The Daily Populous

Sunday February 5th, 2023 night edition

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She was Emmy nominated for her performance in the 2007 television series The Riches and has a recurring role in Will & Grace.

She has a podcast, Minnie Questions With Minnie Driver, and her memoir, Managing Expectations, was published last year.

She lives in California with her partner, the film-maker Addison O’Dea, and her son.

When I was starting out, in the early 90s, I had to fake an orgasm in a room full of male ad execs at an audition for a chocolate bar ad.

One negative thought attracting all the others and suddenly you are circling the drain.

I’d edit out all the awful men I managed to find who confirmed my worst suspicions about my body and my character.

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Exclusive: Supreme Court justices used personal emails for work and ‘burn bags’ were left open in hallways, sources say

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The justices were “not masters of information security protocol,” one former court employee told CNN.

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff reviewed and endorsed the Supreme Court’s internal investigation into the leak.

However, the court did not disclose Chertoff had been paid at least $1 million in recent years to perform security assessments for the court. »

Indian police arrest over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages

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Indian police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in a northeastern state, officials said Saturday.

"We have so far arrested 2,169 men based on 4,074 registered police cases involving a total of about 8,000 men," said Singh.

Indian police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages in involving girls under the age of 18 a northeastern state. »

Florida weighs mandating menstrual cycle details for female athletes

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“BREAKING: Ron DeSantis wants female student athletes to submit menstrual information.

Florida currently asks female high school athletes to provide information about their menstrual cycle on health forms required to participate in sports, but it is not mandatory.

“Menstrual dysfunction is 2-3 times more common in athletes than nonathletes, and 10-15% of female athletes have amenorrhea (loss of menstrual cycle) or oligomenorrhea (a decrease in number of menstrual cycles per year),” the guidelines read. »

Calling a Fascist a Fascist Is Descriptive—Not a Slur

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And it’s been on a rapid ascent in America since Trump rolled out his hate-and-fear campaign for president in 2015.

They had no real access to due process, and in most cases were prevented from voting if they didn’t own land.

Our media and politicians need to figure out that it’s not a slur to call a fascist a fascist. »