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Rs House (of cards) is teetering - January 18 Good News Roundup [1]
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Date: 2023-01-18
Good Day, Gnuville! I’ve got a grab bag of good news for you today. So pour a cup of your favorite beverage and pull up a chair. ☕️ Let’s get straight to the news!
🎶 Good Morning 🎶
😎💙 Democrats Deliver 💙😎
Joe Biden is really good at this:
Opinion: Biden just outmaneuvered MAGA Republicans — and they barely noticed, Greg Sargent, Washington Post, January 17, 2023.
This is a big move by the administration, one long sought by immigration advocates. Biden’s immigration record is decidedly mixed, but this would address a serious problem: Undocumented migrant workers often fear reporting workplace violations — ones they were victims of or just witnessed — because it could lead to their deportation. Now they will have improved access to a legal process that can defer their deportations for two years and potentially extend them work permits. The hope: To encourage them not just to report unsafe or exploitative working conditions, but also to cooperate with ongoing Labor Department investigations, improving working standards for all workers. Here’s why: This policy attempts to align the interests of undocumented workers with those of native-born workers. For some on the right, casting those interests as irrevocably in conflict has been essential to their project. This zero-sum agitprop packages the nativist impulse to drastically limit immigration as all about protecting the American worker. But this new move undermines that rhetoric. In describing the shift, Mayorkas took pains to note that it will facilitate holding “exploitative employers” accountable for taking advantage of vulnerable workers whoare in the U.S. lawfully. Mayorkas added: “Employers who play by the rules are disadvantaged by those who don’t.” In other words, allowing undocumented migrants to speak out about exploitative labor violations without fear of retribution helps aboveboard employers and U.S. workers, too. “All workers, whether documented or undocumented, have an interest in being compensated, in not being abused, in being able to blow the whistle,” immigration lawyer David Leopold told me. When the undocumented are exploited, Leopold added, “that brings down the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers as well.”
I mean...he’s right! Biden knocks ‘fiscally demented’ Republicans in MLK Day speech, the Hill, January 16, 2023.
“They’re gonna talk about big-spending Democrats again. Guess what? I reduced the deficit last year $350 billion. This year, federal deficit is down $1 trillion-plus. That’s a fact. And there’s gonna be hundreds of billions reduced over the next decade. But so what? These guys are the fiscally demented, I think. They don’t quite get it,” Biden said of Republicans, prompting laughter from the crowd. ✂️ “Like many Americans, I was disappointed to see the very first bill that House Republicans … are bringing to the floor. It would help the wealthy people and big corporations cheat on their taxes at the expense of ordinary middle-class taxpayers … This is their first bill and they campaigned on inflation. They didn’t say if elected their plan was to make inflation worse,” Biden said. ✂️ Biden also knocked a House bill on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and a proposal to implement a national sales tax — and vowed to veto the legislation if it gets through Congress.
Why the Special Counsel Could End Up Helping Joe Biden, Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, January 17, 2023.
Beau on the Rs super duper messaging strategy and what WE can do in response:
🥵😩 Republicans in Disarray 😫😡
Whenever you’re feeling worried about the fact that qrazy Rs are anywhere near the levers of power, remember just how chaotic and disunited they are.
MORE House Republican Infighting? But We're Gonna Run Out Of Snacks! Evan Hurst, Wonkette, January 17, 2023.
Were we not JUST reading about Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert throwing 'bows in the bathroom because whyever? Of course we all got to witness that weeklong slapfest over who got to be speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy or Never Kevin McCarthy. And at the penultimate moment of that slapfest, GOP Rep. Mike Rogers almost tossed Matt Gaetz down the Capitol steps on his bottom! Now comes Puck News with news of another pissfight in the House of Representatives, again between Republicans. This is all great because it gives the laser-pointer-focused Beltway media a chance to fixate on something else besides President Grandpa accidentally bringing home classified documents because he thought they were the Jumble. This time, the combatants are Kevin McCarthy (again) and Florida GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan.
'It was shocking': GOP lawmaker 'exploded' on Kevin McCarthy over deal that cost him committee chairmanship, Travis Gettys, Raw Story, January 17, 2023.
