Daily Archives: June 4, 2022

Social media monitoring is not a solution to school shootings

While current Republican “solutions” for gun violence include door control and arming teachers, one “solution” that has been in place for the past few years has been monitoring social media for signs of gun-related threats. That was in place in … Continue reading

Posted in Technology, science, and math | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Now I know the difference between those two Army Corps of Engineers lawsuits

Some good timing for me here. A federal appellate court on Thursday reversed an earlier decision that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was not to blame for flooding homes downstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs after Hurricane Harvey. The ruling brought new … Continue reading

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Now I know the difference between those two Army Corps of Engineers lawsuits

There’s only so much that Austin (or any other Texas city) can do to protect abortion rights

I appreciate this, I really do, but it’s important to remember that it can only ever be a band-aid, and very likely a temporary one. The city of Austin is attempting to shield its residents from prosecution under a Texas … Continue reading

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments