2022/12/11

Sunday, December 11, 2022 (#345)

Saturday Sunday Monday 2022-12-04 Iran abolishes morality police after protests, official claims: well, that's a start. «However, state television later denied the claims that the morality police had been shut down.» Or not. alleged Lockerbie bomber Abu Agela Masud Kheir Al-Marimi taken into custody: 2022-12-11 The U.S. has taken custody of the alleged bomb maker in the 1988 Lockerbie attack 2022-12-11 Accused Libyan bombmaker in Pan Am downing now in US custody 2022-12-11 US takes Lockerbie plane bomb suspect into custody (h/t) 2022-12-09 Private RNC member emails reveal anger at Trump, frustration with McDaniel’s response to him 2022-12-10 Free speech warrior Elon Musk reportedly threatens to sue Twitter staff if they leak to media 2022-12-10 Paul Whelan's brother says Biden "made the right choice" with Griner swap 2022-12-09 AP Investigation: Prison boss beat inmates, climbed ranks «Thomas Ray Hinkle, a high-ranking federal Bureau of Prisons official, was sent to restore order and trust at a women’s prison wracked by a deplorable scandal. Instead, workers say, he left the federal lockup in Dublin, California, even more broken.» 2022-12-10 Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history 2022-12-08 Public interest groups file emergency request to halt Mayor Eric Adams' controversial mental health plan «Mayor Eric Adams' new plan to involuntarily hospitalize some mentally ill people living on New York City streets is facing its first legal battle.» 2022-12-10 More Rioters Just Got Prison Time for Actions on January 6 2022-12-09 Top progressive firm drops Sinema as a client 2022-12-08 More States Propose Trans Adult Bans: 3 States Propose Care Bans For Trans Young Adults (via) more details 2022-12-11 James Fallows on journa.host: some issues with ProPublica (which otherwise has a very good record)