Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)
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Don't care. Not bothered.
I was studying what happened with the Texas power grid which almost collapsed in 2021
How they run a separate power grid and don't want federal authorities oversight hence why they only have one interconnector to the rest of the US power grid which they don't want to use for political reasons
I came to the conclusion they are crazy in Texas. Just plain crazy.
They and Abbott, systematically want to exclude fed authorities when it suits them but when they want money they take it and spend it without mentioning the federal origin of it
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Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton, has called for Elon Musk's arrest and all sorts of other nasty power grabs against him. If the state can do such things to Musk just imagine what they can do to the rest of us.
The jackboot of liberal tyranny stamping us in the face - forever.
The jackboot of liberal tyranny stamping us in the face - forever.
Interesting analysis of the Senate and how it has an outsized influence on politics despite one or the other party (largely Republicans as of late) not representing the vast majority of Americans. Basically, this is similar to the electoral college issue.
leedrutman.substack.com
Wither the Senate?
Thoughts and charts on the bias and legitimacy of America's distinctly malapportioned upper chamber
leedrutman.substack.com
Religious rhymes-with-runts being religious rhymes-with-runts.
www.msnbc.com
Why Louisiana’s radical new law on Ten Commandments, schools matters
The Supreme Court has said Ten Commandments displays in public schools are unconstitutional. Louisiana Republicans passed a new law on this anyway.
www.msnbc.com
Hunter Biden makes last-minute guilty plea in tax case
The plea spares the US president's son a trial and keeps his friends and family from having to testify.
www.bbc.co.uk
A decent write-up from Jason Stanley, a philosopher/historian who studies fascism:
www.theguardian.com
Why fascists hate universities | Jason Stanley
Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent
Price Gouging is Definitely Real, and We Should Definitely Do Something About It
The Harris campaign has been criticized for proposing price controls on groceries, but that's actually not a bad idea at all.
www.currentaffairs.org
Trumpism Will Outlast Trump
We will have to overcome the MAGA project’s attacks on the electoral system even after the November election.
www.thenation.com
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