What Does Getting Vaccinated Have To Do With Freedom?
What does getting vaccinated have to do with freedom? It depends on what you mean by the word “freedom”…
Category: American Politics
Linky Friday: Hot, Cold, and Lukewarm Mess Edition
Linky Friday is the tradition of bringing you stories from across the internet plus the week that was at Ordinary Times
21 State AGs Sue Biden Adminstration Over Keystone XL Stoppage
One of President Biden’s first actions as president is heading to court, as 21 state’s attorneys general sue to keep Keystone XL project going.
USPS Inspector General’s Report on 2020 Election: Read It For Yourself
The USPS worker cited by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, Sen Lindsay Graham, and others as proof of vote by mail fraud admitted to lying
A Publicly Funded Third Way in The Housing Crisis?
Over at The Atlantic, Shane Phillips advocates for a third way besides renting and owning to solve the ever-worsening housing crisis.
ICA 2020 Election Report: Read It For Yourself
The ICA 2020 Election report on foreign efforts to influence last years elections has been released, and a declassified PDF is available to read, search, and consider for yourself
Border Crisis Creeping Into Front Page News
The constant problem of the US Southern border crisis has bloomed into mounting news items, as the Biden Administration faces a skyrocketing numbers of illegal crossings and unaccompanied minors:
Vehicle Miles-Traveled (VMT) Tax
With a massive infrastructure bill looming talk of replacing the gas tax with a Vehicle Miles-traveled, or VMT Tax, is coming into vogue.
Who Mourns for the GOP?
You can’t leave the GOP to its own devices, not in a two-party system. Why the fate of the GOP matters to American democracy.
Independence Day Speech: President Biden Version, Not Bill Pullman
The president’s “this Independence Day” Covid address is getting reaction. In other words, the line and imagery worked as intended.
New York Assembly Begins Investigation to Impeach Gov Andrew Cuomo
The Speaker for the New York Assembly announced that body will begin and investigation to possibly impeach Gov Andrew Cuomo for allegations of sexual harassment and the Covid nursing home scandal.
Linky Friday: To Link It, Link It Good!
Linky Friday is the long-running tradition of reading & discussing news and opinions from across the internet and around the world plus the week that was in case you missed any of the great writing at Ordinary Times
Prime Time Covid: President Biden Address to Watch and Discuss
President Biden made his first prime time address to the nation after signing the latest Covid Relief Bill that marked his administration’s first major legislative accomplishment.
Congress Passes Massive $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill
The latest Covid relief bill has finally cleared congress and is heading for President Biden’s desk in his first major policy victory.
Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021: Read It For Yourself
The PRO Act touts “dramatically enhance the power of workers to organize and collectively bargain” so read & decided for yourself
Senate Passes Amended Covid Relief Package, Back to the House
The Senate spent 25+ plus hours doing it, but the much debated Covid relief package is now passed and on the way back to the House for reconciliation.
The Two Year Chit: A Filibuster Suggestion
What might be done to mitigate the contra-democratic effect the peculiar tradition of filibuster has in the Senate? Burt Likko has an idea.
Cuomo Aides Changed Nursing Home Death Report Rates By 50%, Reports New York Times
When you write a book in the middle of a crisis like Andrew Cuomo did you are just begging the political gods to come get them some
HR 1 ‘For the People Act ’’ Passed In the House: Read It For Yourself
HR 1 “For the People Act” is a 791 page monster of a bill. But through the power of PDF it is searchable, so read it for yourself.
Fundraising in the USA: Red Verses Blue Turns Consultant Green
I got my hands up, they’re playing my song, they know I’m gonna donate today. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah, it’s fundraising in the U.S.A.
