Wednesday Open Thread
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Cops have a power trip
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The Great Unraveling, Continued… How America’s Most Powerful Alliance Collapsed in 72 Hours
The spectacle that unfolded late this week between Donald Trump and Elon Musk represents more than a collision of egos. What we saw emerge from their respective social media platforms on Thursday was a seismic fracture in the foundation of America’s populist revival. The repercussions threaten to scatter—across the battlefield of petty grievances and wounded pride—a center-right coalition that delivered victory last fall. Likewise, this public demolition of what once appeared an unshakeable alliance reveals the nature of […]
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Rant: Open Letter to Dave Smith, Milei, Paleos – Calypso at State Resistance Union
Dave Smith’s call to “Impeach Trump” is not taking responsibility, it’s damage control. He knew Trump was capable of attacking Iran since day one. Ever since the 70’s paleolibertarians and minarchists have been divesting the anarcho-capitalist movement of milions – actually billions – of dollars to pursue parliamentarianism and overseas vanity projects (Prospera their latest failure). Our movement is overrun with think tanks, conservatives and minarchist concern trolls who use our fear of being labeled “purists” and dogmatists […]
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Housing Subsidies Boost Costs
Chris Edwards A Washington Post investigative piece confirms what we’ve been saying for years at Cato about federal housing subsidies. The $14 billion a year low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) drives cost inflation in “affordable” housing projects. The WaPo article focuses on subsidized DC projects with costs ranging from $700,000 to $1.3 million per unit, as shown in the table. The piece compares those high costs with the average DC home value of $616,567 and an unsubsidized DC […]
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Apanhadão: tradutoras reivindicam melhores condições laborais e maior reconhecimento da categoria
Veja também: o encontro entre Conceição Evaristo e Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie e o livro como uma alternativa para jovens diminuirem seu tempo de tela
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Inside LA’s Anti-ICE Protests (Night 1)
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N.Y. Court Holds Mayor Adams Likely Improperly “Negotiated Away Sanctuary City Protections for a Dismissal of His Ongoing Criminal Prosecution”
From New York trial court judge Mary Rosado’s opinion Thursday in Council of City of N.Y. v. Adams (see also N.Y. Times [Luis Ferré-Sadurní], Judge Blocks ICE Plan to Open Rikers Office Indefinitely): This case, at its essence, seeks to maintain the rule of law. Plaintiff-Petitioner seeks to nullify an Executive Order issued allegedly because Mayor Adams negotiated away sanctuary city protections for a dismissal of his ongoing criminal prosecution. On January 31, 2025, Mayor Adams met with […]
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No First Amendment Violation in Excluding Associated Press from “the Room Where It Happens”
In Friday’s AP v. Budowich, the D.C. Circuit stayed the preliminary injunction that required the White House to let the AP back into White House, Air Force One, and Mar-a-Lago briefings. Judge Neomi Rao, joined by Judge Greg Katsas, wrote a statement explaining the ruling; here’s a short excerpt from the 27-page opinion. The Associated Press wants to be in the room where it happens. But in February 2025, White House officials excluded the AP from the Oval […]
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