MSNBC doesn’t exist anymore. Didn’t happen.

DC Metropolitan Police has about 32 mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies. There are about 74 different law enforcement agencies operating in Washington DC. Not including private “special police officers” (ie security guards)

The Social Security Amendments of 1965 and 1967 provided an exemption from some aspects of coverage for those individuals who are members of religious sects that make provisions for their dependent members.

Not all US citizens have SSNs. They are eligible to vote, even if DOGE system says no.

The United States began issuing visas as a requirement for entry in 1924, under the Immigration Act of 1924.

Your ancestors arriving before 1924 didn't require visas, immigration quotas by race or country of origin.

Enslaved people were not issued visas before imported to the United States.

Alabama, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Virginia directly control the sale of alcohol through ABC-licensed liquor stores.

Government-owned and -operated liquor stores -- no complaints from Republicans in GOP controlled states.

No evidence it was the real Vice President JD Vance created the account "jd-vance-1", or an impersonator attempting to steal JD Vance's identity with a look-a-like account name.

Verification serves a purpose.

What does the word "guard" mean? Rules of Force? What happens if someone gets too close to the building or the Marines are scared? Are they authorized to use weapons on a crowd of protesters.

a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

What if Trump threw a parade and no one showed up.

Just Trump in his limo, driving down empty streets.

Why do GOP keep forgetting Trump was President in March 2020 to January 2021? When world shutdown (Trump saying over by Easter)

When Biden became President, vaccine made available, school closures ended, travel and economy rebound in 2021.

DOGE, under Musk, terminated hundreds of government contracts "for the convenience of the government."

A termination for convenience clause in a government contract grants the government the right to end a contract unilaterally, without cause, when it's deemed in the government's best interest.

emacs or vi?

U.S. immigrants are required by law to register with the Selective Service System 30 days after their 18th birthday or 30 days after entry into the United States if they are between the ages of 18 and 25.

Bad faith 19th Cent. punctuation debate.
"This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are
[1] foreigners, <
[2] aliens, <
[3] who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredit to the Govt of the U.S., <
but will include every other class of persons."

Interesting that Monroe County, where University of Indiana-Bloomington is located, voted Democratic by over 62% while most of the rest of the state didn't.

Its almost as if the Indiana GOP legislature wants to reduce the number of voters leaning Democrat.

Department of Defense "net loss" (i.e. spent) about $842 billion in FY2024.

Executive Office of the President has an annual budget of $714 million.

Executive Residence at the White House has an annual budget of $16 million.

How much is the tariff/import tax on the plane? Who will pay it?

The minimum age to obtain a library of congress reader card is 16 years old. The LOC copyright office receives two copies of material published in United States.

On July 1, 2024, in a 6–3 decision, Roberts wrote presidents have absolute immunity for acts committed as president within their core constitutional purview, at least presumptive immunity for official acts within the outer perimeter of their official responsibility, no immunity for unofficial acts.

REAL ID compliance rates by state

CO, GA, WY: 100%

NJ: 17%

Data collection: Taylor Johnston / CBS News
Source: Data gathered from each state's respective motor vehicle department.

63% compliance average nationwide (March 2025)
81% compliance at airport checkpoints (TSA, April 2025)

May 2, 2025

$3.159 /gal average regular gas price
$2.632 /gal lowest price in U.S.
$4.722 /gal highest price in U.S.

Last time below $2/gal was March 2020 (start of COVID-19)

Member of "old" media in the White House pool.

The "new" media members of the White House pool don't seem to break new news, or even beat reports.

Clifford A Lynch, RIP Cliff Lynch sadly died on 10th April 2025. Responses show how much Cliff meant to so many, and to the library and related communities. Here are some personal reminiscences and an appreciation of his achievement...

Cliff Lynch made such a huge impact on the digital library community. I’m grateful to Lorcan Dempsey for sharing these reflections on his work and impact.

Didn't the US Supreme Court dismiss the obstructing or impeding a proceeding statute in the January 6 defendant case?

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

I guess that "unitary executive" was just a figment of the Federalist Society and Project 2025. All those executive branch departments and agencies take independent actions, and no one is responsible for what happens.

I'm confused (not confused). Did the Defense Department break into the ICE detention facilities and kidnap detainees, put them on DoD planes, and fly them out of the country without DHS' knowledge, assistance or consent?

Or did the White House order ICE to look the other way.

List of company towns in the United States

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Bucks County, PA (U.S. Census data)
Foreign-born persons, 10.4%

Race and Hispanic Origin
White 86.9%
Black 4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian 5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 81.4%

Sec. Noem's government-issued cell phone was found after her purse was stolen.

Not clear if the thief intentionally discarded the phone, kept the purse's contents, or it was some other reason.

Maybe a Foreign Service Intelligence operative just made his annual bonus. -- Or just a random criminal.

Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ) oversees approximately 700 immigration judges located in 71 immigration courts and three adjudications centers throughout the Nation.

So far, Trump has fired 29 federal immigration judges.

Maybe, need more immigration hearing officers to process cases?

Measuring stock market (single-day) drops by percentage.

However, US stock "down markets" are more than one day. Looking at a single day doesn't really capture what's happened.