SCOTUS Justice Breyer to retire on Thursday

Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday said that his previously announced retirement from the Supreme Court would take effect at noon the following day, capping off a nearly 28-year career on the bench that concluded with a tumultuous court term dominated by the court’s six-member conservative supermajority. The announcement by Breyer, 83, came in a letter … Read more

EU steps back into coal age

A number of EU countries have launched emergency plans aimed to lower and ration the use of natural gas and resurrect coal-fired power production, Business Insider reported on Tuesday. This week, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands announced that coal-generated power could help them cope with an energy crisis in the coming winter. German Vice Chancellor … Read more

Boebert says she is ‘”tired” of the First Amendment and its “separation of church and state junk”

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) says she is “tired” of the long-standing separation between church and state in the U.S., adding that she believes “the church is supposed to direct the government.” In a Sunday speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, Boebert argued that “the government … Read more

EU Commission: Text messages between von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Bourla are GONE

NEW – EU Commission says it can’t find the text messages sent between von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Bourla anymore.https://t.co/e4YR1k85UO pic.twitter.com/UerkEocbQZ — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 29, 2022 “Instant messages in general do not contain important information.” Unacceptable. The complete lack of transparency benefits the industry, not the European citizens. I fully agree with the … Read more