Open Mic for the week of 10/30/2023
In the Northeast, it’s called “Mischief Night”. In the Midwest, it’s called “Devil’s Night”. Some parts of Vermont call it “Cabbage Night”.
Category: Sidebar
Live Feed and Open Thread: Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine
A gunman in Lewiston, Maine is being searched for after murdering and wounding dozens late Wednesday night.
2nd Circuit Appeals Court Remands Khan v. Yale to Lower Court
Quasi-Judicial hearings require the core elements of due process
From Matt Yglesias: Israel, Palestine, and the need for principled free speech
Israel, Palestine, and the need for principled free speech
So, Now What House GOP?
Day 20 with no Speaker of the House starts off with Republicans not only far away from electing a new one, but with nine candidates – and maybe more – to sort through.
From The New York Times: Editors’ Note: Gaza Hospital Coverage
On Oct. 17, The New York Times published news of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City, leading its coverage with claims by Hamas government officials that an Israeli airstrike was the cause and that hundreds of people were dead or injured.
From The HuffPost: More Than 400 Capitol Hill Staffers Call For Cease-Fire In Gaza
The letter was signed anonymously.
From CNN: Israel says it is ‘at war’ after Hamas surprise attack
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared his country “at war” Saturday, after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and sent gunmen into Israeli territory in a major escalation of the long-running conflict between the two sides.
From The New York Times Magazine: Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.
From NBCNews: Student loan payments restart today, forcing borrowers to take on more debt and put off saving for retirement.
“It’s really, really scary. We are going to be living on the brink,” one borrower said.
From NBC News: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90.
Feinstein, elected in 1992, was a vocal gun control advocate who often sought common ground with Republicans, sometimes frustrating her more liberal colleagues.
NY Judge Overseeing New York AG Lawsuit Finds Trump Committed Fraud
“A judge overseeing a $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump ruled the former president and his company committed fraud by inflating his net worth in business transactions”
Open Mic for the week of 9/25/2023
Get out of bed. Stumble to the kitchen.
Pour myself a cup of ambition.
Speaker McCarthy Directs Formal Impeachment Inquiry
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced he is “directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.”
From The Washington Post: A shaken Washington copes with surging violence: ‘This is not normal’
“I feel like I need a trauma counselor,” she said. “This is not normal.”