Resentment lingers within the Republican caucus following the contentious voting for House speaker Kevin McCarthy, with some members still bitter over the deals cut by the California Republican to get the support he needed to prevail. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has reportedly considered retirement after he was passed over as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in favor of McCarthy ally Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), and the 71-year-old lawmaker voiced his displeasure to him on House floor during the speakership vote, reported Puck. The publication reported that Buchanan "exploded" after losing his potential spot on the committee. ✂️ Buchanan, whose team says he does not intend to retire, had been the most senior member of the Ways and Means committee, while Smith was fifth in line before he got elevated to chairman.
Why Ron DeSantis Won’t—or Shouldn’t—Run for President, David Corn, Mother Jones, January 17, 2023.
Yes, but. And this is the but: Trump remains dangerous. To the nation, to the GOP, and to DeSantis and other potential Republican rivals. That is because, as January 6 demonstrated, if Trump cannot be king, he will burn down the palace— with everyone in it, especially those who denied him the crown. Only in Donald’s deluded mind No matter what the polls say now, DeSantis or any other GOP aspirant who enters the race against Trump will have a tough time. Hitting below the belt is what Trump does best. He is not bound by rules or decency. He demonstrated this during the 2016 GOP sweepstakes. Conventional politicians were no match for his mean-spiritedness and constant streams of lies. One by one, he bested the pipsqueaks, several of whom had been touted as powerhouse candidates of depth, intelligence, and talent. (Jeb!) None of them could figure out how to compete against a scoundrel who refused to follow political conventions (as low as they might be). And then there were none.✂️ But let’s assume the pre-season reviews that depict DeSantis as a dynamo candidate pan out. Say he finds a way to dance around Trump’s assaults and escapes being damaged or tarnished. Say Republican voters dump Trump for this new anti-woke, libs-trolling, immigrant-kidnapping prince of the right. That will be when DeSantis’ troubles will really start. Does anyone believe Trump will abide primary contest results that cast him as a loser? He will claim once again that he is the victim of a rigged system. He will challenge tallies. He will denounce the RINO establishment and blame the Deep State, the media, and who knows who else. He will accuse DeSantis of conspiring with dark and nefarious forces. He will not recognize DeSantis as the legitimate GOP nominee. Trump will send a message to his voters: You cannot support this man and his party: not with votes, not with money. Some will shrug and move on. But millions of Republican voters will fall for Trump’s latest con.
Looks like 2023 is the year of finding out for “conservatives”
‘Matt Schlapp Is a Sexual Predator’: Accuser Sues Over Sexual Battery, Roger Sollenberger and Matt Fuller, Daily Beast, January 17, 2023.
The former Herschel Walker staffer who came forward to The Daily Beast earlier this month to detail a sexual assault allegation against conservative icon Matt Schlapp is now suing the powerful chairman of the American Conservative Union—for battery, defamation, and conspiracy. ✂️ The complaint also accuses Schlapp—as well as his wife, conservative commentator and former Trump White House communications adviser, Mercedes Schlapp—of defamation, citing efforts to “impugn” the accuser’s character in response to media reports of the allegation. It further alleges a conspiracy count where the couple worked to denigrate the accuser with the help of conservative fundraiser Caroline Wren, who has acted as a representative for the Schlapps in the matter. ✂️ In a letter, the staffer’s attorney, Tim Hyland of Hyland Law, called Schlapp a “sexual predator.” “Mr. Schlapp has not directly denied our client's allegations, and with good reason—they are unmistakably true, and corroborated by extensive contemporaneous evidence,” the letter read.
NY Republicans FRANTIC to get rid of Santos
Gosh, it makes you wonder about all their campaign finance connections and whatnot...
Kevin and the NY Rs are in a pickle. The NY Rs know that “George Santos” is a threat to them all, as he is exposing their own shady financial dealings and connections so they want him gone, BUT their House majority is so small that the rest of the House Rs are agonizing about losing even one seat. Possibly, they may be damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Looks like Rs have a lot more squirming to do and I am here for it:
'Safety threat' George Santos must be removed from Congress immediately: NY Republican, Matthew Chapman, Raw Story, January 16, 2023.
