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mercredi 13 mai 2020

Mystery Resume

With sincere apologies to the genius, Dorothy Parker:

COVID pains you,
You'll have your own stamp.
Rand Paul blames you,
Bleach causes cramp.

Assault rifles are lawful?
Trump's an id-jit.
Death threats are awful,
You might as well quit.

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Clock chimes in Windows 10

I am having the exact opposite problem from this person:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/can-you-set-windows-10-clock-to-chime-on-the-hour/acadd004-9729-4482-b60e-ddee4679c88f[/url

My computer is in fact, chiming each hour and I can not find a way to disable the chime. Going to <Alarms & Clocks> from <Start> shows only the <Good Morning> notification. Clicking on the <Notifications Setting> link in that window does not show an hour chime.

I am using Windows 10 Home, version 1909.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

And dammit, I tried to get the link thing to work. Grr

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Clock chimes in Windows 10

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Chevron brings private prosecution against lawyer in pollution case

A new tactic in the battle between ghoulish mega-corporations and their victims.

Chevron recently lost a multi-billion pollution case in Ecuador filed by indigenous locals who's lands were contaminated by deliberate petrochemical waste dumping.

Now the lawyer that represented the Ecuadorians is facing private prosecution in New York, where Chevron's private prosecutor has hand-picked a corporation friendly judge to preside.

The lawyer, Steven Donziger, has been on house arrest since August with an ankle monitor. The judge in the case had ordered him to turn over his computer for discover, which Donziger refused citing attorney-client privileged communications while filing an appeal.

It's an absurd tale of the sheer power these mega-corporations have to abuse the court systems and crush opposition.

I can't adequately summarize the multiple twists and turns, but the intercept's article is oustanding:

https://theintercept.com/2020/01/29/...even-donziger/

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No Knock Warrants and the EMT

I couldn't find a thread on this. I think it deserves it's own one.

"Breonna Taylor: Black healthcare worker 'shot at least eight times by police' in own home, lawsuit says."

A no knock warrant at the wrong address.

I mention it here, because I've often wondered what happens if a citizen shoots back at a LEO that's shooting up the wrong house. It's this:

"None of the officers involved have been charged in connection with the shooting. Mr Walker was arrested following the incident and faces charges of first-degree assault and attempted murder of a police officer."

From:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a9510591.html

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mardi 12 mai 2020

Trump's honest and accurate statements: The Top Ten

Anything?
Anyone?

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Trump's Lies: The Top Ten

I'd love to what some of you think Trump's top ten lies are. Just a simple list of ten bullet points, one lie for each bullet.

No need to put them in any particular order. No need to tell us how often you think he lies or how many lies you think he's told. no need to tell us everything else about him that you don't like. No need to explain how hard it was for you to come up with a list of only ten because there were so many. No need to request for me to do it first.

Just ten bullet points, one lie for each. Can any of you do it?

ETA: Feel free to include the criterion by which you measured the top ten, but only if you feel like it.

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