We’re all familiar by now with Right-NIMBYs — conservatives who block transit and housing development in order to keep poor people and minorities out of their quiet white-flight suburban neighborhoods [....]
Really important story. More focus should be on local and state Republicans, who are going to play a big role in whether or not the party gets off its current anti-democratic course. https://t.co/x0qD0Xaxhb
A coronavirus variant first reported in Britain is believed to be potentially 50 percent more transmissible and has spread to over 50 countries. Here’s how it was born.https://t.co/UQ5ZhDLGWK
‘The man, Emad Shargi, 56, who is Iranian American, was summoned to a Tehran court Nov. 30 and told that he had been convicted of espionage ***without a trial*** and sentenced to 10 years.’ https://t.co/2RAAyDnEAN
The options here are limited. Give up your vehicle, meet violence with violence. That's about all you can do when someone puts a gun on you and demands your property. It's the city and it's going to happen. Don't like it, but that's Chicago. https://t.co/yRud8ZBKQN
@GlennLoury models for us all the virtue of epistemic humility: If we are to heal the wound that cleaves our country in twain, we all—left and right—must learn to admit when we were wrong and to update our models of the world accordingly. Looking forward to this episode! https://t.co/dI3GkxA7UL
It hasn’t been updated yet today so we have a couple new cases on our site from this morning but credit to them for informing the public of latest court proceedings
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) lost her seat on the House Financial Services Committee after House Democratic leaders on Thursday rejected her request for a waiver to serve on the Financial Services panel and other committees simultaneously, two House Democratic sources told The Hill.
“It’s as if corporate America has impeached the president and has canceled the president. We will see what the Senate does, if they decide to impeach and convict. But companies moved more swiftly than the House and the Senate and that’s a remarkable thing.” --@brianstelterpic.twitter.com/rtdUyyotXG
Acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the director of the National Security Agency to install on Saturday a former GOP political operative as the NSA’s top lawyer, according to four individuals familiar with the matter.
89% of Americans oppose the actions of those who stormed the Capitol, including 80% who are strongly opposed, per new @ABC News/WaPo poll. Among Trump supporters, 76% are opposed, including 60% strongly opposed. https://t.co/yv0IpKyRdFpic.twitter.com/U2fnzcLV7t
According to researchers who study the real-life effects of the QAnon movement, the false belief in a secret plan for Jan. 20 is irking militant pro-Trump and anti-government groups.
BREAKING: The National Rifle Association unveiled a “new strategic plan” that involves restructuring from a New York nonprofit to a Texas nonprofit and filing for bankruptcy amid legal and financial woes. https://t.co/4ytp7DfYst
