WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned.

IT’S BEEN A YEAR

Reading Time: 4 minutes. One year ago, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier filmed the now-infamous video showing Derek Chauvin fatally kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes, which reignited an age-old debate about policing in America. This week, hundreds have gathered in Minneapolis, joining Floyd’s family, local activists,

and

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS YOUTH VOTE In-state tuition at New Hampshire public colleges and universities is among the highest in the country. As a result, less than forty percent of New Hampshire high school students pursue higher education in their home state. By making more students eligible for in-state tuition, HB 429 would effectively cut institutional funding, leaving schools no choice but to raise tuition, which in turn WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned.

IT’S BEEN A YEAR

Reading Time: 4 minutes. One year ago, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier filmed the now-infamous video showing Derek Chauvin fatally kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes, which reignited an age-old debate about policing in America. This week, hundreds have gathered in Minneapolis, joining Floyd’s family, local activists,

and

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS YOUTH VOTE In-state tuition at New Hampshire public colleges and universities is among the highest in the country. As a result, less than forty percent of New Hampshire high school students pursue higher education in their home state. By making more students eligible for in-state tuition, HB 429 would effectively cut institutional funding, leaving schools no choice but to raise tuition, which in turn CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? That was one hypothesis that was on the table and the second, of course, was that it escaped from a lab. The pandemic first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan and then toward the center of Wuhan is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is a main research center on coronaviruses in China. Lab escapes do occur from time to time. THERE’S A NEW OCEAN ON EARTH The author writes, “Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. THE RESTAURANTS TACKLING STAFF SHORTAGES: ‘WE HAVE TO PAY The author writes, “Across the US, restaurant owners reporting problems in finding employees have fueled pushes among Republican-led states and business industry groups to end federal extended unemployment benefits. noted that even before the pandemic, the restaurant and hospitality industries were experiencing labor shortages, and the HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODS Reading Time: 10 minutes On February 24, Kathryn Clancy took to Twitter to ask her followers if they noticed anything different about their periods. Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, had received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine a few days earlier and was already experiencing a drastically heavier flow

than normal.

IT’S HARD TO SUE GUN MAKERS. NEW YORK IS SET TO CHANGE 3 hours ago · The author writes, “New York State lawmakers passed legislation on Tuesday intended to allow civil lawsuits to be brought against firearm manufacturers and dealers, an attempt to circumvent the broad immunity gun companies currently enjoy under federal law.The bill, passed by the Democratic-controlled State Legislature, is the first of its kind in the nation to specifically classify the DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? CAN CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN EVER BE EXPLAINED IN Reading Time: 13 minutes Last week, in a much talked about Saturday Night Live comedy routine, Michael Che and Colin Jost attempted to get Elon Musk, playing the role of a financial adviser, to explain cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin in simple English. The best they could do is conclude that “it’s a hustle.” But is it? Are cryptocurrency and blockchain the future of finance? DAN ROSS, AUTHOR AT WHOWHATWHY 1 day ago · Can California Avoid Another Toxic Waste Disaster? Reading Time: 9 minutes Lax enforcement and major permitting problems plague hazardous waste facilities in Los Angeles. WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in everyday crimes. WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

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Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICECLICK TO

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Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? That was one hypothesis that was on the table and the second, of course, was that it escaped from a lab. The pandemic first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan and then toward the center of Wuhan is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is a main research center on coronaviruses in China. Lab escapes do occur from time to time. THERE’S A NEW OCEAN ON EARTH 1 day ago · The author writes, “Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic

oceans.

HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODS Reading Time: 10 minutes On February 24, Kathryn Clancy took to Twitter to ask her followers if they noticed anything different about their periods. Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, had received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine a few days earlier and was already experiencing a drastically heavier flow

than normal.

