Unsecurityflipped into Legal rights protection10 hours agoGermany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘domino effect’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Philip Oltermann in BerlinGermany is mulling over the consequences of soon becoming the world’s largest potential market for legally sold cannabis, as the country’s left-liberal government presses ahead with plans to allow the controlled distribution of the drug among adults. Olaf Scholz’s coalition government has in recent …
Unsecurityflipped into Legal rights protection9 hours agoThanks to state courts, abortions can resume in four US states. For nowverified_publisherThe Guardian - Shefali Luthra and Chabeli Carrazana for the 19thPatients burst into tears on the phone. For once, it was the good kind. Starting Tuesday, at least for short time, abortion would be legal again in Texas, and Andrea Gallegos had no time to lose. Her clinic, Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio, had been closed since Friday. They had …
Unsecurityflipped into Prevention cf. Law Enforcement9 hours ago‘Egregious acts of violence’: why is Eric Adams cracking down on subway buskers and mango sellers?verified_publisherGuardian US - Wilfred ChanFirst it was selling mangoes; now it’s playing saxophones. Under Mayor Eric Adams, New York City police have dramatically stepped up arrests of solo entrepreneurs trying to scrape a living in the city’s subways. Last week police arrested John Ajilo, a beloved saxophonist who has been a fixture for …
Unsecurityflipped into Legal rights protection9 hours agoI read the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling to see what we lost. Everyone shouldverified_publisherThe Guardian - Francine ProseAs one more reminder of what we’ve lost, the text of the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is unlikely to console us. Even so, I recommend downloading the pdf. In the wake of its overturning, this beautifully written document – which reads like a long form essay – is not only interesting in itself but now …
Unsecurityflipped into Trump Dump9 hours agoMark Meadows’ associate threatened ex-White House aideverified_publisherGuardian US - Clea SkopelitiGood morning. Donald Trump’s former aide Cassidy Hutchinson was told by an associate of the former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows not to cooperate with the House January 6 select committee, two sources familiar with the matter have said. Hutchinson received a message from an associate of …
Unsecurityflipped into Brexit or bust8 hours agoJohnson risks breakup of UK over Northern Ireland protocol, says Varadkarverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rory Carroll Ireland correspondentLeo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland. Varadkar said Boris Johnson’s administration had been undemocratic and disrespectful and tacitly accused it of being …
