Sunday Funday: Biden On Fire Edition

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

President Biden remembers 500,000 dead of Covid-19 (3 minutes):

What can you say? One month in and the far right wing Republicans are already declaring that Biden has failed his first hundred days in the first thirty. That’s because they know that if Biden gets to use that other 70 days of his first hundred days, people will be wondering whatever happened to that other party, whatever their names were.

As Black History month ends,  Women’s History month begins. To bring those two together with Biden’s enormous run out of the gate, let me mention this: Sometime in March (date to be announced) President Biden will give an address to a joint session of congress. This will not be an official State of the Union address but will look like one.

When Biden gives that address, as always the two folks behind him will be the next two in line for the presidency. This year there will be some major differences between the people who usually fill those seats and those who will be filling them this year.

In the place of what were normally two white, Christian males we will find one 80 year old white female San Francisco liberal and one half SE Asian / Black female, also liberal. Take a good look America. The times, they are a-changin’.

We seem to have lost track of that one guy – you know, the guy who tried to overthrow the government. Where’d he go?

  1. “100 million doses in 100 days.” boasted the incoming Biden Administration. Thursday, some 36 days into the new administration, what milestone dose was delivered?
  1. Taxes? You want to see taxes? How many pages of Trump’s taxes were turned over to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance last week?
  1. Republicans pull out their old tried and true maneuver of alleging sexual misconduct by a major Democratic politician. This time it is what governor?
  1. President Biden ordered flags flown at half staff as America surpassed what sad milestone?
  1. The Senate Justice Committee is holding hearings on Merrick Garland’s appointment as AG. What Senator refused to give Garland hearings when he was nominated for the SCOTUS?
  1. Kim Reynolds continues to play amateur hour with Covid vaccinations. As of Friday Iowa has a new website that will feature what?
  1. With the US Senate divided 50-50, which Democratic Senator is leveraging his power as the much needed 50th vote?
  1. March 1, 1781 America begins its national government under what newly ratified rules?
  1. Republicans in the Iowa legislature last week rushed through a bill concerning what as if their very lives depended on it?
  1. In Florida, Governor Ron De Santis ordered flags flown at half-staff in memory of what?
  1. US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the earth had only how long to change course to avert the worst consequences of climate change?
  1. The first woman to make a real run at the presidency within today’s two party system was what congress woman from New York?
  1. Unsurprisingly, Republicans are attacking what Biden nominee for Interior Secretary?
  1. Next week, we expect a House vote on HR 1, a bill that would strengthen many provisions of what process that Republicans are weakening state by state?
  1. Over in South Dakota citizens are irate that what state official who killed a man he struck on the side of the road was only charged with a misdemeanor?
  1. President Biden has nominated 3 members to what group in what appears to be an effort to oust Louis DeJoy?
  1. President Biden held a virtual meeting with what close ally, vowing to renew relations?
  1. Covid-19 vaccinations will get a big boost as what company’s vaccine was endorsed by the FDA for emergency approval last week?
  1. What premiere athlete suffered possible career ending injuries as the car he drove was involved in a one car roll over accident in California?
  1. What woman is now due again to have her picture on US currency?

A million years ago I worked for Enron and I tried to explain the business model to my dad and when I was done he said “that sounds like check kiting” and I rolled my eyes because DADS and I figured I hadn’t explained it correctly but it turns out I nailed it. – Deborah Scaramastra tweet

Answers:

  1. 50 millionth – they are ahead of schedule
  1. 1 million
  1. Cuomo of New York
  1. 500,000 dead of covid
  1. Chuck Grassley
  1. Places that might have vaccines. Not a place to set up appointments
  1. Joe Manchin of West Virginia
  1. The Articles of Confederation
  1. Voting suppression
  1. Rush Limbaugh. Several state agencies refused the order.
  1. 9 years
  1. Shirley Chisholm
  1. Deb Haaland
  1. Voting rights
  1. The Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg
  1. He nominated 3 members to the USPS Board of Governors. With those 3 + 2 leftovers liberals should have a 5 to 4 voting majority
  1. Justin Trudeau of Canada
  1. Johnson and Johnson
  1. Tiger Woods
  1. Harriet Tubman on the $20

For four years Trump got away with lying hour after hour, day after day, degrading the capacity of millions and millions to know the truth. Now Republicans are continuing to get TV bookings to lie about the election, a sign of media failure that must stop.– Michael Beschloss

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What Could Possibly Be Next?

