BlogHide Resteemsthomaslknapp (57)in happyholidays • 22 hours agosteemCreated with Sketch.Happy Holidays (There Oughta Be a Law to Help With That)!It's "year in review" time for most political columnists, so here's my opinion on 2024, along with a recommendation for 2025. Opinion: Zero out of ten, would not recommend. If you're reading this…thomaslknapp (57)in drones • 4 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.New Jersey Drones: Policy Follows Panic ... IneffectuallyEquipment inspection drone. Photo by Medusasami. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. On December 18, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert…thomaslknapp (57)in bitcoin • 6 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Dean Baker (Unintentionally?) Makes The Case Against Fiat Currency"Bitcoin," economist Dean Baker argues at the Center for Economic and Policy Research , "won't put food on the table. Bitcoin also won't put gas in your car or provide medical care for your…thomaslknapp (57)in daylightsavingtime • 9 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.I Heartily Agree With Donald Trump (And It's About Time!)On December 13, president-elect Donald Trump pledged on Truth Social that in his coming term the Republican Party will "use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time." It's not very…thomaslknapp (57)in politics • 11 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Brian Mast As Foreign Policy Indicator: New Boss, Same As The Old BossIn 2016, Donald Trump ran for president as a kinda-sorta, maybe-a-little-bit, "antiwar" candidate. Once in office, however, he escalated every war he had inherited, ending none of them, "surging"…thomaslknapp (57)in suicide • 13 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Right To Die Is Part Of The Right To LifeFrederick Leighton --- The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet In late November, by a vote of 330 to 275, the British House of Commons supported…thomaslknapp (57)in insurance • 16 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Americans' Healthcare Upset Isn't Really About "Insurance"West Hospital Emergency Room. VCU Libraries. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. On December 4, someone murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson near the site of the company's…thomaslknapp (57)in pardons • 20 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hey, Joe, Pardon Me (And Everyone Else)On December 1, outgoing US president Joe Biden issued a pardon for all federal crimes his son, Hunter, "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014…thomaslknapp (57)in icc • 24 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Netanyahu, Gallant, and "That Juris-My-Diction Crap"On November 21, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Hamas military chief Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (aka Mohammed Deif), Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and…thomaslknapp (57)in joebiden • 26 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Yes, Biden Should Pardon Trump. Here's Why.Writing at the Washington Post , Marc A. Thiessen argues in favor of a presidential pardon. Specifically, a pardon by outgoing president Joe Biden, of incoming president Donald Trump. I…thomaslknapp (57)in doge • 29 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Trump's Second-Term "Efficiency" Offering: Microwaved LeftoversOn November 12, president-elect Donald Trump announced his second-term plans for a "Department of Government Efficiency" which will, in his words, "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess…thomaslknapp (57)in immigration • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Pre-Inauguration Proposal: Arm The Undocumented"TRUE!!!" That's president-elect Donald Trump's response to a post on his social media platform claiming that he plans to declare a "national emergency" and use the US armed forces to abduct…thomaslknapp (57)in consitution • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.A Serious Question About the US ConstitutionLet's get my "news hook" out of the way: President-elect Donald Trump has been offering up names for appointments to his cabinet, and rattling a constitutional saber about using "recess…thomaslknapp (57)in socialmedia • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Social Media Users Can Walk And Chew Gum. Why Abandon One For The Other?In the wake of the latest presidential election, it's morning in America! Well, maybe not, but a lot of people seem to be talking about Bluesky, which implies sun, which implies morning. OK, yeah…thomaslknapp (57)in alexjones • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Bloomin' Onion! Or, Alex Jones And Poetic InjusticeConfession: I've just never been much of an Alex Jones fan. I never saw the value, or even very much of the fun, some of my libertarian friends found in his crazed, bombastic commentary.…thomaslknapp (57)in politics • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Election 2024: The Obligatory Explanation ColumnI hate election explanation columns. I had no intention of writing such a column for two reasons. One is that the explanation for this election (and pretty much every other election) is too simple…thomaslknapp (57)in politics • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Election 2024: Neither "Landslide" Nor "Mandate"With 95% of precincts reporting nationwide according to Wikipedia (as of 4am on Saturday, November 9), it's safe to say that the US presidential election is decided. Donald Trump will presumably…thomaslknapp (57)in joebiden • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.How Joe Biden Could Save Lives And Change American Politics On His Way Out The DoorChildren buried in a refrigerator in Gaza. Author unknown. Public domain. Wait, what? We're talking about Joe Biden? Why? He's a "lame duck." No matter who wins the US presidential election on…thomaslknapp (57)in elonmusk • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.If Musk Wants To Give Away Money, Let HimElon Musk Contemplates the wreckage of Starship SN8. Photo by Steve Jurvetson. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. "The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and…thomaslknapp (57)in politics • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.That's Entertainment: Popular Alternatives to the Presidential Campaign CircusAlthough more than 50 million Americans have already voted --- by mail or in person --- "Election Day" formally falls on November 5. The candidates are making their "final arguments" in the media…
