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- Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and 'throw in the towel' on 2024www.nbcnews.com Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and 'throw in the towel' on 2024
The options for the party to get a new candidate are limited, however, and other Democrats caution it's "too late to switch."
- The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners.abcnews.go.com US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners
- Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok banca.finance.yahoo.com Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok ban
A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal effort to require a sale or ban of TikTok would suppress speech from minority communities by disrupting a critical tool many use to establish connections online and advocate for causes.
- NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Caseswww.truthdig.com NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Cases - Truthdig
New York City’s Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials.
- Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News pollwww.cbsnews.com Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News poll
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
- Kamala Harris Could Win This Election. Let Her.www.nytimes.com Opinion | Kamala Harris Could Win This Election. Let Her.
The vice president is the obvious path out of the mess Joe Biden has created.
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- Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion profile quietly removed from Stanford extremist group listthegrayzone.com Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion profile quietly removed from Stanford extremist group list - The Grayzone
The government-funded research project’s mysterious removal of Azov’s profile was followed by a State Department decision to allow the controversial right-wing unit to receive U.S. military aid. Editor’s note: the following article was originally published by Sam Carlen and Iain Carlos for the Noir ...
- Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign
>Tractor Supply Company, which bills itself as the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., will eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) roles, withdraw its carbon emissions goals and stop sponsoring Pride events in response to criticism from conservative activists.
>The Fortune 500 company has been nationally recognized as an inclusive and diverse workplace, including last year in Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index and Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
>But it recently became the target of conservative ire for that very reason, as the latest in a growing series of retailers to face backlash over — and ultimately walk back — its DEI initiatives.
>Robby Starbuck, a music video director and Republican who ran unsuccessfully to represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District in 2022, launched the campaign against Tractor Supply on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this month.
>He wrote on June 6 that it was “time to expose Tractor Supply,” which he said was one of conservatives’ most beloved brands but was at odds with their values. He pointed to its DEI hiring practices, in-office Pride Month decorations, climate change activism and “funding sex changes,” among other complaints.
- Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performancewww.cnn.com Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the world, with foreign diplomats expressing shock and concern while raising questions about the implications for a consequential US election that could upend the foreign policy...
- House votes to bar State Dept. from citing Gaza Health Ministry death tollwww.upi.com House votes to bar State Dept. from citing Gaza Health Ministry death toll - UPI.com
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to prohibit the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll in the Israel-Hamas war.
- Who Is Running The Country?seymourhersh.substack.com WHO IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY?
Biden’s decline has been known to friends and insiders for months
- Vermont pays $175,000 to man arrested for giving the middle finger to state trooperwww.vermontpublic.org Vermont pays $175,000 to man arrested for giving the middle finger to state trooper
The settlement covers Greg Bombard's 2018 arrest by a state trooper who said Bombard flipped him the middle finger — and a second, related citation nearly six years later, on Christmas Day.
>It all started, Greg Bombard said, with a broken coffee maker. That’s what prompted him to get into his car and head to Dunkin’ on a winter day in 2018.
>It ended this month when the state of Vermont paid Bombard $175,000 to settle the lawsuit that ultimately resulted from that short drive.
>The settlement covers Bombard’s arrest that day by a state trooper who said the St. Albans Town man flipped him the middle finger — and a second, related citation nearly six years later, on Christmas Day.
- USA's Casey Kaufhold, the world's No. 1-ranked women's archer, seeks gold in Parisapnews.com USA's Casey Kaufhold, the world's No. 1-ranked women's archer, seeks gold in Paris
Casey Kaufhold is the world's No. 1-ranked women's recurve archer. She’s trying to become the first American to win Olympic gold in archery since 1996.
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> >The rising star from Lancaster, Pennsylvania looks to become the first American to win Olympic gold in archery since 1996. She could become the first American woman to claim an individual medal since 1976, when Luann Ryon won gold in Montreal.