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Dave Bradley

In my formative years I was an avid reader of the Des Moines Register’s Donald Kaul. His column ran on the editorial page of the paper three times a week. When football was no longer being played and the corn had not yet started to grow for the year the entertainment in Iowa was Donald Kaul versus the state legislature.

From January to May or June, Kaul would slice and dice crackpots in the legislature who would come up with some truly goofball ideas to deal with the problems of the day. The legislatures were usually Republican, the governor was usually Republican. 

The foe for the legislature in those day was most often those belligerent and unruly students and faculty especially in Iowa City who would often mock and oppose the brilliance of our legislative genii. The disrespect shown by those at the university was totally unacceptable to our legislature. This was also the time of the Viet Nam War. The university, especially the branch in Iowa City, had little respect for that war either.

Iowa’s Representatives and Senators would scheme as they could to try to bring students and faculty into line. My memory is foggy, but I seem to remember a threat to end tenure for faculty as one way to make the faculty a bit less rebellious and more compliant to their employers. 

That was 50 years back. Donald Kaul would win the battles, but the legislature would win the wars, often just with threats. Fifty years later, with almost no real politically activity going on, the legislature has once again picked the universities as their foe this year along with Iowa’s voters. 

At a time when Republicans hold nearly every elected office in the state the Republican led legislature and the Republican legislature seem to be on a vendetta because – why? There is still a state office they don’t control? Donald Trump didn’t get 100% of Iowa’s vote? There is still a scattering of Democratic legislators?

So at a time when the pandemic continues to ravage the state, our governor couldn’t run a kindergarten class let alone a vaccine program, Iowans are starving and real plans need to be created and assessed for  recovery, our legislature wastes it’s time on revenge on Iowa’s voters and universities.

Major order of business this week was to rush through an austere voter suppression plan because of fear that an election might break out in the next month or so. Heaven knows if it does, Democratic vote should be suppressed which is what the goal is.

We have all heard the various parts of this bill. There is one part I find interesting and hope that it will backfire. This part says that if you miss a general election (what is a general election, BTW?) you go on a watch list. If you miss another GE you lose your vote. So I hope every Democratic activist will emphasize that if you don’t vote, you could lose it.

As to the continuing War on the Universities, we have the double threat of doing away with tenure and having the faculty reveal their party of choice. I would think the reaction to the loss of tenure for most any faculty member would be to start sending out those resumes as quickly as possible. One thing that tenure does is to keep outside meddlers from interfering with research. One could certainly expect meddlers like legislators to start nosing around if they suspect politically unwanted research.

After all, the legislature also wants faculty to register their party affiliation. If that doesn’t scream out that the legislature plans on meddling with some sort of political balancing act, I don’t know what does. Supposedly the reason is because conservative speech is suppressed on campus. Suppressed I guess because there are too many liberals on campuses? 

My guess is that not being popular is being interpreted as suppressed. Unless listening to conservatives speak is required for graduation (and someday it may be) conservatives will not draw a crowd.

But now to the purpose of my little exercise here – could it get worse? OF COURSE IT COULD!

Down in Kansas, the U of Kansas will be eliminating their Humanities program. While there may be some fiscal reasons for doing so, cutting the Humanities which is the core around which many universities were built seems to be a blow against the mission of a school.

