2023-09-01: "Dan Patrick says he won't accept donations during impeachment trial." He wants to remove the appearance of "the trial being wide open to outside political influence."
Logically, doesn't this mean he should quit accepting campaign contributions during regular sessions, too, to remove the appearance of legislation being wide open to outside political influence? Which it is, of course.
2023-09-01: Dallas Observer: "How Will Dallas Police Issue a Ticket to a Driverless Car? They Haven't Decided Yet."
I can see that. Racial profiling and pretext stops are more challenging to pull off if there's no driver.
2023-09-02: Nobel Foundation: "It is important and right to reach out as widely as possible with the values and messages that the Nobel Prize stands for."
Fine. The way you do that is by not inviting Russia. That sends a message. Inviting Russia would send a message, too. But a different one, not one "with the values that the the Nobel Prize stands for."
2023-09-29: Breaking: Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female US senator in history, dies at 90. Her office announces that she has no intention of stepping down.
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