A local Republican official from Long Island told CNN's Kate Bolduan that she believes Rep. George Santos (R-NY) represents a "security threat" in Congress and cannot be allowed to remain in office. Jennifer DeSena, a town supervisor for North Hempstead, is one of many Republicans from the area calling on Santos to resign for his serial lies about his personal background and shady financial backings — and, she made clear, it doesn't matter whether Santos leaving would jeopardize Republicans' narrow House majority.✂️ "[House Speaker Kevin] McCarthy is also not calling on him to resign," said Bolduan. "Do you think it's about holding on to the slim Republican majority?" "I'll tell you, the congressmen from Long Island are not worried about holding on to the slim majority. They are united," said DeSena.
What a mess 😂
Conservative ‘Freedom Phone’ Backers Turn On Each Other, Will Sommer, Daily Beast, January 17, 2023.
In the summer of 2021, conservatives aggrieved over Big Tech censorship saw a new smartphone as their savior. Dubbed the “Freedom Phone,” the $500 device was the creation of Bitcoin mogul Erik Finman, who promised customers a phone loaded with conservative apps and free from liberal Silicon Valley influence. ✂️ Two years later, though, Freedom Phone’s business is falling apart amid customer complaints. In a bitter, previously unreported legal battle that began in April 2022, the men behind Freedom Phone’s backers have accused one another of blowing their windfall profits—in one case, in a $10,000 shopping spree for video games. Finman has even sued to keep his face and name from ever being associated with Freedom Phone in the future. ✂️ During cross-examination in August 2022, Proper’s lawyer asked Finman if that new job with Bannon proved that Finman’s reputation hadn’t been destroyed. Finman shot back that working with Bannon, who was then awaiting sentencing for what would become a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, didn’t prove that his career had survived Freedom Phone. “I feel like my reputation is not necessarily proven to be superb if that is a business partner,” Finman said, noting that Bannon is “awaiting sentencing to go to prison.”
🎶 Music for panicky paranoid Rs 🎶
🇺🇸 News from States 🇺🇸
Arizona
Oh, those authoritarians will keep trying to subvert democracy and the righteous defenders of democracy on our side will keep fighting back with superior skill:
Arizona Mail-in Voting Challenge II, Democracy Docket, January 17, 2023.
The lawsuit asks the state trial court to strike down Arizona’s no-excuse mail-in voting system, which has been extremely popular since it was instituted in 1991, and only allow in-person voting in future elections. This is the plaintiffs’ second attempt to disband the state’s extremely popular mail-in voting system after their first attempt was rejected by the Arizona Supreme Court. The court rejected the plaintiffs’ request for relief and then dismissed the case. The plaintiffs then filed a notice of appeal and petitioned to transfer the case to the Arizona Supreme Court, which was denied. On Dec. 7, 2022 three judges of the Arizona Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case. On Jan. 17, 2023, the appellate court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit.
Also, don’t forget newly inaugurated Gov. Katie Hobbs flipped this gubernatorial seat from R to D. 💙
arkansas
Fees awarded in challenge to Arkansas voting law, Courthouse News Service, January 17, 2023.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal judge in Arkansas awarded more than $103,000 in attorney fees and legal costs to voting rights activists who successfully challenged a state law that imposed criminal penalties on anyone who assisted more than six voters in casting their ballots on election day. The law was preempted by the Voting Rights Act. Read the ruling here.
california
The recent waves of drenching rain has caused serious problems for residents of California, but it has also brought some relief from the drought:
Here’s how California is trying to hold on to its rainwater, Gianna Melillo, The Hill, January 17, 2023.
Researchers across the west are investigating and implementing groundwater recharge projects, or man-made interventions aimed at helping aquifers replenish themselves. ✂️ Permeable pavement, or a surface that allows runoff to pass through pavement and into underlying stone beds and soil, can help California and states like it preserve water, according to California Sea Grant. The grant is a collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and universities across the state. The resource is a type of low impact development (LID), or system that uses or mimics natural processes to manage stormwater, according to the EPA.✂️ Completed in late 2021, the East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project aimed to collect urban and stormwater runoff from a tributary area in East Los Angeles. The wells constructed as part of the project are located in highway medians and help divert storm runoff into underground aquifers, adding to local water supplies. Some medians are complete with parks, where residents can walk their dogs or exercise.
Colorado
Signups begin for Colorado’s free universal preschool program:
How to sign up for Colorado’s new free universal preschool program, Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, January 16, 2023.
