I went thru all of the currently published versions of the January 6 Committee Report. I certainly respect Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin and Ari Melber (from MSNBC), but they already had their chance to speak up so I don't need their epilogues. Darren Beattie is affiliated with another version. He was not on the Committee and is a former White … Continue reading Which version of the January 6 Committee Report should you buy?
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Why did Ukraine President Zelensky come to the U.S. now?
http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/volodymyr-zelensky-visit-ukraine-united-states/672528/? Zelensky Knows the Clock Is Ticking Ukraine’s president is rushing to the United States for good reason.By Tom Nichols Ukrainian Presidential Press Office / AP DECEMBER 20, 2022 When Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Washington—his first time leaving Ukraine since the Russian invasion last winter—he will find a city that is even more obsessed with itself … Continue reading Why did Ukraine President Zelensky come to the U.S. now?
How important is a hoodie >> Fetterman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/11/its-powerful-how-john-fettermans-hoodie-won-the-popular-vote ‘It’s powerful’: how John Fetterman’s hoodie won the popular vote in Pennsylvania Even as detractors portrayed him as a ‘bum’, senator-elect’s clothing summed up beliefs, says sociologist John Fetterman has said he has ‘negative fashion sense’. Photograph: Quinn Glabicki/Reuters Morwenna Ferrier, Fri 11 Nov 2022 10.26 EST By his own admission, Pennsylvania’s new senator-elect, John … Continue reading How important is a hoodie >> Fetterman
Bono’s new book more than a rock star memoir; also a powerful tribute to America (terrific gift)
Bono’s new book is more than a rock star memoir. It’s also a powerful tribute to America Analysis By John Blake, CNN Published 12:53 PM EST, Tue November 8, 2022 Bono of U2 performs at the O2 Arena on October 23, 2018, in London.Jo Hale/Redferns/Getty ImagesCNN — While Bono was touring the US following the release of … Continue reading Bono’s new book more than a rock star memoir; also a powerful tribute to America (terrific gift)
Being HIV positive can be a criminal offense in the U.S.
My gay friends will know this well. I did not so am posting it here as rank discrimination in an era where HIV status, properly treated, means so little. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/30/hiv-criminal-laws-us-aids-discrimination ‘I lost my retirement, my career, my home’: the HIV laws still criminalising Americans Activists in Manhattan demonstrate against criminal laws based on HIV status … Continue reading Being HIV positive can be a criminal offense in the U.S.
Trump has still more classified files and handled them casually after leaving Presidency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/donald-trump-handled-records-marked-classified-after-presidency-court-filing-alleges Court files show evidence Trump handled records marked classified after presidency Justice department filing claims former US president kept secret documents in drawer at Mar-a-Lago with other files from after his time in office Former US president Donald Trump retained documents bearing classification markings at his property in Florida Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hugo Lowell, … Continue reading Trump has still more classified files and handled them casually after leaving Presidency
How to pay for climate justice when polluters have all the money
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-to-pay-for-climate-justice-when-polluters-have-all-the-money? How to Pay for Climate Justice When Polluters Have All the Money The COP27 climate conference, in Egypt, was in large part a global search for cash. By Bill McKibben November 19, 2022 The climate summit just concluding in Egypt ran hard into one of the world’s greatest structural problems: most of the money is … Continue reading How to pay for climate justice when polluters have all the money
Think twice before giving up your traditional Medicare for Medicare Advantage
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/health/medicare-seniors-health.html? Medicare Advantage or Just Medicare? It’s annual enrollment season once again. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of the two approaches to health insurance. The proportion of eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans will exceed 50 percent next year, experts estimate.Credit...Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images By Paula Span Nov. … Continue reading Think twice before giving up your traditional Medicare for Medicare Advantage
OpEd on the Colorado shooting — rooted in hate, not mental illness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/21/colorado-springs-club-q-lgbtq-homophobia-hate/ Opinion The Colorado massacre cannot be blamed on mental illness. It’s rooted in hate. By Brian Broome, Contributing columnist Updated November 21, 2022 at 1:51 p.m. EST|Published November 21, 2022 at 1:26 p.m. EST After the shooting at the LGBTQ Club Q in Colorado Springs, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), gun rights advocate and representative for her state’s 3rd … Continue reading OpEd on the Colorado shooting — rooted in hate, not mental illness
Only one election denier seeking authority to decide state election succeeded
Only in Indiana did an election denier receive voter approval to have olitics the deciding authority over reporting state election results. http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/politics/jim-marchant-nevada.html Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections With Jim Marchant’s defeat by Cisco Aguilar in Nevada’s secretary of state race, all but one of the “America First” slate of candidates who … Continue reading Only one election denier seeking authority to decide state election succeeded
Were the Democrats lucky to have Donald Trump around this election?
http://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/on-donald-trump-and-the-democrats-not-so-awful-election? On Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Not-So-Awful Election If not for the former President, the midterms could have turned out very differently. By Susan B. Glasser November 9, 2022 The day after the midterm election of 2022 that both parties had agreed was the most consequential ever—except for the previous election, and the next one, … Continue reading Were the Democrats lucky to have Donald Trump around this election?
How the U.S. Supreme Court could break the internet as we know it
https://news.yahoo.com/how-the-supreme-court-could-break-the-internet-as-we-know-it-161539011.html How the Supreme Court could break the internet as we know it This article is right on point. Conservatives who want to guarantee themselves unfettered access to any social media platform will find themselves far more constrained by imposing liabilities on the forums that will force them to monitor everyone. by Mike Bebernes, Senior … Continue reading How the U.S. Supreme Court could break the internet as we know it
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