Tompkins County Legislature approves homeless shelter property purchase The Tompkins County Legislature voted Tuesday to buy property for a new homeless shelter. Last month, the county’s only year-round shelter, operated by St. John’s Community Services, closed. 12/4/2024 - 8:16 pm | View Link
Proposed Homeless Bill of Rights makes moves in State House The bill seeks to provide protected rights to the unhoused, such as freedom of movement, non-discrimination, and access to medical care. 11/20/2024 - 3:04 pm | View Link
Oliver Darcy: “Matt Gaetz appears to have found a landing spot after flaming out as Donald Trump’s first pick for attorney general. The former Florida congressman is set to join the far-right OAN in early 2025, I’m told.”
“At the network Gaetz will be slotted as a nightly prime time host, in addition to hosting a video podcast with Dan Ball…”
“While the revolving door between Fox News and Trumpworld often gets the most attention, it certainly exists with other corners of MAGA Media.
The Denver City Council on Monday awarded the Caring For Denver Foundation a one-year contract to continue administering grants funded through a dedicated city sales tax stream amid questions about the organization’s transparency and efficacy.
The council was originally slated to consider a five-year agreement with the foundation that since 2019 has been tasked with distributing funding collected by the 0.25% Caring for Denver sales tax that voters adopted in 2018.
SNL alum Dana Carvey returned to the show to play his famous Church Lady character for the cold open.
The skit was Church Lady hosting a show called "Church Chat." The first guest was Matt Gaetz, portrayed by Sarah Sherman. It was complete with some zingers, such as how Gaetz has more than a passing resemblance to Satan and how conveeeeeenient it was that he resigned from Congress just before they were going to release the report on Gaetz's perverted pecadillos.
The next guest was Hunter Biden, portrayed by another SNL alum, David Spade.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced Friday that she would run against Gerrald Connelly for the top Democratic post on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Via the New York Times:
If she succeeds and is chosen as the panel’s ranking member, the 35-year-old congresswoman would be by far the youngest Democrat to help lead a House committee.
After UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in New York City, the shooter was hero-worshipped over the fact that UHC is a genuinely evil insurance company that denies legitimate claims left and right and even leveraged artificial intelligence to automate the process. And the healthcare industry in this country truly sucks.
NYPD officials identified the suspect as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.