-wikileaks-2cd31cf5a9983f3523a7c3de72b5078e
For years, Australia has called on the U.S. to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought U.S. extradition efforts from #prison in the U.K. Asked about the request on Wednesday, as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit, Biden said, “We’re considering it.”
Hopefully he won't think about it until he forgets it again or is no longer President. 😒
#politics #crime #diplomacy #news #president #USA #justice
Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Julian Assange
President Joe Biden says he's considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents. For years, Australia has called on the U.S.AP News