さて、どれだけ、Greatだろうか？
「Reading from prepared remarks, he began in a somber register, noting that Charlie “did not hate his opponents” and even “wanted the best for them.” But Trump could not resist breaking script. With a smile, he told the audience that this is where he and Charlie differed. “I hate my opponent,” he said. “And I don’t want the best for them, I am sorry. I am sorry Erika. But now Erika can talk to me in the whole group and maybe they can convince me that’s not right. But I cannot stand my opponent. [Laughter].”」
国を分断させるのはその「偉大」なるリーダーです。
A great country with people who have "great" ideas, ideologies.
"Earned wage advances (EWA) are a form of payday loan. Fees appear small but can pile up in hidden ways and drain low wages.
“Tip”-based fintech payday loans with no connection to wages can be even more expensive, 498% APR or higher, and can trigger overdraft and nonsufficient fund fees.
Neither employer-based EWAs nor other fintech payday loans should be allowed to evade interest rate limits and other protections that apply to other loans."
政治とは直接関係ないかもしれないが
「ヒットされるなら膝より頭の方がいい」と語るNFL選手の現状とは (2015.12.16)
"The letter says that after being notified of their layoffs, employees will get 30 days of administrative leave. Eligible employees also learned how much severance they'll receive. And it says retiring and probationary employees are not entitled to severance."
The sererance depends on the length of serivce. The maximum is "4 pay period" (8 weeks of pay) for 15 or more years of service!
(7/13)米国務省、1300人以上に解雇通知
UPS To Lay Off 20,000 Workers(Apr 30, 2025)
「The far-right is desperate to make “trans terrorism” a thing. So desperate, in fact, that it’s willing to push out incorrect or false information just to shore up their baseless narrative that trans people are inherently dangerous. 」
格差は天井知らず!
「That’s not a post by an anonymous user on a fringe messageboard. That was a post on X by Rep. Clay Higgins, a GOP congressman from Louisiana, who was responding to the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Biden Administration—and not Texas—has jurisdiction over border enforcement. 」
(1/19)Detroit bankruptcy
アメリカのパリと言われたデトロイトは2013年7月18日経済破綻した。負債額が180ｋｓら200億ドルと見積もられた。
「ホームレスの潜在予備軍は約850万世帯」
「ホームレスになる6か月間の中位所得は
1400ドル（1ドル＝155円換算で21万7000円）で、家賃は700 ドル（10万8500円）あった。所得の半分が家賃で消える。約850万所帯が年収の半分以上を家賃に費やし、食糧費を切り詰めている。この世帯は潜在的なホームレスである。何等かの理由で所得が減るか、失業すれば、間違いなくホームレスになる。」
(2024/1/5)アイオワの高校で17歳が銃乱射 1人死亡 5人負傷
「The new bomb will have the same yield as the old which is estimated to be 360 kilotons, roughly 24 times bigger than the blast that destroyed Hiroshima. 」
(10/26)米メーン州で銃撃、少なくとも22人死亡か 容疑者は逃走中
「President Joe Biden’s emergency budget request—which totals $105.85 billion—is not only a plea for much more military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and (to some extent) Taiwan. It’s also a political document designed to attract those lawmakers and their constituents who are leery of spending money on faraway conflicts.」
「your pet’s next meal, you wind up inundated with a deluge of sponsored results.
On Amazon, this search elicits a wide sponsored display for Merrick dog food. One row lower, you’ll find that this prime real estate goes to two more brands—Purina and Blue Buffalo—next to Amazon’s own, called Wag.
On Google, the experience is somehow much worse.
Not only does the same search yield four sponsored blue-link ads in a row—for Chewy, the Farmer’s Dog, Purina, and something called allforyourfurbaby.com—but a panel on the right-hand side, adjacent to those results, also surfaces even more sponsored dog food brands. You have to scroll past all of that to find the first real result—also for Chewy.」
金さえあれば、悪いとことをしても、簡単に裁かれない事例。
「スウィーニーCEOは財務安定のためには「人員削減が唯一の方法だという結論に達した」と語った。」
「アメリカでは西部を中心に若者などが集団になって次々と店を襲う略奪事件が相次いでいて、アメリカの小売り大手「ターゲット」は26日、「組織的な犯罪によりスタッフと客の安全が脅かされ店舗の運営を続けられない」として、全米4つの州で合わせて9店舗を閉鎖すると発表するなど、影響が広がっています。」
「背景には急激なインフレによる生活苦や、コロナ禍を経てインターネットでの転売が容易になったことなどもあるとみられます。」
(9/28)The End of Trump Inc.
“That is a fantasy world, not the real world.”
So wrote Arthur Engoron, a New York State judge, in an unexpected ruling late yesterday that threatens the heart of Donald Trump’s business empire. Engoron was referring in particular to arguments offered by the former president’s attorneys in the case, but his words describe many of the details of the case—such as the valuations of Trump’s properties and even the square footage he claimed they contained, both of which the court found were “clearly” fraudulent. Much of the reputation Trump cultivated as a business mogul was built on lies.
