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Trump appointees signal that the new Trump Administration may be about to come after political opponents with the full force of the law.
Category: Government
Performative Politics is Weak Sauce for Disaster Relief
Whatever else can be said about MAGA Republicans, they do love a good show.
Tanking the Economy Won’t Help the GOP
My question to the Speaker is what are you going to do when you ram this through and Senate Republicans can’t carry it anywhere?
Own Goals, Email Servers and Classified Documents
While the outcomes are the same in both Biden and Trump’s incidents – Classified Documents in places they shouldn’t be – the mechanisms of getting them there are different.
Paws Off My Venmo
Is the IRS really going to tax my Venmo? Technically no, but the real risk is if you don’t report it as income when it should be, the IRS could include your return in an audit sweep.
5th Circuit Ruling Keeps Six Week Abortion Ban Effective In Texas: Read It For Yourself
The Fifth Circuit has left the six week abortion ban in Texas in effect in a ruling that also transfers the case to the Texas Supreme Court, the latest in a series of legal fights over the controversial law.
Government So Poorly Administered It Can’t Even Spend Money
The rhetoric of governmental policy and the optics of “do something” governance are once again not adding up to effective government.
Executive Dictatorship: A Look At Some Of The Most Egregious EO’s
So what really are executive orders? Simply a way for a president to use dictatorial style power and usurp Congressional authority
Get Your Free Stuff Right Over Here!
Offering “free stuff” products and services to 51% or more of the electorate while vilifying opponents is a tactic as old as human government
Government and the Principles of Swamp Drainage
Applying a sump pump to the metaphorical government swamp by distributing the corrupting influence of money and power over a larger area.
The DoD, CYA, And The “Accountability For Afghanistan” Blame Game
The “accountability for Afghanistan” dog and pony show our elected and selected betters are performing proves what they think of us, the American people
An American Exercise In Washing Our Hands of Afghanistan
Most Americans can now go back to their default positions on Afghanistan that preceded the Taliban taking the country: indifference.
President Biden Statement on Afghanistan: Read It For Yourself
With the situation in Afghanistan deteriorating by the moment, President Biden has released a statement on Afghanistan. Read It For Yourself
The $3.5 Trillion Democrat Budget Blueprint: Read It For Yourself
The Senate Democratic leadership has unveiled the $3.5 trillion Democrat budget blueprint they hope to pass on the heels of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
Rejoice, Ye Peoples of the Land, ‘Tis Infrastructure Week Again!
The looming Government Shutdown Theater and annual Failure Theater Kabuki is for after the joys and triumphs of Infrastructure Week!
With US Covid Vaccine Stockpiles Mounting, Pressure to Help the World Mounts
With the Covid vaccine numbers going up, and unused doses starting to become an issue, questions are being asked of the Biden Administration
President Biden Raises Refugee Limits: Read It For Yourself
After getting pushback over his earlier decision to drastically reduce entrants, President Biden raises refugee limits. Read it for yourself
President Biden Executive Order Raising Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
By executive order, President Joe Biden has made changes to the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 an hour along with other changes.
Georgia Of Two Minds: Atlanta and Buckhead At Loggerheads
The proposed de-annexation and incorporation of affluent Buckhead from Atlanta proper is flaming up again down in Georgia