On the vote ‘manipulation’ side we have Arizona checking in with a couple of legislators introducing bills that could move the selection of the actual presidential electors away from being connected to the citizens votes and into the hands of the state legislature:   

Arizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills — including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results “if needed” and would grant the legislature the power to pick the state’s presidential electors — as Republican lawmakers around the country work to change election laws in the wake of the 2020 election.

Remember that the Arizona electors bill is in reaction to Trump’s massive lie. For that matter Iowa’s new voter suppression laws are based on the same lie. 

This makes judgment as one of the most important characteristics for those who make our laws. If they can’t realize that Trump’s claim of a rigged election is bullshit with mountains of evidence to show it is a lie, then that person does not have the basic judgment to be making laws.

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Legislative Forums – Today And Next Month

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Dave Bradley

After last week’s show of power by Iowa’s Republican legislators there are probably lots of citizens who are feeling they have something to say to their legislator. 

These are zoom meetings. Click on the link and it will take you to the website. Be courteous, please. The origin of this list is here – https://www.infonetiowa.org/calendar/events/

February 2021

02/27/2021 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eggs & Issues – Rock Rapids

02/27/2021 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Legislative Forum – Shenandoah

02/27/2021 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Eggs & Issues – Oskaloosa

02/27/2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eggs & Issues – Spencer

02/27/2021 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Clinton/DeWitt

02/27/2021 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Forum – Johnson County

02/27/2021 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Talk with Officials – Urbandale

02/27/2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Clarinda

02/27/2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Town Hall – Sioux City

02/27/2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Harlan

02/27/2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Legislative Forum – Mount Ayr

March 2021

03/01/2021 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Matris Morning Coffee – Des Moines

03/02/2021 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Legislative Update with Congresswoman Axne-Council Bluffs

03/02/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Blue Statehouse Alert – Statewide

03/05/2021 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Town Hall – Butler County

03/05/2021 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Legislative Session Update – Ames

03/06/2021 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Guthrie Center

03/06/2021 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Grinnell

03/06/2021 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Town Hall – Linn County

03/06/2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Greenfield

03/06/2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Carroll

03/08/2021 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Marti’s Morning Coffee – Des Moines

03/09/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Blue Statehouse Alert – Statewide

03/12/2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Town Hall – Hampton

03/12/2021 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Legislative Forum – Cedar Valley

03/13/2021 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Eggs & Issues – Spencer

03/13/2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Legislative Coffee – Creston

03/13/2021 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Coffee Chat – Altoona

03/15/2021 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Marti’s Morning Coffee – Des Moines

03/16/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Blue Statehouse Alert – Statewide

03/26/2021 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM March Capitol Chat

April 2021

04/23/2021 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM April Capitol Chat

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Bipartisan Group of Iowa County Auditors Propose Reforms Following Flawed IA-02 Recount 

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Update from the Rita Hart for Congress campaign:

KCRG: “Because different counties use different methods a uniform approach for counting ballots wasn’t performed.”

After a flawed and inconsistent recount left at least 22 voters disenfranchised and thousands of ballots unexamined in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, a bipartisan group of county auditors in Iowa have issued recommended reforms to address some of the issues that left legally cast votes uncounted in IA-02. As KCRG reported last night, these Republican and Democratic election administrators recognize the need for fixes that will guarantee that Iowans’ constitutional right to cast their vote and have that vote counted is not infringed upon as a result of outdated rules and unworkable, arbitrary deadlines.

County auditors proposes reforms to recounts after contested race in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

By Ethan Stein, February 25, 2021

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa State Association of County Auditors gave a list of recommendations to lawmakers on reforming the state’s rules regarding recounts.

The first recommendation, which comes from a bipartisan group of auditors, is to stop different counties from recounting ballots in different ways. This is a fix to a problem seen in the recount of Iowa’s Second Congressional District, which was decided by six votes.

Under current law, auditors have 18 days to recount their ballots regardless of the number of votes it has to recount. The deadline and the number of votes were one reason some counties decided to recount ballots by machine rather than by hand. Some counties recounted their ballots using a mix of both methods.

