Stephan: Thom Hartmann and I agree about holding members of Congress who spout and engage in seditious behavior accountable, removing them from office, and he gives a good explanation of the 14th Amendment and how this could and should be done.
MAGAt Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia holds a press conference to call for the dismissal of Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2021. Credit: Jim Watson / AP
Before I even get into the guts of this argument, just ask yourself: if Democratic Members of Congress had engaged in a seditious conspiracy to overthrow our government to put or keep a Democratic president in power against both the popular vote and the Electoral College, and Republicans controlled Congress right now, what would those Republicans be doing?
It’s time to enforce the Constitution, and a judge in New Mexico just kicked off the process. Democrats need to jump on this with the vigor of Trump crashing a Miss Teen USA dressing room.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution clearly says that if an elected official “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the United States and the laws of the United States, “or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,” that elected official may not “hold any office, civil […]
Stephan: If you read me regularly you know that for the last decade I have been telling you that the MAGAts are trying to destroy public education replacing it with an indoctrination system like that of North Korea. Here is a good exegetic report on how this is being done.
A Chalkboard with a map of the continental USA, with pins leading toward Hillsdale associated schools, and a desk with a portrait of Donald Trump, a copy of The 1766 Report, and an apple with a cross carved into it. (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster/Salon)
In recent years, Hillsdale College, a small private Christian school in Michigan, has quietly become a driving force in America’s ongoing fights around education. A “feeder school” for the Trump administration, Hillsdale led President Trump’s controversial 1776 Commission and serves as a testing ground for the right’s most ambitious ideas: For instance, that diversity erodes national unity, that Vladimir Putin is a populist hero and that conservatives should lure so many children out of public schools that the entire system collapses.
Hillsdale has inconspicuously been building a network of “classical education” charter schools, which use public tax dollars to teach that the U.S. was founded on “Judeo-Christian” principles and that progressivism is fundamentally anti-American. In January, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced plans to partner with Hillsdale to launch as many as 50 such […]
Stephan: Given the scummy behavior of so many of the uber-rich, families such the Murdochs, this is the story of a hero and a hero family. In my opinion, Yvon Chouinard should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. And, by the way, if you are looking to buy backpacking, trekking, or expeditionary gear, Patagonia is at the top of my list. I have worn and used it for decades in some challenging and dangerous situations, and it always performs, looks good, and is fairly priced.
Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia. Courtesy of Jeff Johnson and Patagonia
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his spouse and two adult children are giving away their ownership in the apparel maker he started some 50 years ago.
The company’s non-voting stock, worth close to $3 billion, will be owned by a collective that will use all profits that aren’t reinvested into the business to fight climate change.
The company expects to contribute about $100 million a year, depending on the health of the business.
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his spouse and two adult children are giving away their ownership in the apparel maker he started some 50 years ago, dedicating all profits from the company to projects and organizations that will protect wild land and biodiversity and fight the climate crisis.
The company is worth about $3 billion, according to the New York Times.
In a letter about the decision, published on the Patagonia website on Wednesday, Choiunard wrote of “reimagining capitalism,” and said:
“While we’re doing our best to address the environmental crisis, it’s not enough. […]
Stephan: Speaking of scum and who pops up, why it's the shame of West Virginia and the embarrassment of the Democratic Party, Senator Joe Manchin, trying once again to screw the people who elected him in order to support the corporate interests who have rented him.
Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters in the Senate subway on September 8, 2022. Credit: Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call / Getty
Facing mounting opposition from environmentalists, frontline communities, and fellow Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly asking oil and gas executives to help him build Republican support for permitting legislation that aims to weaken bedrock environmental laws and ease the review process for dirty energy projects.
Bloombergreported Monday that Manchin’s outreach “has included companies in the mining, utilities, and oil and gas industry,” all of which stand to benefit from a federal permitting overhaul — and all of which donate to the West Virginia Democrat’s political campaigns.
“Passing the legislation would mark a big win for the industry and its long-sought efforts to accelerate permitting and scale back environmental reviews that can take years,” Bloomberg noted. “Among projects that could benefit is a stalled $6.6 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline — which would help to unlock more supplies of the fuel from the Marcellus shale.”
“Manchin is set to address chief executive officers at the Washington-based Business Roundtable’s […]
Stephan: The MAGAt Republicans seem to believe that their anti-abortion stance will motivate their voters in November's election to a sufficient degree that they, together, will outvote those voters who believe women should have control over their own bodies. Given what has happened in Kansas, and now Michigan, it is an interesting political calculation, and will tell us a lot about the direction America is headed in the future.
MAGAt Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida
United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) announced on Wednesday afternoon that he has become a co-sponsor of a national abortion ban that was first proposed by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) on Tuesday.
Less than three weeks ago, Rubio told CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede that he believes that abortion should be regulated by the states.
“[A]ll the Supreme Court said is that now that debate is not going to happen in Washington — where it wasn’t happening at all because of Roe v. Wade — now that decision has to be made at the state level…. Every state will have its own [law],” Rubio said as noted by MSNBC’s Steve Benen on Wednesday.
“Well, I think that right now this issue is appropriately before the states,” Rubio added. “That’s where it should’ve always been; that’s where it is now; and I think that’s […]
