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Biden will expand and extend temporary status for Haitians
The Biden administration announced on Monday that the temporary legal status granted for Haitians living in the United States will be expanded and extended. The decision was made after determining that Haiti is too dangerous…
WaPo analysis: nobody should care that we covered up the Hunter Biden laptop
The Washington Post has a retrospective analysis that gets them off the hook for covering up the news: it wouldn't have made a difference in the 2020 election anyway.Read More
Are you ready for … Bolton 2024?
Er ... no, not really. Nor do I think for a moment that we will need to prepare for it, either. John Bolton practically epitomizes seriousness, but this interlude between midterms and presidential primaries -- shrinking as it…
Is Ukraine hitting targets inside of Russia or not?
Yesterday, Ed looked at a series of explosions at Russian air bases and suggestions that the attacks were carried out by Ukraine. If so, those were some bold moves on Zelensky's part. But some additional fuel was…
Trafalgar: Walker trails by four as Georgia voters go to the polls
The polls have opened in the last election left in what was supposed to be a red-wave midterm cycle, and ... it's not looking red-wavy here either. Raphael Warnock seeks a full Senate term in today's Georgia runoff,…
Any takers? Two senators come up with a bipartisan immigration reform framework
The headline is a rhetorical question. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have come up with the framework for immigration reform. Is it something that can pass in the Senate in the lame duck session before…
German study: COVID-19 vaccine killing otherwise healthy people
First things first: there is no way to know for sure how common this is due to poor screening and reporting, but German researchers have decisively demonstrated through autopsy that the COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis…
Germany: About that defense spending increase we promised…
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine and all of the NATO allies rushed to begin helping Zelensky, it was once again pointed out that some European Union countries still weren't spending very much on their defense…
Chicago: Concealed Carry holder surprises three would-be robbers
A trio of teens looking for victims to rob in Chicago wound up being victims themselves. This is officially a case of f**k around and find out.Read More
Chinese hackers stole $20 million in COVID relief money
Both Jazz and I have written about COVID relief fraud a number of times. The actual amount of money involved is still not known but some official estimates have put it as high as $100 billion, though the actual number is…