As usual, wonderful letter today, Robert. Moment of venting: Can the NYT give us a break, for heaven’s sake? This headline is as bad as Fox News! “Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With G.O.P.” I just cannot even...! https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/09/us/biden-budget-tax-news ...
Right on, Lois! The NYT's anti-Biden bias in its headlines online is ridiculous on the one hand and frightening on the other. I found that headline so infuriating!!!
Frankly, it is not their place (or ABC News, either, on Thursday night's broadcast) to label Biden's budget proposal as "dead on arrival" and laid before the feet of GOP, which has NOT OFFERED ANY ALTERNATIVE as required by the Constitution (thank you, Robert).
We must have a budget to operate as a nation, and thank goodness Biden is doing his job. They wrongly positioned him as a delusional supplicant rather than a bold leader with that spurious headline.
A pox on the NYT and its weak (aka lazy media) imitators. They are feeding their own beasts of intentional ignorance and quick clicks for ratings. Such a sad state for the Fourth Estate (of which I was once a proud member -- no more).
I just cancelled my online subscription to the NYT over increasing frustration regarding their bias. I am sure that the loss of my $4.25 a month will get their attention.
Me too, but I spent the last couple months while I still could sending opinions about how abysmally their headlines distorted actual content and how abysmally their actual content distorted reality. I figure if enough people do, it may be crickets in response but Someone Somewhere is listening. Witness FOX distorting their reporting to cater to the preferences of their audience rather than lose them. We add up!
It usually gets no immediate response, but they do collect and count the calls, letters, and emails they get. We probably won't turn around the Hawleys and Jordans but the "Unrepresentative 18" are vulnerable to pressure and the Indivisible project is working on just that. It's frustrating, but it will be worth it in the long run.
Right on Dave! Indivisible’s “Unrepresentative 18” is laser-focused on taking the House back by flipping the 18 GOP seats in districts won by Biden. We have 5 of them in CA - so lots of work ahead that Indivisibles are ready to take on.
Maybe I should have used the past tense.."has the NYTs headed down the same road as FOX..there right-leaning "unbiased" viewpoint has gotten very tiresome
Lois, not sure what you are referring to. Here's the headline from this link:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Pitch Sets Up a Showdown" Which is quite true.
And here is the headline I got in my daily NYTimes digital version:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes
By Jim Tankersley
The president requested trillions in new spending that has no chance of passing a Republican House, even as he sought to reduce deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich."
I don't read any of this as anything other than factual.
The article goes on to say:
"The plan is widely considered to be dead on arrival with Republicans, who control the House. But it serves as an opening bid as lawmakers in Congress grapple over raising the debt limit as well as a policy blueprint for Mr. Biden’s widely anticipated re-election campaign."
All facts and an accurate assessment. Biden's budget was never designed to be passed through the whacko clown circus of the House. It was designed as a statement of values and direction.
I look forward to the NYTime's reaction to the House chaos and absolute lack of fiscal direction.
Hi, Bill, thanks for your note. The NYTimes and many media outlets change their headlines over the day and depending on context. As an interesting aside, if you look at the extended URL, you can frequently see wha the authors of the article thought the headline would be (it's embedded as a text string) versus what the headline writers put into print and online.
You are correct, Bill. That headline -- despicable as it is -- makes clickbait out of a serious topic. You are correct: Click that headline, and you get a series of articles on the topic of Biden’s budget.
Hi, Bill. You make a good point that media figure out what's working, then (as Robert said) the digital editors recast headlines as they get additional feedback and information. The headline to which Lois and I were reacting very negatively was this, which appeared on the early-morning March 9 "Today's Headlines" email drop:
Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With G.O.P.
By Jim Tankersley
The reporter, in his opening graf, then jumped to the conclusion that Republicans will honorably (and actually) release a counterpoint budget later this Spring for good-faith negotiation (with no evidence to support that assumption, IMO):
"The president’s plans have little in common with the budget Republicans are set to release this spring, as the nation hurtles toward a possible default on its debt."
Thanks again for the background. Hmm. Sounds a bit like the CNN scenario. Generally, I find the Times pretty disciplined between reporting and opinion. But maybe financial stressors are causing pressure for more eyeballs. Maybe the "headline editor" is trying to climb the executive ladder. Who knows?
The time zone thing complicates all this. I read in the early am from MA. Many others have already read stuff late the previous night.
Ah, I'm someone who does the same. As an elder, I've whittled the cost of my subscription to the NYT to a mere $4.00 per month. I am addicted to the games, plus some of the columns and commentaries. The headlines and ledes, not so much.
