Spin Control: Expect to hear about RINOs and DINOs through Aug. 6 primary With candidate filing over in Washington and the primary election season moving into DefCon1 for some offices, the average voter might want to brace now for the onslaught of campaign rhetoric. The Aug ... 05/11/2024 - 11:47 pm | View Link
A broken marriage, a big inheritance and the murder of an art kingmaker When art dealer Brent Sikkema was found dead in his Rio vacation home, police first suspected robbery. Then the case took a sinister turn. 05/11/2024 - 10:52 pm | View Link
Congress not behind inclusion of YSR name in Jagan DA case, says Rahul in ex-CM’s home turf Kadapa Amid sibling rivalry & political accusations, Rahul speaks about his family's bond with YSR, while rallying support for Sharmila. Jagan asks, ‘Who'll give my 16 months (in jail) back?’ ... 05/11/2024 - 8:48 pm | View Link
Who is Paul Bondar, running to unseat Tom Cole? We found him. A man running to represent Oklahoma’s fourth congressional district tells News 4 he recently moved to Oklahoma because he had been asked to run for that office by national political consultants. News ... 05/11/2024 - 12:17 am | View Link
Nursing homes wield pandemic immunity laws to duck wrongful death suits In their defense, nursing homes initially cited the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, which Congress passed in December 2005. The law grants liability protection from claims for ... 05/10/2024 - 10:10 pm | View Link
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.