Monday, February 27, 2023

Supreme Court to review constitutionality of funding consumer protection bureau

Supreme Court to review constitutionality of funding consumer protection bureau
The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding mechanism.
Lower courts have split on the issue of whether the CFPB’s funding through annual transfers by the Federal Reserve violates the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause, which establishes Congress’s power of the purse.


"Every time Republicans get what they want, the American people lose something they need."
--John Collins





The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

I wanted Hillary to win, but I didn’t storm the Capitol when she lost.
--John Collins






COVID-19 Origin Was Probably From Wuhan Lab Leak



George Santos Quickly Removes Job at Wuhan Lab from Résumé. - Andy Borowitz






Republican Shenanigans


Forced birther Jessa Duggar got an abortion & lied about it

Her brother is a convicted sex offender, molested girls & circulated child porn

Their dad waited over a year to notify police about his son’s crimes

Turns out right-wing evangelicals are some of the worst people alive. - Lindy Li tweet







The CIA Chimes In On China's Support of Russia
In an exclusive interview, CIA Director Bill Burns told CBS News he is "confident" that the Chinese leadership is considering providing lethal support to Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. Despite recent concerns, President Biden is holding strong on his threat of consequences China would face if they took that step. 



The Bible stops at the Church door, the Constitution does Not.

The Constitution can Overrule the Bible, the Bible can Never overrule the Constitution

Facts Matter. - BadCompani tweet






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It feels like Merrick Garland went out for cigarettes and never came home.
--John Collins

 






It Is 2023: Child Labor Is A Problem
U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday announced interagency initiatives to combat child labor law violations after it was revealed that child labor violations have been on the rise since 2015.








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The future the gun lobby is pushing for is one with absolutely no gun regulation whatsoever where anyone can get a gun. That is the path we are going down right now. They want bad guys to have guns so they can use the rise in gun violence to sell more guns to scared people. - David Hogg tweet






Business/Tech News

I am announcing today that I will not read Dilbert. I began this boycott 34 years ago. - Andy Borowitz






Methinks DeSantis Just Dug Himself An Expensive Grave



Beijing is now the city 
with the most billionaires in the world 
and I for one am OUTRAGED 
that the communists are better than us at capitalism. - John Fugelsang






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Odd News


Time To Deflate Photo

Modrudalur, Iceland last night.

Peace.


Friday, February 24, 2023

Special counsel investigating Trump asks federal judge to compel Mike Pence to give Jan. 6. testimony

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal judge to compel former Vice President Mike Pence to testify before a federal grand jury about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a senior law enforcement official confirmed to NBC News on Friday.


"It is Mr. Pence who has chosen to politicize the subpoena, not the D.O.J.”- conservative judge J Michael Luttig






The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

People like MTG in re: #Ukraine.  The aid is not pallets of cash. It’s in the form of military equipment, assigned a value, that is donated.  

That equipment is usually older and would be replaced in the next few years anyway, at a cost . 

I’m sure she doesn’t understand this. - Adam Kinzinger tweet







ANOTHER Federal Judge Rules Against Trump
A federal judge has agreed to permit former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page to take sworn testimony from former President Donald Trump for two hours as part of their long-running lawsuits related to Strzok’s firing in 2018 after Trump repeatedly and publicly pilloried the pair.







Seriously, instead of seceding from the US, why not just go be ignorant in a totally different country? - John Fugelsang







Republican Shenanigans

Alex Murdaugh Calls George Santos as Character Witness. - Andy Borowitz





Apparently, Catholic Priests Aren't The Only Pedophiles








"He's the gay guy, so we gotta give him something, let's make him Transportation Secretary" -- Donald Trump Jr on Newsmax







Transgender Bathroom Hysteria - brought to you by the party of Dennis Hastert, Jim Jordan, Josh Duggar, Roy Moore & Larry Craig. - John Fugelsang


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Academic v DeSantis
Julian Davis Mortenson, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law, ripped apart Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new bill regulating higher education, which he said was a full-frontal attack on academic freedom...Among other things, Mortenson noted that the bill states that "all colleges and universities are forbidden to spend any money to fund pedagogy, programming, or activities that 'espouse diversity, equity, and inclusion.'"







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It turns out that regulations keep people safe.

Who could have guessed? - John Collins






Cry Me A River








Former Republican House Speaker, Paul Ryan: "If we nominate Trump again we are going to lose...We lost with him in 18', 20' and 22'. We know this. He will cost us another election."








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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Florida county Republican Party votes to ban the COVID-19 vaccine


Florida county Republican Party votes to ban the COVID-19 vaccine
The "Ban the jab" resolution passed with a majority vote in the Lee County Republican Party and will now head to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk.
This comes after a member of the Lee County Republican Party wrote a resolution for the executive committee to consider. Joe Sansone argued the risks of the COVID vaccine are not worth it.


Fauci in a new paper: “Covid vaccines elicit incomplete and short-lived protection against evolving virus variants.”





The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

It’s easy to mouth off about a “national divorce.” The real work is to strengthen national unity. - Steven Beschloss tweet





Trump Brings Trump Water To Ohio. Don't Drink It. It's Expired!






Republican Shenanigans


Pretty please with sugar on top stop looking for magical unicorn republicans. There are no magical unicorn republicans. They’re fascists. Anti-democracy, anti-science, anti-history, anti-education, pro-violence, religious zealot white supremacist fascists. With ALL the guns. - Scott Linnen tweet





Surprise, Surprise. Kevin McCarthy Makes Lame Excuse.



Fox News Announces Acquisition of Kevin McCarthy. - Andy Borowitz









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Cyndi Lauper and Laura Dern have something to say...




Pete Buttigieg Mildly Baits Trump
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday called on former President Trump to support the Biden administration in reversing Trump-era deregulations in the wake of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio.






The CEOs who 
cut your salary & benefits
bought off your politicians
poisoned your air & water
& outsourced your jobs
remind you: 
Unions are the bad guys. - John Fugelsang






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Trump Visits Ohio To Show Solidarity With Toxic Substance. -Andy Borowitz