Well, here we are. Eleven votes and no speaker. Even as mccarthy makes multiple unreasonable concessions to the most absurdly disruptive and juvenile members of his party, he can’t get any closer to the 218 he needs. But what did anyone expect? These sophomoric imbeciles ran and were elected on their petulance and bottomless, undefined … More What did you expect when you voted for chaos agents?
I happened upon an article from NPR today that highlights the increasing numbers of children being hospitalized since recreational marijuana – particularly in the form of edibles – has been legalized in many states across the US. The article cites a study published in Pediatrics that documents this disconcerting trend. It appears to be much … More Quick Thoughts: Refer Madness
The gop doesn’t have any plans for any of the issues they bring up. The gop wants people that vote on the basis of grievance only. They can get people spun up and angry about a variety of topis without providing anything. It is disturbing how well the technique works. They blame Biden for inflation, … More Vote Blue
As we approach the mid-term elections for 2022, the political messaging is picking up is quantity and speed. The gop political machine is highly efficient at blaming anything even remotely negative on Biden, and making every single thing negative. So many things are flying by that it’s hard to keep up, but a tweet from … More ACT Scores are Lower: Who Cares?
BLUF: No, it isn’t. President Biden recently stated that the pandemic is over. Whatever he might have meant, at face value it is simply a false statement. The lowest the daily new case rate has been in the US was a little over 12k cases per day, and that was in late June 2021. During … More Is the COVID Pandemic Over?
You may have heard, the President gave a speech the night before last. It made a lot of maga republicans sad and angry. What mean things did he say? Well he said that maga republicans are a threat to democracy. They have many hurt feelings about that. But, the thing is, the threat they pose … More The Saddest Fascists
I’ll keep this short, since there’s lots of media coverage and I don’t have more information than anyone else. I just have a couple of observations. First, predictably, the gop is putting out non-stop messaging calling the raid politically motivated and otherwise undermining the FBI’s legitimacy, with a few open call to de-fund, disband, or … More The Mar-a-Lago Raid
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Not so long ago we commented on intellectual nihilism, which denies the existence of objective fact. I was recently reminded of a book by Tom Nichols titled “The Death of Expertise.” (I’m not linking it because Tom doesn’t pay me to promote his book, but I’m sure…
I don’t really have that much commentary on the topic of “states’ rights,” but it’s more than a tweet’s worth, so a brief blog it is. The concept of states’ rights is derived from the 9th and 10th amendments to the US constitution, which state: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not … More States’ Rights
Another day, another mass shooting here in the US. This time at a July 4th parade in Chicago. After Uvalde, we got some bipartisan legislation that doesn’t do much, followed by a SCOTUS decision the seeks to limit states’ abilities to rein in gin violence. Half-step forward, two steps back. Our previous writings, which sadly … More No End in Sight for Gun Violence – July 4th Edition
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