News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria https://t.co/T84QgrCv1A
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2024
Jeffries: In our nation’s history, 25% of our nation’s debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) December 19, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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US lawmakers were racing on Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas ➡️ https://t.co/Zs81EfrDE2 pic.twitter.com/8pBwhQTLmZ
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 20, 2024
U.S. safety regulators have backed away from seeking a recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators. https://t.co/z6uJ4xlVfq
— KYTX CBS19 (@kytxcbs19) December 20, 2024
Norovirus outbreaks reported on 3 cruise ships this month, sickening hundreds https://t.co/DlEyfJLsgO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 20, 2024
US deportations of immigrants rose in the past year to the highest level since 2014, according to a US government report, part of a broader push by outgoing President Joe Biden to reduce illegal immigration https://t.co/B6Yyt8lbI7
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 20, 2024
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has set a deadline of Friday for party leaders to tell him whether they want to join his government, tacitly back it, or topple it.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) December 20, 2024 at 6:06 AM
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Secret meetings, mistrust among officials and attempts to downplay the gravity of Credit Suisse's problems hamstrung Switzerland in the run-up to the bank's collapse in 2023, an inquiry by lawmakers found reut.rs/3VN7clM
— Reuters (@reuters.com) December 20, 2024 at 5:46 AM
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— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2024
For some reason, none of the 2,000 word articles talking about Elon's power grab mention that he destroyed ~80% of Twitter's value. Like, wtf have you all been hyperventilating about "DOGE" when destroying value is Elon's immediate precedent?
— emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) December 20, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Clarence Thomas Torn Over Case Where Both Sides Offer Compelling Scuba Trips theonion.com/clarence-tho…
— The Onion (@theonion.com) December 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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14 year anniversary of the late and much missed Patrick fooling Greta Van Sustern
— Domestic Enemy Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) December 19, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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