Daily Archives: August 7, 2016

Weekend link dump for August 7

“Fine. Here is a response to every stupid line in Bill O’Reilly’s slave worker fantasy.” HBO lays off Bob, Luis, and Gordon from Sesame Street, and another part of many people’s childhoods just died. “This is the question that left … Continue reading

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Thierry wins HD146 nomination

Our long strange trip is finally over. Democratic party precinct chairs chose their replacement Saturday morning for a vacant spot on the party’s November ballot. Attorney Shawn Thierry secured the nomination for House District 146, a seat left empty after … Continue reading

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More on the “fetal remains” rule change

It’s stupid, harmful, unnecessary, expensive, and almost certainly in violation of the SCOTUS ruling in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt. But other than that, no biggie. In the aftermath of a car accident in 2014, Denee Booker was told by … Continue reading

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Appeals court blocks litigation against payday lenders

Lousy. The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio derailed a class action lawsuit aimed at keeping payday lenders from using the state’s criminal justice system as de facto collection agencies. The suit filed by 1,400 plaintiffs argued that Cash … Continue reading

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