The program was created when Gov. Jared Polis signed HB22-1295 into law last year and will begin during the 2023-24 academic year. Under the program, Colorado families can receive 10 to 15 hours per week of state-funded, voluntary preschool for their children in the year before their kids enter kindergarten. Some families may qualify for 30 hours if they meet certain criteria. In 2020, Colorado voters approved a measure to raise taxes on nicotine products. Part of the revenue from those taxes, which is estimated to bring in $275 million annually by 2027, will go toward the preschool program.
Also — good news in Colorado re snowpack. So far, the mountain snowpack is more than 123% of the usual annual amount — with another big snow-producing storm moving through as I type.
Humans are working on these problems: Here’s an interview on NPR from yesterday about ideas on how to manage drought, especially drying rivers and lakes out west: A course correction in managing drying rivers, NPR, January 17, 2023.
Illinois
Last week I reported on Illinois’ assault weapon ban and stronger protections for abortion rights and gender affirming healthcare. Those were such momentous progressive accomplishments that some other, no less transformative for ordinary Illinoisans (paid leave!!), were temporarily overlooked. Today I’d like to fix that:
Paid leave, other important bills overshadowed by bigger wins, Rich Miller, Chicago Sun-Times, January 13, 2023.
• SB208: I think this bill could have more impact on the day-to-day lives of struggling working people than maybe anything else I’ve ever seen passed in Illinois. All workers at private companies will now qualify for five paid leave days per year, no questions asked.✂️ • HB969: The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability revised this fiscal year’s revenue outlook upward by a whopping $4.9 billion last November. The belief is that this money is one-time only, so the governor and the Democratic legislative leaders have proposed using most of that cash to pay down bills, build up the Rainy Day Fund, create a business attraction fund, etc. ✂️ And both chambers gave Gov. J.B. Pritzker a big win with the passage of his $500 million Large Business Attraction Fund. There are hopes that the governor can use at least some of that money to persuade Stellantis to transform its about-to-be-closed Belvidere plant to one that makes electric vehicles.✂️
“Chicago’s ‘social bond’ program lets residents invest in neighborhood improvements for as little as $1,000.”
High-minded high finance: City sells bonds to the masses, David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times, January 16, 2023.
Nine financial firms will manage the bond offering and ensure it gets out to a wide audience. In most cases, investment banks and large firms snatch these to resell to clients. In this case, the city has arranged the offer to go first to individual investors, with dibs to Chicago residents. Bond denominations can be as little as $1,000, not the usual $5,000. Interest is paid twice a year. ✂️ During a virtual meeting last week with community leaders, Brofman emphasized how the bond proceeds will be used. The largest piece, more than $80 million, would go to housing programs, such as acquiring a former hotel and motels — details to be announced — to help homeless people. Also planned are rehabs and construction of multifamily buildings in areas hardest hit by COVID-19. Money is also earmarked for small businesses and commercial streets. The city also wants to buy electric vehicles and build recharging stations. Several questions at the virtual meeting dealt with trees. The city intends to use $17.2 million from the bond sale to plant about 75,000 trees over the next five years. Brofman called it a “massive acceleration of tree planting” from a recent rate of 6,500 per year. The goals are to improve air quality, reduce the urban heat island effect and general beautification.
Michigan
Michigan now has a more representative legislature thanks to the fair redistricting maps that the people of the state insisted on a few years ago (through a ballot initiative). It literally saved the state from gerrymandered minority Republican control. Of course, the Rs couldn’t leave well enough alone so they challenged the fairer maps. And once again, Marc Elias and Democracy Docket were on the case:
Michigan Congressional Redistricting Challenge, Democracy Docket, January 14, 2023.
The court dismissed the claim regarding communities of interest, finding that it is nonjusticiable. The panel denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, meaning that the enacted congressional map will be in place for 2022 elections. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court and subsequently filed a jurisdictional statement on July 28, 2022. On Nov. 4, the Supreme Court dismissed the Republican plaintiffs’ appeal of the district court’s denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction. On Jan. 14, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit.
New York
George Santos, George Santos, George Santos. This story has legs and contrary to popular exasperation, I think we should keep it alive and keep giving the media clicks for it, so it stays top of mind until every single detail is made public and the investigations cannot be swept under the carpet!
