Two GOP candidates in Michigan state races told a crowd of supporters to unplug voting machines if they suspect fraud, and bring guns to polling places to make sure Republicans are allowed to observe ballot counting. They are Ryan Kelley, running for governor, and Mike Detmer, running for state sena[...]
Archive for February 1st, 2022
February 1st, 2022 - 9:55 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
2 GOP candidates tell poll watchers to bring guns and unplug voting machines
February 1st, 2022 - 7:26 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Machapuchare
This picturesque 22,943-foot sacred mountain whose Nepali name translates to “Fish’s Tail,” which rises nearly 4 miles above the valley floor and is higher than any mountain outside Asia, is off-limits to climbers but is frequently photographed by tourists and trekkers. Read more h[...]
February 1st, 2022 - 5:42 pm § in Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Law and Courts, Politics, Schools & Colleges
2/1/22 free speech roundup
Georgetown Law Center, one of America’s top law schools, suspended a newly hired lecturer a day before he was to start work for tweeting that Biden, instead of choosing “the objectively best pick” for the Supreme Court, instead plans to pick “a lesser black woman,” whic[...]
February 1st, 2022 - 4:23 pm § in Racism
Problem relatives
Most of us have problem relatives, but not like these. Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV (profile here) is against racism and for removing Robert E. Lee monuments, so it follows he can’t be a relative of General Lee. That’s the thought process behind rightwing online rumors that “the pasto[...]
Democrats should take this offer
Some Republican senators appear to be offering to support legislation which would clarify that vice presidents have no power to reject states’ electoral votes, and provide federal protections for election workers. This isn’t as expansive as the Democratic voting rights bill that Republic[...]
Joe Rogan: Guilty or innocent?
Podcaster Joe Rogan (profile here), who self-identifies as a libertarian and free speech advocate, claims “I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than just talk to people and have interesting conversations.” A lot of people beg to differ, including “270 scientists, physi[...]