House Democrats joined six Republicans on Thursday to derail legislation advancing the long-delayed Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum after Republicans added language clarifying that the […] Source
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Democrats, GOP Defectors Block Women’s History Museum Bill after ‘Biological Women’ Language Added
House Democrats joined six Republicans on Thursday to derail legislation advancing the long-delayed Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum after Republicans added language clarifying that the […] Source
Authoritarianism Doesn’t Arrive With A Coup… It Arrives With A Login
Authoritarianism Doesn’t Arrive With A Coup… It Arrives With A Login Authored by Sam Lowry via dailysceptic.org, Authoritarianism doesn’t usually arrive with a coup. It arrives with a login, a compliance form, a penalty notice for keeping records in the wrong format. It comes with a quietly extended electoral term, a cancelled bank account, a prison… Continue reading Authoritarianism Doesn’t Arrive With A Coup… It Arrives With A Login
The Marxist in the Machine
Our fears for the future of robot intelligence almost inevitably end in spectacular fashion, with nuclear explosions and slaughter on a planetary scale. An abiding […] Source
Book Review: ‘Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000’
When three of the world’s most formidable economic historians collaborate on a single volume, the result commands serious attention. Two Paths to Prosperity, published in […] Source
Jim Crow and the Blame Game
“Riders up!” is the familiar cry that starts a horse race, as it did this year at the 153rd running of the Kentucky Derby. And […] Source
Trump’s Cuba Gambit
A few weeks ago, the mainstream media was in full panic mode, warning that President Trump was planning to invade Cuba. These claims were overheated […] Source
From ISIS To Finance Bro: Syria’s Sharaa To Attend G7 Summit In France
From ISIS To Finance Bro: Syria’s Sharaa To Attend G7 Summit In France Syria continues stepping out of the geopolitical wilderness, now apparently onto the highest-stakes stage in international finance. Or rather, the reality is that Washington’s post-Assad Al Qaeda in suits makeover of ‘former’ terror leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached its peak. According to a… Continue reading From ISIS To Finance Bro: Syria’s Sharaa To Attend G7 Summit In France
May 22nd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 488
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in… Continue reading May 22nd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 488
Friday May 22nd – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.… Continue reading Friday May 22nd – Open Thread