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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 29

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  1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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    Chicago woman Ana Hernandez, who threw Molotov cocktail, starting fire on neighbor's porch, sentenced in federal hate crime case | abc7chicago.com She left a note that said

    Chicago woman Ana Hernandez, who threw Molotov cocktail, starting fire on neighbor's porch, sentenced in federal hate crime case | abc7chicago.com

    Ana Hernandez, 70, admitted that she threw a Molotov cocktail onto her (Venezuelan) neighbor's back porch in March of last year.

    She left a note that said

    "We do not want you in the neighborhood. Go back to your country. You can go the easy way or the hard way," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

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  2. skybrian
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    Posting this a bit late, but: It’s official: Scott Wiener is running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress ... (Pelosi announced her retirement on November 6.) Also, AI safety folks like him for...

    Posting this a bit late, but:

    It’s official: Scott Wiener is running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress

    The San Francisco lawmaker’s announcement [on October 22] made clear that he’s done waiting for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step aside, as he previously insisted he would.

    But rather than rely on his many legislative accomplishments – which span from fast-tracking housing development to policing reforms – the three-term state senator spent the majority of his launch video promising to fight back against President Donald Trump’s agenda and defend his city, which the president has threatened to target next for troop deployment.

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    Wiener joins a race that also includes progressive challenger Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff to New York’s Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. Chakrabarti has been vocal in urging Pelosi to step aside and make room for a younger generation of leaders.

    (Pelosi announced her retirement on November 6.)

    Wiener is best known for pushing legislation in Sacramento that speeds up development of new housing by blowing holes in California’s landmark environmental laws, which housing advocates say are too often weaponized to indefinitely delay projects.

    He pushed controversial legislation this year that speeds up construction of apartment buildings near public transit stops in the state’s largest metro areas, which would allow for taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods. He also authored a new law this year that bans immigration and customs enforcement agents from wearing ski masks to conceal their identities.

    Also, AI safety folks like him for pushing two AI safety bills through the state legislature. The first one was vetoed by Newsom. A second, more limited bill, passed.

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    brews_hairy_cats
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    Trump has bruises on both hands now I've seen Internet theories it's due to a particular Alzheimer's treatment, that requires infusions through the hands, and would also explain Trump's MRIs he's...

    Trump has bruises on both hands now

    I've seen Internet theories it's due to a particular Alzheimer's treatment, that requires infusions through the hands, and would also explain Trump's MRIs he's been getting

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    1. Eji1700
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      There's about 100 other possible medical explanations including the Occam's Razor of "he's old, the president, and unhealthy". They're no doubt testing him as frequently as possible and doing...

      I've seen Internet theories it's due to a particular Alzheimer's treatment, that requires infusions through the hands, and would also explain Trump's MRIs he's been getting

      There's about 100 other possible medical explanations including the Occam's Razor of "he's old, the president, and unhealthy". They're no doubt testing him as frequently as possible and doing anything and everything whenever something is even slightly out of wack.

      This isn't technically new for presidents, its just that they're not supposed to be 80. I dislike all the "theories" because they're just second hand best guesses often based on bare minimum understanding. By this same metric multiple elderly members of my family and friends had Alzheimer's because they too wound up with 2 bruises on their hands and had MRIs.

      It's possible, or it could be he's old enough they don't want to keep sticking one hand because you don't heal as well and has something else completely they're either treating or keeping and eye on. This paparazzi diagnosis stuff just icks me out, ESPECIALLY when it's almost always surrounded by so much cherry picking and a total denial of accountability for the 100 times they're wrong.

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