Another day with more progress on the house. I didn’t take any pictures because I could not go in all the way, but the area in the front entryway and the livingroom have flooring in, and the flooring should be done except final touches on the molding by Saturday. I couldn’t go in because I …
How’s that swampy-drainy thing workin’ out fer ya?
NEW: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will be named to a post in the Trump White House, sources tell me. Trump aides finalizing her role. — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 5, 2017 To recap, in 2013, Bondi’s office was investigating fraud claims against known fraud factory Trump U. Trump illegally contributed $25K via his “charity” …
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Women’s March On (Your City Here): Let’s Meet-Up
When Betty posted this morning about attending the Women’s March on Washington, I saw there were a lot of people going to local marches. There is one in Denver: Women’s March on Denver January 21, 2017 9 am – 3 pm Denver’s Civic Center Park Marching in Solidarity for Human Rights… Sponsored by Women, For …
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Well this is Nucking Futs
Hoo Boy: House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker — down to a $1 — a move that threatens to upend the 130-year-old civil service. The Holman Rule, named after an Indiana congressman who devised …
Senate Armed Services Committee on Cyber Security Threats/Russian Hacking of the US During the 2016 Election
Sorry for delay on this, but the Senate Armed Services Committee has just concluded its hearing on cyber security threats, including the Russian influence, desinformatziya, and kompromat operations during the 2016 US elections. Here’s the link to C-SPAN’s video where you can watch the whole thing. And here’s a video embed: And yes, I know …
Why I’m Going to the Women’s March on Washington
Election night 2016 came as a vile surprise. It wasn’t just that the candidate I supported lost — I’m old enough to have backed many losing candidates, all the way back to Michael Dukakis. It wasn’t just that the loss was unexpected. I went into the 2000 and 2004 elections expecting Al Gore and John …
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BBD in North Carolina (and hire lawyers)
Big Biden Deal out of North Carolina yesterday. WRAL: Because the federal government is funding 95 percent of the cost of Medicaid expansion, Cooper called on hospitals to put assessments on themselves to generate the other 5 percent because they are “by far the largest beneficiaries” of any expansion. Cooper said he plans to file …
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