👀 Also, update on TFG’s legal woes: Former Trump Fixer Meets With Manhattan Prosecutors, Russ Choma, Mother Jones, January 17, 2023.
Michael Cohen, the longtime fixer for Donald Trump, met with New York City prosecutors on Tuesday afternoon, signaling that those prosecutors may be gearing up for more criminal cases related to the former president. Cohen spent just over a year in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud, campaign finance, and perjury charges stemming from a scheme he participated in during the 2016 election to pay off adult actress Stormy Daniels in an attempt to cover up an extra-marital affair Trump had with her in 2006. ✂️ The ease with which prosecutors in Bragg’s office won convictions on nine tax fraud counts against two Trump-owned companies may have changed Bragg’s mind. The trial went poorly from the start for the Trump companies—huge numbers of potential jurors were dismissed after saying they couldn’t judge Trump fairly, and even many juror candidates that Trump’s defense attorneys ultimately approved confessed they had very low opinions of the former president. Throughout that trial, which focused on how the companies reduced executives’ salaries in exchange for giving them off-the-books benefits that they didn’t pay taxes on—like free apartments, luxury cars, and tuition for their children—defense attorneys desperately tried to shift blame away from Trump and the company, and onto individual employees and outside accountants. The jury didn’t buy it.✂️ All of this may have helped strengthen Bragg’s resolve to pursue further charges. Immediately after the sentencing on Friday, Bragg made cryptic comments suggesting he was gearing up for more—which Cohen’s return to his office on Tuesday seems to reinforce.
washington, dc
Judge rejects mistrial motion in government’s case against Proud Boys, Emily Zantow, Courthouse News Service, January 17, 2023.
Defense attorney Nicholas Smith asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, to deny the government’s request to show the jury video evidence of rioters confronting police in a tunnel on the west side of the Capitol building during the insurrection that delayed Congress’ ceremonial certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral college victory. Prosecutor Conor Mulroe argued that even though the defendants were not physically near the tunnel at the time, there is one rioter shown in the video who could be considered a co-conspirator. Smith meanwhile said admitting the video would be “totally inappropriate” because prosecutors have not shown any evidence to the jury that the defendants wanted to use others to commit acts of violence on Jan. 6. He represents Ethan Nordean, a Proud Boys chapter president from Auburn, Washington. But the judge disagreed, telling the court he will allow the video in light of the government’s proffer that prosecutors will connect the video evidence to their case-in-chief. Smith responded by moving for a mistrial, which the judge denied.
wyoming
Apologies to any Gnusies who may live in Wyoming. I know you didn’t vote for the ridiculous state senators who dreamed up this ridiculous bill. But Evan is right — it says something about the growing strength of EVs as they challenge the once ICE-only car market — and that’s great news!:
Wyoming Republicans Will Ban Electric Cars, Just Kidding, They Are Only Teasing! Pranked You! Evan Hurst, Wonkette, January 17, 2023.
We feel like it says something about electric vehicles that some Republicans in the state of Wyoming want to ban them entirely by the year 2035. And what it says is that the technology is here to stay. If it wasn't, we reckon these dudes wouldn't be in a huddled mass on the ground, crying into their oilgasms. The Hill reports that a group of six Wyoming state senators thinks electric vehicles will make it harder for Wyoming to trade with other states. You ought to click on this link and make fun of their whole resolution to ban electric vehicles with your family. It sings the praises of oil and gas. It whines that creating the infrastructure for electric vehicles in Wyoming would be TOO HARD. It talks about the challenge of finding safe ways to dispose of/recycle electric vehicle batteries.✂️ “I have a problem with somebody saying, ‘Don’t buy any more petroleum vehicles,’” Anderson said, adding that he introduced the bill “just to get the message out that we’re not happy with the states that are outlawing our vehicles.” Got that, California? Jim in Wyoming has a comment card for the manager, and it is this bill he wrote! But don't worry, he didn't mean his bill literally. Jim is just bein' a goofster.
🎶 Music for the States 🎶
🐩💙 CG’s Picks 💙🐩
Hello Everybody! It’s me, Curlygirl! I am so happy to be here today because I have some great stories for you!
