29° and Cloudy
Executive orders now 0-9 in court
Nothing says “you can’t do that” like a court challenge. The MAGA rule-by-executive-order thing is now blowing up in court. While the legislative branch remains feckless and dysfunctional, the judicial branch is ruling again and again that just because the President thinks he can, he can’t. I wrote the above Monday. There were 3 more losses after. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/09/trump-courts-block-early-agenda-00203230
Research cuts hit Alabama hard
While it seems cutting unnecessary spending on health research is a good thing reality is it is that research that makes us the world leader in health care and cuts hurt as many red states as blue. The howls of protest have begun. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bama-senator-howls-like-stuck-pig-after-she-sees-nih-cuts-impact-in-state
51st state? Canada?
The President won’t stop bringing it up even if there is no chance. https://apnews.com/article/canada-gulf-america-super-bowl-bret-baier-musk-7e1959c7d430899b01629c800db6f17b
