thomaslknapp (57)in #fisa • 2 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.FISA Fail: A Good First Step, But Hold Off on the CelebrationOn June 11, the US House voted down --- on a bipartisan basis, with 19 Republicans joining most Democrats --- the…thomaslknapp (57)in #donaldtrump • 4 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rip Van Trumple Contradicts His Own Ballroom Argument"This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the…thomaslknapp (57)in #donaldtrump • 6 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.We Don't Need AI to Tell Us Donald is a RedUS president Donald Trump, Reuters reports , is "looking into" a US government stake in leading artificial…thomaslknapp (57)in #florida • 11 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always "Cut Government Spending"As I write this column, Florida legislators are hard at work on a measure to eliminate property taxes in the state.…thomaslknapp (57)in #nuclearfamily • 13 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tennessee Celebrates the New-Fangled “Nuclear Family”In mid-April, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a legislative resolution designating June "Nuclear Family Month."…thomaslknapp (57)in #datacenters • 16 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Data Center Panic Forgets the FutureFrom national politics down to local neighborhood discussion, America seems to be in full-blown moral panic about data…thomaslknapp (57)in #iran • 18 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective ActionOn May 25, US president Donald Trump went back to war with Iran, launching strikes in the southern part of that…thomaslknapp (57)in #barackobama • 23 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Charge Obama? Great Idea, But UnlikelyLast July, then US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the formation of a "strike force" to investigate former…thomaslknapp (57)in #randyfine • 25 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Randy Fine vs. "Dual Loyalty" -- Pot, Kettle, Black"Some men," an old saying has it, "are sent to Washington because their hometowns want them somewhere else."…thomaslknapp (57)in #ageverification • 27 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Computer "Age Verification" is About Political Control, Not Child SafetyAround the US, a number of state legislatures have passed, or ar working to pass, various laws which would require…thomaslknapp (57)in #penny • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch."Nearest Nickel" Makes Sense ... But Why a Law?On May 11, a new law went into effect in Florida, "allowing" businesses to round the amounts charged for cash…thomaslknapp (57)in #whitehouse • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The "Security" Case for Trump's Ballroom: A Win-Win ProposalSenate Republicans, the Associated Press reports , plan to give the Secret Service $1 billion for "security…thomaslknapp (57)in #cnn • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Ted Turner: 24 Hours That Changed The News World"We won't be signing off until the world ends," Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media…thomaslknapp (57)in #artificialintelligence • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.AI Regulation: More of the Risk, Less of the BenefitCiting anonymous sources, the New York Times reported on May 4, US president Donald Trump is considering an…thomaslknapp (57)in #spiritairlines • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Murder of Spirit AirlinesOn May 2, Spirit Airlines ceased operations after it failed to get the US government to bail it out of the latest in a…thomaslknapp (57)in #gerrymander • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Hakeem Jeffries is a Racist: Or, SCOTUS Gets One Right"Today's decision by this illegitimate Supreme Court majority strikes a blow against the Voting Rights Act," US House…thomaslknapp (57)in #guncontrol • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.OK, "Gun Control" Had Its Chance -- Here Are The ResultsIn the wake of Cole Tomas Allen's alleged attempt to assassinate US president Donald Trump and/or other political…thomaslknapp (57)in #trump • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Note to Those So Inclined: Please Stop Trying to Kill Donald TrumpPhoto by Thomas L. Knapp. Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication. On April 25, one Cole Allen allegedly…thomaslknapp (57)in #gerrymandering • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.There's a Simple Way to End the Gerrymander WarsOn April 21, a majority of Virginia voters said "yes" to a ballot measure allowing the state's US House districts to…thomaslknapp (57)in #homelandsecurity • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Instead of Ending the DHS "Shutdown," Make It Real ... and Permanent"The longest government shutdown in US history!" Apart from perfunctory stories about failed congressional votes to…
