Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. (wapo.st)
Prospective hires say agreeing with Trump’s false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party
Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways, the answer is no. (wapo.st)
A look at the third week of March 2020 reveals a nation that was plunging into a pandemic, and a leader exhibiting the erratic characteristics that his supporters love and his detractors revile
12 states where the fate of abortion rights could be on 2024 ballots (wapo.st)
In no particular order: Nevada...
Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet (wapo.st)
The EPA’s final rule follows a concession to labor unions worried about a rapid shift to electric vehicles, and a nod that EV sales are slowing
Do you watch movies on VHS? (wapo.st)
I just learned that watching movies on VHS tape is still a thing. When did you last use a VHS player?
Do you watch movies on VHS? (wapo.st)
I just learned that watching movies on VHS tape is still a thing. When did you last use a VHS player?
U.S. fully bans asbestos, which kills 40,000 a year (wapo.st)
In a move the EPA deemed ‘historic,’ the agency has banned chrysotile asbestos, the only form of the cancer-causing mineral that the U.S. still imports and uses
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled (wapo.st)
School hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education, a Washington Post analysis of FBI data finds....
Biden calls for broad new social programs, higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy (wapo.st)
538 drops Rasmussen Reports from its analysis (wapo.st)
RNC installs Trump’s chosen leaders in merger with his campaign (wapo.st)
Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection in Arizona [gift link] (wapo.st)
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced she will not seek reelection this year, avoiding an unpredictable three-way race in the swing state that had many national Democrats worried about holding onto the seat.
Cookie Monster’s ‘shrinkflation’ woes get White House response (wapo.st)
I’ll note that Biden was already talking about the issue
Thousands of millionaires haven’t filed tax returns for years, IRS says (wapo.st)
About 125,000 notices will be sent to high-income earners, including 25,000 people with income more than $1 million, the tax agency said...
Hunter Biden gives House Republicans the rebuttal they didn’t want (wapo.st)
Republican legislators and interviewers challenging the president’s son on the House majority’s behalf would throw out an allegation, often one that’s been worn smooth after tumbling around in the right-wing media universe for the past year or two. And Biden would invariably swat it away, stripping off the layers of...
Speaker Johnson rejects Israel, Ukraine aid package ahead of Senate vote | The La. Republican said the bill needs border security measures -- after he and other Republicans rejected them (wapo.st)
Which proteins contain the most microplastics? A study of more than a dozen kinds of protein, including beef, tofu and breaded shrimp, found microplastics in nearly 90 percent of the tested samples (wapo.st)
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‘Tron’ fan finds rare ‘holy grail’ arcade game abandoned on sidewalk (wapo.st)
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