But, the use of multiple methods meant the standard of what makes a counted ballot for a candidate is different by county.

Eric Van Lancker (D), who was the chair of the bipartisan group and the Clinton County Auditor, said machines and people count a choice on a ballot in a different way.

“When you send them through the machine, the machine has its standards for reading those ballots,” he said. “But when you hand count those ballots, there’s a different standard to how you count those ballots.”

Van Lancker said that different standard comes from voter intent, which a recount by hand could determine. He explained voter intent through an example of an overvote, which is when somebody votes for more candidates than they can vote for on a ballot.

“The machine is simply going to read that as an overvote and no vote is counted,” Van Lanker said. “But when you hand count, that folks who are hand counting, that recount board hand-counting, can say ‘Oh no, this person clearly crossed off this candidate and shaded in for this candidate so it’s clearly a vote for this candidate.’”

Because different counties use different methods a uniform approach for counting ballots wasn’t performed.

[…]

Read the full piece here.

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Kim Reynolds And Big Ag

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Trish Nelson

CCI continues the fight for Iowans and against factory farms

Iowans across the state want good-paying jobs, clean air and water, and vibrant communities.

But Governor Kim Reynolds only cares about one thing: big checks from factory farm corporations like Iowa Select, the fourth-largest pork producer in the country.

If Reynolds and factory farm corporations like Iowa Select think they can rig the rules to increase their profits without Iowans fighting back – they have another thing coming. [BFIA note: Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons’ charity. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds auctioned off an afternoon of her time to the highest bidder to raise money for her top campaign donors’ charity]

In the last couple weeks alone hundreds of Iowans have taken action for a moratorium on factory farms:

  • With over 100 Iowans participating in a virtual rally led by farmers and rural Iowans;
  • Participating in trainings on how we tell our stories and lobby legislators even in a pandemic; and
  • Driving over 150 Iowans called Speaker of House Pat Grassley, who claimed Iowans don’t want a factory farm moratorium.

This fight back is being led by Iowans from across the state.

Rural Iowans – like Michele – who built her dream home in rural Scott county, is now surrounded by thousands of corporate owned hogs;

Urban Iowans – like Shari – who depends on expensive nitrate removal systems in the Des Moines metro area for clean, safe water; and

Iowa farmers – like Joss – whose loved one’s health have been exploited by factory farm expansion in her corner of the state.

Our power doesn’t come from special interest donations. Our power comes from everyday people.

Will you join our movement of clean water protectors and factory farm fights with a gift of $25, $50 or $100?

Together we are building a better food & farm system, one that works for farmers, workers, eaters and the environment.

For a people and planet first Iowa.

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Iowa Republicans To Impose Anti-Democratic Burdensome Regulations On Voting

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Trish Nelson

While Iowa Republicans are busy embarrassing themselves in the legislature, a dark shadow may be looming over their anti-democratic plans.

brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-january-2021

“other state lawmakers are seizing on an energized electorate and persistent interest in democracy reform (which is likewise reflected in Congress). To date, thirty-five states have introduced, pre-filed, or carried over 406 bills to expand voting access (dwarfing the 188 expansive bills that were filed in twenty-nine states as of February 3, 2020).”

brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/brennan-center-comment-senates-designation-people-act-s-1

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Sen. Jeff Merkley announced that the For the People Act, a historic democracy reform bill, will be the first piece of legislation introduced this session in the Senate. The announcement comes after the House reintroduced its version of the bill earlier this month. The Brennan Center helped develop many of the core policies in the For the People Act, including – automatic voter registration, restoring voting rights for people with past criminal convictions, redistricting reform, and small donor public financing.

Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, had this comment on the For the People Act:

“It is unprecedented and encouraging that Senate leaders have said they will introduce the For the People Act as the first bill in the session. This responds to two twin crises facing our country: the attack on democracy reflected in the assault on the Capitol, and the demand for racial justice. Throughout the country’s history, the best way to defend democracy is to strengthen democracy. S. 1 would be the most significant democracy reform in more than half a century.

