Talking It Out

Apologies about missing last week. Computer issues made it impossible to get online. (The computer's been fading for a while, so its demise wasn't a surprise.) So, things have been happening. Here are some articles that you might not have seen... A man filed suit against four members of Congress, alleging that their display of the rainbow-colored Pride Flag is a religious display . (His lawsuit demands the court declare homosexuality to be a religion. I'm not kidding.) " The White House, Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency have dovetailed to engineer a dizzying reversal of clean air and water regulations implemented by Barack Obama’s administration ." Just in case you thought he was getting nothing done. Something that would have made it into last week's link post if last week's link post had gone live: One big issue in healthcare is delivery . Looking at this problem might help strengthen the ACA. An interesting read:  Dear Secular...

A few stories you may or may not have seen this week: What did you do for the 4th of July? Donald Trump Jr. doesn’t think liberals should celebrate . Twitter responded... Apparently the House of Representatives has a "no sleeveless" dress code for women . In the summer. In Washington, D.C. On the 4th, NPR Tweeted out the Declaration of Independence line by line. " Trump backers (seemingly unaware of the source document) accused the media organization of playing partisan politics and attacking the president. " One Twitter poster responded that perhaps NPR should tweet out War of the Worlds next. I'm sure you already saw New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the beach that he closed to everyone else ... The Republican party asked for Obamacare "horror stories" on Twitter. They did not get what they expected . A FDA-registered food safety laboratory tested iconic American food for residues of the weed killer glyphosate (aka Monsanto’s Rou...

Distracted? A certain someone's Twitter feed went a bit nutso over the holiday weekend. And everyone seems to be talking about it. Well, more like yelling about it. And screaming. And #25thAmendmentNow has been trending. But all of this has got me wondering. Is he crazy? Is he deranged? Or is he playing a long con game? Think about it. What are we not talking about right now? We're focused on the crazy. So, what do they not want us paying attention to? I have a few ideas. If you have others, please share them. We need to get daylight on all of the things that are getting shoved into the shade of the crazy tweets. First, the newly renamed BCRA. I hear talk that McConnell is making deals over the recess so that tentative nays become yeas . Now's the time to call your senators and make sure they know how much you hate this bill. The travel ban went into effect last week. SCOTUS allowed parts to go into effect . Mueller and the #TrumpRussia investigations . Are t...