I never paid more than 4/mo. When your $4 year runs out they will raise the price. Call them to cancel and they will put you back to $4 for the year. They Do want our subscriptions which is why I feel commentary on their severe tilt is worthwhile. P.S. Every time I cancelled I told them Why (although I am actually cancelled now) and so far I still can do some games without the fee.
Haberman covering up TFG's crimes to write a book was the last straw for me. That outlet has been a giant conservative op-ed for years. A penny is too much.
This is the sickening headline I see in the NYT's digital version, in Today's Paper:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes
The president requested trillions in new spending that has no chance of passing a Republican House, even as he sought to reduce deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich."
I've been a subscriber for my entire adult life, and I'm 80 years old now. I'm coming very close to cancelling my subscription because of the ongoing Republican bias.
Thank you, Robert! To add to the good news, Kyiv NOT in the dark after missile strike:
"RUSSIA yesterday boasted of launching a revenge missile blitz against Ukraine — briefly plunging Kyiv into darkness and cutting electricity to a nuclear power station.
"But hours after the deadly barrage, lights came back on in the capital and the Zaporizhzhia nuke power plant was reconnected — averting the risk of a meltdown."
All in all, excellent news to report except for Queen Huckabee Sanders in her fantasy kingdom of make believe that children in Arkansas are not exploited or exposed to dangerous chemicals and work environments that any sane 🤔 person would never allow children to work in. But then, she never was in touch with reality of America 🇺🇸 while she was press secretary, so 🤔 I guess why start now.
Otherwise good news all around, so keep up the good news 👍 😀
The prevailing myth that Democrats don't have a voice and don't fight back is being exploded by Democrats in the House of Representatives.
The House Democrats are brilliant. They came prepared. They came calm and passionate. They have resisted the culture wars and shouting of the Republicans. The Democrats are decimating the witnesses produced by the Republicans. Grab a minute and watch a replay of these hearings. That way you can skip over the Republican craziness and watch the Democrats in action. These hearings bode well for the Democrats in 2024.
The other day Raskin accused the Republicans of "moral agnosticism". Wow.
Mar 10, 2023·edited Mar 10, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
When is (if) the Colorado bar going to follow through on the censure of Jenna Ellis and disbar her? Isn't lying repeatedly and consistently to the public shameful enough that even fellow lawyers would find it disqualifying?
And then ask the same of Giuliani, Powell, Eastman and on and on. Hope they all get censured at a minimum. Let's keep a running tally.
Sadly, the public censure and a modest fine ($250?) is the extent of discipline. The problem is that administrative penalties typically consider proportionality in meting out punishment. Lawyers lying is a common occurrence, so Jenna Ellis didn't distinguish herself in that regard, and she was careful not to lie to a judge. Moreover, by "cooperating" and conceding her misdeeds, she got off easy. It is a travesty, I agree.
I, too, wonder why someone gets to keep her law license when she just agreed publicly that she is such a liar that her pants are on fire. All she had to do is endure a public scolding complete with a finger wave, and TADA! law license intact. As a non-lawyer, I find this a ridiculous and worthless exercise after which she can continue to practice a profession as a known liar and electorate fraud.
I agree. A stern talking-to will not generate much fear of similar behavior across her colleagues. Law was formerly a profession where truth and facts were cornerstones. It says something about the corrosive presidency of tfg that many of those old standards have been weakened.
This censure (anything but) reinforces corrupt behavior. Sickens me. Sickens me!!!!! I am disappointed in the moral compass of a profession that clearly cannot police itself! It is ancient & has profound traditions yet produces monsters who are repetitive, corrupt liars &, well.... 'please don't do it again or it will cost you 250.00!!!!'
Mar 10, 2023·edited Mar 10, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
It still rankles and amazes that, knowing all we know about 1/6, the senate could not find the votes to impeach Trump in 2021. It's speaks to the sorry state of bipartisanship that the world's greatest deliberative body should fail to deliberate honestly when it really counted for the sake of our democracy.
While I am glad to see lawyer Jenna Ellis held to account for the garbage she peddled on behalf of the former president, I am disappointed that she only had to admit she “misrepresented” things. That’s a load of nonsense, she flat out lied. Not one of her “misrepresentations” contained even a speck of truth, they were made up wholesale. I wish the judge could have/would have censured her for what she actually did - lie to the courts and lie to anyone who would listen.
