29 February 2024

This has gotten strangely little media mention. On Tuesday, a federal court ruled that Congress lacked the constitutionally required quorum to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, and therefore the Biden administration cannot enforce the new mandates imposed on Texas by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was part of the omnibus spending bill. Well what about the other stuff in the bill? Like the $1.7 trillion in appropriations? Well?

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Regarding the strike by South Korean doctors, if they don't go back to work, they'll be arrested. They clearly have a different culture and legal system there. Imagine – strikers being arrested if they don't go back to work. Imagine if they did that to, say, Portland public school teachers. Wow.

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Hackers upset with Biden may royally screw up the Georgia case against Trump. Fulton County prosecutors are skeptical that the hackers have anything. We'll see today.

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There goes the tax base. Weiden+Kennedy laying off 90.

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Oregon will only ditch DST if Washington and California do it, too. Oregon is only bold and fearless when it comes to legalizing vice. Not when it comes to practical matters. In those cases, Oregon becomes a follower, not a leader.

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NYT discusses Sam Altman. Seems like OpenAI is just Sam Altman's company. He does what he wants to do, but at least he seems to be active and laying the groundwork for ambitious projects. He operates like someone with a vision. Can't say the same for anyone else in the field.

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I like this guy. Brian Heywood of Redmond, WA is putting six initiatives on the ballot that I really like.
  • I-2111 a ban on an income tax
  • I-2113 removing restrictions on police pursuits
  • I-2081 giving parents more rights to review educational materials and receive certain notifications
  • I-2124 allowing people to opt out of the state’s long term care coverage plan
  • I-2109 canceling the state’s 7% capital gains tax.
  • I-2117 and repealing the Climate Commitment Act
I hope he's successful.

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Columbia University Hospital DEI Chief Is Serial Plagiarist. I'm seeing a pattern here. You?

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Best response to reparations demands I've come across.
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