Nebraska bans abortion, gender-affirming care: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/nebraska-abortion-gender-affirming-care/index.html . So as long as no women have unwanted pregnancies, and no more children consider their gender identities, we’re all square, right? After all, pregnant women and strange kids can’t help with the corn harvest, right? But who actually moves to Omaha, anyway? Isn’t that a sign of a troubled person? Hey, just askin’ … WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nebraska-to-vote-on-limiting-abortion-access-transgender-healthcare-for-youth-fafd99a5 .
Young doctors shy away from states with abortion bans: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/states-abortion-bans-young-doctors-survey-rcna84899 . As we all know, politicians make crappy doctors. New physicians are unwilling to swim in a pool conservative politicians have peed in.
GOP presses “pause” on debt ceiling negotiations: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/clock-ticks-debt-default-gop-negotiators-press-pause-rcna85275 . They pulled this maneuver after the market closed Friday so the financial markets would not collapse. This is a dumb-ass stunt that just angers Democrats. It is not constructive. UPDATE: Talks briefly restarted, but stopped again: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/debt-ceiling-talks-end-after-briefly-resuming/story?id=99459051 . Supposedly there was a framework in place for progress. Not so much …
Progressive Democrats support 14th Amendment solution: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/debt-ceiling-support-for-14th-amendment-solution-mounts-on-capitol-hill-152132913.html . I agree with the comment in this article that the best solution is for Speaker McCarthy to be reasonable. However, this does not appear to be a choice, as the prior articles indicate. Perhaps the GOP is trying to force Biden to act since they refuse to participate in actual governance.
WSJ: Ukrainians may get F-16’s: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-missiles-stretch-ukraines-air-defenses-14ad9454 . This article indicates that Russian strikes are reducing Kyiv’s munitions ahead of their counteroffensive. If so, this is a major problem for Ukraine and the West. More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/g7-summit-japan-zelensky-visit-da1521ee .
Judge keeps intelligence leak suspect behind bars until trial: https://apnews.com/article/guardsman-teixeira-military-classified-documents-leak-detention-65658c291d097c37d2b272ae5fb24a5d . This is the only possible answer. The kid is a massive security risk, and disobeyed his direct orders.
Orange Julius has few lawyers left: https://www.salon.com/2023/05/19/legal-expert-lawyers-dropping-like-flies-as-he-gets-closer-and-closer-to-an-indictment/ . As far as I know, OJ has more than 2 left. However, OJ’s sidelining/removal of Chris Kise after paying him a $3 million retainer up front makes no sense. Kise left his firm to take this job. So he appears to have made a serious error.
OJ Georgia election indictments look to be coming in August: https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-fani-willis-d6191037a8993d653686e679bf5e8ea5 . There will be an indictment – this is practically an open-and-shut case.
Murdoch tells DeMentis Fox will support him for president in 2024: https://knewz.com/kingmaker-rupert-murdoch-hosted-ron-desantis-at-his-california-ranch-and-told-him-fox-news-will-support-your-bid-for-president-in-2024/ . So apparently the only thing Fox viewers know is what Fox tells them? The polls indicate they will not give up OJ easily. What will the OJ indictments do?
GOP Senator Tim Scott declares presidential candidacy: https://apnews.com/article/tim-scott-2024-presidential-campaign-152d2ee680c9a98e7fd0a2a1cf328e3c . The only possible sense this makes is Scott as a vice presidential candidate. As a Black man from South Carolina, he does not add value to the GOP ticket. As I’ve said before, this is going nowhere. Sorry, Tim, please go away.
Connecticut Supreme Court nominee withdraws after support of Amy Coney Barrett revealed: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/court-nominee-drops-out-amy-coney-barrett-support.html . Keep this in mind the next time you’re asked to write a letter of recommendation.
NYC’s skyscrapers making it sink as fast as Venice: https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-heavy-sinking-fast-venice-014626942.html .
Jim Brown passes at 87: https://sports.yahoo.com/legendary-browns-rb-jim-brown-dies-at-87-193052425.html .