Republican fury over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ ad.
Congress actually passed some legislation: the Common Cents act, formally ending the penny (but for numismatics), and legalising nickel-rounding for cash transactions in states where that isn’t currently legal.
WTAF? From NYT article about Greek life at Cornell.
Claire Ting, who graduated last year and served on student government, said she has long worried about the practice of fraternity brothers putting away the phones of inebriated women attending their parties.
agree. are there any better warnings that awful is expected?
I think alternative facts is the term now
The leader of any other civilized country would be pilloried mercilessly for such ads paid by the taxpayer.
Any other civilized non-autocratic country.
Its projected to be a very close race. Toss up really.
Amazing that a Bolso family member and his minions are this close to being elected again. Like in the US, religion has become a huge factor (Brazil has its own bible belt).
Blame Canada?
He is being challenged by Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde, a resident of a neighboring district who recently tried unsuccessfully to get Abla off the ballot.
The odd standoff between candidates bearing the names of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin has to do with a practice of some parents in Peru giving their children foreign and exotic-sounding names.
Trevor Noah talks about his friend Hitler in his autobiography. I think he said that there it had to do with picking strong-sounding names.
My wife had two Jewish great uncles both named Adolph who were born before Hitler came to power. Both changed their first name after his rise. One changed his first name to Cook. Very interesting guy.
It occurs to me that there’s a sadly plausible way to have the Glorious Leader facilitate a reduction in homelessness in the US.