DAN ROSS, AUTHOR AT WHOWHATWHY 18 hours ago · Can California Avoid Another Toxic Waste Disaster? Reading Time: 9 minutes Lax enforcement and major permitting problems plague hazardous waste facilities in Los Angeles. REFLECTIONS ON THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Reading Time: 4 minutes On June 4, 2021, the national flag was raised at 4:46 a.m. to the Chinese national anthem in Tiananmen Square. Bathed in the first rays of sunshine, streams of people — tourists, police guards, and morning exercisers — shared a DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? CAN CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN EVER BE EXPLAINED IN Reading Time: 13 minutes Last week, in a much talked about Saturday Night Live comedy routine, Michael Che and Colin Jost attempted to get Elon Musk, playing the role of a financial adviser, to explain cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin in simple English. The best they could do is conclude that “it’s a hustle.” But is it? Are cryptocurrency and blockchain the future of finance? MITCH MCMANCHIN JUST SAYS NO 1 day ago · Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is all but running the Senate now — and he insists he won’t support his fellow Democrats’ bill to thwart state voter suppression laws unless GOP senators join him. WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM 1 day ago · Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in everyday

crimes.

WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICECLICK TO

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Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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IT’S BEEN A YEAR

Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICECLICK TO

VIEW2:43

Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? That was one hypothesis that was on the table and the second, of course, was that it escaped from a lab. The pandemic first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan and then toward the center of Wuhan is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is a main research center on coronaviruses in China. Lab escapes do occur from time to time. THERE’S A NEW OCEAN ON EARTH 1 day ago · The author writes, “Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic

oceans.

HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODS Reading Time: 10 minutes On February 24, Kathryn Clancy took to Twitter to ask her followers if they noticed anything different about their periods. Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, had received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine a few days earlier and was already experiencing a drastically heavier flow

than normal.

THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT: THEY DON’T PAY TAXES Reading Time: 16 minutes We know that the 1 percent don’t pay their fair share of taxes. But they don’t avoid these taxes on their own. Their efforts at avoidance have given us a vast global industry of tax attorneys, accountants, wealth managers, and consultants, which my guest on this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, Chuck Collins, calls the “wealth hoarders.” DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? MITCH MCMANCHIN JUST SAYS NO 1 day ago · Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is all but running the Senate now — and he insists he won’t support his fellow Democrats’ bill to thwart state voter suppression laws unless GOP senators join him. CAN CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN EVER BE EXPLAINED IN Reading Time: 13 minutes Last week, in a much talked about Saturday Night Live comedy routine, Michael Che and Colin Jost attempted to get Elon Musk, playing the role of a financial adviser, to explain cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin in simple English. The best they could do is conclude that “it’s a hustle.” But is it? Are cryptocurrency and blockchain the future of finance? WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM 1 day ago · Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in everyday

crimes.

JACKIE MANNO, AUTHOR AT WHOWHATWHY Jackie Manno, a member of the WhoWhatWhy Mentor-Apprentice Program, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. She has written for Cleveland Magazine, Cliche Magazine, and WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

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Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD Our Comment Policy. Keep it civilized, keep it relevant, keep it clear, keep it short. Please do not post links or promotional material. We reserve the right to EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED Still, experts maintain that getting a coronavirus vaccine is exponentially safer than getting the virus itself. While COVID-19 effects on fertility are still being researched, scientists found that COVID-19 patients are more at risk to experience life-threatening blood clots, as reported by Insider; however, those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have less than a one in a million ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. AMAZON PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL UNION BREAKTHROUGH Amazon “understands that so much of what is keeping people down right now is an illusion of futility,” said “Glamazon Prime,” a current Whole Foods worker active with the Whole Worker organizing project, who declined to give their real name for fear of retaliation. “A few rulings or independent successes can help unions feel

empowered

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICECLICK TO

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Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car

and objecting—to

CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? That was one hypothesis that was on the table and the second, of course, was that it escaped from a lab. The pandemic first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan and then toward the center of Wuhan is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is a main research center on coronaviruses in China. Lab escapes do occur from time to time. THERE’S A NEW OCEAN ON EARTH 15 hours ago · The author writes, “Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and

Arctic oceans.

HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODS Reading Time: 10 minutes On February 24, Kathryn Clancy took to Twitter to ask her followers if they noticed anything different about their periods. Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, had received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine a few days earlier and was already experiencing a drastically heavier flow

than normal.

THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT: THEY DON’T PAY TAXES Reading Time: 16 minutes We know that the 1 percent don’t pay their fair share of taxes. But they don’t avoid these taxes on their own. Their efforts at avoidance have given us a vast global industry of tax attorneys, accountants, wealth managers, and consultants, which my guest on this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, Chuck Collins, calls the “wealth hoarders.” DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? MITCH MCMANCHIN JUST SAYS NO 19 hours ago · Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is all but running the Senate now — and he insists he won’t support his fellow Democrats’ bill to thwart state voter suppression laws unless GOP senators join him. CAN CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN EVER BE EXPLAINED IN Reading Time: 13 minutes Last week, in a much talked about Saturday Night Live comedy routine, Michael Che and Colin Jost attempted to get Elon Musk, playing the role of a financial adviser, to explain cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin in simple English. The best they could do is conclude that “it’s a hustle.” But is it? Are cryptocurrency and blockchain the future of finance? WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM 21 hours ago · Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in everyday

crimes.

JACKIE MANNO, AUTHOR AT WHOWHATWHY Jackie Manno, a member of the WhoWhatWhy Mentor-Apprentice Program, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. She has written for Cleveland Magazine, Cliche Magazine, and WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. COVID-19 RAISES THE STAKES IN VEGAS Located in Cashman Field, the complex served as a facility of isolation housing for homeless individuals who had tested positive or come in contact with a COVID-19-positive person. Yet, the facility was closed within months of opening because of disuse. But, despite each of these expenditures, homeless advocates say it is not enough. HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODSSEE MORE ON

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS FACING NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN The Sexual Assault Crisis Facing Native American Women. When she was a senior in high school, Kerry Hawk Lessard invited some friends to her home, like many seniors do. They drank all night. Before everyone left, one of the men unlocked the back door and taped the lock open. Later that night he returned and sexually assaulted her. WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. COVID-19 RAISES THE STAKES IN VEGAS Located in Cashman Field, the complex served as a facility of isolation housing for homeless individuals who had tested positive or come in contact with a COVID-19-positive person. Yet, the facility was closed within months of opening because of disuse. But, despite each of these expenditures, homeless advocates say it is not enough. HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODSSEE MORE ON

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS FACING NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN The Sexual Assault Crisis Facing Native American Women. When she was a senior in high school, Kerry Hawk Lessard invited some friends to her home, like many seniors do. They drank all night. Before everyone left, one of the men unlocked the back door and taped the lock open. Later that night he returned and sexually assaulted her. CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVES The WhoWhatWhy Blog Reflections on the Tiananmen Square Massacre A Minor Quake Hits a Popular Holiday Destination in China COVID-19 Raises the Stakes in Vegas THERE’S A NEW OCEAN ON EARTH 14 hours ago · The author writes, “Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and

Arctic oceans.

IT’S BEEN A YEAR

Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly FLORIDA SCIENTISTS FIND RARE BEE SPECIES AT NEW SITES The author writes, “Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. ‘It’s a story of a really rare bee using a really rare series of plants. THE MYSTERIOUS, ANONYMOUS “ENERGY WEAPON”: WHOSE OP IS IT The strange tale of “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious neurological ailments afflicting US spies and diplomats stationed overseas since late 2016, has apparently come home to Washington. Beginning in Cuba shortly after Donald Trump’s election, several dozen State Department staffers and CIA agents have complained of sudden,

debilitating

WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM 20 hours ago · Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in everyday

crimes.

DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? MITCH MCMANCHIN JUST SAYS NO 18 hours ago · Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is all but running the Senate now — and he insists he won’t support his fellow Democrats’ bill to thwart state voter suppression laws unless GOP senators join him. JACKIE MANNO, AUTHOR AT WHOWHATWHY Jackie Manno, a member of the WhoWhatWhy Mentor-Apprentice Program, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. She has written for Cleveland Magazine, Cliche Magazine, and WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. COVID-19 RAISES THE STAKES IN VEGAS Located in Cashman Field, the complex served as a facility of isolation housing for homeless individuals who had tested positive or come in contact with a COVID-19-positive person. Yet, the facility was closed within months of opening because of disuse. But, despite each of these expenditures, homeless advocates say it is not enough. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

