Democrats lose interest in redistricting reform

Did I not predict this would happen?

https://www.wtkr.com/news/national/california-bill-would-exempt-military-retirement-pay-from-state-income-tax

I would definitely be OK with this. I wonder how the rest of the Forum Round Table feels.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/keep-medicine-medical/

The piece begins, “The limited resources of medicine are increasingly being diverted to alter healthy bodies to boost one’s inner satisfaction, or for non-medical purposes such as cosmetic (as opposed to reconstructive) purposes.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/news/483600-the-hills-review-of-john-solomons-columns-on-ukraine

The Hill, one of the more non-partisan news sites, takes a close look at John Solomon’s Ukraine-related columns and it’s own possible failings in dealing with them.

Nice to see a news/opinion site realize it’s own failings and making the corrections to prevent them from happening again.

Kaine as president

Apparently, Kaine has “solid moral principles” AND “real and honest religious principles.” Makes you wonder if they are mutually exclusive.

And that’s God’s plan

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/806721827/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy-as-it-faces-hundreds-of-sex-abuse-cla

Tribune is reportedly moving its Norfolk newsroom and staff to Newport News.

https://www.cnet.com/features/this-could-be-microsofts-most-important-product-in-2020-if-it-works/?ftag=CAD1acfa04&bhid=21042722566861312989327174538320

https://aeon.co/ideas/why-are-pop-songs-getting-sadder-than-they-used-to-be

Although the article doesn’t mention it, pop songs may be getting sadder because pop song writers are getting sadder. In that case, of course, the next question would be, Why are pop song writers getting sadder?

Paywall. But Cotton advancing a conspiracy theory doesn’t help in the least.

Highlights: “Speaking on Fox News, Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, raised the possibility that the virus had originated in a high-security biochemical lab in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak.

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