If a former White House spokesman expected the 1/6 coup, and communicated that information to FoxNews, who else knew?
Ex-White House spokesman Josh Raffel communicated with fellow ex-White House spokesman, and current Fox Corporation executive, Raj Shaw, three days before the attempted coup, regarding Trump's vague schedule for 1/6:
#Politics #JanuarySix #FoxNews
https://news.yahoo.com/tucker-carlson-producer-caught-dominion-110653020.html
Funny how student debt forgiveness will make inflation worse, but bailing out Billionaire depositors and corporations isn't a risk.
#SVB #BankFailure #LarrySummers #LoanForgiveness
At least four more states will review the new Advanced Placement African American studies course to see if it conflicts with their policies or laws restricting the teaching of race, an indication that the controversy swirling around the class in Florida could spiral.
#News #Politics #CultureWar #AdvancedPlacement
Non-paywalled Washington Post link
https://wapo.st/3YGiOXp
Self-identified conservative and libertarian legal scholars rank what they think are the 20 worst Supreme Court decisions. In their view, Obergefell v. Hodges (2015, right to same-sex marriage), and Griswold v. Connecticut (1965, right to purchase contraception) are worse than Korematsu v. United States (1944, upheld exclusion of Americans of Japanese descent from the West Coast.)
The list shows a strong hostility towards a constitutional right to privacy.
#SCOTUS
It's gonna be a long two years with the lunatics running the House of Representatives.
#COVID #Fauci #RonnyJackson #Twitter
Looks like something interesting may be going down concerning the DC metro system.
#WMATA
According to the European Commission: Contrary to Russia's plans, Europe has secured enough energy to be safe this winter.
#EuropeanUnion #Gas #Ukraine
https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/EU_Commission/status/1614200779388100608
Inflation Is Slowing, Good News for American Consumers and the Fed
For the Fed, the report confirms that the slowdown in price gains that officials have long expected is finally coming to fruition. That could help policymakers, who have begun slowing the pace of interest rate increases, feel comfortable moving even more incrementally.
#News #Inflation #InterestRate
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/business/inflation-gas-discounts.html
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