Taibbi: The Brutal Comedy Of The Withdrawn Peace Letter
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Matt TaibbiIt doesn't happen often, but sometimes, one wishes something wasn't quite so funny.
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It doesn't happen often, but sometimes, one wishes something wasn't quite so funny.
"You can send a man to Congress but you can't make him think," quipped comedian Milton Berle in the 1950s. To update Berle for our times:
The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress voted to subpoena Donald Trump in the last public hearing, noting that there were witnesses who declared the Fifth Amendment rights, thus leaving unanswered questions that only Tr
This past weekend, without fanfare, passed two anniversaries which remind us why Bring Our Troops Home is such a pivotal organization, and why we deserve your continued support.
Steve Bannon's lawyers are asking that their client avoid prison altogether after prosecutors asked for six months' time and accused him of 'bad faith.'
Sometimes, when a good legislator introduces a strong piece of legislation while in the minority, the reaction of some is to scoff.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday signed off on an independent commission's recommendations to rename military bases that honor Confederate officers and scrub a long list of references commemorating the southern rebellion.
The Framers of the United States Constitution wanted to give more power to the people and less power to the government. This was a radical new idea, and it started with the legislative branch: the House of Representatives and the Senate. John Yoo, Pr
The Framers of the United States Constitution wanted to give more power to the people and less power to the government. This was a radical new idea, and it started with the legislative branch: the House of Representatives and the Senate. John Yoo, Pr
The satirical news headline above recently made a powerful point about Washington's warped priorities.
Why would we want America's retirement money blown on this stuff?
Last week Congress passed a continuing resolution and then adjourned until after the election.
House Democrats quietly tucked into a big spending bill a provision to create a so-called universal background check for ammunition purchases.
As a member of Congress openly brags about a staffer leaving to work for Wall Street, have we reached the point where the political system isn't even hiding legalised corruption anymore?
--After Claiming He Was Unable to Attend Proceedings in House Chamber "Due to Ongoing Public Health Emergency"
The funds will be included in a government funding bill
"Members of the public may ask, are our public officials acting in the public interest or their private financial interest?"
'Farmers today can run their tractors off biodiesel made right down the road'
It is not uncommon to see inclusions of "extras" within a bill and this is a case that seems to demonstrate the ploy.
On January 31, 2022, the EARN IT Act was introduced to Congress. This bill is still under review by Congress, but considering the large, bipartisan (12 Republicans, 10 Democrats) group of cosponsors, there is a good chance it will pass.
Multiple initiatives to combat 'hate-fueled violence,' racism, and extremism announced at summit
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sparred with NIAID Director Anthony Fauci once again during a contentious congressional hearing on Wednesday, warning that he will be forced to divulge his royalties from pharmaceutical interests during the COVID pandemic.
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In the week since EFF and the Associated Press exposed how Fog Data Science purchases geolocation data on hundreds of millions of digital devices in the United States, and maps them for easy-to-use and cheap mass surveillance by police, elected offic
Rand Paul's GOTCHA moment: Senator clashes AGAIN with Fauci in Congress over child vaccines and plays him 2004 video in which the COVID tsar said 'natural immunity is the most potent vaccination'
Steve Bannon, host of the War Room, was the subject of a SWAT team encounter after DC police responded to a hoax call of a shooting at his Capitol Hill home last Thursday.
"Well this is quite exactly the wrong thing to do going into fall/winter," said one infectious disease doctor.
Police responded to a false 911 call at the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene early Thursday morning, the second "swatting" call targeting the Republican congresswoman in two days, authorities confirmed.
'F*ck You, Dr. Fauci!': Megyn Kelly Scorches Outgoing WH Covid Adviser for Dismissing Congressional Subpoena
The home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was involved in another "swatting" incident Thursday morning, the second one in as many days, according to police.