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News@lemmy.world•White House to propose significant rollback in fuel economy standards, sources say
53·10 months agoRegulation guides market behavior.
If the market was already behaving in the desired way, then removing the regulation does nothing.
If removing the regulation allows “market forces to drive production”, then the market was not behaving in the desired way and that’s probably why the regulation existed in the first place.
Fuel efficiency standards create a floor that would not be there otherwise.
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News@lemmy.world•Judge at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors 'six pack of white women'
6·1 year agoFalse equivalency.
People in Diddy’s camp are making a naked ploy to baselessly undermine the credibility of the prosecution - presumably because Diddy is cooked - and we’ve got some folks here lapping it up.
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News@lemmy.world•Judge at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors 'six pack of white women'
231·1 year agoThat is him saying the lawyer said something that should never be said by a lawyer.
Yes. Implying the prosecution is racially motivated with no evidence to support it, doing so by calling them a “six pack of white women” is indeed inappropriate. Add onto that the particulars at play here? I’m with the judge, pretty outrageous.
This judge could have said the same to any lawyer in any case.
Yeah, but they didn’t.
Would it have been appropriate then? If it wasnt Diddy’s case?
Depends on the case.
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News@lemmy.world•Judge at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors 'six pack of white women'
15·1 year ago- He stands accused, not convicted, which may not matter to you but it should
Correct. By over 100 people, many of whom were minors when they were allegedly sexually abused.
Me defending the lawyer’s ability to make comments on the racial politics of the situation really has nothing to do with Diddy in any way,
I agree with your argument in the abstract, but given the nature of the case I don’t think I’d be choosing to carry water here.
a judge who is uncomfortable with the fact that there are valid criticisms to be had surrounding race and the courts.
Or, have you considered it could be that the judge is familiar with the circumstances of the case, and in this instance finds the defense’s argument unsubstantiated, gross, and totally inappropriate?
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News@lemmy.world•Judge at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors 'six pack of white women'
275·1 year agoThey are.
They’re pretending that Diddy’s defense team’s unsubstantiated innuendo of racial bias is a valid point worth entertaining. It’s not.
It’s a desperate attempt at deflecting that trivializes the real issues in the legal system that you note.
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News@lemmy.world•Judge at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial scolds lawyer for calling prosecutors 'six pack of white women'
349·1 year agoIm not trying to defend Diddy, but…
Buddy, he stands accused of sexually assaulting over 100 people including drugging and gang-raping children. You don’t need to play devil’s advocate for the defense here.
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News@lemmy.world•ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
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News@lemmy.world•ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
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News@lemmy.world•ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
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News@lemmy.world•ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
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How does that function in practice? Does the government now hold an active management stake in all these entities?
Seize (that is, nationalize) the largest 100 corporations.
I understand the case for nationalizing key social infrastructure and utilities, but what is the justification for seizing the largest 100 corporations? Also why 100 specifically?
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Just got this message/survey from a Democratic PAC, who would you pick?
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World News@lemmy.world•Yuntai: Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfallEnglish
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politics @lemmy.world•Biden’s D-Day Speech Nailed the Threat of Modern Fascism
386·2 years agoI’ve gotta give you kudos:
I see you all over these comment sections like it’s your full time job and you consistently have the absolute worst takes. Brain rot GOAT
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politics @lemmy.world•Alexei Navalny’s widow invited as Biden’s guest to State of the Union
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Technology@lemmy.world•Apple Offers iPhone NFC Chip Access to Apple Pay Rivals in EUEnglish
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Technology@lemmy.world•Apple Offers iPhone NFC Chip Access to Apple Pay Rivals in EUEnglish
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Interesting take, but also not accurate. ACH / direct bank connection costs merchants a fraction of a cent to use. Additionally even bank cards that are more expensive likely don’t exceed $1 in fees for such a transaction.
The merchant in this case is likely taking in more money than necessary to cover transaction costs i.e. they are making money on you paying them money (which is not normal, nor adequate).