Good Things Friday (279) and Link Love
June 28, 2024
1. I was very proud of myself for managing to get the kids rounded up to go to the mall and return some poorly chosen purchases over the weekend. Physical errands have mostly fallen to PiC since COVID and while I’ve been to that shopping center dozens of times to grab takeout, I have never gone in to do any shopping related activities. This felt like a minor victory that I could scrape together the time and energy.
2. Of course then I had to nap afterwards because I’d spent the whole morning doing chores and morning the kids solo. But rest was also a good thing even if I resented it.
This is heartbreaking: Rice Farming Brought Prosperity to Northwestern Nigeria — Then the Bandits Came
Yes, take them apart! They are horrible and shouldn’t have so much control: UnitedHealth grew very big. Now, some lawmakers want to chop it down.
I wasn’t expecting them to uphold this actually, it’s too much common sense that you don’t repeatedly allow violent dangerous people to freely obtain weapons to threaten and kill people with.: Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers Of course knowledgeable attorneys have stated that this won’t make any difference when it comes to LEOs because judges avoid issuing or enforcing protection orders against LEOs.
Aww (it’s a lovely show, kinda reminded me of Lockwood and Co which was also delightful/engaging): Dead Boy Detectives Stars George Rexstrew & Jayden Revri Talk Chedwin, Chemistry, and More
This seems unfair. Land is too hot and water is too cold at the same time: California Water Temperatures Drop to Dangerous Levels
Well this is finally good news: NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays
On the one hand, the Sackler family shouldn’t be immunized against future lawsuits and they should have to forfeit way more of their assets. On the other hand, I have to wonder how much more work this creates. Do they return to the negotiating table until they come up with something that SCOTUS will approve? The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