金さえあれば、悪事をしても簡単に裁かれない事例
(9/16)Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law making her taxpayer-funded travel a state secret
(9/15)バイデン大統領の次男 銃不法購入などで起訴。銃の規制を訴える大統領の家族さえ銃を愛して止まない。
「Based on a tip from a Republican operative to whom the Post granted anonymity, the paper reported that a Democratic candidate running for a House of Delegates seat in a competitive district has livestreamed videos of herself having sex with her husband on the online platform Chaturbate.」
有名人だから、強姦罪の判決は他の人と違うべき？法律はなんのためにある?
(9/7)Former employees share harrowing tales of Jimmy Fallon's abusive behavior on "The Tonight Show'
「Right-wing violence is done by individuals, but they are organizing and learning from an online apparatus as well as the actions of previous like-minded killers. Mass killings from the past, in New Zealand or Norway or South Carolina, are studied and replicated, each feeding off of the others. Like foreign terror groups, these men seek to use violence as a way to attract attention to their cause. “The culture of martyrdom and insurgency within groups like the Taliban and ISIS is something to admire and reproduce in the neo-Nazi terror movement,” a 2019 online poster advocated on a neo-Nazi site. These killings are done to amplify that movement’s perverse narrative of America—that white people are still in charge and that many of them are willing to kill to prove it, and they do so publicly to terrorize.」
法律は定める人、利用する人次第
「正義」の難しさ
宗教金成！
超金持ちのくだらない遊び
弁護士さえ雇えば
しかも費用は支持者の寄付で賄う
何で左か右の2択しかない?
(7/29)米、台湾に480億円規模の軍事支援発表
「これに先立ち米紙ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル（ＷＳＪ）は事情に詳しい関係者の話として、バイナンスがここ数週間で１０００人以上を解雇したと報道。これにより従業員の３分の１以上が失われる可能性があると報じていた。 」
暗号化資産自体は怪しいものだが、それを商売にしているものはもっと怪しい。
(7/14)Bones used as decor in home of Kentucky man linked to Harvard Medical School human remains scheme
「Since January 1st, 2023, 2477+ companies have announced layoffs. [Last update: July 10, 2023].
In 2022, 3150+ companies announced layoffs.」
「原告の１人で、１月に解雇されるまでツイッターの給与制度を監督していたコートニー・マクミラン氏は、２０１９年に同社が定めた退職金制度では、ほとんどの社員が解雇時に２カ月分の基本給に加え、それまでの勤続年数１年当たり１週間分の給与に相当する額を受け取れることになっていたと主張している。マクミラン氏のような上級社員については、６カ月分の基本給が退職金として支給されるはずという。
マクミラン氏によれば、ツイッターは解雇された社員に多くとも１カ月分の退職金しか支給していない。何も受け取っていない社員も多くいるという。
マスク氏は昨年１０月、ツイッターを買収。その後に、コスト削減策の一環として、従業員の半数以上を解雇した。」
世界一を争う金持ちの悪徳行為
どれだけ危険な国だろうか？
(7/8)Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for trying to overturn the 2020 election, bar ethics panel says。訴訟大国。弁護士の天国？なにをしてもいい？
だから？
Judge sides with Florida in challenge to rules about books in schools。憲法違反や人権侵害って何だろうか？
政治家とは言ったもの勝ち
(7/6)Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there
「【ワシントン共同】トランプ前米大統領が６月２９日に、ワシントンにあるオバマ元大統領の邸宅の住所だとする情報をソーシャルメディアに投稿していたことが５日、検察が裁判所に提出した資料で分かった。投稿と同じ日に邸宅付近で武器を所持していた男が警察に逮捕されており、男はトランプ氏の情報暴露を受けてオバマ氏を襲撃しようとした可能性がある。
男はテイラー・タラント容疑者（３７）で、海軍の元兵士。自らのソーシャルメディアのアカウントに住所を再投稿し、オバマ氏を名指しして「地獄で会おう」と書き込んでいた。実際に襲撃は行われず、オバマ氏は無事だった。」
「 In the United States, 1 in 20,000 children will die by firearm before they turn 18.
Since the school tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, a year ago, mass shooting carnage has only increased.
Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% between 2019 and 2021 to the highest total on record, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.」
やっと少しばかり前進？
(6/27)A woman told her teen son to shoot man at a hot dog stand, police say. Both are charged with murder.
「In a fiery speech, MAGA Pastor Kent Christmas praised Muslims who strap bombs to their chests and called for Christians to die for the gospel.