- We Can Have Cop City, Or We Can Have Democracytherealnews.com We can have Cop City, or we can have democracy
Atlanta’s Democratic leadership is trying to build a massive police urban-warfare training facility before the public can stop it. The outcome will set a precedent for the political future, with implications well beyond the city itself.
- Boeing says its space mission is 'going well' despite its Starliner leaving 2 astronauts stuck on the ISSwww.businessinsider.com Boeing says its space mission is 'going well' despite its Starliner leaving 2 astronauts stuck on the ISS
Boeing is doing damage control after delaying Starliner's return from the International Space Station.
- Democrats question Biden's candidacy after 'disaster' debate performancewww.abc.net.au A 'disaster' debate performance stirs Democratic panic about Biden's candidacy
Joe Biden's poor debate performance has resulted in cries from within his party to replace him as a candidate in the United States presidential election.
- Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Racewww.nytimes.com Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race
The president’s inadequate performance in the debate made it clear he is not the man he was four years ago.
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- Air Force Ousts Head of Its Troubled $131 Billion ICBM Program
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- CBS News poll: In debate, Democrats want more forceful Biden, GOP wants polite Trump; most want to hear about issueswww.cbsnews.com CBS News poll: In debate, Democrats want more forceful Biden, GOP wants polite Trump; most want to hear about issues
Few think they'll learn something in the debate Thursday that would change their minds.
- Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for Trump in the state’s Republican primarywww.cnn.com Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for Trump in the state’s Republican primary | CNN Politics
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian revealed Wednesday that he didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump, his party’s presumptive nominee, in the state’s GOP primary.
- Inflation’s Wild Ride | Inflation has surged and moderated since the pandemic. As the presidential election approaches, politicians are focused on who is to blame. How did we get here?www.nytimes.com Inflation’s Wild Ride
As the presidential election approaches, politicians are focused on who is to blame for price increases. How did we get here?
> Price increases have slowed, but getting used to new price levels could take time for consumers.
- Whistleblower warned Boeing of flaws in 787 planes that could have ‘devastating consequences’www.cbs58.com Whistleblower warned Boeing of flaws in 787 planes that could have ‘devastating consequences’
By Gabe Cohen, David Goldman and Gregory Wallace, CNN(CNN) — A whistleblower has come forward Wednesday alleging parts of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner planes were built in an unsafe manner – potentially leadi
- The Covid summer wave is herewww.nbcnews.com The Covid summer wave is here
Infections are most likely rising in at least 39 states, driven in part by a trio of new variants.
- Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota experiences partial failure; no plans for mass evacuationwww.cbsnews.com Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota experiences partial failure; no plans for mass evacuation
Flooding on the Blue Earth River caused an abutment of the Rapidan Dam to partially fail on Monday morning, and it remains in "imminent failure condition."
- Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.us Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think
I had no idea how bad things actually were until I saw one simple graph.
- 27% of Americans Are Skipping Meals Because of Skyrocketing Food Costswww.foodandwine.com 27% of Americans Are Skipping Meals Because of Skyrocketing Food Costs
With grocery prices up 25% since the beginning of the pandemic, Americans have found themselves making some serious sacrifices and putting off paying for necessities, such as rent or other bills, to afford groceries.
- Death of 12-year-old at North Carolina camp for troubled youth ruled a homicidewww.nbcnews.com Autopsy report rules 12-year-old's death at camp for troubled adolescents a homicide
The boy, who died after less than 24 hours at Trails Carolina, couldn’t breathe in the tent where he was placed to sleep, according to an autopsy report.
The boy died in February, less than 24 hours after having arrived at Trails Carolina, a for-profit program that has since lost its operating license. Trails Carolina has said the death appeared to be accidental and that staff members performed CPR after they found the boy unresponsive the morning after he arrived. He was inside a bivy, a one-person tent secured with an alarm.
The camp has said it routinely placed children in bivvies overnight for their safety when they arrived. The autopsy report said the inner mesh panel of the boy’s bivy was torn, so counselors sealed the outer, weather-resistant door panel instead, which was not the camp’s protocol.