This is my question too. On the other hand, if I were young enough to be ruminating on a profession I want to enter, it's nice to know I can be a public menace who damages democracy by repeatedly lying to the public on any tv show that would have me, filing lawsuits without merit, and still maintain good standing with my licensure. For good measure, here is the definition of licensure: Licensing is intended to ensure that only competent and ethical individuals practice in an occupation. Yippee ki yay!
Thanks for your upbeat comments on the budget fight we're facing. Much of the President's current budget was foreshadowed in his inaugural speech just a few weeks after Jan 6.
Here is why we love Uncle Joe:
"the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don’t look like you do, or worship the way you do, or don’t get their news from the same sources you do.
We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.
We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.
If we show a little tolerance and humility.
If we’re willing to stand in the other person’s shoes just for a moment.
Because here is the thing about life: There is no accounting for what fate will deal you.
There are some days when we need a hand.
There are other days when we’re called on to lend one.
That is how we must be with one another.
And, if we are this way, our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future.
My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we will need each other."
Again, Robert, thank for keep us all abreast of such important daily news.
I have a topic that is very very important as well. Are you aware of the Chicago mayoral race that is raging? Our son is working on the campaign for Brandon Johnson who is a remarkable, progressive candidate. His platform is amazing, certainly one for the PEOPLE of Chicago. He is running against Paul Vallas who is a Democrat in name only. Vallas is highlighting crime and increased policing that is the fear tactic used by Republicans.
Please check out Brandon Johnson at BrandonforChicago.com to learn about and help highlight what an excellent progressive candidate he is. Thank you!
( Elizabeth Warren just announced her endorsement for Brandon!)
Yes, you are correct. All of the applicable OSHA laws apply; what Sanders did effectively removed the parental notice requirement, which I do not believe is a federal requirement. Maybe it should be.
Thus we have a myriad of states that are dithering with that premise, and are taking us back to the days of Confederacy. The states' rights folks are in increasing conflict with the Federal government, no doubt because their governors fancy themselves little Napoleons, or worse, moral warriors who are of questionable morals themselves.
Mr. Hubble, Thank you for sticking to your guns while writing your "Consciousness Raising Newsletter." Learning more about our political system and the delicate balances we face, helps me feel less alone.
I’m so thankful when Robert Hubble points out to us that there is truly hope for this country. Being a resident of Florida, it is quite sad when we’re held up as the poster child of whom Not to be like… no matter how much I agree!
Do you all remember the astounding information presented by Simon Rosenthal before the last election which told the truth about the impending "red wave" that turned out to be a mirage? We need this kind of amplification going forward. Yesterday Simon announced he was shuttering his NDN website and moving to Substack. I signed up for the free version yesterday and I am looking forward to learning how we can push back on the Republican lies. Here is the link if you're interested: https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1633651316013801475
Phenomenal article today Mr. Hubbell, great write up. It definitely gave me some positive energy heading into the weekend and looking forward to the future of our country. I definitely think it's plausible that the GOP won't ever present an actual budget proposal. Their way of governing since the Obama years is to not actually have a proposal or present anything, but just speak for the sound bites to their base or to get media attention. It is also interesting to see the schism in the GOP right now because the Senate Republicans don't seem to want the US to default on it's debt, whereas there are a number of MAGA Republicans in the House seem hell bent on it. I think it'll be interesting to see it play out, my only worry is that the American people are the losers when it comes to things like this.
As usual, wonderful letter today, Robert. Moment of venting: Can the NYT give us a break, for heaven’s sake? This headline is as bad as Fox News! “Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With G.O.P.” I just cannot even...! https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/09/us/biden-budget-tax-news ...
Right on, Lois! The NYT's anti-Biden bias in its headlines online is ridiculous on the one hand and frightening on the other. I found that headline so infuriating!!!
Frankly, it is not their place (or ABC News, either, on Thursday night's broadcast) to label Biden's budget proposal as "dead on arrival" and laid before the feet of GOP, which has NOT OFFERED ANY ALTERNATIVE as required by the Constitution (thank you, Robert).
We must have a budget to operate as a nation, and thank goodness Biden is doing his job. They wrongly positioned him as a delusional supplicant rather than a bold leader with that spurious headline.
A pox on the NYT and its weak (aka lazy media) imitators. They are feeding their own beasts of intentional ignorance and quick clicks for ratings. Such a sad state for the Fourth Estate (of which I was once a proud member -- no more).
I just cancelled my online subscription to the NYT over increasing frustration regarding their bias. I am sure that the loss of my $4.25 a month will get their attention.
