#Federal

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

Reporting tonight it’s clear that there are huge, huge fortunes being made now on the COVID Crisis. We keep hearing that states and cities are having to bid against each

Racist Paperclip

RacistClip

1/ A quick lesson in “keeping the pressure on“ (thread):What would the enemy say, if they were in our shoes and we were in theirs, about the “critical race theory“

Anne Applebaum

anneapplebaum

Nothing said at the debate matters more than this: If Trump politicizes the civil service, American government is finished. Someone's unqualified second cousin will be making important decisions about water

Boozy Badger

BoozyBadger

Up until 1971, the age of majority - the moment in time a person becomes an adult under law - wasn't 18. It was 21, as many states took the

jonathan house

jonhouse_

A photo thread from last night. At the JC/FC there was another large crowd, in the thousands, listening to speakers on the front steps of the Justice Center. There was

Jacob F Kirkegaard

jfkirkegaard

As an early adopter of the "Hamiltonian Moment" description of what has recently happened in the EU with the new FR-DE proposal and now the EUR750bn @EU_Commission pplan that now

ArchPundit

archpundit

This is baffling. FEMA should be ordering supplies through GSA using RFP and pre-approved contract prices to get the best prices. This is a fairly rapid process--at least as quick

Francesco Nicoli

FrancescoNicoli

Dutch position is not only ideological: it's deaf. Mutualization *is* happening through ECB balance-sheet expansion and removal of capital key & issuer limits. This poses problems to core countries, which

Ashton Pittman

ashtonpittman

BREAKING: Gov. Tate Reeves is ending federal unemployment assistance for Mississippians.He informed the Biden administration today that the state will opt out of $300/wk in unemployment benefits provided under the

The Bearded Educator

LiteraryBeardo

Unfollowing people complaining about the quarantining/social distancing measures this morning.If your follower count drops by one, that's me. It's not the distancing protocols and shutdowns that are the problem; it's

Michael Savage

ASavageNation

The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution of the United States (Article VI, Clause 2), establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority,

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

ATTN!While you were sleeping #Trump issued an edict that eliminates job protections for tens of thousands (maybe millions) of federal employees, all involved in policy-making. It paves the way for

Mac William Bishop

MacWBishop

it hardly seems accidental that the federal officers in portland who seem unfamiliar with law enforcement in a constitutionally protected civil contextare from agencies - CBP & US Marshals -

Shahril Hamdan

ShahrilHamdan

Agree. Systemic failure. Sure, state govt shoulders bulk of responsibility, but federal agencies not blameless. Same company was fined paltry sum few months ago but was fined nonetheless, so how

Husnain Fateh

husnain_fateh

1/ The government is loosening lockdown requirements allowing "skill-based" jobs. https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/541071-Federal-Cabinet-coronavirus-situation-countryHere's a ECON 101 argument for why this is not just a bad idea, but t

Matthew Stiegler

MatthewStiegler

1. DOJ's decision to start getting some inmates out of its federal prisons that already have COVID-19 outbreaks raging is incredibly good news. DOJ acknowledging the crisis is big, and