Daily Archive: February 12, 2021

Dunn v Smith

February 12, 2021

Dunn v Smith: SCOTUS Upholds Stay of Execution 5-4…Or is it 6-3?

In an Order issued yesterday in Dunn v Smith, the Court held condemned man, Willie Smith, Jr., would be permitted the presence of his pastor

impeachment

American Politics / Impeachment / Politics

February 12, 2021

Trump Impeachment Trial Day 4: Live Steam, Day 3 Highlights, Open Thread

Trump Impeachment Trial Day 4 gets underway with live stream, discussion of events as they happen, and the Trump defense.

Mitt Romney

American Politics / Feature / Politics

February 12, 2021

Mitt Romney Doesn’t Give a Trump

How has Mitt Romney resisted the pressure to go along to get along? By governing for his legacy, not for accolades on Fox News.

Clare Briggs / Comics

February 12, 2021

Mush Valentines

The days when you took your mush valentines seriously.

Editor Picks

Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals

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James Joyce's Ulysse

POETS Day! On James Joyce’s Ulysses with a Few Poems Thrown In

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