“It incorporates the key measures that are urgently needed. Automatic voter registration to modernize our elections. A national guarantee of free and fair elections without voter suppression. Small donor public financing to curb the corrupting role of big money. An end to partisan gerrymandering. A restoration of ethics throughout government. A commitment to restore the strength of the Voting Rights Act. 

“This election showed the passionate commitment to our democracy reflected in the highest voter turnout in over a century, despite the pandemic, voter suppression, and presidential lies. We’ve known for a long time that the democracy we cherish needs renewal and reform. This measure would be sweeping historic legislation. It is especially significant that this proposal now is the first piece of legislation in both chambers of Congress. We urge lawmakers to act swiftly.”

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Why We Need HF 402 Expanded Direct Care Worker Registry

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Trish Nelson

HF402, the expansion of the Direct Care Worker Registry bill, is on the House Human Resource Committee meeting agenda for TODAY, Tuesday Feb 23 at 1:00 p.m. Please submit your comments on how the care registry would be beneficial and that you are in support of the bill moving forward HERE

 

 

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Book Review: Our Time Is Now

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Paul Deaton

If one needs a palate cleansing after the bitter taste of the Trump years, Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now is just the book to read.

I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew of her close Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018. I followed the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections last month and knew she played a role in voter turnout after declining to be a candidate herself. If anything surprised me about the book, it was how timely is Abrams’ message as the Biden-Harris administration gets to work.

There are some key takeaways:

She emphasizes the importance of counting everyone during the U.S. Census. Undercounting the poor, persons of color, and other disenfranchised U.S. residents serves to further disenfranchise them. President Trump attempted to politicize the U.S. Census. President Biden reversed Trump’s executive actions and seeks to give the Census Bureau needed time to make the best count possible. That means a delay in states receiving information required for their decennial re-districting process. Biden knows what Abrams suggested: the U.S. Census is important to restoring political power to people.

Abrams emphasizes that people should vote. She also criticized the voter targeting methods use in the 2016 and 2018 Democratic campaigns. Voter registration continues to play a key role in citizens gaining political power. It goes without saying voting does as well. The conclusion I drew from the book was that no voter should be ignored during campaigns.

The book refreshes our collective memory about voter suppression efforts by Republican lawmakers. Abrams’ story was she overcame systemic voter suppression during her Georgia gubernatorial campaign by the sheer number of new voters they activated. The permanent solution is for voters to take control of the electoral process by electing more Democrats at every level. With Democratic control of state legislatures, it is less likely voters will be suppressed.

As a child I learned the importance of civic engagement. Unlike most Americans today, I study the issues and candidates, and vote in every election. I don’t know what happened yet we need to return to that basic tenant of governance. If we seek to retain government by the people, participation is required. That is Abrams’ message.

I read a lot of political books and Abrams’ book is well-written and relatable. If we seek to move our country forward, elect more Democrats, then Stacey Abrams has provided a roadmap in Our Time is Now.

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Just A Reminder:

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dave Bradley

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If we have learned nothing in the past year, in order to have a functioning economy it surely doesn’t hurt to have a public health care system that works, with competent leadership that will act in the interest of all. 

If 2020 can serve as anything for this country and the world, it should be as a negative lesson on what NOT to do.

Hopefully we will commissions and private investigators digging out things done wrong generally and very specific things done wrong. There is plenty of material to investigate. Among the things that must be ferreted out is the extent to which public servants used their offices to profit from the Covid pandemic and other disasters of the yea, such as the USPS attempted dismantling.

Also, hopefully some butts will be parked in a jail cell when the dust clears. Certainly had norms, laws and regulations been followed it is doubtful things would ever have descended Inyo the hell that it became. Someone was responsible.

Unless there is some accountability, we will set the stage for it to happen again.

