Anger in Russia as scores of troops killed in one of war’s deadliest strikes Reuters — January 1, 2023 Summary • Third straight night of attacks signals new Russian tactic • Kyiv says Russian strikes are failing • Scores of Russian troops reported dead in barracks blast • Stern Putin New Year speech signals … Continue reading New Years Ukraine Combat Update
In yesterday’s New York Times, columnist Michelle Cottle picked “George Santos”, said by some to be a Congressman-elect, as political con man of 2022:
January 2022: was it sunrise for Democracy, or sunset? We weren’t the only worried ones . . . . . . In Washington, the Supremes were busy working up their new minority rule act, with a special interest in the coming midterm elections, and protecting their withering reputations from the “stench” of their “ethics free … Continue reading My 2022 Rollercoaster: Photos & Cartoons, Part 1
[NOTE: Henry Olsen is a very conservative columnist; I would typically not look to him for political counsel. Even so,there’s one politician Olsen likely understands much better than I could ever hope to, namely: Mike Pence.
Sheldon Whitehouse, in The Scheme: Beyond protecting polluters, the [Supreme Court’s] Roberts Five have weakened antitrust protections, shielded corporate executives from shareholder suits, protected drug manufacturers from state tort laws, taken away fair pay protections from entire categories of workers, restricted class actions that redress low-dollar mass frauds (like adding a small wrongful charge … Continue reading The Scheme: The “Captured” Supreme Court Is Stealing Our Right to Jury Trials