Monday Open Thread [12.8.14]

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The New York Times revealed yesterday that an “unprecedented, secretive alliance” between Republican state attorneys general and energy companies has been formed to thwart the laws of the United States and regulations imposed on these companies by the EPA and OSHA. This is not at all surprising, and if you are surprised, then you have been criminally negligent in not paying attention. Of course energy companies have Republican elected officials in their pocket, doing their bidding. All the Times report did yesterday was make what was an allegation into a indisputable fact.

I Don’t Know What to Say

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All I know to say involves having no further respect for any law enforcement officer any where until such time as they deal with both Darren Wilson and the scumbag fuck who choked Eric Gardner to death in a fashion befitting their crimes.

Shockingly Candid Response to ACLU “Resegregation” Lawsuit

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First the accusation, then the shockingly candid DOE response below the fold.
Delaware's charter schools are causing resegregation and discrimination against minorities and students with disabilities, the ACLU and Community Legal Aid Society are arguing in a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. The groups say that, especially in the City of Wilmington, most charters are easily racially identifiable as either mostly white or mostly minority schools, with those serving minority students vastly underperforming those serving more affluent white students. The complaint is filed against the State Department of Education and the Red Clay School District, which authorize all of the state's charters.