Arizona Border Counties Request Emergency Help From Adhs For Stressed Rural Hospitals

Donald Trump's shoutout to the "late great Hannibal Lecter" is weird on many levels. Since he is still alive, Trump couldn't have meant the actor Anthony Hopkins. And then there's the character, a vicious serial killer who ate his prey. As far as I remember, he didn't die in the films.

A federal judge in Texas (naturally!) blocked a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week. Via ABC News: The temporary nationwide injunction imposed by Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas is a win for the big banks and major credit card companies, which collect billions in revenue each year in late fees and were looking to stop the proposal from going into effect.

A ProPublica and New York Times investigation found that a lengthy IRS audit concluded Donald Trump took the same huge deduction twice. As one of their tax experts put it, “I think he ripped off the tax system.” From ProPublica: Former President Donald Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by ProPublica and The New York Times.

Keeping up with the lies in South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's book is challenging. And, of course, there are the sections where she writes about murdering a puppy, horses, and at least one goat. She's done politically, and she's now a big fat liar, too. NBC News reports: France's government is disputing a portion of South Dakota Gov.

Above, Two Door Cinema Club performs Happy Customers. Is anyone a happy customer these days? The Status Kuo says that Trump and his lawyers pulled a Steve Bannon and intentionally sought to “flood the zone with shit.” Hackwhackers asserts that having a big mouth and small brain has consequences. Public Notice takes us to the court of public opinion: the Sunday Talkies. Annie Asks You gives us an object-lesson in why we need to fix our obviously corrupt Supreme Court. Bonus Track: Google Earth of the 1450s Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.

Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate. I lost my mother early this year to complications from Type 2 diabetes, so my message to everyone out there is to get your annual physical and keep track of that A1C reading. I am also Mom to 3 wonderful adults, so that part is cause for celebration.