"You want to know why the Muslim faith has had its advancements?" he said. "It's because the Muslims were willing to die for their beliefs. They were willing to strap bombs to their chest. They believed in the afterlife. God, give us some men and women that will get a hold of some passion in their spirit and say, 'I will lay down my life for the Gospel!'" said Christmas. "This thing was born in blood."」
「Jezebel points out the conference primarily consisted of career-working women telling women not to work, and if they do it is the end of America and American-ism. The conference's host, Alex Clark, suggested women forego any ideas of self and make babies after finding a husband. Birth control was also discussed as verboten. It seems like the role of women in TPUSA's version of society is well-defined.」
日本と同じく自転車操業大国
(5/26)Georgia GOP Chair Pushes Flat-Earth Conspiracy, Says Globes Brainwash Us。はっ？地球が平らだと？地球が丸いのは洗脳？政治家がそう主張している？何処の国のこと？アーメーリーカー？地球にあるの？
Florida school blocks younger students from reading Amanda Gorman's 'The Hill We Climb' poem。憲法は？人権は？言論の自由は？
(5/14)Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death。「Top conservatives are celebrating Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old whose chokehold killed a homeless man on a New York subway earlier this month, as a "Good Samaritan."」
(5/10)The Astonishing E. Jean Carroll 。「That result is astonishing. This is a former president of America, being found liable by a jury—of his peers—for defamation resulting from an act of sexual violence perpetrated nearly 30 years ago. The verdict is a sign of two competing truths about American society today: The country has become more willing to hold powerful men to account for their behavior and yet, at the same time, is still willing to give them power, again and again.」
Elizabeth Holmes has given a series of bizarre interviews to the NYT as she delays starting her 11-year prison sentence。まだ金があるからだろう。悪いことをしても、裁かれないように必死。
(5/4)Police: 1 dead, 4 injured after shooting in Atlanta hospital; suspect apprehended。「Three of four injured victims in critical condition」
US debt ceiling crisis can be explained in three words: Marjorie Taylor Greene。「Republicans in Congress raised it three times under President Donald Trump without issue, even as Trump was adding nearly $7.8 trillion to the national debt. It’s a dumb and dangerous cudgel being swung about by lummoxes who don’t care if others get hurt.」
(5/3)Rather than regulate guns, Texas seeks to teach battlefield trauma care beginning in the third grade
John Roberts Does Understand How Checks and Balances Work。「The exchange followed ProPublica’s bombshell report that Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted over 20 years of undisclosed luxury vacations, including private jet and yacht trips, from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Roberts’ perfunctory letter marked an unprecedented refusal by a chief justice to appear when called before Congress. It pulls back the curtain on a court that believes it doesn’t have to play by the same rules as everyone else because it is above the law—even though this court has used its power to rein in others.」
(5/2)アメリカ、6月1日にも資金枯渇と財務長官が警告 債務上限引き上げ求める。借金地獄の「裕福」は何だろうか？
Wikipedia によると、「マージョリー・テイラー・グリーンは、アメリカ合衆国の政治家、実業家、陰謀論者。共和党所属の下院議員」
(4/28)Elon Musk's Attorneys Claim Deepfake Defense in Tesla Autopilot Case。「“I really would consider autonomous driving to be basically a solved problem,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the Q&A portion of a 2016 interview at a Vox Recode conference. “A Model S and Model X at this point can drive autonomously with greater safety than a person, right now,” he added. Or...did he?」なんか、法律なんかどうにか誤魔化せるもんだとしか思えない。お金さえあれば。
(4/25)Disney’s latest and biggest round of layoffs has begun。「“Thousands” more of Disney’s employees are being fired this week in the second of three rounds of company-wide layoffs meant to help get the entertainment giant back on solid financial footing.」経営数字悪化＝リストラ。不動の方程式
(4/19)Two Cheerleaders Were Allegedly Shot By A Man In Texas After One Of Them Mistook His Car For Her Own
Body camera footage shows police in New Mexico going to wrong address and fatally shooting homeowner。「Farmington Police officers killed Robert Dotson, 52, when he answered the door with a handgun on April 5 at about 11:30 p.m., police initially said.
The newly released videos show the unidentified officers immediately opening fire after Dotson opened the door with the gun. Officers opened fire again after a woman was heard in the video screaming. Police previously said the woman, Dotson's wife, returned fire to the officers. She was not injured.」