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THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. THE MYSTERIOUS, ANONYMOUS “ENERGY WEAPON”: WHOSE OP IS IT The strange tale of “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious neurological ailments afflicting US spies and diplomats stationed overseas since late 2016, has apparently come home to Washington. Beginning in Cuba shortly after Donald Trump’s election, several dozen State Department staffers and CIA agents have complained of sudden,

debilitating

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SCORE BIG WINS AGAINST BIG OIL Reading Time: 4 minutes Big Oil suffered major defeats Wednesday, as environmentalists pushed the fossil fuel industry to confront the human cost of high carbon emissions.. In the Netherlands, activists won a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell when a district court in The Hague ruled that the oil giant must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions much more quickly than planned. COVID-19 RAISES THE STAKES IN VEGAS Located in Cashman Field, the complex served as a facility of isolation housing for homeless individuals who had tested positive or come in contact with a COVID-19-positive person. Yet, the facility was closed within months of opening because of disuse. But, despite each of these expenditures, homeless advocates say it is not enough. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

HOW THE MODERNA VACCINE GOT US TALKING ABOUT PERIODSSEE MORE ON

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THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. THE MYSTERIOUS, ANONYMOUS “ENERGY WEAPON”: WHOSE OP IS IT The strange tale of “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious neurological ailments afflicting US spies and diplomats stationed overseas since late 2016, has apparently come home to Washington. Beginning in Cuba shortly after Donald Trump’s election, several dozen State Department staffers and CIA agents have complained of sudden,

debilitating

MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE, REACHES The author writes, “The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.After dipping last year because of pandemic-fueled lockdowns, emissions of greenhouse gases have begun to soar again as economies open and people resume HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVES The WhoWhatWhy Blog Reflections on the Tiananmen Square Massacre A Minor Quake Hits a Popular Holiday Destination in China COVID-19 Raises the Stakes in Vegas WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? A conversation with Nicholas Wade, the science journalist whose deeply researched work has given credence to the Wuhan lab leak theory of

SARS-CoV-2.

FLORIDA SCIENTISTS FIND RARE BEE SPECIES AT NEW SITES 1 day ago · The author writes, “Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. ‘It’s a story of a really rare bee using a really rare series of plants. DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous?

IT’S BEEN A YEAR

Timeline of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. June 8, 2020: The bill was introduced in the House by Bass, with 165 Democratic cosponsors, and in the Senate by Booker and then-senator from California Kamala Harris, with 35 cosponsors. June 24, 2020: Senate Democrats blocked an alternative police legislation, the JUSTICE Act, introduced by Scott and others, that would mostly WHY WE MAY NEVER SOLVE THE GUN PROBLEM 30 minutes ago · Reading Time: 16 minutes When we think about guns and gun laws, we immediately think about mass shootings and the assault weapons that make big news. What gets overlooked are simply the huge number of guns on the street and the use of those guns in

everyday crimes.

REFLECTIONS ON THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Reading Time: 4 minutes On June 4, 2021, the national flag was raised at 4:46 a.m. to the Chinese national anthem in Tiananmen Square. Bathed in the first rays of sunshine, streams of people — tourists, police guards, and morning exercisers — shared a WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH CONSERVATIVE COMEDY? Reading Time: 8 minutes You don’t have to be a comedy geek to know that there’s not much of a conservative presence in late-night talk shows. It’s certainly not for lack of trying, though — over the years, there have been multiple attempts on the right to replicate the success of left-leaning critical darlings like the Daily Show or Last Week Tonight with programs like Fox News’s 1/2 IS THIS THE END OF DEJOY RIDE? First Class scandal: The FBI wants to know if employees at Louis DeJoy’s old company were forced to donate to Republicans donations that helped him become postmaster general. WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t PEARL HARBOR: IT’S TAKEN 75 YEARS FOR THE TRUTH TO EMERGE Anthony Summers has studied and written about both 9/11 and the JFK murder. Now, together with hispartner Robbyn Swan, he turns his focus to the events at Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago. Pearl Harbor was the deadliest attack against the US before BUSH ANGLE TO REAGAN SHOOTING STILL UNRESOLVED AS HINCKLEY Hinckley shoots President Reagan, nearly making Neil Bush’s father the president. The financial pressure on the Hinckleys disappears, George H.W. Bush is in charge of the “investigation” of the shooting, the Hinckleys chalk it all up to their son’s demons,