🦁 Big News in Chicago!! The news actually broke last week right after I posted, so it had to wait until this week to update you all. Not 2 cubs, not 5 cubs, but 3! 3 healthy lion cubs! How cool is that?
It's Triplets! Lincoln Park Zoo Welcomes Three Lion Cubs, Patty Wetli, WTTW, January 11, 2023.
Lincoln Park Zoo announced it welcomed not one, not two, but three lion cubs on Monday. The zoo had been on lion watch since early December, when staff confirmed 4-year-old African lion Zari was pregnant. An ultrasound in recent days showed at least two cubs. The new arrivals all appear healthy and, in a good sign, all began nursing within their first hours, according to the zoo. There's no word yet on the cubs' sex or names. x x YouTube Video
🦁 BTW, How DID the zoo get Zari to volunteer for her ultrasounds? Last week I promised I would sniff out the scoop on how the zoo got a lion to “volunteer” for an ultrasound, and I have the answer. It is so cool! I contacted Patty Wetli who wrote the story above (she covers all sorts of cool stories for WTTW here in Chicago). Anyway, Patty had already written about it but I missed the story because me and Mama have been so busy, but here it is!
This Week in Nature: A Michigan Wolf Went on a 4,200-Mile Walk. How’s Your Step Count? Patty Wetli, WTTW (Science and Nature), January 6, 2023.
Lincoln Park Zoo is on lion watch, awaiting a new addition to its African lion pride later this month. The zoo announced the news back in December and shared a video this week of mom-to-be Zari receiving an ultrasound checkup. Expectant human moms might be interested to know that Zari was given a steady stream of treats throughout the entire procedure. Food for thought. news.wttw.com ← video link (screen grab below) Many thanks to Patty Wetli for answering my question and replying so promptly to my email!
🐶 “I’d hate to go back to life without one of these dogs” — At first, you might think the dog in this next video is not very smart OR fast. To be honest, I almost refused to watch this video when Mama said ‘take a look’ because that dog was SO SLOW (at first) and I prefer fast dogs like myself, but then his human whistled really loudly and said “Hurry up” and suddenly Ace the border collie broke into a fast trot and disappeared over the hill and the next thing you know, over come lots of running cows! And then I thought, ‘Oops! Ace got lost!’ But the human chuckled and said, ‘oh there must be another cow’ AND THERE WAS ANOTHER COW and Ace was just so smart and got that cow home, too! He’s not the fastest dog off the truck but boy can he herd cows when he gets going! I wish I could herd cows like Ace!
🦜 Somebody already posted this video last week — I think it was BeeD who I wish would post more baby goat videos! — but anyway, I like this so much I still want to put it in my picks! I love all the colors and how clever the bird is! (Some humans say that dogs can't see colors and maybe that’s true I can’t see them just like most people do but I can detect differences in shade and intensity and that’s why this is still really cool to me!):
That’s all I have for you for today. Bye for now! Luv, CG 💙🐾
⚡️ Lightning RoundUp ⚡️
⚡️ Good reminder: What's the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top happiness researcher weighs in, Ari Shapiro, Megan Lim and Christopher Intagliata, NPR, January 15, 2023.
⚡️ Push congress to support PBS: The health and value of PBS in 2023: "People need access to information", Melanie McFarland, Salon, January 17, 2023.
⚡️ Democracy defended in states: 2022 Litigation Report: How Republicans Lost and Voters Won in Court, Marc Elias, Democracy Docket, January 9, 2023.
⚡️ Interview: How to fix the Supreme Court, Paul Rosenberg, Salon, January 15, 2023.
⚡️ Let’s get 13 justices mirroring the 13 circuits: The Supreme Court Justices Do Not Seem to Be Getting Along, Steven Mazie, the Atlantic, January 16, 2023.
⚡️ Opinion: Finally, good news that inspires some hope for climate change, Don Lincoln, CNN, January 13, 2023.
⚡️ Gift article: 6 things people believe about politics that are totally wrong, Paul Waldman, Washington Post, January 16, 2023.
⚡️ "Exhausted majority" wants to rethink K-12 education, Stef W Kight, Axios, January 17, 2023.
⚡️ Just for fun: Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat? Depends on where you live, Megan Bryson, PBS, January 17, 2023.
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