(4/15)An Acute Attack of Trumpism in Tennessee。「What we do know is that expulsion is extremely rare, with only two lawmakers previously ousted from the House of Representatives in Tennessee in the past 157 years. One lawmaker had been convicted of accepting a bribe; the other faced allegations of sexual misconduct. No House member has ever been removed from elected office for simply violating the rules of decorum. So these expulsions were extraordinarily punitive, especially because lesser penalties could have been invoked.」。よく言えば、人間が作ったシステムは柔軟性がある。悪く言えば、いい加減。
(4/7)Clarence Thomas accepted luxury gifts from GOP megadonor for decades without disclosing them: report
(4/3)Twitter、サブスク料拒否宣言のニューヨークタイムズのバッジを剥奪──「彼らのフィードは下痢便」とマスクCEO。金があるからと言っても、無責任な発言で他の人を全面に否定するこそ、「下痢便」である。そもそも、自分から提案した投票によってCEOを辞めたはずでなかろうか?下痢便CEOになった？
(4/2)3 killed, 3 injured after shooting inside Oklahoma City bar。「Even with so many shot, Cooper said the department will treat it "just like any other homicide" in its investigation.」
Trump Sings a Song of Sedition。「As the Associated Press reported:
With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when his rally opened with a song called “Justice for All” performed by a choir of people imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Some footage from the insurrection was shown on big screens displayed at the rally site as the choir sang the national anthem and a recording played of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.」
Nashville school shooting: Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee. 「The attack was America's 129th mass shooting of 2023, according to Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence data.」まだ３月が終わっていないのに、すでに１２９件の銃乱射事件があったとは、どういう先進国だろうか？
(3/21)アマゾン、追加で9000人削減へ－ＡＷＳや「トゥイッチ」など対象。「同社は新型コロナウイルスのパンデミック（世界的大流行）下で雇用を拡大していた。先月には合計で約１万8000人に上る雇用削減を完了。人材採用および人事の各チームや小売りグループ、デバイスチームなどが大きく影響を受けていた。」
トランプが逮捕されたら「大統領選」はどうなる？ 米国憲法の「意外な事実」。「トランプは起訴されても選挙活動を続けるとしており、そうなると、裁判が進むなかで大統領戦を戦うことになる。そして仮に有罪判決が下されても、憲法上は問題ない。
米誌「ニューズウィーク」によれば、「米国の憲法は有罪が確定した重罪犯が大統領の職に就くことを禁じていない」のだ。」
(3/19)Trump Did It Again。「The former president of the United States and a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for the White House in 2024, facing a possible indictment in New York, claimed to know the exact day on which he would be arrested and then called on his supporters to “protest.” Trump and his cult know what a call for “protest” means: The last time he rallied his faithful supporters this way, they stormed the U.S. Capitol, which resulted in death and destruction and many, many prison sentences.」
(3/17)米政府、TikTok売却を親会社に要求--応じなければ利用禁止も視野に。「米当局は、米国ユーザーのデータが中国政府に流される恐れがあるとの懸念をますます高めている。」恐れとはただの口実か、それとも確かなる証拠があるかは全く不明。逆に自由競争に反する可能性がある。
Peter Thiel said he had $50 million in a personal account at Silicon Valley Bank when it collapsed, despite telling his portfolio companies to pull their money。「Thiel, a powerful figure in Silicon Valley and co-founder of both PayPal and Palantir, has been widely accused of adding momentum to the bank run that triggered Silicon Valley Bank's implosion: one day before the bank's failure, Thiel's venture firm, Founders Fund, advised all clients to pull their deposits out. 」結局、大富豪が経済を牛耳る国に過ぎない。
(3/15)米IT大手メタ さらに約1万人の人員削減を発表。リストラは唯一重要な経営政策の一つとなっている。
(3/10)Software Engineer Who Allegedly Blew Up Power Station Had Even More Bombs at Home。「Karasev’s arrest also comes within weeks of the arrest of a serial bomber and Nazi memorabilia collector, who was operating in Fresno, about 150 miles away, and targeting vehicles and businesses.」
(3/9)'How dare anyone diminish or deny': President Biden blasts Tucker Carlson, GOP over Jan. 6 coverage。言論の自由って何だろうか？？？言ったものが勝ち？
(3/9)The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data。Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.
(3/4)FTX Confirms $9 Billion in Customer Funds Vanished。所詮安易にかねもうけをしようとするギャンブラー達のお金ではあるが。
A single judge could outlaw the abortion pill nationwide. And that’s not even the worst of it.
(1/17)L.A.'s state of emergency on homelessness: How a street medicine team is treating patients in a unique way. "It's estimated that nearly 70,000 people experience homelessness every night in Los Angeles county, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. "
「On the same day Amazon announced layoffs(18000 jobs), cloud-computing company Salesforce said it was axing about 10% of its staff – a figure that easily amounts to thousands of workers – and video-sharing outlet Vimeo said it was cutting 11% of its workforce. The following day, digital fashion platform Stitch Fix said it planned to cut 20% of its salaried staff, after having cut 15% of its salaried staff last year.」
A 6-year-old shot his teacher in Virginia, police say: What we know about the teacher's condition, what happens next。「Police say the violence was not accidental, as questions swirled about what will happen to the student.」
(1/6)Elon Musk Says (🤑) Kevin McCarthy (🤑) Should Be 。政治＝金?
