My Sister Wants My Roommate Gone—so She Can Live With Me for Free
She says I “owe” her, since we’re family.
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About the Time We Said We’d Vote for Andrew Yang …
Checking in on the New York City mayoral race—and the regrettable candidates leading it.
Everyone Agrees California’s Parking Laws Are Bad for Cities. So Why Do Planners Like Them?
A farcical tale of city planning.
Why Used Car Prices Went Absolutely Insane Last Month
Things are getting weird in the late-pandemic economy.
My Husband Is Destroying Our Finances for His “Passion”
I want to leave, but he wouldn’t have any income.
States, retail giants lift mask mandates
The moves came a day after the CDC said it is safe for fully vaccinated people to go maskless in any type of group gathering.
CDC director: Mask-wearing will ‘be hard to let go’ despite new guidance
Rochelle Walensky also said vaccinated parents and teachers “may want to continue wearing masks to model behavior” for unvaccinated children.
Help! I’m a Staunch Republican. My Boyfriend’s Friends Hate Me.
I don’t want to leave him, but he won’t defend me.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
Mark Carney on Canada’s economic growth: ‘It’s going to take more than one budget’
“There were elements of growth in the balance from what I can see and understand,” Carney said in a long response that didn’t directly answer the question.
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals
Chrystia Freeland uses Budget 2021 to reveal Canada’s new emissions target.
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for Top Civil Rights Job at DOJ in Latest Attack on Voting Rights
Republican senators in Washington are attempting to block Kristen Clarke, a prominent voting rights advocate, from a top Justice Department position. The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked on an 11-11 vote on whether to move Clarke’s nomination for assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to the Senate floor for a full vote.
Hanan Ashrawi & Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Backing Has Given Israel License to Kill & Maim Palestinians
Palestinian scholar Hanan Ashrawi says Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is turning life in the besieged territory into “sheer hell,” aided by U.S. military and diplomatic support. “Israel has total license to use unbridled power to kill and destroy and maim and get away with it,” Ashrawi says.
Watch Rep. Rashida Tlaib Blast U.S. Aid for Israel & Attack on Gaza in Dramatic House Floor Speech
As the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 119 amid Israel’s escalation of its aerial assault, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress, delivered a powerful speech on the House floor Thursday to denounce the violence and attempted erasure of the Palestinian people. “I am the only Palestinian American member of Congress now,” Tlaib said. “I am a reminder to colleagues that Palestinians do indeed exist.
Philly Health Commissioner Resigns After Mayor Reveals MOVE Bombing Victims’ Remains Cremated in 2017
As MOVE family members and hundreds of supporters held a memorial Thursday to mark the deadly May 13, 1985, police bombing of their home in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the resignation of the city’s top health official over stunning new revelations he cremated some of the bombing victims’ remains, including bone fragments, without the knowledge or permission of the families.
As Biden Stays Mum, Senators Make Bipartisan Call For Ceasefire In Gaza
As 30 senators call for an immediate halt to violence in Israel and Gaza on Sunday, the president has yet to do the same — despite the Palestinian civilian death toll climbing.
Microsoft Probed Bill Gates’ Past Affair With Employee Before He Left Board
Gates said he left his post on the Microsoft board in 2020 to focus on philanthropy.
News Roundup: Gaetz mocks sex trafficking allegations; America has a fascism problem
In the news today: Never bet that Rep. Matt Gaetz can’t become more repulsive: You will always, always lose. Political pundits and journalists need to identify the post-Trump Republican Party as the anti-democratic, propaganda-peddling fascist movement it is. Republican governors are slashing pandemic unemployment aid, but the reasons they’re using to do it have more to do with racist theories than pandemic realities.
Rep. Matt Gaetz mocks sex trafficking allegations, but Republican allies may be abandoning him
At this point, the perpetually odious Rep.
‘Patently false’: Doctor condemns new COVID-19 guidelines. Not everyone who wants vaccine can get it
It’s official: Public health experts have way more faith in the American people than I do. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actually built new guidelines released on Thursday that lean heavily on a kind of honor system in which people who haven’t been vaccinated for COVID-19 should continue wearing masks both inside and outside.
Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop
Corporate executives and lobbyists say they are confident they can kill almost all of these tax hikes by pressuring moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign—using digital meeting translation opportunities
This Sunday we’re going to delve into how to make your campaign and party more inclusive through your digital meetings. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
Proud Boys leader to former guy: ‘F*ck you Trump. You left us on the battlefield bloody and alone’
Pat yourself on the back if you sized Donald Trump up in two minutes, like a normal person. You could have instead been Ethan Nordean, who wasted years of his life and squandered his precious freedom for a guy who’d likely feed him to alligators—or a marginally more reptilian creature such as Roger Stone—if he ever showed up at one of his golf courses.
Matt Gaetz Compares Allegations He Paid Minor For Sex To Earmarks On Legislation
The Florida congressman said he is being accused of paying for “naughty favors” and claimed the allegations are similar to legislators who write earmarks into bills. He’s very wrong.
Fauci: Pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
“Covid-19 has shown a bright light on our own society’s failings,” he said during a commencement address.
Rep. Liz Cheney Calls Trump A ‘Continuing Danger,’ Urges Unity Against Him
“His continued attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law is dangerous and we all have an obligation to stand up against that,” she said.
Tennessee Rep. Mike Carter Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer At 67
Carter, a Republican from Ooltewah in eastern Tennessee, announced his cancer diagnosis in November.
CDC chief said change on mask guidance not due to public pressure
“If you are vaccinated, we are saying you are safe,” Rochelle Walensky said.
The New ‘Right Stuff’ Is Money and Luck
In a strip mall just off Houston’s NASA Parkway is a restaurant called Frenchie’s Italian Cuisine. You wouldn’t know it from the unassuming beige storefront, but inside, Frenchie’s looks like a museum. The walls are covered in framed pictures of smiling astronauts, in their blue jumpsuits and puffy spacesuits, holding up bubble helmets and model spaceships.