Warsh may be a reasonable guy and capable economist just playing a role here. But if integrity and independence are qualities we value in a Fed Chief, he does not have them.
Every nominee who dodges this question tells us that they have no meaningful commitment to American democracy.
Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."
We need more sociologists, because learning about the challenges we face is the first step towards overcoming them.
I wrote about the critical role sociologists play in our quest for a more equitable future and how anyone can think like a sociologist.
#talkabouthumanities
#talkaboutsocialsciences
5/ Hard to figure how there’s jurisdiction in the Southern District of Florida for supposed crimes allegedly committed in DC during the 2016 election, but at least Judge Aileen Cannon, is there. Brennan is just Trump‘s latest target for revenge; an esteemed public servant, now being targeted.
4/DOJ is investigating former CIA director John Brennan in the Southern District of Florida. The career prosecutor running that investigation reportedly questioned the strength of the evidence & was removed from the case. Former Trump election denial lawyer Joe DiGenova has been brought in.
MS NOW confirms: The Trump DOJ has removed the lead prosecutor overseeing the investigation into John Brennan.
Maria Medetis Long told colleagues that she had recently told her superiors that there was not ample justification to bring criminal charges against Brennan.
Somewhere out there, in a law firm office far, far away, an associate on the defense team for John Brennan just started updating the exhibit list for his draft selective or vindictive prosecution motion
In addition to the attack on German memory culture, the use of the verb “neutering” here reveals how much of this is really about gender anxiety.
Imagine thinking we don’t need Gender Studies as an academic discipline.
A picture shared by a U.S. Marine on the USS Tripoli, which is helping enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Some U.S. service members aboard ships in the Middle East are having to ration their food, family members say. And mail delivery to military ZIP codes in the region has been indefinitely suspended — so care packages with snacks and supplies are delayed and in limbo. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"The Acting Attorney General of the United States describes it as the president’s duty, and a function of his leadership, to order prosecutions of his political enemies." harrylitman.substack.com/p/meet-the-new-boss-wors...
I’m on Air Force One heading to Las Vegas and Arizona for Greetings and Speeches on NO TAX ON TIPS, a WINDFALL for our Great American Citizens. I am watching one of the Least Attractive and Talented People on all of Television, Jessica Tarlov. Her voice is so grating and terrible, I had to “turn her off!” Her Democrat soundbites are FAKE. She makes up “Poll Numbers,” and nobody challenges her, because she is so boring. I have among the best Poll Numbers I have ever had, and why shouldn’t I, ALL THE COUNTRY DOES IS WIN. CNN had me at 100%, saying they never saw that before. GET HER OFF THE AIR, SHE IS BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY! I hear Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens are dying fast. Their numbers are terrible. Nobody believes them anymore. They were FAKE MAGA, and now they’ve been exposed! President DJT
This is not a man who should be able to launch nukes
VAN HOLLEN: When you were in the House, you said Biden needed to make clear that 'Putin is an absolute war criminal.' Do you stand by that?
WALTZ: Statements I made in Congress are very different than what I make now working for President Trump. I support President Trump is everything he is doing
Ari Melber's show put together a supercut of an 8-minute Trump rant about snakes that raised concerns about his mental wellbeing
@robertpjones.bsky.social notes that within the U.S., Christian nationalists are pushing the “European Christianity that is being envisioned as the ideal for the country… It’s talk about a homeland and a homeland that belongs to one religious and ethnic group.” Listen:
My latest - what it means that a majority of Republicans and white evangelicals now embrace the term "Christian nationalism."
open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...
Trump Erupts in Rage as Pope’s Harsh New Rebuke Lands Surprise Blow
As Trump’s retaliation against Pope Leo goes off the rails, a scholar of religion explains why the pope’s criticism of him could prove much more damaging than you might think.
Peter Magyar’s election is an earthquake for MAGA. He says Orban’s regime paid for CPAC events in Hungary, that is a “crime,” and he’s ending the practice.
CPAC conferences in the U.S. & Hungary are key ideological events for the far-right. Now they’ll have to pay for it on their own in Hungary.
"The old enemies of peace: business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."
- FDR
Madison Square Garden
October 31, 1936
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Came back to check on her. How’s she doing?
Peter Magyar confirmed that Szijjarto, Orbán's FM, has barricaded himself with some of his closest colleagues and is shredding documents related to the sanctions on Russia any other evidence of treason.
"Ukraine has the full right to defend itself against Russian aggression and cannot be forced to cede territory, Hungary's election winner, Peter Magyar, said on April 13" kyivindependent.com/asking-ukrai...
In all seriousness, Swalwell and Gonzales resigning does signal shame does actually work. For the longest time, Washington has been immune to shame and even the most disgraced scandal-ridden politicians don't leave unless they are made to. Shame does work
Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) separately announced plans to leave Congress ahead of possible expulsion votes over sexual misconduct allegations.
Their departures will not alter the balance of power in the House.
Trump national security strategy echoes great replacement theory
1. Viktor Orbán was a key ideological ally of the Trump regime, which adopted his apocalyptic views of immigration. Orbán endorsed the racist “great replacement” theory, claiming European civilization would be erased by 2050. It’s nonsense. But Trump’s national security strategy echoes this claim:
Post on X by Homeland Security: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people who he hath chosen for his own inheritance.’ —Psalm 33:12 May God continue to shed his grace on our great nation. … One homeland under God.”
The Constitution forbids any “establishment of religion“ by our government. But Christian extremists are hijacking our political system and using our tax money to foist their beliefs on us. It’s an obnoxious assault on American values.
when does Trump congratulate Magyar? (this is a rhetorical question)