everyone focuses on

UPDATE: LOUIS FREEH’S CURIOUS CAR ACCIDENT UPDATE: Louis Freeh’s Curious Car Accident. Recently, we reported on an Aug. 25 one-car crash involving the long-time former FBI director, Louis Freeh. Considering Freeh’s prominence and tenure in the national security apparatus, the incident has received surprisingly little media attention and virtually no serious scrutiny. GUNS VERSUS WEED: HOW BACKGROUND CHECKS CONFLICT WITH The appeals courts agreed with a lower court’s decision to throw out Wilson’s lawsuit. The court, while acknowledging that Wilson’s rights may have been infringed, asserted that the federal government was justified in preventing drug users, including marijuana users, from owning guns, because they “are likely to experience altered or impaired mental states that affect their WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t PEARL HARBOR: IT’S TAKEN 75 YEARS FOR THE TRUTH TO EMERGE Anthony Summers has studied and written about both 9/11 and the JFK murder. Now, together with hispartner Robbyn Swan, he turns his focus to the events at Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago. Pearl Harbor was the deadliest attack against the US before UPDATE: LOUIS FREEH’S CURIOUS CAR ACCIDENT UPDATE: Louis Freeh’s Curious Car Accident. Recently, we reported on an Aug. 25 one-car crash involving the long-time former FBI director, Louis Freeh. Considering Freeh’s prominence and tenure in the national security apparatus, the incident has received surprisingly little media attention and virtually no serious scrutiny. BUSH ANGLE TO REAGAN SHOOTING STILL UNRESOLVED AS HINCKLEY Hinckley shoots President Reagan, nearly making Neil Bush’s father the president. The financial pressure on the Hinckleys disappears, George H.W. Bush is in charge of the “investigation” of the shooting, the Hinckleys chalk it all up to their son’s demons,

everyone focuses on

GUNS VERSUS WEED: HOW BACKGROUND CHECKS CONFLICT WITH The appeals courts agreed with a lower court’s decision to throw out Wilson’s lawsuit. The court, while acknowledging that Wilson’s rights may have been infringed, asserted that the federal government was justified in preventing drug users, including marijuana users, from owning guns, because they “are likely to experience altered or impaired mental states that affect their WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? A conversation with Nicholas Wade, the science journalist whose deeply researched work has given credence to the Wuhan lab leak theory of

SARS-CoV-2.

HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVES The WhoWhatWhy Blog Reflections on the Tiananmen Square Massacre A Minor Quake Hits a Popular Holiday Destination in China COVID-19 Raises the Stakes in Vegas FLORIDA SCIENTISTS FIND RARE BEE SPECIES AT NEW SITES 1 day ago · The author writes, “Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. ‘It’s a story of a really rare bee using a really rare series of plants. DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? REFLECTIONS ON THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Reading Time: 4 minutes On June 4, 2021, the national flag was raised at 4:46 a.m. to the Chinese national anthem in Tiananmen Square. Bathed in the first rays of sunshine, streams of people — tourists, police guards, and morning exercisers — shared a HOW TO BE MORE THAN A BYSTANDER “The 5 D’s” Hollaback! focuses on what it calls the 5 D’s: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct. 1) Distract is what they describe as creating a distraction that could bring an end to the harassment without addressing it directly. Hollaback! suggests starting a conversation with the victim or finding another way to draw attention away from them, like asking for directions or AMAZON US CUSTOMERS HAVE DAYS TO OPT OUT OF WIRELESS The author writes, “Amazon customers have days to opt out of a plan that would turn every Echo speaker and Ring security camera in the US into a shared wireless network as part of the company’s plan to fix connection problems for its smart home devices.The plan, called Amazon Sidewalk, involves the company’s devices being used as springboards to build citywide ‘mesh networks.’ WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH CONSERVATIVE COMEDY? Reading Time: 8 minutes You don’t have to be a comedy geek to know that there’s not much of a conservative presence in late-night talk shows. It’s certainly not for lack of trying, though — over the years, there have been multiple attempts on the right to replicate the success of left-leaning critical darlings like the Daily Show or Last Week Tonight with programs like Fox News’s 1/2 WENDY DAVIS AND GREG ABBOTT SPAR OVER TEXAS VOTING RIGHTS The Laws. Harris County’s 24-hour voting system, used last November, would be eliminated under this new legislation. The new early voting hours would be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-9 p.m. on Sundays, barring churches from conducting popular “souls to the polls” voting drives after morning services. Some Republicans are now considering certain concessions on the IS THIS THE END OF DEJOY RIDE? First Class scandal: The FBI wants to know if employees at Louis DeJoy’s old company were forced to donate to Republicans donations that helped him become postmaster general. WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t PEARL HARBOR: IT’S TAKEN 75 YEARS FOR THE TRUTH TO EMERGE Anthony Summers has studied and written about both 9/11 and the JFK murder. Now, together with hispartner Robbyn Swan, he turns his focus to the events at Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago. Pearl Harbor was the deadliest attack against the US before BUSH ANGLE TO REAGAN SHOOTING STILL UNRESOLVED AS HINCKLEY Hinckley shoots President Reagan, nearly making Neil Bush’s father the president. The financial pressure on the Hinckleys disappears, George H.W. Bush is in charge of the “investigation” of the shooting, the Hinckleys chalk it all up to their son’s demons,

