this quote from that article is awesome:
Rick Hodges, defendant in the case, who said that as a lifelong Republican he does question the financial feasibility of the ACA, but as a director of the Ohio Department of Health he has to recognize that a flat-out repeal would be a death sentence for at-risk communities.
âHeâs the hero,â Hodges added in reference to Jim Obergefell, whom he now considers a friend ⌠[Hodges] believes the decision was âhistoric, momentous, and frankly, wonderfulâ and stands with Democrats in the effort to safeguard it.
Re: B-sides that were more popular than their A-sides
TIL that Dylanâs âBlowinâ in the Windâ's B-side was⌠âDonât Think Twice, Itâs All Rightâ.
Remember so-not-a-pirate Kim Dotcom? New Zealandâs highest court has just said the USA can extradite him for copyright naughtiness
New Zealandâs Supreme Court today decided [PDF] [âŚ] that Dotcom and his co-defendants can be hauled off to the USA â but only to face copyright-related charges because New Zealand doesnât have money-laundering laws that match Americaâs.
The Supremes also considered a decision in a lower court that found Dotcom could not seek a judicial review of his case. The Supreme Court today decided that was incorrect, and Dotcom is entitled to a review of the process.
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So Dotcom can have another crack at staying in New Zealand.
Huawei sues US govt over claims Trump administration ignored companyâs Freedom of Information requests
Embattled Chinese telecoms outfit Huawei has filed suit against the US government over allegations it is âstonewallingâ legitimate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
The complaint [PDF], which was filed in DC federal court on Friday, pertains to documents describing the trial of Huaweiâs CFO, Meng Wanzhou, who faces an extradition battle in Canada over allegations of fraud and breaching sanctions against Iran.
Also sought by Huawei â via its FOI requests â was information regarding the state of trade relations between the US and China, and competition over the development of 5G technology.
Feds throw book at eBay execs who deny they had anything to do with cyberstalking of siteâs critics
Somebody attacked Uncle Roger.
Bad software crashed Boeings. Now it appears the company lacked a singular software supremo
Boeing has created a new role for a vice president of software engineering and filled it with a veteran of similar gigs at SpaceX, Tesla, and Google.
Not sure which particular topic to put this in reply to, there are quite a few.
I also donât really know what this actually does as I donât really understand British parliament. But itâs encouraging at least. It might have happened anyway if Harris and Biden hadnât won, but at least that win would have put manners on the Tories.
Donât masturbate at work, kids.
Swiss spies knew about Crypto AG compromise - and kept it from govt overseers for nearly 30 years
The Johnny cab is here!