mRNA vaccines have proven to overwhelmingly successful in blunting the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also as safe or safer than any other vaccine. So what’s up with a small group of Republicans (yes, they’re all Republicans) in the Minnesota legislature who want to criminalize mRNA vaccines? “A group of eight Republicans in the Minnesota House […]

AB: Just more Trump holding universities hostage till they submit, allowing security breaches, threatening people, and crashing the economy. Professor Heather reports . . . April 21, 2025, “Letters from an American“ Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis performed his final public act when he waved to worshippers in St. Peter’s Square. He died today […]

I was a part of Oscar Mayer Purchasing in 2017 when it was acquired by General Foods and then Philip Morris. I was also the one who sourced Lunchable’s packaging with a company in Iowa. What made the packaging unique was it being made of recycled material, having a similar SBS brightness, and foldable without […]

AB: “explaining why presidents shouldn’t exceed their constitutional powers and why courts and Congress should act expeditiously to hold them accountable when they do.” Joyce in this piece is explaining Why “The Rule of Law” and an Independent Judiciary is important today. Joyce Vance Civil Discourse “People value the Rule of Law because it takes […]

When a Senator is afraid to speak out on our behalf, who do we turn to then to push back? “We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, taking a long pause. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, […]

Summary: I am not sure why anyone would want to take on the courts. It is a losing proposition. It eats up your time. There stands a good chance in the end you will lose and be penalized. Then again, I am not T—p. He is also denying people their rights as he ships them […]

And the billionaire grift goes on and on. “One of the most important stories in some time came out two days ago. But with so much else going it didn’t get quite as much attention as it should have. It’s from ProPublica. And it’s about a Peter Thiel-backed start up called Ramp. It’s a corporate […]

While President Trump has taken an array of unconstitutional actions to consolidate power and to stifle dissent. It remains to be seen if any of this will hold up in Congress and also in the Courts. The later being the most active in blocking Trump’s actions. The question here is whether the nation really needs […]

You may have read that the Trump so-called “antisemitism taskforce” recently sent a letter to Harvard effectively demanding management control over the University. Unlike any other university, Harvard publicly refused to comply. Now, the taskforce says the letter was sent by mistake. Sorta. “The university announced its intentions Monday, setting off a tectonic battle between […]

The Trump Administration is weaponizing tax-exempt status to punish its political enemies and enforce viewpoint discrimination. It’s illegal, but can it work? Here’s Josh Marshall over at TPM: “It seems unlikely that these moves would hold up in court. And the organizations are highly likely to sue. But this gets at a critical dimension of […]