Nationals MPs split with David Littleproud over whether regional Australia should lose migrants Nationals MPs have split from their leader, David Littleproud, to say there will need to be cuts to migrants in the regions to achieve a net overseas migration rate of 160,000, and Australians “living ... 05/19/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link
Shohei Ohtani walks-off in the 10th inning for Dodgers, Reds lose third straight 3-2 Shohei Ohtani delivered his second major league walk-off hit Sunday, a two-out single in the 10th inning that sent the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Reds. 05/19/2024 - 10:08 am | View Link
10 Ways To Lose Weight In Your Face And Reduce Swelling, According To Experts I f your face seems a little swollen when you wake up in the morning, it’s likely no big deal. But if you notice constant puffiness, you may be Googling “how to lose weight in your face" in hopes of ... 05/19/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose to Phillies in extras, 4-3; drop 4th in a row overall... But he’s got to get early strikes, and hopefully he gets early swings and outs.” Gore walked the first batter he faced in the second of three for the Nationals this weekend in Citizens Bank Park, but ... 05/18/2024 - 5:01 pm | View Link
Why an “Everyone Wins” Attitude Is Making Our Children Lose Overprotecting children from losing with an "everyone wins" attitude and an overemphasis on "you can't lose" among teens is preventing them from developing resilience. 05/16/2024 - 9:35 am | View Link
In SNL's cold open Saturday, Trump says he’s invited a few people from “my short bus––I mean my shortlist.” Via Yahoo News:
He brings out South Carolina Governor Tim Scott (played by Devon Walker). “I’m here to help Trump win the Black vote,” he says. Trump adds, “I’m more popular than you among the Blacks, which is really saying something.” Walker, as Scott says, “Black people have called my support humiliating, but trust me, I am my own man!”
Trump then brings out South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (played by Heidi Gardner), wearing a red MAGA hat, holding a stuffed dog, and pointing a fake gun at the dog (a reference to her shooting a dog).
Iran president Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed yesterday in a helicopter crash resulting from a “technical failure,” Iranian state news media reported. They were traveling from Iran’s border with Azerbaijan after inaugurating a dam project when their helicopter went down in a mountainous area near the city of Jolfa.
Rep. Jamie Raskin called for an investigation after Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, said non-committee members were drinking in the chamber during a hearing where Marge Greene kicked things off by insulting lawmaker Jasmine Crockett. Via the Independent:
“I didn’t see the drinking but the gentlelady from New Mexico, Melanie Stansbury, raised it,” Mr Raskin told Fox News outside the US Capitol on Friday.
The Drain the Swamp fabulist spoke at the wholly corrupt National Rifle Association's event on Saturday in Dallas, Texas, and went on to brag about doing absolutely "nothing" about gun violence. Trump is very proud of that, just as he is proud of overturning Roe. Trump can't feel empathy, and he's sucking up to the NRA out of desperation for votes to keep him out of prison.
Crooked Timber - Originalism for Realists;
Just an Earthbound Misfit - they're called 'self-inflicted wounds';
No More Mr. Nice Blog - Yastreblyansky for the record;
Reveal - shot by a civilian with a police gun;
Tell Me a Story - Hairy Butthead talks at female graduates.
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Sometimes I just feel like remembering why I blog at DWT. And in the end, it always comes down to economic inequality and how it’s one of the most pressing and divisive issues facing our country. Imagine a nation, our nation, where the top 1% possess more wealth than the bottom 90% combined— a nation, our nation, where the gap between the haves and the have-nots widens with each passing year.