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220, 221, whatever it takes: Chalk one more up for House Republicans
To quote Agatha Christie, and then there was one. Two, actually, if you don't trust Adam Frisch's concession to Lauren Boebert in Colorado's third congressional district. Or maybe even three -- if you believe…
Gal pal of NYC Mayor is latest to cash in bigly
Yes, we unfortunately have yet another story involving close friends or relatives of New York City Mayor Eric Adams somehow winding up in some of the highest-paying jobs in the municipal government. (Also, I couldn't…
And even weirder: Colorado shooter “non-binary,” say attorneys
So much for the "ultra-MAGA" explanations behind the Club Q massacre in Colorado Springs that left five people dead. More accurately, so much for the "ultra-MAGA" assumptions from media figures hoping to…
Reporter for Pride magazine defends JK Rowling
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books and self-described radical feminist, has been the object of harassment and attack for her defense of female-only spaces in society.Read More
DHS Secretary Mayorkas told to resign or be impeached
Kevin McCarthy is working hard to earn the votes necessary to become Speaker of the House. At least that is the impression he is giving. On Tuesday he took a Congressional delegation to the southern border to talk with Border…
NYT: Journalist-run Mastodon social media as impressive as you’d imagine
A fun leftover from yesterday, in which the Paper of Record tries to answer the age-old question: Are the tweets bluer on the other side of the fence? Excuse me, the toots?Read More
Russian soldiers in Ukraine: ‘Being mobilized is crap’
I've written about a number of these stories over the past month. They all follow the same basic premise as this Washington Post story published Sunday. The men who were recently mobilized by Russia to fight in Ukraine…
San Francisco elections commission decides not to renew contract for director because he’s a white guy
His name is John Arntz and he's been handling elections for San Francisco for 20 years. But recently he was told that they elections commission had voted 4-2 not to renew his job, though they did say he could reapply and…
Unredacted Fauci e-mails: a bad look
I expect you are not surprised at all to learn that I think Anthony Fauci is a liar, extortion artist, and a fraud.Read More
Is gay marriage really the hill the GOP wants to die on in 2023?
I'm having some serious flashbacks this week as I read about the renewed debate over the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill would, among other things, repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and do other things to…