Before its license was revoked, Trails Carolina, in Lake Toxaway, served children with behavioral issues and diagnoses such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder. A medical examiner’s report released with the autopsy findings said the boy who died had ADHD, anxiety, migraines and social challenges, including “a very hard time making friends.”
- Medicare Advantage Opens “AI Can of Worms” for Patientswww.commondreams.org Medicare Advantage Opens “AI Can of Worms” for Patients
Members of Congress, Advocates Voice Concerns Over Use of Technology to Pad Profits in Health Care
- Jamaal Bowman’s Loss Is the Start of a New Eranymag.com Jamaal Bowman’s Loss Is the Start of a New Era
Pro-Israel forces now have a blueprint to driving critics out of Congress.
- Federal Prosecutors Recommend Criminal Charges for Boeingscheerpost.com Federal Prosecutors Recommend Criminal Charges for Boeing
“Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences,” said one observer.
"Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences," said one observer."
Federal prosecutors have recommended that the U.S. Department of Justice criminally charge Boeing for violating a 2021 settlement over two fatal crashes of the aerospace giant’s troubled 737 MAX jetliners.
As Reutersreported Monday:
In May, officials determined the company breached a 2021 agreement that had shielded Boeing from a criminal charge of conspiracy to commit fraud arising from two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 involving the 737 MAX jet. Under the 2021 deal, the Justice Department agreed not to prosecute Boeing over allegations it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration so long as the company overhauled its compliance practices and submitted regular reports. Boeing also agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle the investigation.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Boeing violated the settlement by “failing to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations.”
Reuters: US prosecutors recommend DOJ to criminally charge Boeing. Finally!
So sick of the lack of accountability in corporate America.
Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences.https://t.co/KLOxCbyKUT — Nick Pinkston 🏭 🏗️ 🏙️ 🌐 ⏭ (@NickPinkston) June 24, 2024
Boeing declined to comment on the Reuters report. Referring to the settlement, the company said last month that “we believe that we have honored the terms of that agreement.”
The DOJ has until July 7 to decide whether to prosecute Boeing officials.
News of the prosecutors’ recommendation came days after The New York Times reported that the DOJ is considering letting Boeing avoid prosecution for violating the terms of the 2021 settlement. According to the Times, the department is weighing a negotiated resolution under which the company takes a plea deal or deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)—which would impose monitoring and compliance terms—in lieu of a trial fraught with uncertainties.
ProPublica’s @eisingerj wrote a great book called “The Chickenshit Club” about the Obama-Biden DOJ refusing to prosecute banks.
If this new NYT story is right, it seems as if Biden is considering extending that chickenshit policy to Boeing. pic.twitter.com/joYyoQqT3t — David Sirota (@davidsirota) June 21, 2024
Boeing entered into a DPA after 737 MAX jets crashed, killing hundreds of people. On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight JT610, a nearly new 737 MAX 8, crashed into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board. Indonesian investigators subsequently concluded that a faulty sensor caused the plane’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) to continually tilt the aircraft downward.
On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, also a MAX 8, crashed into a field six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia en route to Nairobi, Kenya. All 157 people aboard were killed. Boeing acknowledged that a MCAS-related software error caused the crash and vowed to “prevent erroneous data from causing MCAS activation.”
As Boeing whistleblowers—who claim they’ve been retaliated against—and outside aviation safety experts revealed what consumer safety advocate Ralph Nader described as “serial criminal negligence” in the company’s handling of the crisis, public pressure urging the government to ground all 737 MAX planes increased. Then-Republican U.S. President Donald Trump finally did so on March 13, 2019 amid a worldwide wave of groundings that lasted until December 2020 in the United States and longer in some countries.
Yet problems persisted. Earlier this year, a door plug flew off a 737 MAX 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight, injuring passengers and forcing an emergency landing. The incident also prompted a temporary MAX 9 grounding and a DOJ criminal probe. The FAA found “multiple instances” in which Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems—a parts supplier—”allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements.” The agency also noted “noncompliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control.”
