Link , Link , Link , Link , [Conversations between Donald Trump and former Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the 2020 presidential election can help answer questions about how involved Trump was in attempting to overturn the election results. We want answers, so we're suing:], Link , Link , [Britain tells climate summit coal era to end as carbon emissions surge COP26 host Britain said 77 countries had pledged to phase out coal, dirtiest of the fossil fuels that drive global warming, as a study showed the carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere had already rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.], Link , Link , [Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blasted the government on Oct. 28 for its “schizophrenic,” “baffling,” and “muddled” policies in offering lenient plea deals to Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants for their participation in an event that it routinely describes in sentencing memos as “a criminal offense unparalleled in history.” Her frustration appears to stem from the fact that of the 115 guilty pleas obtained in the Capitol riot cases as of Oct. 27, 99 defendants (86 percent) had pleaded to misdemeanors, including 87 (75 percent of the whole) who had been permitted to plead to a class B misdemeanor (40 U.S.C. 5104(e)(2)(G))—a so-called petty offense for which the maximum punishment is just six months incarceration. But this avalanche of petty-offense convictions appears to be the result of a conscious—and sensible—attempt by the government to clear its dockets of the nonviolent cases so that it can devote scarce resources to literally hundreds of serious felonies. ], Link , [May the light of Diwali remind us that from darkness there is knowledge, wisdom, and truth. From division, unity. From despair, hope. To Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists celebrating in America and around the world — from the People’s House to yours, happy Diwali.], Link , [The @OntHospitalAssn has been asking the govt to mandate vaccinations for frontline healthcare workers for months. They know best how to care for our families. @fordnation is ignoring & undercutting them. He's saying "you're on your own." That's not leadership.]