Posts by Kim Browne
Majority of Republican Voters Now Think Country is Going Wrong Way
“I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about the worsening political discourse and, now, the disturbing assassinations,” 42-year-old Texas Republican Chris Bahr told the AP. “If you’d have talked to me two weeks ago, I wouldn’t have brought it up as a main concern but more of a gnawing feeling.… It’s something I’ve been thinking…
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel’s New Best Friend Is the Supreme Court
It is important to explain exactly what the problem is here. If ABC fired Kimmel because he wanted to do something different in the 11 PM hour on weeknights, or because he didn’t think Kimmel was particularly funny, or because Kimmel took the last slice of pizza in the Disney cafeteria, it would not be…
Read MoreWhat Place Does Concentration Camp Art Have in Holocaust History?
Yet at times, her book can fall into the trap of seeing music as inherently uplifting. Many of her chapter titles, for example—“I felt sun on my face,” “She gave us hope and courage,” “The orchestra means life”—are tonally at odds with what the research in the book says. In this she also has company—The…
Read MoreChina seeks trade edge by shunning US soy in first since 1990s
[BEIJING] For the first time since at least the 1990s, China has not bought any US soybeans at the start of the export season, a sign that Beijing is once again using agriculture as leverage in its trade fight with Washington. As the world’s top soybean buyer, China wields enormous influence over global markets. Now…
Read MoreWhat Does Fox News Host Harris Faulkner Know About Integrity?
Earlier this month, for example, Faulkner suggested that people rightly questioning the legality of President Trump’s September 2 attack on a Venezuelan boat (which the president claims was “drug-carrying”) are “working against America and for the drug cartels.” In April, she asked a guest whether former President Barack Obama and “others in his political camp”…
Read MoreTrump Promises That Drug Prices Are About to Go Down “1,000 Percent”
Trump’s attorney John D. Sauer submitted a request to stay the preliminary injunction Thursday, arguing that Cook was not entitled to due process and that Trump has a sweeping discretion to fire whomever he wanted as long as he claimed it was related to their job. “The Federal Reserve Act’s broad ‘for cause’ provision rules…
Read MoreDemocratic-Led States Unveil Plan to Avoid RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Nonsense
A coalition of states are planning to release their own vaccine recommendations following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine takeover of the nation’s health institutions. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. New York City, which has the country’s largest municipal…
Read MoreBoustead’s proposed Reit listing has portfolio value of S$1.9 billion
The portfolio will comprise 23 logistics and industrial properties – 21 in Singapore and two in Japan [SINGAPORE] Boustead Singapore said on Thursday (Sep 18) that its proposed real estate investment trust listing – UI Boustead Reit – is estimated to have a portfolio value of about S$1.9 billion. The portfolio will contain 23 logistics…
Read MoreSean Hannity Makes Dumbest Claim Ever About Jimmy Kimmel Cancellation
Fox News host Sean Hannity claimed that he couldn’t find a “single prominent conservative voice” pushing to knock Jimmy Kimmel off the air—but in July, President Donald Trump suggested that Kimmel would be “next” to be canceled. “The left already—starting with humpty-dumpty CNN, Pritzker, Newsom—predictably claiming, ‘This is a conservative censorship. The MAGA crowd, Donald…
Read MoreNancy Mace Loses It at Fellow GOP After Ilhan Omar Censure Fails
Despite Representative Nancy Mace’s best efforts, her Democratic colleague Ilhan Omar will get to speak her mind another day. Four Republicans joined the Democratic caucus Wednesday night to quash Mace’s measure, sending the South Carolinian into a tizzy over the foiled plan and the diminished support inside her own party. Those conservatives included Representatives Mike…
Read MoreWhy Finding Your Tribe Is Essential for Personal Growth
At twenty-one, I faced a devastating medical prognosis. The doctor entered my hospital room, looked me in the eye, and delivered the crushing news: “You’ll probably never walk without a stick. And climbing? Be realistic—you’ll never climb again.” Those words shattered me. Not just because I loved climbing, but because of something much deeper that…
Read MoreWhat If the Next Democratic President Governs Like Trump?
The greatest share of these employees came from Homeland Security Investigations, an ICE sub-agency that typically investigates important crimes such as human trafficking and child-exploitation crimes. At the moment, 87 percent of HSI’s agents now work for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the other major ICE subcomponent. Restoring those agents to their original workforces would significantly…
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