Daily Archives: June 10, 2018

Weekend link dump for June 10

Our aging prison population. Cracking down on immigration is a great way to reduce the number of doctors practicing in the US. “Some of the biggest work issues strippers face are not so different from those of other gig economy … Continue reading

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Justice Department won’t defend DACA, either

Even less of a surprise. Agreeing with a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas against the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the U.S. Justice Department told the courts late Friday the program should … Continue reading

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The Huffman influence

Oops. A lawsuit filed in state district court Monday alleges that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission improperly fired one of its sergeants after he told federal law enforcement that state Sen. Joan Huffman had blocked an investigation into a Longview … Continue reading

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They’re still trying to make XFL 2.0 happen

And who knows, maybe it will. Oliver Luck, the former Oilers quarterback and Dynamo executive who has most recently worked at the NCAA, was named Tuesday as the commissioner of the relaunched XFL that World Wrestling Entertainment will launch in … Continue reading

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