Today in Progressive Totalitarianism
18th May 2023
Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limit (Washington Post)
I’m a Professor. Florida Just Banned Everything I Teach. (Daily Beast) Good.
Why historians like me are taking on Ron DeSantis (CNN)
You can ditch Right to Shelter, Mr. Mayor, and end the migrant chaos (N.Y. Post)
Gov. Hochul considers SUNY campuses for temporary migrant housing (RochesterFirst)
Archie Comics to Reveal Trans Character
Two Democratic Senators Are Not Compos Mentis. The Press Is Only Paying Attention to One.
House Dems Prep Debt Limit Hail Mary Discharge Petition
Economists Hate Rent Control. Here’s Why They’re Wrong. (The American Prospect) Reporters, of course, know more about economics than economists, just as they know more about medicine than doctors and more about the Constitution than lawyers.
House Republican Submits Resolution To Expel ‘Liar’ Adam Schiff From Congress
Where’s the beef? Eric Adams wants to force New Yorkers to be vegetarian like him
Conservatives Bully L.A. Dodgers Into Dropping Charity Drag Group From Pride Night (Rolling Stone)
Pelosi lieutenant who sponsored congressional stock ban bill just violated the STOCK Act (Raw Story)
Bud Light Sales Crash “Getting Much Worse” In Latest Week Since Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco
Democrats Unveil Plan For No-Cost, Over-The-Counter Birth Control (Huffington Post)
Florida Democrats think the unthinkable: We’re in play (Politico) Not outside of minority-heavy urban areas you’re not.
NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ Pushes a Project for ‘Pride in the Pews,’ No Bible in Your News
New York Town Declares State Of Emergency Banning Hotels, Facilities From Housing Immigrants
Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As ‘Fugitive From Justice’ (Daily Wire)
50 Shades of ‘Gay’: Twitter Community Notes Dings NBC for Pushing Fake News
San Francisco Office Values Collapse 75%
Liberal Celebrity Chef Exempt From Gas Stove Ban, California City Says Rules are for thee but not for me.
To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades (NPR)
Nashville Church Moves To Block Release of Transgender Shooter’s Manifesto
MSNBC Comes Out In Favor Of ‘Socially’ Transitioning 5-Year Olds
Disney Cancels Plans to Relocate 2,000 Jobs to Florida The one thing Florida doesn’t need is 2,000 more Californians.
Ford’s “Redefining Tough” Commercial Features LGBT-Colored Truck
ABC Gawks at Shoplifting Surge, Shocked Stores Closing Down
As Crisis Grows, All of New York’s Migrant Plans Are Met With Outrage (N.Y. Times) It’s warm and fuzzy being a Sanctuary City–until the migrants arrive.
Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents
They tried and failed to repeal the debt ceiling. Now it may ruin the economy. (Washington Post)
Fetterman’s Staff Caught Doctoring His Words To Make Him Sound Coherent Good luck with that.
Twelfth Oregon County Votes to be Part of Greater Idaho
NYC skyscrapers sit vacant, exposing risk city never predicted