Me too, but I spent the last couple months while I still could sending opinions about how abysmally their headlines distorted actual content and how abysmally their actual content distorted reality. I figure if enough people do, it may be crickets in response but Someone Somewhere is listening. Witness FOX distorting their reporting to cater to the preferences of their audience rather than lose them. We add up!
I wish there were a way to let NYT know how we feel about this anti-Biden (...and anti-Obama, anti-Hillary 🙄) rhetoric...
Believe me, I have tried. Writing gets you nowhere. Crickets ...
It usually gets no immediate response, but they do collect and count the calls, letters, and emails they get. We probably won't turn around the Hawleys and Jordans but the "Unrepresentative 18" are vulnerable to pressure and the Indivisible project is working on just that. It's frustrating, but it will be worth it in the long run.
Right on Dave! Indivisible’s “Unrepresentative 18” is laser-focused on taking the House back by flipping the 18 GOP seats in districts won by Biden. We have 5 of them in CA - so lots of work ahead that Indivisibles are ready to take on.
https://www.unrepresentative18.org/
Write to them.
I just tweeted @NYTimes about this.
Ugh. That is a horrible headline.
Is the NYTs heading down the same road as FOX News..helping Republicans stay in their fantasy bubble while expanding the NYTs readership? Despicable!
Maybe I should have used the past tense.."has the NYTs headed down the same road as FOX..there right-leaning "unbiased" viewpoint has gotten very tiresome
Lois, not sure what you are referring to. Here's the headline from this link:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Pitch Sets Up a Showdown" Which is quite true.
And here is the headline I got in my daily NYTimes digital version:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes
By Jim Tankersley
The president requested trillions in new spending that has no chance of passing a Republican House, even as he sought to reduce deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich."
I don't read any of this as anything other than factual.
The article goes on to say:
"The plan is widely considered to be dead on arrival with Republicans, who control the House. But it serves as an opening bid as lawmakers in Congress grapple over raising the debt limit as well as a policy blueprint for Mr. Biden’s widely anticipated re-election campaign."
All facts and an accurate assessment. Biden's budget was never designed to be passed through the whacko clown circus of the House. It was designed as a statement of values and direction.
I look forward to the NYTime's reaction to the House chaos and absolute lack of fiscal direction.
Hi, Bill, thanks for your note. The NYTimes and many media outlets change their headlines over the day and depending on context. As an interesting aside, if you look at the extended URL, you can frequently see wha the authors of the article thought the headline would be (it's embedded as a text string) versus what the headline writers put into print and online.
You are correct, Bill. That headline -- despicable as it is -- makes clickbait out of a serious topic. You are correct: Click that headline, and you get a series of articles on the topic of Biden’s budget.
Hi, Bill. You make a good point that media figure out what's working, then (as Robert said) the digital editors recast headlines as they get additional feedback and information. The headline to which Lois and I were reacting very negatively was this, which appeared on the early-morning March 9 "Today's Headlines" email drop:
Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With G.O.P.
By Jim Tankersley
The reporter, in his opening graf, then jumped to the conclusion that Republicans will honorably (and actually) release a counterpoint budget later this Spring for good-faith negotiation (with no evidence to support that assumption, IMO):
"The president’s plans have little in common with the budget Republicans are set to release this spring, as the nation hurtles toward a possible default on its debt."
Blood pressure rising ... ;-)
Thank you for that clarification.
You bet, Bill! Sometimes the early birds get the mealy worms ;-)!
Another subject.
Mealy worms are not cheap....but we have blue birds this year!
My wife is so excited. Anything for my honey.
I am getting that impression. I was not aware that such maneuvers were at work. Live and learn.
Thanks again for the background. Hmm. Sounds a bit like the CNN scenario. Generally, I find the Times pretty disciplined between reporting and opinion. But maybe financial stressors are causing pressure for more eyeballs. Maybe the "headline editor" is trying to climb the executive ladder. Who knows?
The time zone thing complicates all this. I read in the early am from MA. Many others have already read stuff late the previous night.
Right? I thought the exact same thing, then quickly clicked on the “Games” tab instead of reading their biased comments.
Ah, I'm someone who does the same. As an elder, I've whittled the cost of my subscription to the NYT to a mere $4.00 per month. I am addicted to the games, plus some of the columns and commentaries. The headlines and ledes, not so much.
I never paid more than 4/mo. When your $4 year runs out they will raise the price. Call them to cancel and they will put you back to $4 for the year. They Do want our subscriptions which is why I feel commentary on their severe tilt is worthwhile. P.S. Every time I cancelled I told them Why (although I am actually cancelled now) and so far I still can do some games without the fee.
