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06-27-2016, 07:29 PM
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"Failed presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is paying $25,000 for playing "Eye of the Tiger" at a rally last year without the band's permission, CNNMoney has discovered."
"In court, Huckabee argued that the anti-gay-rights rally was a "religious assembly... signifying joy and praise at the release of Mrs. Davis" from jail."
"it came to light when Huckabee listed the $25,000 cost as a campaign expense on federal election records. A payment to Rude Music is listed as a "legal settlement" for "copyright infringement.""
"Huckabee paid half of it in May and listed the $12,500 payment as an "itemized disbursement." He listed the other half as "debts and obligations.""
"He is now petitioning the Federal Election Commission to let him start a separate legal defense fund to pay off the settlement. However, the FEC just issued a draft opinion last week saying Huckabee should pay the costs himself."
And apparently he's not the first politician to pay up; Mike Huckabee paying $25,000 for playing 'Eye of the Tiger' - Jun. 27, 2016
"In court, Huckabee argued that the anti-gay-rights rally was a "religious assembly... signifying joy and praise at the release of Mrs. Davis" from jail."
"it came to light when Huckabee listed the $25,000 cost as a campaign expense on federal election records. A payment to Rude Music is listed as a "legal settlement" for "copyright infringement.""
"Huckabee paid half of it in May and listed the $12,500 payment as an "itemized disbursement." He listed the other half as "debts and obligations.""
"He is now petitioning the Federal Election Commission to let him start a separate legal defense fund to pay off the settlement. However, the FEC just issued a draft opinion last week saying Huckabee should pay the costs himself."
And apparently he's not the first politician to pay up; Mike Huckabee paying $25,000 for playing 'Eye of the Tiger' - Jun. 27, 2016
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06-28-2016, 03:12 PM
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Texas Library Cat Ousted From Office by "Kitty-Hating" City Hall
Hudson Hongo Jun 26 8:09pm
After a storied six-year career as a public servant, Browser has less than 30 days to find a new job—and a new home. On June 14, the city council of White Settlement, Texas, voted 2 to 1 in favor of “relocating” the former shelter cat and current library mascot, drawing allegations of political payback, the Associated Press reports.
According to The Grizzly Detail, council members representing the town of 16,000 cited allergy issues during the spirited debate over Browser’s future. Mayor Ron White, however, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he suspected the vote had more to do with puppy partisanship:
City councilman Elzie Clements, who said he opposed any animals in the library and is up for re-election this year, acknowledged that the vote may put his political future in jeopardy.
“City Hall and City businesses are no place for animals,” said Clements, according to The Grizzly Detail. “I probably just doomed my fate.”
Texas Library Cat Ousted From Office by "Kitty-Hating" City Hall
Hudson Hongo Jun 26 8:09pm
After a storied six-year career as a public servant, Browser has less than 30 days to find a new job—and a new home. On June 14, the city council of White Settlement, Texas, voted 2 to 1 in favor of “relocating” the former shelter cat and current library mascot, drawing allegations of political payback, the Associated Press reports.
According to The Grizzly Detail, council members representing the town of 16,000 cited allergy issues during the spirited debate over Browser’s future. Mayor Ron White, however, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he suspected the vote had more to do with puppy partisanship:
Mayor Ron White, a nonvoting council moderator under the city charter, supports Browser. He blamed pettiness at City Hall because a city employee wasn’t allowed to keep a pet at work.
“We’ve had that cat five years, and there’s never been a question,” he said.
“That cat doesn’t have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall. That cat doesn’t hurt anybody. … The council just went out and did this on their own because they don’t like cats.”
Mayor White says he hopes to revisit the issue during the next city council meeting, which is slated for just two days before Browser is scheduled to be evicted. Fortunately, Mayor White appears to have the public on his side: 618 library patrons reportedly signed an unofficial petition supporting Browser.“We’ve had that cat five years, and there’s never been a question,” he said.
“That cat doesn’t have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall. That cat doesn’t hurt anybody. … The council just went out and did this on their own because they don’t like cats.”
City councilman Elzie Clements, who said he opposed any animals in the library and is up for re-election this year, acknowledged that the vote may put his political future in jeopardy.
“City Hall and City businesses are no place for animals,” said Clements, according to The Grizzly Detail. “I probably just doomed my fate.”
Texas Library Cat Ousted From Office by "Kitty-Hating" City Hall
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06-29-2016, 10:08 AM
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Kind of cool and something @Joe Perez might find amusing.
"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york
Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.
"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york
Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.
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06-29-2016, 04:59 PM
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Did anybody else read that and suddenly realize that Germany has basically purchased the power that Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm couldn't retain? For the cost of constantly bailing out Greece, and Spain, and Ireland, they get to tell everybody else in the EU what to do. Apparently it's worth it.
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06-29-2016, 08:03 PM
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Kind of cool and something @Joe Perez might find amusing.
"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york
Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.
"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york
Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.
On the one hand, the parking ticket thing is a neat application of technology.
On the other hand, I harbor a special opprobrium towards people who bring cars into Manhattan. This is probably hard for anyone who has never lived in a place like NYC / London / Tokyo to understand, but there's just no need for having a car here, and to do so is one of the most narcissistic acts possible. Anything which decreases the suffering of car-owners on this tiny, crowded island is, on the whole, a net loss for society.
As for the AIDS thing, it seems a little weird to encode the fact that you are HIV positive into a public blockchain, but to each their own.
Did anybody else read that and suddenly realize that Germany has basically purchased the power that Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm couldn't retain? For the cost of constantly bailing out Greece, and Spain, and Ireland, they get to tell everybody else in the EU what to do. Apparently it's worth it.
Honetly, I'm a little surprised that Germany hasn't thrown up its hands and said "ficken diese scheiße!"
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06-30-2016, 08:40 AM
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I'm torn here...
On the one hand, the parking ticket thing is a neat application of technology.
On the other hand, I harbor a special opprobrium towards people who bring cars into Manhattan. This is probably hard for anyone who has never lived in a place like NYC / London / Tokyo to understand, but there's just no need for having a car here, and to do so is one of the most narcissistic acts possible. Anything which decreases the suffering of car-owners on this tiny, crowded island is, on the whole, a net loss for society.
On the one hand, the parking ticket thing is a neat application of technology.
On the other hand, I harbor a special opprobrium towards people who bring cars into Manhattan. This is probably hard for anyone who has never lived in a place like NYC / London / Tokyo to understand, but there's just no need for having a car here, and to do so is one of the most narcissistic acts possible. Anything which decreases the suffering of car-owners on this tiny, crowded island is, on the whole, a net loss for society.
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06-30-2016, 08:47 AM
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On-demand car access is super easy, and relatively cheap.
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