A good example of how the rich of today

By artappraiser on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 12:31am |

are not the same as the rich of the Reagan era:

Queen Amy Sherald’s Welfare Queen goes for $3.2 mil to an online bidder pic.twitter.com/c58pM2Q9iu
— Katya Kazakina (@artdetective) November 18, 2021

Went for more than double the high estimate with buyer's premium, nearly $4 million. Here is the catalogue entry:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/amy-sherald/NY010721/15

If you don't know the name, she painted the official portrait of first lady Michelle Obama and is not at the end of her career, she is only 48 years old.

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Effort to overhaul archaic election law wins new momentum
Effort to overhaul archaic election law wins new momentum

submitted by artappraiser 33 min ago

Effort to overhaul archaic election law wins new momentum: https://t.co/hiqeFUl7S2

Day after voting rights bill unravels, Manchin and Collins decide to gaggle together to talk up their election group

McConnell blessing bipartisan talks + McCarthy opening the door
— Jordain Carney (@jordainc) January 21, 2022

Read the article at https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590718-effort-to-overhaul-archaic-election-law-wins-new-momentum

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Same as the old boss
Same as the old boss

submitted by HSG 2 hours ago

But hey keep mocking Trump voters if it makes you feel good.

Read the article at https://thebrick.house/biden-re-nominates-trump-pick-and-gop-donor-jennifer-rearden-as-a-federal-judge/

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Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men...
Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest

submitted by artappraiser 1 day ago

As recently as 2015, Black men in the US were much less likely than American Indian and White men to die from drug overdoses. Since then, the fatality rate among Black men has more than tripled (+213%) and they're now the demographic group most at risk. https://t.co/EnMxzlR5Wn pic.twitter.com/eOQ5AQvFyd
— John Gramlich (@johngramlich) January 19, 2022

Read the article at https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/01/19/recent-surge-in-u-s-drug-overdose-deaths-has-hit-black-men-the-hardest/

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Senate GOP blocks election bill, setting up filibuster face...
Senate GOP blocks election bill, setting up filibuster face-off

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By Jordain Carney @ TheHill.com - 01/19/22 08:57 PM EST

[....] Senators voted 49-51, falling short of 60 votes needed to advance the legislation.

The vote will trigger an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to change the Senate’s rules to get rid of the 60-vote hurdle for voting rights legislation, while leaving it in place for other issues. [....]

Read the article at https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590509-senate-gop-blocks-election-bill-setting-up-filibuster-face-off

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Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked voting, non-partisan...
Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked voting, non-partisan primaries day after hearing challenge

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Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked voting, non-partisan primaries day after hearing challenge#akleg #akelect https://t.co/Sjd2gEMEAy
— Midnight Sun (@Midnight_Sun_ak) January 20, 2022

Editorial from me: YAY!

Read the article at https://midnightsunak.com/2022/01/19/alaska-supreme-court-upholds-ranked-voting-non-partisan-primaries-day-after-hearing-challenge/

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Texas Rep Cuellar vows cooperation with FBI as agents...
Texas Rep Cuellar vows cooperation with FBI as agents descend on his home & neighborhood

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Federal authorities were at the Texas home of Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar Wednesday as part of an undisclosed law enforcement investigation.

https://t.co/qRTDMy99Ik
— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) January 20, 2022

Read the article at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/19/federal-authorities-home-texas-rep-henry-cuellar/6586948001/

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Yamiche Alexander on Biden's press conference
Yamiche Alexander on Biden's press conference

submitted by artappraiser 1 day ago

Pres Biden, in the longest news conference in presidential history, made news, pushed back on critics, called out lies, took responsibility for mistakes he believes he made, expressed surprise at GOP, talked foreign policy and didn't lash out on reporters.

Quite the change.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 19, 2022

Read the article at https://twitter.com/Yamiche

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FDA removes "in person" req on abortion pill
FDA removes "in person" req on abortion pill

submitted by PeraclesPlease 3 days ago

Yes, it relates to the court case in Texas

Read the article at https://endpts.com/fda-permanently-lifts-in-person-requirements-for-dispensing-abortion-pills/

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The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority
The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority

submitted by artappraiser 3 days ago

Politicians calculate that vilifying a minority group is shrewd https://t.co/Mx3JhQvDSd
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) January 18, 2022

Read the article at https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/01/politicians-against-unvaccinated-djokovic/621242/

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Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a...
Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte

submitted by artappraiser 4 days ago

Not often the @NYTimes gives Coulter the kicker: "Trump is done." https://t.co/AATfxodXC7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 17, 2022

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/us/florida-tensions-rise-trump-desantis.html?smid=tw-share

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Biden Administration Backs Oil Sands Pipeline Project
Biden Administration Backs Oil Sands Pipeline Project

submitted by HSG 4 days ago

Yet there are still useful idiots, or paid shills, trying to defend this neoliberal corporatist.

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/climate/line-3-pipeline-biden.html

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1 big thing: The labor shortage is bigger than the pandemic
1 big thing: The labor shortage is bigger than the pandemic

submitted by artappraiser 5 days ago

1 big thing: The labor shortage is bigger than the pandemic. The shortage of workers in the U.S. has become a flywheel of doom, messing up our lives and society writ large. https://t.co/jqx4CfBHcE #axiosmarkets pic.twitter.com/OfPqUpnhW4
— alain servais (@aservais1) January 16, 2022

Read the article at https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-markets-fb164163-ece1-4aa4-9673-d53932c917dc.html?chunk=0&utm_term=twsocialshare#story0

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Ongoing synagogue hostage crisis in Dallas/Ft. Worth - FBI...
Ongoing synagogue hostage crisis in Dallas/Ft. Worth - FBI negotiating with hostage taker

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We've updated our story about the Fort Worth synagogue hostage crisis here https://t.co/x9NLNgBVAg

The latest: Talks are reportedly underway with the attacker. And he reportedly demanded the release of a woman convicted of terrorism who made antisemitic outbursts at her trial
— JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) January 15, 2022

Read the article at https://www.jta.org/2022/01/15/united-states/breaking-hostage-situation-at-texas-synagogue

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Hospital System Backs Off Race-Based Treatment Policy After...
Hospital System Backs Off Race-Based Treatment Policy After Legal Threat

submitted by artappraiser 5 days ago

BREAKING: One of the largest hospital systems in the United States gave race more weight than diabetes, obesity, asthma, and hypertension combined in its allocation scheme for COVID treatments, only to reverse the policy after threats of legal action. https://t.co/L3rDg2jng9
— Aaron Sibarium (@aaronsibarium) January 14, 2022

Read the article at https://twitter.com/aaronsibarium/status/1482124912622022656

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"What Progressives Get Wrong About Judicial Review...
"What Progressives Get Wrong About Judicial Review"

submitted by artappraiser 6 days ago

By Damon Root @ Reason.com for their Feb. 2022 issue

Without judicial review, liberals confronting a Republican-controlled legislature will have no opportunity to seek constitutional redress in federal court.

Read the article at https://reason.com/2022/01/15/what-progressives-get-wrong-about-judicial-review/

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