Haberman covering up TFG's crimes to write a book was the last straw for me. That outlet has been a giant conservative op-ed for years. A penny is too much.
This is the sickening headline I see in the NYT's digital version, in Today's Paper:
"Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes
The president requested trillions in new spending that has no chance of passing a Republican House, even as he sought to reduce deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich."
I've been a subscriber for my entire adult life, and I'm 80 years old now. I'm coming very close to cancelling my subscription because of the ongoing Republican bias.
Thank you, Robert! To add to the good news, Kyiv NOT in the dark after missile strike:
"RUSSIA yesterday boasted of launching a revenge missile blitz against Ukraine — briefly plunging Kyiv into darkness and cutting electricity to a nuclear power station.
"But hours after the deadly barrage, lights came back on in the capital and the Zaporizhzhia nuke power plant was reconnected — averting the risk of a meltdown."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21655031/ukraine-capital-darkness-after-sinister-revenge-missile-strike/
All in all, excellent news to report except for Queen Huckabee Sanders in her fantasy kingdom of make believe that children in Arkansas are not exploited or exposed to dangerous chemicals and work environments that any sane 🤔 person would never allow children to work in. But then, she never was in touch with reality of America 🇺🇸 while she was press secretary, so 🤔 I guess why start now.
Otherwise good news all around, so keep up the good news 👍 😀
The prevailing myth that Democrats don't have a voice and don't fight back is being exploded by Democrats in the House of Representatives.
The House Democrats are brilliant. They came prepared. They came calm and passionate. They have resisted the culture wars and shouting of the Republicans. The Democrats are decimating the witnesses produced by the Republicans. Grab a minute and watch a replay of these hearings. That way you can skip over the Republican craziness and watch the Democrats in action. These hearings bode well for the Democrats in 2024.
The other day Raskin accused the Republicans of "moral agnosticism". Wow.
Just let Raskin be well...and Biden, for that matter. 🙏
When is (if) the Colorado bar going to follow through on the censure of Jenna Ellis and disbar her? Isn't lying repeatedly and consistently to the public shameful enough that even fellow lawyers would find it disqualifying?
And then ask the same of Giuliani, Powell, Eastman and on and on. Hope they all get censured at a minimum. Let's keep a running tally.
Sadly, the public censure and a modest fine ($250?) is the extent of discipline. The problem is that administrative penalties typically consider proportionality in meting out punishment. Lawyers lying is a common occurrence, so Jenna Ellis didn't distinguish herself in that regard, and she was careful not to lie to a judge. Moreover, by "cooperating" and conceding her misdeeds, she got off easy. It is a travesty, I agree.
I, too, wonder why someone gets to keep her law license when she just agreed publicly that she is such a liar that her pants are on fire. All she had to do is endure a public scolding complete with a finger wave, and TADA! law license intact. As a non-lawyer, I find this a ridiculous and worthless exercise after which she can continue to practice a profession as a known liar and electorate fraud.
I agree. A stern talking-to will not generate much fear of similar behavior across her colleagues. Law was formerly a profession where truth and facts were cornerstones. It says something about the corrosive presidency of tfg that many of those old standards have been weakened.
Agreed. Where did 'justice' go?
This censure (anything but) reinforces corrupt behavior. Sickens me. Sickens me!!!!! I am disappointed in the moral compass of a profession that clearly cannot police itself! It is ancient & has profound traditions yet produces monsters who are repetitive, corrupt liars &, well.... 'please don't do it again or it will cost you 250.00!!!!'
Robert, can you please explain the impact of a formal censure against a lawyer? Thanks!
It still rankles and amazes that, knowing all we know about 1/6, the senate could not find the votes to impeach Trump in 2021. It's speaks to the sorry state of bipartisanship that the world's greatest deliberative body should fail to deliberate honestly when it really counted for the sake of our democracy.
Good old Sarah, poster girl for Family Values!
While I am glad to see lawyer Jenna Ellis held to account for the garbage she peddled on behalf of the former president, I am disappointed that she only had to admit she “misrepresented” things. That’s a load of nonsense, she flat out lied. Not one of her “misrepresentations” contained even a speck of truth, they were made up wholesale. I wish the judge could have/would have censured her for what she actually did - lie to the courts and lie to anyone who would listen.