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Sunday Funday: White History Month Edition

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Amber Ruffin with her unique perspective: (6 minutes)

Out of fear that an election may break out at any minute, the Republican led Iowa legislature put on their Speedos to rush some major voter suppression laws through the legislative process in what may be record speed for legislation. If there were a huge natural disaster, I doubt they would move with such alacrity. Stopping Democrats from voting is much more important.

What is strange is that they have bothered to create time tables and other regulations when to be honest the bill they want to pass could come down to a simple sentence – “If you are a Democrat, we don’t want you to vote in Iowa.”

  1. Snow, SNOW! fell in such odd places as what Greek city that is best known as one of the cradles of civilization?
  1. In another chapter of the “Worst Governor in the US” contest, Kim Reynolds entry was to fire what company just as they were about to be hired to create a central system for Covid vaccinations?
  1. In Florida, their contestant in the “Worst Governor in the US” – Ron DeSantis – ordered flags to be flown at half staff following the death of what radio personality?
  1. Trouble in Texas caused by weather and lack of state government to be prepared. Senator Ted Cruz met this challenge by doing what?
  1. It was a busy week for President Biden. He ended the week by taking a tour of what crucial manufacturing plant in Michigan Friday?
  1. Also Friday, the US  rejoined what multi national effort on climate?
  1. Hiram Revels of Mississippi was the first black member of what group?
  1. The bane of the far right wing Republican Party, what NYC representative to congress has raised over $2 million for relief for victims of the Texas disaster?
  1. How long did it take for the Mars lander Perseverance to fly from the earth to Mars?
  1. February 21, 1965, what black leader was assassinated while giving a speech in NYC?
  1. You never forget your first. Tomorrow is the birthday of what major American historical figure?
  1. Snow was also seen on the peaks of the camels as it fell heavily in what country best known for oil?
  1. In 1939, soprano Marian Anderson was blocked from performing at Constitution Hall because of her race. What openly racist group owned the Hall and stopped Anderson’s performance?
  1. Canada is in the process of passing legislation to impose heavy restrictions on what deadly items?
  1. Despite political differences who authorized disaster declarations for Texas and Oklahoma and immediately sent FEMA into Texas?
  1. February 14th, 2018 – 17 lives are lost at a school shooting where?
  1. NY AG Letitia James sued what major company over its “handling of worker safety issues around Covid-19”?
  1. When Ted Cruz and family left frigid Texas, they left their poodle behind in the cold. The poodle’s ironic name is what?
  1. Trouble in the love nest. Who did the previous president describe as “a dour, sullen and unsmiling political hack” last week?
  1. Jacqueline Von Ovost and Laura Richard had their promotions to what held up so as not to upset the previous administration?

“If you elect people who hate and fear government to run government, you get bad government

Bad government has consequences. Bad government can’t handle a crisis, won’t help its citizens, and can only blame others for its failure. Quod erat demonstrandum

Remember this. “- Stonekettle tweet

Answers:

  1. Athens, Greece at the Acropolis
  1. Microsoft
  1. Limbaugh
  1. Taking his family to Cancun
  1. Pfizer where the covid-19 vaccines are being made
  1. The Paris Climate Accords
  1. The US Senate
  1. AOC
  1. Liftoff was last July 30th, so @ 6 months and 20 days
  1. Malcolm X
  1. George Washington
  1. Saudi Arabia
  1. The DAR or Daughters of the American Revolution
  1. Guns – not a national ban but still imposes major fines and penalties for carrying certain weapons.
  1. President Biden
  1. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida
  1. Amazon
  1. Snowflake
  1. Moscow Mitch McConnell
  1. They were to be named top-tier Generals  – Then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, advised against a recommendation to nominate Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, currently head of Air Mobility Command, to take over U.S. Transportation Command; and another for Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, of U.S. Army North, to lead U.S. Southern Command, for fear the Trump White House would replace them with other candidates, the Times said.     

I bet if Texas renamed their power grid to uterus, the state would be regulating the sh*t out of it. – Irishrygirl tweet

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