119 posts tagged ‘Politics’
"Trump" offers his opinion of the Republican debate in SNL's cold open
Boing Boing,
Saturday Night Live's latest installment took the easy route for its cold open and gave us the Republican contenders for "if all those hamberders kill Trump, then me!!" Most media outlets are declaring out-on-bail 91 times criminally charged Donald J. Trump the run-away winner of the Republican nomination, so he refuses to participate in the thus rendered useless party debates. — Read the rest
Pope Francis fires right-wing Texas bishop
Anti-vaccine Texas bishop Joseph Strickland, who agrees that "you cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat" and wanted to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, was fired after a Vatican investigation and will be replaced at the Diocese of Tyler. — Read the rest
Cherelle Parker Defies the Progressive Agenda
The New Yorker,
Philadelphia’s new mayor insists that the city’s safety depends on expanding its police department.
The Warnings About Trump in 2024 Are Getting Louder
A judge’s plea, Hillary Clinton invokes the H-word, and a shock poll in the Times.
If Nikki Haley Was Really 'Honest With the American People,' She'd Say Abortion Wins
Jezebel,
The third GOP presidential debate was on Wednesday night in Miami, just one day after elections yielded pro-choice victories in multiple swing states. Ohio became the first Republican state to codify abortion rights since the fall of Roe v. Wade while Virginia flipped a chamber in an embarrassing defeat to their… Read more...
22 House Democrats Join GOP to Censure Rashida Tlaib Over Israel Criticism
On Tuesday night, the House voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the only Palestinian-American in Congress, for her continued support of Palestine and her criticism of the Israeli government amid its ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The House voted 234 to 188, with 22 Democrats supporting the censure… Read more...
Democrats Flip the Virginia House, Blocking Governor’s Proposed Abortion Ban
Democrats in Virginia held the state Senate and flipped the House of Delegates in an election that was widely seen as a referendum on abortion rights. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) had planned to pursue a 15-week ban if his party took the Senate. But despite spending the last couple of months—and a couple of huge stacks of… Read more...
Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Choose to Protect Abortion Rights
Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that will codify abortion rights in the state constitution, according to the New York Times. Issue 1—which will also enshrine the right to make decisions about birth control, miscarriage care, and fertility treatment—passed by a vote of 58% to 42%, with… Read more...