(2023/1/5)Still not admitting defeat, defeated Kari Lake refers to herself as the 'duly-elected governor' of Arizona。どんな変態国家だろうか？
(12/24)Meta（旧Facebook）、CAスキャンダル集団訴訟を7億2500万ドル支払いで和解へ。「この訴訟の発端は、Facebookが約8700万人のユーザーの個人情報を、プラットフォーム上でクイズに答えるアプリを介して無断で収集し、コンサル企業Cambridge Analyticaと共有していたことが発覚したことだった。このデータが2016年の米大統領戦でのドナルド・トランプ氏の勝利に関与したとして注目を集めた。訴訟はその後、Facebookがこのスキャンダル以外でもユーザーの明確な同意なしに個人情報をサードパーティと共有していることにも拡大していた。」
(12/19)Hilarious new Twitter policy bans mentioning other social media platforms。そもそも独禁法に引っかからない？
(12/12)Elon Musk Is a Far-Right 。「My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci」同氏のツイット。
(12/10)New details emerge in Colorado shooting: What we now know about the Club Q suspect。「The letter from Aldrich's relatives had more than a dozen bullet points describing Aldrich’s behavior, including Strelzhoff telling her husband she'd given Aldrich $30,000, “much of which went to his purchase of two 3D printers – on which he was making guns. One of which arrived at the house and was returned,” the uncle and aunt wrote. (Aldrich identifies as non-binary, according to court documents, but family members used he/him pronouns to describe them.) 」
(12/3)米サウスダコタ州、州政府所有デバイスでの「TikTok」使用を禁止。政治、政治、政治
(12/2)Former Florida tax official and ex-Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg sentenced to 11 years in prison
(Update 11 /3)Elon Musk suspends Ye's Twitter: 'He again violated our rule against incitement to violence'
(11/23)Elon Musk loses $100 billion as Tesla's share price continues to sink。「Don't feel too sorry for him, though. With a current net worth of $170 billion, he's still the world's richest manbaby.」富の一極集中
(11/22)Elon Musk's Twitter Reinstates Anti-Trans Activists on Same Weekend as Colorado Club Attacked
(11/19)Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11 Years in 。「The sentencing of the former Theranos CEO marks the end of the young founder’s Silicon Valley saga—one in which she wooed investors with empty promises and idealism and raked in hundreds of millions of dollars. And it’s a case that could have an impact on how investors evaluate new startups, experts say. Many founders have used hyperbole to describe their visions and raise money, but criminal charges of fraud are rare.」
(11/17)激務が無理なら退職を マスク氏、ツイッター社員に通告
(11/9)Trump's creepy hate speech last night. Democrats are "sick, sinister, and evil people… This nation does not belong to them. This nation belongs to you."政治家がこのように公然と国内における憎しみと分裂を煽ぐ国はそうない。
(11/5)マスク氏の大規模解雇でツイッター混乱 社員提訴 広告主も撤退。人権ってなんだろう？これはある種の人権問題にならないか？社員を人間扱いしているだろうか。
偉大だろう?金さえあれば、何でもやり放題
憲法についてもあやふや？
金があれば、何をしてもいい。
(10/24)The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed。「EVER SINCE DONALD Trump descended the Trump Tower escalator to Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” he’s remained the center of America’s political universe. But at least one former congressman believes the continued fixation on the 45th president is now a distraction. He’s only part of the story, especially now that Trumpism has grown larger than Trump himself.」
(10/22)Michigan governor candidate Tudor Dixon says forcing raped children to give birth to the rapist's baby is "healing"。「Tudor Dixon, GOP candidate for governor of Michigan, says she supports forcing raped girls to give birth to the rapist's baby because the baby will produce a "healing" effect.」選挙のためだけで言っているのか、本気でそう言っているか？自分がその被害でも、同じように「癒やされ」たいか？
(10/18)Up to $1,185 per night: Trump hotels repeatedly overcharged Secret Service, House panel finds。民主主義だから腐敗がないわけじゃない
(10/16)15-year-old arrested after 5 killed in North Carolina shooting; Raleigh officer among victims
(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/14/shooting-raleigh-nc-suspect-victims)
Arrest made in serial killing investigation in Stockton, California, while suspect was 'out hunting' police say「Police have linked six shooting deaths and one injury dating back as far as last year using ballistics and some video evidence.」
(10/13)Connecticut Jury Orders Alex Jones and Infowars to Pay $965 Million to Sandy Hook Families。いろんな意味でおかしくて気違いの国だ
(10/1)Tua Tagovailoa debacle shows NFL still has long way to go in handling concussions。金になるビジネスだから、健康は論外
(9/24)The US tops the world with more than 140,000 ultra-rich citizens worth more than $50 million, after adding another 30,000 to the rolls in 2021。「great!」と心から言えるのはこの14万人の中の人達かもしれん。
(9/17)A Sadistic Immigration Stunt。「Ron DeSantis’s hideous political stunt is a reminder that the GOP’s policies are no longer about achieving results, but gratifying the basest impulses of MAGA voters.」民主主義ってなんだろう？？？？？
(9/11)サウジは世界最大の米製兵器輸入国、バイデン米政権が対サウジ武器売却を議会に通知。アメリカの9/11テロの実行者達を支援していたとされるサウジアラビアだが、アメリカの武器の最大な顧客でもある。
世界最大の武器輸入国はサウジ、輸出国は米。(2021/3/15の記事)「スウェーデンにあるSIPRIストックホルム国際平和研究所の報告によりますと、過去５年間における世界の武器輸出の３分の１以上がアメリカから行われ、またそのうちの半分が西アジア向けだったことが判明しました。」
Oregon police seek motive in Safeway shooting after suspect found dead: What we know。4件銃撃事件で計8人が亡くなった。
(8/28)Texas judge overrules ban on 18-to-20-year-olds carrying handguns because they were 'part of the militia in the founding era'。根から戦争や人殺しの文化
(8/26)Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment: 'We've had people actually thank us'
(8/15)These Are the Bible Verses Past Presidents Have Turned to on Inauguration Day。少なくとも表向きは差別と決別しようとする国のはずだが、他の宗教の国民はもんだ無いと思っているだろうか？
ちょっとだけなぜかを探してみたが、何も見つからない。その代わり、屁理屈なサイトはいくらでもある。
Has Every President Used The Bible To Take The Oath Of Office?では、「Presidents are subject to the people, and ultimately, they are subject to God, for God directs nations for His purposes. 」とまで断言している。うむ、神様は神様の目的のために国をガイドしている?国は神様の道具・使い物？ようわからん。
(8/14)Southern Baptist church says it is under investigation by Justice Department following sex abuse report。教会は期待されるほど神聖では無い。
(8/13)Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says God is the founding father of America: ”He wrote the Constitution”.大統領が就任式で手をバイブルに添えて先生する自体は既に民意と人権を無視しているが、こうやって堂々と宣言するのはもはや国民を奴隷化した同然。「In a speech he delivered at the Christofacist CPAC conference, Patrick said, "We were a nation founded upon not the words of our founders, but the words of God because He wrote the Constitution."」
(8/12)Liz Cheney says she's 'ashamed' her fellow Republicans are putting the lives of FBI agents at risk with their post-Mar-a-Lago raid attacks。とても民主主義国家だと思えない
(8/8)Two years after Breonna Taylor's death, federal charges show how to end police violence."Police violence will continue as long as law enforcement controls definition of public safety. When politicians and extremist police go unchecked, we are less safe. Community activism is vital."
