Got my moonshot tonight.
New #Twitter privacy policy will allow it to "collect and use your personal information (such as your employment history, educational history, employment preferences, skills and abilities, job search activity and engagement..." https://twitter.com/en/privacy#x-privacy-1
#Disney-owned TV channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX, have gone dark on Charter Spectrum, the second-largest cable TV provider in the US, with nearly 15 million subscribers. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/espn-abc-pulled-charter-spectrum-carriage-dispute-1235579642/
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Atlanta says it's nvestigating three stabbings inside the jail. Officials say one of the inmates has died and two others are injured. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/multiple-people-stabbed-inside-fulton-county-jail-officials-confirm/FB5IRST3TRD7XOWWCMBEV3MGOM/ #Georgia
Repetitive power conservation appeals in #Texas by #ERCOT face a challenge: Texans becoming less responsive. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/31/texas-ercot-grid-energy-conservation-fatigue/
Secretary of State Blinken announces a new visa restriction policy for those undermining the democratic process in the June 2023 #SierraLeone election.
Here's the #Florida major disaster declaration approved by President Biden: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/08/31/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-florida-disaster-declaration-4/
In a court filing in Atlanta, Donald Trump waives his arraignment and enters not guilty please to the #Georgia #Election2020 subversion charges.
#SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas' 2022 financial disclosure released after a delay. (Posted online by the Washington Examiner: https://www.scribd.com/document/668163617/FDR-2022-THOMAS-C-1 )
Here's how the NY Times is reporting the financial disclosures by #SCOTUS Justice Thomas: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/thomas-financial-disclosures-scotus.html?unlocked_article_code=YM7QKRh9UtcdR83VsgCc76qZMhZs6ZYD6IdaNmbbb9tNt-vWIVbcu-fNNwM3l86Ylw4NeTL7BGqPNORoMmCsGQTgxc92xTYux8MUcvNX4pvzI8kmtI3VZHk1E-BXmcazdQ3aIhL-M9Ex44HG-dFePssBHPkcBmxRCN5F4gcDbCihHC2V5armm92pLlXD2_NKtCzZNw8hpipsA7UuyTsgA7JEEs-_ezjG9KCGJO_TiqDbEfXKkUUSC8BZkD3D0jvtlwpnvEVVOYBRHzEovi5TSd1ZJDKl45bCJm45m1cnsSLZKLuEESe2nZYul5CDY-XCKHvkOFdvu_WrpX--fluiLBKOs8NxpEUG&smid=url-share
US Census Bureau has just released the 2020 Census 118th Congressional District Summary File. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/congressional-districts.html
"This morning, President Biden called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to convey that he has signed a Major Disaster Declaration and ordered all available federal resources to help with the continued response to Tropical Storm Idalia. The President reiterated that the people of Florida have his full support as they recover from the storm." -- White House
#SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas' 2022 financial disclosure released after a delay. (Posted online by the Washington Examiner: https://www.scribd.com/document/668163617/FDR-2022-THOMAS-C-1 )
Biden administration announces $450+ million in funding "to strengthen prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services and crack down on illicit drug trafficking. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/31/fact-sheet-on-intl-overdose-awareness-day-the-biden-harris-administration-announces-more-than-450-million-in-new-funding-to-support-president-bidens-unity-agenda-efforts-to-beat-t/
Family members who have lost loved ones to a drug overdose will be at the White House today "to share their personal stories and discuss ways we can all work together to end the overdose epidemic."
Biden administration announces $450+ million in funding "to strengthen prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services and crack down on illicit drug trafficking. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/31/fact-sheet-on-intl-overdose-awareness-day-the-biden-harris-administration-announces-more-than-450-million-in-new-funding-to-support-president-bidens-unity-agenda-efforts-to-beat-t/
In the week ending August 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 230,000 to 232,000. -- US Labor Dept. https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
A Palestinian truck driver kills an Israeli soldier in a ramming attack near a checkpoint on the boundary with the occupied #WestBank before being shot dead during an ensuing pursuit. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756955
In response to the US flying B-1B planes above the Korean peninsula, the #DPRK military says it "staged a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched earth strikes at major command centers and operational airfields of the 'ROK' military gangsters on Wednesday night." http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/0bbeef4d9c57a8f83b95525710828eea.kcmsf
At least 64 dead in Johannesburg building fire. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/update-death-toll-in-johannesburg-building-fire-climbs-to-64-more-victims-anticipated/ #RSA
Update: Death toll rises to 73; more bodies expected to be recovered from Johannesburg building occupied by homeless people and squatters. https://www.enca.com/top-stories/update-jhb-building-fire-death-toll-73