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A number of veteran expediters will remember Glen Rice, who was a role model and good friend to the expediting community for many years. It has been my honor to spend the last six days with him at the hospital and to support him now in hospice as his death approaches. Glen was hospitalized last...

Kari Lake in Court for Defamation Kari Lake is another Trump supporter in court for defamation. https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/judge-denies-kari-lake-request-dismiss-defamation-suit-stephen-richer-election-2022/75-affdd8ba-340d-498f-a384-3488d6c38d98

In a recent congressional hearing, Representative Stefanik asked the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of PA if "... calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?" I was surprised to see none of them reply...

Giuliani's Jury Trial Begins Dec. 11 This is the case in which Giuliani is accused of defaming two GA election workers. In a default judgement, he has already been found to be civilly liable for defaming these election workers. The jury trial is to determine the amount of the damages...

With Nikki Haley now contending for second place in the Republican Party presidential primary, it seems right to start an EO thread about her. While I believe Trump has the nomination locked up no matter how strong or weak he is in the polls (the delegates are locked-in Trump loyalists), it is...

The Benefits of Giving Thanks On this Thanksgiving Day, 2023, and in these days of high social stress and conflict, it can be helpful to think about Thanksgiving. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. Of all the holidays, Thanksgiving is perhaps the most...

This is a thread about the Republican Party. It's not about the Democratic Party. It's about the Republican Party. So saying the Republican Party is doing something bad because it's the Democrats' fault, or saying if the Republican Party is doing something bad, the Democrats are doing something...

After the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner, where 13 GOP primary candidates spoke, we were treated to the usual political reports and commentary. Depending on the reporter or commentator, we heard about what's wrong with Trump, what's wrong with the other candidates who are not criticizing Trump, what's...

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/21/gop-college-towns-00106974 Key Point: "None of this has gone unnoticed by the GOP, which is responding in ways that reach beyond traditional tensions between conservative lawmakers and liberal universities — such as targeting students’ voting...

"Every year, about 4 million Americans turn 18 and gain the right to vote. In the eight years between the 2016 and 2024 elections, that’s 32 million new eligible voters. "Also every year, 2½ million older Americans die. So in the same eight years, that’s as many as 20 million fewer older...

News organizations and influencers are talking about the fundraising results of the various presidential candidates. While it's easy for anyone to pick out a number to support a view that a given candidate is strong, that is unlikely to be accurate since campaign finance has become a complicated...

Vivek Ramaswamy is gaining attention among the dozen or so Republican Party presidential primary candidates. It seems appropriate to start a Ramaswamy thread.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed a legal theory that argued that state legislatures have the authority to set election rules with little oversight from state courts, a major decision that turns away a conservative push to empower state legislatures. By a 6-3 vote, the court rejected the...

I know I said I'd stay off EO for 3 months in the interests of focusing more on my work. But this news is so remarkable that I felt compelled to comment. This afternoon, the Texas state House of Representatives, controlled by a strong majority of Republicans, impeached Texas State AG Paxton, a...

It's been a while since my wife and I worked on the road as expediters. What is the going rate for a truck stop shower these days? If I drove in and wanted to buy a shower with no fuel purchase or points, what's the price?

Wind and solar energy combined to generate 13.6% of utility-scale electricity last year. Sales of all-electric vehicles rose to 5.8% of the total 13.8 million vehicles Americans purchased in 2022, up from 3.2% in 2021 Source

California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. If the task force is truly concerned about curing past racial injustices with an apology and...

Tell me if I have this right or correct me if I'm wrong. The world is divided into people on the left and the right. There are no independent thinkers or actors. There are only the red and blue tribes and an individuals' role is to defend one's tribe and humiliate, defeat, and/or destroy the...

"Parler, the self-described 'uncancelable free-speech social platform' that catered to right-wing users — which was nearly acquired by Kanye West last year — has been shut down by its new owner. “'No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any...

As with any presidential election, in which all US House Seats and a number of US Senate seats are also in play, a host of issues come to the fore. But as we head into 2024, I think there is a single issue that will top all others in importance, and I think that issue alone will result in voters...