(8/5)Alex Jones Has Been Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Parents $4 Million For Calling The Massacre A Hoax
(7/29)Trump says 'nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11' while hosting a Saudi-funded golf tournament
(7/28)Trump Just Told Us His Masterplan。「Trump sketched out a vision that a new Republican Congress could enact sweeping new emergency powers for the next Republican president. The president would be empowered to disregard state jurisdiction over criminal law. The president would be allowed to push aside a “weak, foolish, and stupid governor,” and to fire “radical and racist prosecutors”—racist here meaning “anti-white.” The president could federalize state National Guards for law-enforcement duties, stop and frisk suspects for illegal weapons, and impose death sentences on drug dealers after expedited trials.」
(7/23)3 killed, including a 6-year-old, in shooting at Iowa state park; suspect also dead, police say
Mississippi police chief fired after leaked audio captured racist rant, him bragging about killing 13 people。「A small Mississippi city has a new police chief after its last was secretly recorded bragging about shooting and killing people in the line of duty — including a Black man who he claimed to have shot more than 100 times — in a racist and homophobic rant. 」
Trump ally Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena。「Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran, meanwhile, continued to maintain that the House committee had targeted his client because of Bannon's long relationship with the Republican former president. He also suggested that the prosecution's primary witness harbored a political bias against Bannon.」大金で弁護士を雇えば、何をやっても無罪にできるかもしれない国。
Republican campaign ad stands up for mass shooters' rights。「Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers, who was censured after threatening to "personally destroy" her Republican opponents at a white nationalist convention earlier this year, is an advocate for mass shooters. The far-right MAGA politician, who recently blamed the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings on "false flag" operations run by the Feds instead of 18-year-old guys with access to assault weapons,。。。:」
(7/18)Former FDA commissioner says the window to control the spread of the monkeypox outbreak 'probably has closed'。何じゃこれ？
(7/13)Starbucks is closing 16 stores across Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other cities due to a high frequency of 'challenging incidents' — see the list。アメリカにスターバックスが安全に運営できない箇所がある? 一体どんな国だろうか？どこがだろうか？
Exclusive video from inside Uvalde school shows officers' delayed response to mass shooting。後付ではどんな理屈も並べられるので、論点は可笑しい。そもそも、なんで拳銃による暴力に怯える日々が強いられているだろうか？いつも百戦錬磨かのような対応ができなければいけないならば、アメリカは平和な社会ではなく、戦場そのものだろう。
(7/5)At Least Six People Were Killed In A Shooting At A Chicago-Area Fourth Of July Parade。「The American Public Health Association says gun violence in the US is a public health crisis. It is a leading cause of premature death in the country, responsible for more than 38,000 deaths annually. As of July 4, at least 22,284 people have died from gun violence this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.」
(7/2)Biden warns Republicans will seek a nationwide abortion ban, arrest women who cross state lines
A Black Man Was Killed By Police After He Was Struck By More Than 60 Bullets, His Family's Lawyer Said。「"We know that he was handcuffed after he was shot and killed, and he was found with his hands cuffed on his back when the medical personnel arrived," DiCello added.」発端はどうであれ、どういう考えと経緯でここまで残酷な行為に至ったかは想像し難い。誇り高い国で起こったこととは思えない。何がどうgreat だろうか？