everyone focuses on

UPDATE: LOUIS FREEH’S CURIOUS CAR ACCIDENT UPDATE: Louis Freeh’s Curious Car Accident. Recently, we reported on an Aug. 25 one-car crash involving the long-time former FBI director, Louis Freeh. Considering Freeh’s prominence and tenure in the national security apparatus, the incident has received surprisingly little media attention and virtually no serious scrutiny. GUNS VERSUS WEED: HOW BACKGROUND CHECKS CONFLICT WITH The appeals courts agreed with a lower court’s decision to throw out Wilson’s lawsuit. The court, while acknowledging that Wilson’s rights may have been infringed, asserted that the federal government was justified in preventing drug users, including marijuana users, from owning guns, because they “are likely to experience altered or impaired mental states that affect their WHOWHATWHY - GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMCORONAVIRUSPOLITICSTHREATS TO DEMOCRACYENVIRONMENTPODCASTWTF Reading Time: 6 minutes The Biden administration’s $4 billion plan to take on the root causes of Central American migration is missing a key element, which could doom it to failure. Cartoon, Politics & Policy. May 23, 2021 | Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey. REPUBLICAN VOTERS TO COVID-19 VACCINE: DROP DEAD COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on politics, but with more than 3 million dead, why do so many Republicans think it’s no big deal and 45 percent oppose being vaccinated? EXPERTS SAY VACCINE’S EFFECT ON MENSTRUATION IS EXPECTED This week the internet revealed yet another way one COVID-19 vaccine could impact its recipients: Moderna’s effect on menstruation. At least 37 women, after receiving the Moderna vaccine, reported that they were experiencing unusually heavy periods, spotting, and intense menstrual pains, according to the Center for Disease Control’s

Vaccine

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED ES&S VOTING Reading Time: 15 minutes While allies of former President Donald Trump have leveled spurious charges against Dominion Voting Systems surrounding the 2020 elections, they have generally turned a blind eye to questions about Election Systems and Software, LLC (ES&S), a much larger voting machine company operating in dozens of states, including

Texas and Arizona.

THE TEN DUMBEST CONGRESSMEN We put “The Ten Dumbest Congressmen” on the cover. The photo was a stock shot of Virginia Senator William Scott, whom we crowned “The dumbest of them all.”. Our story incensed a lot of people — I was practically assaulted by my hostess at a dinner party in Vermont not long after — but it delighted far more. MUST-WATCH VIDEO: JFK MOTORCADE AND ODD SECRET SERVICE Classic WHO: Must-Watch Video—Secret Service Agent Pulled off JFK Car. We’re in the final stretch before the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination on Nov. 22. Now would be a good time to forward this item—a Secret Service agent being ordered off JFK’s motorcade car and objecting—to those lunkheads in the media who still don’t PEARL HARBOR: IT’S TAKEN 75 YEARS FOR THE TRUTH TO EMERGE Anthony Summers has studied and written about both 9/11 and the JFK murder. Now, together with hispartner Robbyn Swan, he turns his focus to the events at Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago. Pearl Harbor was the deadliest attack against the US before BUSH ANGLE TO REAGAN SHOOTING STILL UNRESOLVED AS HINCKLEY Hinckley shoots President Reagan, nearly making Neil Bush’s father the president. The financial pressure on the Hinckleys disappears, George H.W. Bush is in charge of the “investigation” of the shooting, the Hinckleys chalk it all up to their son’s demons,

