“Come on in. Have a seat. Take a deep breath. Don’t panic. Let’s talk about what happened today.”
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Hi, Friends— A few weeks ago, I posted an advocation on Facebook for remaining aware and engaged with what’s happening in the political world in order for all of us to be better citizens. A friend or two asked how…
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Welp.
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 20, 2025: – Biden Issues Last-Minute Pardons – Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Family Time
January 16, 2025 I know I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet the past week or so. My family’s been sick with norovirus, and my mom was just in the hospital for a few days, so I’ve had a lot on my mind.…
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Future-Proofing
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 10, 2025: – Biden Takes Steps to Cause Trump to Stumble – Trump Officially a Felon
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Blathering Blatherskite
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 7, 2025: – POTUS-elect Pounces on Panama, Expounds on Expansion – Ups and Downs for Trump’s Legal Cases – Meta: Who Needs Fact-Checking?
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Winter of Our Discontent
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in (North) American Politics for January 6, 2025: – January 6th Was an Attack on the United States – And It Worked – Canada’s Trudeau Resigns – WaPo Cartoonist Resigns in Protest…
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New Year, New Us?
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 3, 2025: – Sideswiping Surprises, Johnson Stays Speaker – New Year’s Day Attacks Defy Initial Attempts at Politicalization – Biden Stops Steel Sale
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Without
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 31, 2024: – Puerto Rico Without Power – Johnson Without Votes to Remain Speaker? – Longest-held Guantanamo Bay Detainee Released Without Charges
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Carter, Context, and Courting Foreign Workers
A Brief History of the last 72 Hours in US Politics for December 30, 2024: – President Carter Dead at 100 – Finding Context in the Sausage-Making – Trump Sides With Musk in Courting Skilled Foreign Workers
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(Dubious) Gifts of the Magi
A Brief History of the last 72 Hours in US Politics for December 23, 2024: – GOP Blinks; Government Keeps Running – Biden Commutes Sentences of Most Federal Death Row Inmates – House Ethics Committee Releases Gaetz Report
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Brinksmanship, Bad Behavior, and Brotherhood vs Behemoth
A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for December 19, 2024: – Money Matters Muddled by Musk – Gaetz Goaded into Grousing After Getting Goose Cooked – Christmas Calamity? Warehouse Workers Walk