daniel-millstone.bsky.social
@daniel-millstone.bsky.social
Reposted
BREAKING: The acting U.S. attorney for New York’s Southern District resigns after DOJ’s order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. nbcnews.to/3QjCeys
February 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I think Chris Hedges essay here on the fire this time is well worth thinking about:

chrishedges.substack.com/p/fire-weath...
Fire Weather
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an age of fire.
chrishedges.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Have you been buying eggs recently? I just bought these. The guy stocking the egg shelves was putting out cartons marked $8+/dozen eggs, so I saved 21 cents.
January 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reposted
NEW: This is how Endo, one of the nation’s largest opioid makers, escaped a $7 billion federal penalty.

With @inquirer.com
propub.li/3DluB7F
Endo’s End Around: How One of the Nation’s Largest Opioid Makers Escaped a $7 Billion Federal Penalty
For a decade, the Justice Department delayed a winning criminal case against Philadelphia-based Endo Health Solutions. That allowed the company to vastly expand its narcotics empire and execute a corporate escape plan.
propub.li
December 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Reposted
President-elect Donald Trump names Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
Trump named Vought, who played a central role in designing Project 2025, to head up the Office of Management and Budget in his second term.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Reposted
The Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by landlord groups "to challenge rent stabilization laws in NYC that cap rent hikes and make it harder to evict tenants"
US Supreme Court won't hear clash over New York rent stabilization laws
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by landlord groups to challenge rent stabilization laws in New York City that cap rent hikes and make it harder to evict tenants.
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM