But still, nobody knows nothin’ That’s just depressing. People really are clueless. A couple more results: It’s going to take a lot to wring this out of the polity. People get hooked on beliefs that the economy is in the dirt and continue to believe it long after it’s not. The media doesn’t help. On another topic, I found this interesting: The partisan breakdown isn’t all that surprising. We know the white, right wingers won’t wear masks. But I was surprised to see so many young people saying they do wear them. It makes sense that old people wouldn’t because so many of us are Republicans. But young people doing it is pure altruism for most of them. They are not in great danger personally. They’re protecting others. Nice.
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God helps those who service themselves If there is a silver lining to the MAGAfication of the U.S. House, it is this: outside the Beltway there are signs that Republicans care about something other than owning the libs. Thomas B. Edsall examines efforts inside several state legislatures to marginalize the governing-be-damned philosophy of the craziest of Republican crazies. In South Carolina (of all places), the majority Republican caucus has insisted all members sign onto a set of rules prohibiting from campaigning against other members or from dishing to reporters on what transpires inside confidential closed meetings. Refusal to sign would exile members from the caucus. South Carolina Freedom Caucus members branded the move a “loyalty oath.” A conservative web publication said the rules: would prohibit members from endorsing or campaigning on behalf of anyone challenging a G.O.P. incumbent in next spring’s primary elections. It would also prohibit lawmakers from posting images of the House’s electronic voting board on their social media pages — and from discussing the “internal processes” behind House votes during public appearances.
No, they are not okay This from Rep. Ronny Jackson sounds like something Navin R. Johnson might say. In case you missed what that’s all about.
Meet the MAGA JFK and Jackie With all the hoopla in Washington since the Republican House majority came to town, it’s easy to forget that clown car is only performing in one ring of the GOP circus. Hard as it is to take your eyes off that show, it’s also important to pay attention to some of the other acts in state houses around the country — and none is more riveting than what’s going on down in the laboratory of anti-democracy known as Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in for his second term last week in Tallahassee with a two-day extravaganza that guests called “DeSantis-Palooza.” It featured an ostentatious outdoor inaugural ceremony on the steps of the Old Capitol preceded by a prayer meeting with 80 to 100 people from the faith community, followed by a “Toast to 1 Million Mamas” hosted by Casey DeSantis at the governor’s mansion.
CNN reports: Rep. James Comer, in one of his first moves as House Oversight Chairman, is seeking information from the Treasury Department about the Biden family’s financial transactions and calling on a handful of former Twitter executives to testify at a public hearing. The new round of letters from the committee come as House Republicans are looking to flex their investigative might and make good on promises to delve into the Biden family finances and alleged political influence over technology companies after Twitter temporarily suppressed a 2020 story about Hunter Biden and his laptop. “Now that Democrats no longer have one-party rule in Washington, oversight and accountability are coming,” Comer said of his panel’s investigation into Hunter Biden and the Biden family’s business dealings. “This investigation is a top priority for House Republicans during the 118th Congress.” They had zero concerns about this: Donald Trump Jr. arrived in India on Tuesday for a week-long visit, and his trip has already revealed a couple of things.
Kevin Higgins, the brilliant socialist poet and political commentator, has died aged only fifty-six. One of the kindest and most generous people and a passionate supporter of human rights for Palestinians. Higgins’s poetry could be subtle or superbly acerbic, as in the case of this brilliant ‘tribute’ to Margaret Hodge, the unpleasant Barking MP who […]
GPs have faced a barrage of attacks in the press and briefings from government over the pandemic. It's taking its toll.
In his newsletter today, Paul Krugman discusses his early days working in the Reagan administration as a wonky, liberal whiz-kid during a time when the administration was strangling inflation with painfully high unemployment: Anyway, Marty and I had a working dinner on my arrival night, and he had one big question to ask: “Is the world economy about to collapse?” There were two main reasons for his concern. One was that Mexico had just announced it was unable to keep paying its debts, marking the beginning of the Latin American debt crisis. The other was that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight inflation had sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin, with the nation experiencing its worst recession since the 1930s, not to be rivaled until the financial crisis of 2008. But as it turned out, the world economy didn’t collapse. The debt crisis produced a “lost decade” in Latin America, with widespread economic suffering, but it didn’t spread into a global contagion.
Councils could have to choose between hiring extra staff to implement the change or informing voters that their vote is at risk, Byline Times has learned