アプリストアからの「TikTok」排除、米FCC委員がアップルとグーグルに要求。「国家安全保障上の深刻な脅威」？それともただ覇権争いのため? 前者なら、一体何がどう深刻に脅威となっている?様々なフィッシングや詐欺、拳銃による殺傷事件等の方はよほど国民生活の安心安全を脅かしているのに、政府は一体全体どんな努力して、どれだけ真剣に取り込んでいるだろうか？
(6/27)Photos: Protests Against the Overturning of Roe.人権問題と言えば、これはそのものだろう
(6/19)Woman charged with hate crimes after police say she pepper-sprayed 4 people, made anti-Asian remarks
(6/18)Third victim in Alabama church shooting dies; potluck attendee 'subdued' suspect: What we know
「Patriot Front was born in 2017 after splintering off from the neo-Nazi group Vanguard America in the wake of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. The group presents itself as something akin to a more extreme version of the Proud Boys. They wear matching clothing and focus on nationalism as opposed to overt racism. A recent leak, however, showed that behind the scenes the group embraces neo-Nazism as well as shaming members for their porn and junk food habits. 」
Gun control deal: Group of senators – including 10 Republicans – announce breakthrough。せめて観光客により安心感を与えてもらいたいところ。
(6/12)アメリカ 各地で銃規制の強化求めるデモ しかし集会の最中に…。「アメリカ議会下院では今月、殺傷能力の高い銃を購入できる年齢の引き上げなどを盛り込んだ銃規制法案が可決されましたが、上院では野党・共和党の反対などもあり成立のめどはたっていません。」結局、ただの演出で、NRAの一人勝ち？
(5/30)Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans Would Mean Less Free Speech for Many。「民主主義」は金持ち次第
WATCH: GOP Rep. Mo Brooks erupts after Fox News host pushes back against unfounded 2020 voter fraud claims。独裁・専制ではなくても、2政党しかないので、変わらないかろう
The Justice Department Will Review The Response To The Uvalde School Shooting After Police Admitted They Made Mistakes。警察のせいだと片付けられると、何も変わらない。NRAは武器で莫大な利益を手に入れ続ける。拳銃による死者は出続ける。
(5/28)In Uvalde, families grieve. In Houston, 300 miles across Texas, the NRA holds its annual convention
Ted Cruz angrily walks away from a British reporter who asked him why school shootings happen only in the United States。Cruz turned to snarl at the reporter, "Why is it that people come from all over the world to America? 'Cause it's the freest, most prosperous, safest country on earth. Stop being a propagandist," before heading for the exit once again.。アメリカは世界一安全な国？？？これはアメリカの政治家
(5/27)When Donald Trump speaks at the NRA tomorrow, lo and behold, guns will suddenly be banned。「So the NRA does believe in gun control — but only when their own are the targets.」下のKen Paxtonの理屈ならば、NRAの集会でも、拳銃を持つ警備要員さえいれば、参加者の拳銃禁止令は要らないはず。
(5/26)The GOP’s Only Answer to School Shootings Didn’t Help in Uvalde。「Look no further than Texas Republicans’ responses to this week’s mass shooting in the small town of Uvalde, the deadliest at an elementary school since Sandy Hook. Speaking to Newsmax, Attorney General Ken Paxton, the top law enforcement and public safety officer in the state, said: “We can’t stop bad people from doing bad things. … We can potentially arm and prepare and train teachers and other administrators to respond quickly. That, in my opinion, is the best answer.”」要はもっと拳銃を売って民衆に持たせたいだけ。アメリカは何？戦場！これは、アメリカの民主主義で、民衆の人権(NRAの利益の二の次)の現状。
(5/26)米銃乱射21人死亡 バイデン氏｢うんざりだ｣規制強化訴え。「学校で起きた銃乱射事件では、2012年に東部コネティカット州ニュータウンの小学校で子どもを含む26人が死亡した。18年には南部フロリダ州やテキサス州でも相次いで銃乱射事件が起きていた。」「銃製造会社は過去20年間にわたって最大の利益をもたらす攻撃用兵器を活発に売ってきた」
Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings。まとめると、アメリカは拳銃メーカーの利益しか考えられていないからだろう。
(5/22)An Oklahoma state rep proposed legislation that would mandate young men get mandatory vasectomies
Between 2000 and 2018, nearly 300,000 minors were legally married in the United States.