This is my question too. On the other hand, if I were young enough to be ruminating on a profession I want to enter, it's nice to know I can be a public menace who damages democracy by repeatedly lying to the public on any tv show that would have me, filing lawsuits without merit, and still maintain good standing with my licensure. For good measure, here is the definition of licensure: Licensing is intended to ensure that only competent and ethical individuals practice in an occupation. Yippee ki yay!
I'd say repeatedly lying in court filings counts as unethical.
Robert,
Thanks for your upbeat comments on the budget fight we're facing. Much of the President's current budget was foreshadowed in his inaugural speech just a few weeks after Jan 6.
Here is why we love Uncle Joe:
"the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don’t look like you do, or worship the way you do, or don’t get their news from the same sources you do.
We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.
We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.
If we show a little tolerance and humility.
If we’re willing to stand in the other person’s shoes just for a moment.
Because here is the thing about life: There is no accounting for what fate will deal you.
There are some days when we need a hand.
There are other days when we’re called on to lend one.
That is how we must be with one another.
And, if we are this way, our country will be stronger, more prosperous, more ready for the future.
My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we will need each other."
Again, Robert, thank for keep us all abreast of such important daily news.
I have a topic that is very very important as well. Are you aware of the Chicago mayoral race that is raging? Our son is working on the campaign for Brandon Johnson who is a remarkable, progressive candidate. His platform is amazing, certainly one for the PEOPLE of Chicago. He is running against Paul Vallas who is a Democrat in name only. Vallas is highlighting crime and increased policing that is the fear tactic used by Republicans.
Please check out Brandon Johnson at BrandonforChicago.com to learn about and help highlight what an excellent progressive candidate he is. Thank you!
( Elizabeth Warren just announced her endorsement for Brandon!)
Thanks for the background information! I will check it out and may comment.
So, Sarah Sanders has fired her pop gun across the bow of OSHA. It is my understanding of the U.S. Constitution that Federal law supersedes state law.
Yes, you are correct. All of the applicable OSHA laws apply; what Sanders did effectively removed the parental notice requirement, which I do not believe is a federal requirement. Maybe it should be.
Thus we have a myriad of states that are dithering with that premise, and are taking us back to the days of Confederacy. The states' rights folks are in increasing conflict with the Federal government, no doubt because their governors fancy themselves little Napoleons, or worse, moral warriors who are of questionable morals themselves.
True. She will be shot down in the courts.
Mr. Hubble, Thank you for sticking to your guns while writing your "Consciousness Raising Newsletter." Learning more about our political system and the delicate balances we face, helps me feel less alone.
Thank you, Robert for this optimistic post. It helps wipe off
the grime that is steadily falling
over the state of Arkansas, where I live.
Sanders has done more, along with her legislature cheering squad, to push this state
backward than imagined.
We now have Mom's for Liberty!
They have already banned over
over 1,000 books. "Of Mice and
Men" by Steinbeck, is one of
them.
Her latest, concerning allowing
children under 16 to work, is
reprehensible. Our education
level is bad enough, it will now
get worse.
There's a lot that goes on here
that is below the sight line and
you have to be a bit careful about what you say publicly.
Getting to be a lot like Florida.
I’m so thankful when Robert Hubble points out to us that there is truly hope for this country. Being a resident of Florida, it is quite sad when we’re held up as the poster child of whom Not to be like… no matter how much I agree!
I "liked" your comment. There needs to be another choice. Something like "agree" or "thanks for this".
Do you all remember the astounding information presented by Simon Rosenthal before the last election which told the truth about the impending "red wave" that turned out to be a mirage? We need this kind of amplification going forward. Yesterday Simon announced he was shuttering his NDN website and moving to Substack. I signed up for the free version yesterday and I am looking forward to learning how we can push back on the Republican lies. Here is the link if you're interested: https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1633651316013801475
Thanks for the note and recommendation. I signed up and will promote.
Thanks for the link. I just signed up.
What an action packed and loaded letter today. Thank you, Robert. Once again, I learned a lot due to your research and analysis. Much appreciated.
Phenomenal article today Mr. Hubbell, great write up. It definitely gave me some positive energy heading into the weekend and looking forward to the future of our country. I definitely think it's plausible that the GOP won't ever present an actual budget proposal. Their way of governing since the Obama years is to not actually have a proposal or present anything, but just speak for the sound bites to their base or to get media attention. It is also interesting to see the schism in the GOP right now because the Senate Republicans don't seem to want the US to default on it's debt, whereas there are a number of MAGA Republicans in the House seem hell bent on it. I think it'll be interesting to see it play out, my only worry is that the American people are the losers when it comes to things like this.