“You blew it”: GOP activist turns on corporations over vaccine mandates
October 24, 2021 inPolitics
The chairman of the American Conservative Union said on "Axios on HBO" he accepts "Joe Biden is my president, and I want him to succeed," but predicted Republicans retake the House and Senate in 2022 — with greater than 50% odds Donald Trump runs in 2024. The big picture: In a joint interview with his wife, Mercedes, Matt Schlapp also refused to share their vaccination status. And he told corporate America...
Twitter suspends GOP Rep. Banks for misgendering trans health official
October 24, 2021 inPolitics
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said Saturday that his official Twitter account had been suspended over a post he made about Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health Rachel Levine, who is transgender.According to a screenshot... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
Youngkin goes solo, McAuliffe leans on surrogates in home stretch of Va. governor's race
October 24, 2021 inPolitics
Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin is going at it alone in the home stretch of Virginia's gubernatorial race and passing on the chance to invite the GOP's biggest guns into the state. Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe is embracing a different strategy, rolling out the red carpet for Democratic Party players, musicians ...... