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That's some pyrite standard science right there. The new normal for HHS funded studies probably.
The problem with this comparison is that Biden was fine to drive when he was younger.
Somebody really needs to make a video of the Speaker morphing into Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heros saying I KNOW NOTHING! NOTHING! Please. Somebody.
In *normal times* it is a decent win for the minority party to force the majority into taking unpopular rolls call votes. A big divide for Ds is beliefs about whether we are in normal times (we are not).
I think you ought to be able to sue if an unvaccinated person (who has no conditions that prevent vaccination) gets you sick.
When I was a kid if a Dem would have suggested something like this it would have been described as the mark of the beast.
Yes, Republicans closed the "making sure the (Republican) president follows the Constitution lane" quite a while ago.
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Overheard in my house earlier: coverage of this administration sometimes is like "After Two Own Goals President is Man of the Match!"
It is sad how gullible so many media actors are. Trump creates a problem by initiating a trade war, calls the trade war (partially) off, and by the numbers has us in a worse place than we started out. This is called a win.
Bless the hearts (southern style) of all the people on the neighborhood discussion board who rant about both the development of apartments and the high price of housing.
I find the noise of commercial lawn service equipment extremely annoying. Minor issue in the scheme of things. But still.
It makes me cringe when Trump says he is going to "cherish" something. That just sounds very weird and rapey coming out of his mouth.
What proportion of MAGA appeal is just that assholes want a society where it is more accepted to be an asshole?
There are plenty of things from the previous version of US democracy that need to be set aside. Due process, freedom from unreasonable searches and other similar protections most definitely deserve to be maintained.
It's not hard to understand why a guy with Trump's history would view due process simply as the way guilty people get away with crimes.
Hopeful signs these past 48 hours that we are gonna beat this authoritarian regime and send them packing. Conservative thought leaders advocating for a mass anti regime movement. SCOTUS showings signs of acknowledging reality. Powerful organizations refusing to obey in advance. Regime balking.
obviously Bukele has given his spin, but if a single senator can spring Kilmar for margaritas, then it has become exceptionally awkward for the President and his entire executive branch to insist there's nothing they can do to get him back to the US.
In some ways we academics are built for this stuff. Make them use as much effort as possible on every single harassment effort. We just want to be sure we are all following the rules!
Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
First follow up with lots of "clarifying questions." Clarify statutory authority to be seeking this information among other things. Then do that several more times. Then just tell them what a journal is. Then refer them to attorneys. Just make them do a bunch of half assed work.
David Brooks! Definitely late, but stuff like this is a very welcome development. It is how to win.
I think I would write back: Sir, this is a Wendy's!
One problem that seems common among elites is that they expect there to be some way to take on fascism that is easy and risk-free, which is absolutely delusional.
America is on the clock to stop the current regime's authoritarian consolidation. It is indisputable in my view that authoritarianism is here. We may well be headed toward totalitarianism.
Now this one really surprises me.
