Boycott, special elections and quorums: What the heck is going on at the Minnesota Legislature? Historic acrimony has cast doubt over whether any work will get done during the first month of session, which starts next week. 01/8/2025 - 11:54 am | View Link
Balance of power uncertain as Minnesota Legislature readies for 2025 session The balance of power is uncertain in the Legislature following the death of a state senator and a court challenge for a House seat, which will prompt special elections two weeks after session begins. 12/31/2024 - 9:13 am | View Link
Two Special Elections Called In Minnesota To Determine Power In Evenly Divided Legislature Gov. Tim Walz has called another special election to fill another vacancy in the legislature which has put the balance of power in play. It will be held Tuesday, January 28 to fill the seat of ... 12/30/2024 - 1:33 pm | View Link
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County caught fire. Driven by unusually strong Santa Ana winds, as my colleagues report, five fires have ignited some 27,000 acres of land (and counting), and forced state officials to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 residents. Five people have already died in the fires, authorities say.
The Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and the Eaton Fire, impacting Altadena and Pasadena to the east, are the largest.
Rep. Brandon Gill (MAGA - TX) must have had a big old gulp of that orange Flavorade before going on air with CNN's Brianna Keilar. Gill started by complaining that Democrats weren't racist enough when the Flavorade hit:
GILL: This is a Democrat party that is more interested in advancing the interests of criminal, illegal aliens on American territory committing crimes against American citizens than they are in advancing the interests of this nation.
Above, Rhett & Link perform, The Facebook Song. It might seem like we are focusing too much on the treachery of Facebook, when the problem really is billionaires buying-in on ascendent fascism.
Futurism: Zuckerberg Announces New Measures to Increase Hate Speech on Facebook.
Wonkette: This Is The Free Speech Mark Zuckerberg Traded His Dick To Donald Trump For.
Curmedgucation: The End of the Public Cyber-Square.
Ant Farmer's Almanac: "Wait, What?
The Heritage Foundation plans to 'identify and target' editors on Wikipedia according to Forward. The Heritage Foundation is concerned Wikipedia's alleged antisemitic content. Since the extreme right-wing think tank is the organization behind Project 2025, their concerns about "antisemitic content" might not be the real reason behind the campaign against Wikipedia editors.