politics
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Update 07/05/2026
An unexpected win: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law. Offset by the ruling on independent agencies, but still good news. ……………….. Stare Decisis? Not for this Supreme court: Supreme Court expands presidential… Continue reading
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Update 06/21/2026
You are right to still be worried about the fall election: From MSNOW: Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee blocked a Democratic effort Thursday to strengthen existing bans on federal troops entering polling stations or seizing ballots or voting machines, two senators told MS NOW. Democrats called the Republicans’ opposition to the measure… Continue reading
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Update 06/14/2026
I have decided that Trump has accomplished an amazing feat – he is, at the same time, the most corrupt and the most incompetent president in history. …………………… A species of jellyfish known as Turritopsis dohrnii is biologically immortal. When facing physical damage or starvation, it can revert its cells back to their earliest childhood… Continue reading
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Update 06/07/2026
One way the really wealthy avoid taxes is not to sell their holdings, like stock. Then, per Robert Reich: Many borrow against their wealth for living expenses (banks are delighted to lend to them), enabling them to claim little or no taxable income. It is also handy when they pass great wealth on to their… Continue reading
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Update 05/31/2026
Some of Donald Trump’s favorite world leaders have been scoundrels, bullies, and dictators. He keeps a picture of himself with the Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin on the wall of the White House. He claims to have fallen “in love” with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. He publicly supported Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who has… Continue reading
