The New York Times – “Even before the pandemic, Social Security’s finances were under growing pressure. The next president and Congress will play a crucial role in what happens next…If nothing is done to shore up the program, all benefit checks will need to be cut by roughly one-quarter in perhaps 11 years — or,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
11 cheap or free ways to make your old PC run faster
PC World – “If your old workhorse of a PC is starting to slow down in its old age, these low (or no-) cost tricks can help put some pep in its processing step.” Continue Reading
New Foreign Legal Gazette Collection Database
In Custodia Legis: “The Law Library of Congress has developed a guide to our collection of foreign legal gazettes. Gazettes are generally the first place that a ruling body will publish its laws, making them an invaluable resource for foreign legal research. The Law Library has been collecting foreign legal gazettes since the mid-19th century. We… Continue Reading
Postal Service ordered to increase late trips for election mail
Bloomberg News via Seattle Times – “Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was ordered to immediately begin expanding mail delivery with extra trips and later deliveries after the U.S. Postal Service failed to improve performance less than a week before the election. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington late Tuesday granted an emergency request to enforce… Continue Reading
The impact of President Trump’s energy dominance agenda
The Wilderness Society Action Fund – Four years later: Our public lands and waters under Trump — in 7 maps – “As President Trump’s term comes to an end, his energy dominance agenda has already left deep scars on our wildest places and on the health and well-being of communities across the nation. We’re taking… Continue Reading
NARA – Presidential Elections & Inaugurations
“Every four years, on the first Tuesday (after the first Monday) of November, we cast our votes for President of the United States. The National Archives and Records Administration has a unique role in the election process: NARA’s Office of the Federal Register administers the Electoral College. On the following January 20, the President of… Continue Reading
Maps That Show Us A New Perspective
Factable – “Like a side-view mirror, sometimes on maps, things look bigger to us than they actually appear. Think about it; a world map shows Greenland as this giant landmass the size of South America when really it’s quite tiny, comparatively speaking. Then there is the Mongolian Empire, a massive region conquering of over nine… Continue Reading
Law Firms Largely Buck Growing Trend of Monitoring Remote Employees’ Productivity
Law.com [paywall]: “Some corporations, including alternative legal service providers (ALSPs), are leveraging more productivity and timekeeping technology to monitor their now largely remote workforce. But the bulk of boutiques and midsize firms aren’t deploying software to keep track of their nonlawyers, preferring instead to continue to measure staff productiveness by the work produced. While a… Continue Reading
The U.S. Presidential Election: Managing the Risks of Violence
International Crisis Group – 28 October 2020 – The U.S. Presidential Election: Managing the Risks of Violence: “The 2020 U.S. presidential election presents risks not seen in recent history. It is conceivable that violence could erupt during voting or protracted ballot counts. Officials should take extra precautions; media and foreign leaders should avoid projecting a… Continue Reading
Here Is The Last Day Mail-In Ballots Will Be Accepted In Every State
BuzzFeedNews – “Millions of people are voting by mail in the 2020 election — many for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic. In order to ensure your ballot is counted, officials suggest mail-in ballots be sent in early, especially given USPS delays. Many states suggest sending your ballot at least one week before… Continue Reading
Coronavirus Cases Are Now Rising In Almost Every State In The US
BuzzFeedNews – “The difference between the previous spikes in cases and the one we’re in now? COVID-19 cases are now rising almost everywhere…The difference between the previous spikes in cases and the one we’re in now? COVID-19 cases are now rising almost everywhere. Last week saw a record number of COVID-19 cases as the daily… Continue Reading
It’s Basically Too Late To Vote By Mail Now
BuzzFeedNews – “In many states, Tuesday was the last recommended day by which to drop your ballot in a mailbox. From now, voters are being encouraged to leave them in official drop boxes or vote in-person. Today is exactly one week before Election Day on Nov. 3, which in many states means it is the… Continue Reading
