In their testimony before the Committee, all four of the witnesses described the rioters as being supporters of the Recently Disposed one (t·R·D·o). More than one of the four said that many in the crowd told them, the police, that they had come to DC at the invitation of t·R·D·o to stop the steal; and, […] The post The Recently Disposed appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
The Biden administration reinstated fast-track deportation flights for families amid renewed pressure to address the southern border surge
Central American asylum seekers arrive to a bus station after being released by U.S. Border Patrol agents on February 26, 2021 in Brownsville, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images The Biden administration resumed fast-track deportation flights to Central America on Friday. The move comes after more than 188,000 migrants arrived at the southern border in June. Biden is facing increasing pressure to address the migrants as COVID-19 surges along the border as well. See more stories on Insider's business page. The Biden administration resumed fast-track deportation flights to Central America Friday as pressure grows to address the increase in migrants at the southern border."The Department of Homeland Security today resumed expedited removal flights for certain families who recently arrived at the southern border," the… [Read More...]
GOP lawmaker Mo Brooks admits he wore body armor at Jan. 6 Trump rally, and says he was tipped off to ‘risks’
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Brooks said he wore a body armor to Trump's Jan. 6 rally because he was tipped off about "risks" two days before. He also slept in his office instead of his condo because of the warning he received. It's not known who he got the warning from and if he told other lawmakers about it. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks said he wore body armor to former US President Donald Trump's rally at the Ellipse on January 6, claiming he was tipped off about "risks" in the days leading up to the… [Read More...]
Distraction*
So … . What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (1945-1975, with a few interesting precursors) really all about? Looking back through the lens of history, it was much about distracting the Nation’s attention from the racist atrocities being committed in southern states. Still today, all a red state Republican politician needs do is yell, […] The post Distraction* appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
The Vaccination/Infection/Political Divergence Where I Am
The Vaccination/Infection/Political Divergence Where I Am ;In Virginia, cities and counties are separate, not one containing the other as in most of the US. So I live in the City of Harrisonburg, population about 53,000, which is surrounded by Rockingham County, population about 82,000, both in the Shenandoah Valley about 120 miles southwest of Washington. […] The post The Vaccination/Infection/Political Divergence Where I Am appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
Indiana resumes federal pandemic unemployment benefits after court ruling
Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana. AP Photo/Darron Cummings Indiana on Friday resumed paying federal pandemic unemployment benefits. The payments, which stopped on June 19, will be retroactive to the week ending on June 26. Maryland was recently ordered to continue its federal unemployment supplemental payments. Sign up for the 10 Things in Politics daily newsletter. Indiana on Friday resumed paying pandemic unemployment benefits, including the weekly $300 enhanced federal supplement, after the state Court of Appeals denied the state's attempt to continue halting the disbursements, according to The Indianapolis Star.Since the programs restarted, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development has already paid 25,000 people, with over 100,000 Hoosiers expected to file for the benefits, according to the Star.The payments, which stopped on June 19, will be retroactive to the… [Read More...]
Utah’s Republican governor said anti-vaccine rhetoric from some on the right is ‘literally killing their supporters’
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a briefing at the Utah State Capitol on Jan. 8, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool, File Some outlets and lawmakers are casting doubt on COVID-19 vaccines. GOP Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah denounced the rhetoric and said it is "killing people." The US is struggling to get more Americans vaccinated as misinformation about vaccines spreads. See more stories on Insider's business page. Utah's Republican governor said Friday that anti-vaccine messaging is "killing people" and pleaded with his state's residents to get vaccinated.During a news conference Friday, a reporter asked Governor Spencer Cox how harmful anti-vaccine rhetoric, particularly from right-wing sources, has been to the… [Read More...]
Postal Service Reform May Slow Delivery of the Mail
Steve Hutkins at Save The Post Office, “How the postal reform bill may help the Postal Service slow down the mail” In August 1970, Title 39, aka the Postal Reorganization Act, created the Postal Service. The first section, ;39 U.S. Code § 101, is entitled “Postal Policy.” It’s just over 400 words long, but it is […] The post Postal Service Reform May Slow Delivery of the Mail appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
Bitcoin: An Orange New Deal
What would it look like if governments were to embrace and support the Bitcoin network?Investing In HopeYou know the New Deal — a massive and unprecedented effort the United States federal government undertook in the 1930s to invest in infrastructure, build hope, and turn the course of a nation towards prosperity and justice. You’ve likely heard of the Green New Deal too — all that infrastructure business, but with a sustainable twist.We propose an Orange New Deal.Bitcoin is hope. And it can be an engine of prosperity and justice. But to do that work, it needs infrastructure. Not roads or power lines, but Lightning Network nodes and channels, education, wallets, and sustainable mining. The time to build Bitcoin infrastructure is now. But who is to build? … [Read More...]