Joshua Sharp @JoshuaSharp@qoto.org

In my neighborhood. Sarcastic, subtle, serious.

"NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ANY MORE!"

A brief history of capitalists complaining that nobody wants to work for starvation wages

Dr. Kariko was denied promotion at Penn because she couldn't rack up the NIH grants. Yet. She persisted. #COVID #vaccine #Nobel https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html

In 2019, ProPublica revealed stark inconsistencies between what the #Trump Organization had reported to #tax authorities and what it told lenders about the finances of one of its towers.

This week, a judge ruled the company had committed #fraud.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-fraud-ruling-property-valuation-michael-cohen?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Clarence Thomas twice spoke at the Koch brothers’ annual fundraising retreat. A sitting Supreme Court justice is actually fundraising for a partisan organization that routinely brings cases before the Supreme Court, which he routinely rules in favor of. Naturally he has not disclosed this. https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus

"Over and over again, Wright seems to think that his clearly admitted to pattern of behavior to seek out his female students and start sexual relationships with them was solely the result of consensual adults agreeing to have a relationship, with no recognition of the power indifference, and the influence both of them knew he had over their future careers.

- @mmasnick
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/30/if-your-108-million-defamation-lawsuit-basically-admits-to-everything-people-are-horrified-by-you-might-have-just-filed-a-slapp-suit/

So this is crazy fcuked.

https://gizmodo.com/sat-college-board-tells-facebook-tiktok-your-scores-gpa-1850768077

BREAKING: Former President Trump surrendered on Thursday on Georgia criminal charges relating to his alleged efforts to subvert 2020 election results. https://t.co/T3WxteNC3m

Jesus, can you imagine? And some people want me to go back.

Overt and Predicate Acts Explained: Why Fani Willis Isn't Trying To Criminalize Phone Calls or Tweets, And Also Why Her Approach Is Gratuitous And A Problem

https://popehat.substack.com/p/overt-acts-and-predicate-acts-explained

NEW: A judge has declared a mistrial for two white men accused of shooting at a Black FedEx driver.

The judge said he had “no choice” because a police detective withheld evidence. FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson’s attorney is asking the DOJ to step in.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/35533/mistrial-declared-in-brookhaven-fedex-driver-shooting-trial-after-detective-withheld-evidence

The average US president has been charged with 2 felonies.