everyone focuses on

UPDATE: LOUIS FREEH’S CURIOUS CAR ACCIDENT UPDATE: Louis Freeh’s Curious Car Accident. Recently, we reported on an Aug. 25 one-car crash involving the long-time former FBI director, Louis Freeh. Considering Freeh’s prominence and tenure in the national security apparatus, the incident has received surprisingly little media attention and virtually no serious scrutiny. GUNS VERSUS WEED: HOW BACKGROUND CHECKS CONFLICT WITH The appeals courts agreed with a lower court’s decision to throw out Wilson’s lawsuit. The court, while acknowledging that Wilson’s rights may have been infringed, asserted that the federal government was justified in preventing drug users, including marijuana users, from owning guns, because they “are likely to experience altered or impaired mental states that affect their WHAT HAPPENED IN WUHAN? A conversation with Nicholas Wade, the science journalist whose deeply researched work has given credence to the Wuhan lab leak theory of

SARS-CoV-2.

HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVES The WhoWhatWhy Blog Reflections on the Tiananmen Square Massacre A Minor Quake Hits a Popular Holiday Destination in China COVID-19 Raises the Stakes in Vegas FLORIDA SCIENTISTS FIND RARE BEE SPECIES AT NEW SITES 23 hours ago · The author writes, “Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. ‘It’s a story of a really rare bee using a really rare series of plants. DEMOCRACY IS DEAD! LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the bloody insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, one question lingered along with the stench of tear gas and bear spray — was that abomination a one-off, or was it in fact the start of something new, something far more ominous? REFLECTIONS ON THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Reading Time: 4 minutes On June 4, 2021, the national flag was raised at 4:46 a.m. to the Chinese national anthem in Tiananmen Square. Bathed in the first rays of sunshine, streams of people — tourists, police guards, and morning exercisers — shared a HOW TO BE MORE THAN A BYSTANDER “The 5 D’s” Hollaback! focuses on what it calls the 5 D’s: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct. 1) Distract is what they describe as creating a distraction that could bring an end to the harassment without addressing it directly. Hollaback! suggests starting a conversation with the victim or finding another way to draw attention away from them, like asking for directions or AMAZON US CUSTOMERS HAVE DAYS TO OPT OUT OF WIRELESS The author writes, “Amazon customers have days to opt out of a plan that would turn every Echo speaker and Ring security camera in the US into a shared wireless network as part of the company’s plan to fix connection problems for its smart home devices.The plan, called Amazon Sidewalk, involves the company’s devices being used as springboards to build citywide ‘mesh networks.’ WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH CONSERVATIVE COMEDY? Reading Time: 8 minutes You don’t have to be a comedy geek to know that there’s not much of a conservative presence in late-night talk shows. It’s certainly not for lack of trying, though — over the years, there have been multiple attempts on the right to replicate the success of left-leaning critical darlings like the Daily Show or Last Week Tonight with programs like Fox News’s 1/2 WENDY DAVIS AND GREG ABBOTT SPAR OVER TEXAS VOTING RIGHTS The Laws. Harris County’s 24-hour voting system, used last November, would be eliminated under this new legislation. The new early voting hours would be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-9 p.m. on Sundays, barring churches from conducting popular “souls to the polls” voting drives after morning services. Some Republicans are now considering certain concessions on the IS THIS THE END OF DEJOY RIDE? First Class scandal: The FBI wants to know if employees at Louis DeJoy’s old company were forced to donate to Republicans donations that helped him become postmaster general.

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