Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment  —  Live coverage: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer will step down from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term, according to people familiar with his thinking.

MCMINN COUNTY BANS “MAUS”, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK  —  Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools …

Spotify to Take Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum  —  The folk-rock star won't back down after discussions with his record label and Spotify  —  Spotify Technology SA is in the process of removing Neil Young's music, according to people familiar with the matter …

Florida Shock Jock in Matt Gaetz Circle Pleads Guilty  —  The feds are closing in on Rep. Matt Gaetz for his alleged underage sex crimes with yet another criminal case, this time against a key witness: his wingman's best friend. … “Big Joe” Ellicott, a former Florida shock jock …

YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino  —  YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension.  —  The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel …

Poll: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Set to Be Unseated by Possible Challenger Ruben Gallego in 2024 Primary Landslide  —  By Ryan O'Donnell, David Guirgis, and Brian Burton  —  In October 2021, Data for Progress published poll findings that captured the extent of Arizona Democratic primary …

Georgia Potential November Showdowns: They're Already Close, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Only 25% Are Very Confident In Accurate 2022 Election Count  — mail_outline  —  With Georgia in the national spotlight over its election laws along with two high profile contests in November 2022 …

Man Who Sold Pistol Used in Synagogue Hostage Crisis Federally Charged  —  The man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Texas synagogue earlier this month has been charged with a federal firearm crime, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

'It's just plain unconstitutional': Wisconsin GOP leaders again reject resolution to ‘pull back’ 2020 electoral votes  —  MADISON - Assembly leaders for the second time have rejected a proposal from a Republican lawmaker to pull back Wisconsin's electoral votes cast in the 2020 election, which is illegal.

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen.  The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months but are being affected by the recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.

I finally got Covid and it was so horrible it made me doubt if America will ever recover from this pandemic.  It WILL but not with moronic Biden in charge  —  I knew that I was tempting fate when I reposted a meme on my Instagram Stories joking about dodging golf balls at a driving range.

Will There Be a War Over Ukraine?  13 Putin Watchers Weigh In  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin sought a confrontation with the West and he got one.  So now what?  —  Diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis appear to have stalled.  In the past month, Putin has escalated his long proxy war …

GOP Has Congress Edge by Default  —  Few say either party is very concerned about ‘average Americans’  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Congressional Republicans have a small edge over their Democratic colleagues on a dubious metric - they are slightly less likely to be seen as lacking concern for the average American's financial well-being.

Amazon Paid for a High School Course.  Here's What They Teach.  —  “Brainstorm ways you could motivate your employees other than large bonuses and high salaries.”  —  In 2019, Cajon High School in San Bernardino, California, started offering the “Amazon Logistics and Business Management Pathway …

Iowa lawmaker uses obscene gesture to rip critics as he ends speech  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa legislator “flipped off” those he said don't believe as he does during a rally at the Iowa Statehouse Tuesday afternoon.  Representative Bobby Kaufmann-a Wilton Republican who is the son …

BREAKING: Wisconsin becomes 16th state to pass Convention of States Resolution!  —  We have AMAZING news!  —  The Wisconsin legislature has officially passed the Convention of States Resolution, making the Badger State the 16th to call for a Convention of States to limit federal power, spending, and terms of office.

This Silicon Valley city just voted to institute first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements  —  (CNN)The San Jose, California, city council voted Tuesday night to adopt a first-in-the-nation ordinance requiring most gun owners to pay a fee and carry liability insurance …

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Secretary Had a Disastrous Meeting with Border Patrol Agents  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' meeting with Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector on Wednesday did not go well after he admitted the staggering amount of illegal border crossings has made the agents' job more difficult.

A Generational Threat to Free Expression  —  Survey data show that Americans under 30 prize cancel culture over liberty.  —  Economy, finance, and budgets  —  Politics and law  —  The Social Order  —  The clash between socialist and liberal economics defined the late twentieth century …

Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks  —  On March 9, 2021, Fox News host Tucker Carlson took aim at a favorite target: a New York Times journalist.  In the crosshairs was tech reporter Taylor Lorenz, one of the paper's rising stars who had recently described the toll of online harassment.

The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything  —  Why are they killing themselves?  Let's turn to Sigmund Freud.  —  More Americans are dying from the covid in states run by Republicans than in states run by Democrats.

The High Cost of Disparaging Natural Immunity to Covid  —  Vaccines were wasted on those who didn't need them, and people who posed no risk lost jobs.  —  Public-health officials ruined many lives by insisting that workers with natural immunity to Covid-19 be fired if they weren't fully vaccinated.