You know it’s nasty outside when your car’s display for its rear-view camera is partially obscured by icicles. The polar vortex is upon us in the Twin Cities, with a brutal-looking forecast. Right now, it’s -15°F (-26°C) with a “feels like” windchill of -33°F (-36°F). And I moved to Minnesota of my own free will? Gotta find a way to convince my son and stepkids to move somewhere a bit warmer so that one day my wife and I can play outside with potential grandchildren without risking frostbite.
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This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “company town”: Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create local governments
Politics:
Yet another sign that Trump’s reduced to relying on third-rate attorneys. It’s weak for a lawyer to not concentrate on the innocence of his client. Oddly, Democrats won’t be on trial: Trump impeachment lawyer says he’ll use video of Dems’ own remarks at trial
Seditionaries: FBI net closes on MAGA mob that stormed the Capitol
Ayn Rand is useful because she’s one of the few thinkers who is the completely wrong. You don’t have to spend time separating wheat from chaff. Just go in thinking “the opposite of this is correct” and you can gain some real insights.
— matt christman (@cushbomb) February 6, 2021
This makes so much sense. The Houthis may not be Jeffersonian democrats, but in the region’s the enemy of my enemy is my friend realpolitik, the Houthis hate Al-Qaeda even more than they hate us: Biden Reverses Trump Terrorist Designation for Houthis in Yemen
Joe Manchin Is an Electoral Miracle
Manchin’s an invaluable member of the Democratic coalition, whether progressives like it or not.
Michael Flynn Pushes QAnon and Stolen Election Lies
He was one of the most extreme voices in Mr. Trump’s 77-day push to overturn the election, a campaign that will be under scrutiny as the former president’s second impeachment trial gets underway next week. Mr. Flynn went so far as to suggest using the military to rerun the vote in crucial battleground states. At one point, Mr. Trump even floated the idea of bringing Mr. Flynn back into the administration, as chief of staff or possibly F.B.I. director.
And now, safely pardoned and free to speak his mind, Mr. Flynn has emerged from the Trump presidency much as he entered it — as the angry outsider who pushes fringe ideas, talks of shadowy conspiracies and is positioning himself as a voice of a far right that, in the wake of the Capitol riot, appears newly, and violently, emboldened.
Trump’s Election Lies Have Cost Taxpayers $519 Million
President Donald Trump’s onslaught of falsehoods about the November election misled millions of Americans, undermined faith in the electoral system, sparked a deadly riot — and has now left taxpayers with a large, and growing, bill.
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