Two Trump-appointed judges in 2-1 decision uphold Alabama’s trans care ban, citing lack of “deeply rooted” history of care 

Abortion
is not “deeply-rooted” in American history, so it can be outlawed.
Trans care is not “deeply rooted,” so it can be outlawed.Hmmm.
What other healthcare-related items aren’t “deeply-rooted” in American
history? Birth control, for one. In vitro fertilization, for another.
Radiation oncology? Liver transplants? It’s quite a long list of medical
procedures to be disallowed, one after another.

Twitter goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with that nation’s laws 

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Quick recap: Twitter has been used to fan right-wing lunacy and violence, in Brazil and elsewhere, but in Brazil they’re pissed off about it and demanding something be done.Big-mouth Twitter owner Elon Musk plays the victim and ignores court orders, but a Brazilian judge says Musk and Twitter are not above the law — what a concept!There’s money involved and money almost always wins, but for today, Twitter is off the air in the internet’s fifth-largest market, and it’s beautiful.

The COVID vaccine just got a lot more expensive, if you’re uninsured A booster costs $200, eh? I’ll probably take my chances and skip any more shots.

Homeless woman paints boulders — intended to keep the homeless away — as memorials to those who died homeless
Excerpt: Sarah Phelps, a Sonoma County Regional Parks marketing specialist, said, “We’re a little disappointed that we weren’t contacted before this project started.” The department has reached out to Butterfly — through advocates for homeless people — to ask that work on the project be suspended while officials decide what to do, Phelps said. “I don’t think we have a clear solution at this point,” Phelps said. “We know this is an important issue, but it was not approved by us before it started.”I’ll wager the cost of a COVID booster that the bureaucrats will decide the rocks must be ‘cleaned’, the memorials disallowed, to preserve the scenic view of the rocks.

Democrats sue over Georgia rules intended to block election certifications Republicans plot lawsuits to overturn a Trump loss; Harris plans to fight back Republicans doing whatever dirty dealing the worst of them suggests? No surprise in that. But Democrats willing to fight back? That would be a beautiful change of pace.

Kroger admits to price gouging while employees ask for “contractual wages we can live on, wages that prevent homelessness” 

The Haditha Massacre photos that the American military didn’t want the world to see 

City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack 

DARPA-funded research aims to place humans in “suspended animation” 

Folding to the haters and bigots, big-name firms retreat from pretense of giving a damn about diversity 

Donald Trump threatens to imprison Mark Zuckerburg for ‘rest of his life’ if ‘he does anything illegal’ over election

IGNORING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: • Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought — and many have already collapsed • How climate change spread this deadly mosquito-borne illness to the US Northeast • Siberia’s “Gateway to Hell” is growing rapidly, and visible from space • ‘Way of life at risk’: Under threat from climate change, Batam’s sea people face an uncertain future • “It’s time to give up on normal”: what winter’s weird weather (in Australia) means for the warm months ahead • Brazil wildfires worsened by ‘mega drought,’ extreme heat • Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance. … but there’s money to be made, so la di da, la di da.

THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS:• Catholic Church settles lawsuit with B.C. man raped by priest when he was 6 • Court hearing begins for one of five Michigan priests accused of sex crimes • New Jersey pastor is accused of sexually assaulting child • Former Vatican media personality Basilian Father Thomas Rosica accused of sexually assaulting a priest in Canada
    and Bishop unwilling to hear about it
• Jury trial set for Mobile-area pastor charged with rape, sodomy and sexual abuse • Ex-priest sentenced to 7½ years in prison for child sex abuse • Retired priest charged with sexually assaulting preteen parishioner in early 1970s • North Carolina church ‘devastated’ after investigation charges youth pastor with sexual battery 

BAD GUYS WEAR BADGES: • Un-named cop is secretly suspended for “improper relationship” with a suspect • Former cop charged with raping daughter remains free, as mom is sent to jail because she objects to his court-ordered reunification with his sons • Should police be able to interrogate kids alone? Sweet Jesus, no. • Police Chief who fled a shooting and crashed into another car deliberately didn’t activate his body camera • Police recruit who lost both legs in ‘barbaric hazing ritual’ sues Denver, paramedics and officers • Chicago police commander gets 36 months for cocaine distribution 

VEDDY INTERESTINK:
• Why AI isn’t going to make art
by Ted Chiang• On Amtrak’s Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle, stepping off in six tiny towns along the way I’ve only ridden the Empire Builder twice (one round trip), and I had to hurry back to work so there wasn’t time enough for leisure like this. Now that I’m retired, maybe there’s time…

I’ve said this before and better, but I plopped it somewhere else on the internet a few days ago, so I might as well share it here at home:It depresses the hell out of me that 43% of America thinks Donald Trump is the
best choice. Says a lot about education and mental illness in the USA.It’s
also depressing that 46% of America thinks Kamala Harris is the best choice.
She is, but she’s the status quo, offers no solutions to any of the real problems,
and doesn’t even acknowledge the real problems. She’ll keep us sailing
steady toward the icebergs.Trump is iceberg-bound as well, but
he’d drill holes in the hull on the way. That’s the difference between
them, and the reason I’m hoping for Harris.So by golly, vote for Harris and steady sailing toward the
iceberg, not Trump and the scuttling of the ship. It’s important!

⚰️  DEAD PEOPLE  ⚰️Ofra Bikel
documentarian, FrontlineAmber Lynae Bills
in county jaiJohnny and Matthew Gaudreau
hockey player and brotherJoe Henry
forgotten person Carlos Lagunes-Fraceschy
in county jailHenri Leclerc
good guy lawyerMichael Lerner
activist, founder of TikkunNicole Deann McComb
in county jailTroy Moore
football playerMichael Oliver
in county jail Joan Pickett
assholeFatman Scoop
rapperSteve Silberman
author, NeuroTribesEric Van Wieren
in county jailDonald Williams
forgotten personJessica Witzel 
forgotten person 
   9/2/2024   Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. All opinions fresh from my ass. Click any image to enlarge. Comments & conversations invited. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, Atomic Raunch, Bleepity-Bleep, Breakfast at Ralf’s, Dopplegänger Rental, Ensalada de lengua de pajaritos, A Sudden Violent Jerk, Mr Souza’s Happy Place, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Wynn Bruce,
Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra
special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and
proved that the world isn’t always shitty.