Last week, relatives of the 737 MAX 8 crash victims urged federal prosecutors to file criminal charges against Boeing and fine the company $25 billion.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)—a former federal prosecutor and state attorney general—said last week at a hearing on Boeing’s broken safety culture that “the evidence is near-overwhelming to justify” DOJ prosecution.
“Boeing needs to stop thinking about the next earnings call and start thinking about the next generation,” Blumenthal said, echoing allegations that the company prioritizes profit over safety.
Sen. Blumenthal holds up the data that Boeing sent the committee in response to requests.
And it's just "gobbledyremoved."
The Senator and even the CEO can't make any sense of the gibberish data the company sent over. pic.twitter.com/xV5phpqTgh — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 18, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said at the hearing that he is “proud of every action” his company has taken in response to the 737 MAX safety crisis. Calhoun announced in March that he would step down as CEO at the end of the year—a move critics called insufficient if there is no criminal accountability.
Monday’s reporting followed news that two NASA astronauts who left Earth aboard Boeing’s Starliner are stranded on the International Space Station after engineers found numerous problems with the reusable capsule. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were scheduled to return to Earth on June 13 after a week aboard the ISS. This is the third time their return home has been delayed. The Starliner is docked to the ISS’ Harmony module and has just 45 days of docking time left before the window for a safe return closes.
- Will the Debate This Week Be ‘Rah-Rah’ or ‘Ruh-Roh?’www.nytimes.com Will the Debate Be ‘Rah-Rah’ or ‘Ruh-Roh?’
I asked how you’re feeling about the debate. Hundreds of you responded with worries and hopes.
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- It’s the economy, stupid. Here’s what you need to know about it for the presidential debatewww.cnn.com It’s the economy, stupid. Here’s what you need to know about it for the presidential debate | CNN Business
Bill Clinton’s campaign was right on the money when it coined the famous “It’s the economy, stupid” slogan in 1992. That’s because the economy has consistently ranked among the top – if not the very top — voter issues in presidential election after presidential election.
- Ordained minister accused of drugging, raping woman and child molestation arrested in Spokanewww.spokesman.com Ordained minister accused of drugging, raping woman and child molestation arrested in Spokane
An ordained minister accused of drugging and raping a woman and molesting a child was arrested in Spokane Friday.
>An ordained minister accused of drugging and raping a woman and molesting a child was arrested in Spokane Friday.
>Russell Anders, 55, was arrested Friday morning at his home on the 1800 block of West Gardener Avenue in Spokane by a United States Marshals’ task force on an outstanding federal warrant.
>Anders is charged with second-degree rape and first-degree voyeurism in Spokane.
>On multiple occasions, a woman woke up after having drinks with Anders feeling off, according to court documents. She eventually was able to access his laptop and found videos of Anders having sex with her while she was unconscious after putting sleeping pills in her drinks, according to court records.
>She also found sexually explicit videos of children on the laptop, she told police.
>Anders was indicted last year in federal court in Seattle on one count of producing child pornography, along with possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
>He also has pending Seattle cases, including charges of child molestation and sexual exploitation of a minor, among other similar crimes.
- Gretchen Whitmer says Biden isn't getting credit for the infrastructure law because voters are 'stressed out'www.businessinsider.com Gretchen Whitmer says Biden isn't getting credit for the infrastructure law because voters are 'stressed out'
Michigan gov. Gretchen Whitmer said voters aren't "consuming everything" so Democrats need to work harder to sell Biden's accomplishments.
>In a recent interview with The New York Times, Whitmer was asked why President Joe Biden has so far struggled to earn widespread credit for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law among voters.
>Her response? Voters have been worn out by the pandemic and many just haven't been tuned in to what's happening in Washington.
>"I think the pandemic's taken a toll. People are stressed out," Whitmer told the Times. "They're just trying to pay the grocery bill, get the kids off to school, show up at their job, and maybe get a little bit of sleep at night. They're not consuming everything."