Author: Jeff

  • Halftime

    Halftime

    A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics (and Sports & Entertainment) for February 10, 2025: – Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

  • DEI and Fascism

    DEI and Fascism

    A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 30, 2025: – Plane Crash Kills 67; Felon Blames DEI – Umberto Eco’s Thoughts on Fascism

  • What You Leave Behind

    A Brief History of the last 24 Hours in US Politics for January 21, 2025: – INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS

  • Welp.

    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

  • 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. Not that there hasn’t been news: I’ve been following the confirmation hearings, President Biden’s farewell…

  • Future-Proofing

    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

  • Blathering Blatherskite

    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?

  • Winter of Our Discontent

    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 of Censorship

  • New Year, New Us?

    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

  • Without

    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