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Rethug Congressman Found Guilty Of Lying About Illegal Campaign Contributions.  Poor guy, after his conviction, he read a letter from his daughter saying how much she loves him anyway: A…

Money For Nothin'.  The coming-together of Carney's brain-dead 'budget-smoothing', the lack of virtually any guardrails on that windfall of Federal money, and the cynicism of the Delaware General Assembly. Because…

Looks Like The Manhattan DA Ran Interference For Trump: Trump 'Guilty Of Multiple Felonies': The question, of course, is why did this Alvin Bragg pull the plug on the investigation?…

Putin's Placing Blame.  Arresting advisors for failing to successfully carry out his war.  More from the NYTimes: Signs of Russia’s challenges abound. Late last week, Russian news sources reported that…

Bitcoin Miners Came To Appalachia. Lied about the impact. Hmmm, sounds like a promising story line for the Justified reboot: LIMESTONE, Tenn. — It started as a low hum one…

China's Dictator Having Bad Year. Because no one dared tell him the truth over his Covid policy, and that the Chinese vaccines were inferior: But while we’re all justifiably obsessed…

Back with my new hip.  I'm taking great pains, and great pain meds (thanks for everything, Jacqi!), to bring you the stuff that I find interesting.  Feel free, as always,…

First Amendment Lawyers Rooting For Media--To Lose?  I might be right with them: The suits, which are being argued in several state and federal courts, accuse Project Veritas, Fox News,…

Abortions Are Illegal In Texas.  The last in-state appeal of Texas' draconian law was denied by the Texas Supreme Court: In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that state licensing…

The Latest On Putin's War.  More like Putin's obsession.  Looks like the only way it ends is if someone in Russia takes out Putin.  If you want your propaganda with…

The Guardian Provides Excellent Source Of Up-To-Date Ukraine-Russia News.  A go-to resource. Cause/Effect:  Trump plane (allegedly) makes emergency landing.  Trump fund-raises for new plane.  Which reminds me: Has anyone outside…

Bud Wins. So Do Guinness And Harp's.  2210 to 1015.  IMO, that's an excellent turnout for a Special Election.  Registration is destiny: "This wasn't something I went looking for," Freel…

The Roger Stone Tapes.  When a vain person participates in a vanity project, the results often don't paint said person in a positive light: As a mob ransacked the Capitol…