While there’s no sign right now of Russian preparations to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, U.S. and NATO officials are taking Putin’s latest threats “very seriously.” A Russian ex-oligarch who knows Putin well predicts he’ll try to turn things around with the 3[...]
Archive for October 2nd, 2022
October 2nd, 2022 - 10:18 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Martha’s Vineyard migrant recruiter ID’d
The 48 Venezuelan asylum seekers flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who used federal Covid-19 relief money to pay for the expensive flights — were recruited by a bilingual woman who called herself “Perla.” She’s ca[...]
GOPers keep punting on Trump’s bad behavior
Trump is a one-dimensional cartoon villain, and we’re all familiar with his M.O.: He verbally trashes anyone who disagrees with him. Above all, he hates being criticized. And his vicious rants have heft, because his zombie followers take everything he says as divine words from on high. Lately,[...]
The Supreme Court goes on trial
The Supreme Court’s new term begins tomorrow. And with recent polls showing three-fourths of Americans distrusting the court (see, e.g., story here), it’s the court itself that’s on trial this term. Several things contributed to the Supreme Court’s nosedive, most of them the [...]
When is it OK to jaywalk?
In California, beginning January 1, 2023, whenever you can do it safely. Gov. Newsom signed a “Freedom to Walk” law on Friday, September 30, 2022, that legalizes jaywalking except when there is “immediate danger of collision” (read story here). One of the primary motives behi[...]