(3/20)Arkansas Officer Who Shot Teen Having Car Trouble Got Just One Year in Jail。拳銃社会だからの事件です。日本では、警察がそんなに簡単に発砲しないはずてす。
(3/13)アメリカの静かなるデフォルトとビットコイン。アメリカの今のような覇権を手にした黒い歴史。
(2/19)3.7 million kids slipped back into poverty after the Biden child tax credit expired — and Congress isn't restoring it soon。日本も貧困問題を抱えているので、他人事ではない。
(2/16)Sandy Hook families agree to $73 million settlement with gunmaker Remington。拳銃が製造・販売されつつあるのは変わらないです。拳銃による凶悪事件もまた起こるでしょう。日本でも殺傷事件は減らないところか、ニュースにより頻繁に報道されれています。
(2/14)Security News This Week: The CIA Has Secretly Run a ‘Bulk Collection’ Program Affecting Americans。話が分かりにくくて詳細はよく見えないが、アメリカ国民のデータは無断で収集されているように聞こます。
(2/13)California court blocks bid to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten。調べて見る必要はあるが、日本のオム心理教のような事件だっただろうか？
日本にも様々な差別があるが、どこまで報道されて、知られているだろうか？
(2/12)Biden moves to split $7B in frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, humanitarian aid。世界の金融中心でもあるアメリカはやっぱり強い！他国のお金まで簡単に押収出来てしまう。皆んな進んでアメリカの経済に投資・参加しているからだろうか。
(2/7)Supreme Court fight shows why Americans have such a hard time talking about equity for Black women
(2/6)Inflation is driving every restaurant 'absolutely crazy' and is 'insane,' ex-McDonald's CEO says。他人事ではない。日本は大丈夫だろうか？
Tennessee Republicans hold a book burning to destroy Harry Potter, Twilight, and other "demonic" titles。「Global Vision Bible Church pastor Greg Locke, who praises his god and Trump in equal measure」「“We have a Constitutional right and a Biblical right to do what we're going to do tonight,”」
信じがたい話だが、憲法と宗教を盾にして、気に入らない本を学校で禁止し、更に燃やして「公開処刑」するのは誇り高き民主主義国家のアメリカで起こっています。何十年、何百年、何千年も逆戻りしています。テネシーでの出来事ではありますが、少なくともその州の住民に違う文化や思想を持っている人がいます。果たして、どのような思いで暮らしているだろうか？
憲法は一部の共和党支持者や神父だけのためにあるものではありません。
面白いことに、They're Burning Books in Tennesseeでは、「Tyler Salinas took photos of the event, and said there was one counterprotester in attendance. The man threw a book into the fire and claimed it was the Bible while holding up copies of Fahrenheit 451 and On the Origin of Species. 」という報道もあります。
ところで、その「biblical right 」は一体なんだろうか。「What is a biblical view of human rights?」で述べた通り、聖書には「人権」何という概念すら存在しない。神は絶対的な存在で、神に従うしかない。
The JFK QAnon Cult in Dallas Is Somehow Getting Weirder。これも憲法に基づいたもの？
More than 1,000 Dutch residents plan to throw rotten eggs at Jeff Bezos' superyacht if it ends up forcing a historic bridge be dismantled for it to pass through。富は少数の人に集中し、無駄遣いされているだけ。
(2/2)'Sound the alarm': National debt hits $30 trillion as economists warn of impact for Americans。アメリカの借金は30兆ドルになった！人口は3億強だから、そろそろ一人あたり1百万ドルという計算。つまり、一人当たり1億円成り!
Jan. 6 committee member says Trump 'said the criminal part out loud' when he said Pence could have overturned the election。"Trump made the claim on Sunday, falsely saying that newly-proposed amendments to the 1887 Electoral Count Act showed Pence could have overturned President Joe Biden's victory.
"What they are saying, is that Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away. Unfortunately, he didn't exercise that power, he could have overturned the Election!" Trump said in a statement.
Members of the House's January 6 committee are investigating Trump's role in the Capitol riot, and have narrowed in on his attempt to overturn the election.
In January 2021, Trump tried to use the Electoral Count Act to get Pence not to certify Biden's victory, but Pence declined, saying he didn't have the "unilateral authority" under the Constitution.
The certification process at the US Capitol, over which Pence presided on January 6, 2021, was disrupted by a crowd of Trump supporters, many of whom believed Pence could overturn the election and wanted to punish him."
自慢の、誇り高き、あめりかの民主主義選挙の有様
(1/23)'I will bring every single gun loaded': Virginia mom threatens school board over mask mandate。常に拳銃の脅威下に置かれる。
(1/10)At Least 19 People Have Died In A "Horrific" Apartment Fire In The Bronx。報道写真を見る限り古そうな建物ですが。タワマンが流行る日本の高層アパートはどうだろうか？
The US Just Shattered the World Record for New COVID Cases。医療の先進国のはずだが。
(2022/1/4)5 missing teenage girls found, 30 sex offenders arrested in monthslong US Marshals operation
(12/31)Fox News' Worst Lies About Covid-19 From 2021。「Fox News itself has a covid-19 vaccine mandate, despite talking heads on the channel railing against them.」最も皮肉なのはコロナワクチン接種を反対すると視聴者に主張しながら、FOX社内部はコロナワクチン接種を義務づてていること。FOX社の宣伝を信じ込む視聴者はどれだけ愚かだろうか？
FOXは視聴者を数多く持つメディア会社である。言論の自由を盾に、いつもデマやウソなどを平気に拡散している。
Capitol Police officer says it's a 'disgrace' that Pence is dismissing January 6: 'We did everything possible to prevent him from being hanged and killed in front of his daughter and his wife'。権力のある人、声の大きい人が勝つことはどこに行っても変わらないです。
3-year-old North Carolina girl who accidentally shot herself on Christmas dies。アメリカは国民一人あたり一丁以上のけんじを持っているからと言われている。銃による死者数は交通事故に近い。
過去の「栄光」だが、
１．モガディシュの戦闘（Battle of Mogadishu (1993)）によると、「モガディシュの戦闘（モガディシュのせんとう）は、1993年10月3日、ソマリアの首都モガディシュにおいてアメリカ軍とソマリア民兵とのあいだで発生し、のちにアメリカがソマリア内戦介入から撤収するきっかけとなった戦闘である。戦闘の激しかった地域の名を取って「ブラック・シーの戦い」とも呼ばれる。」
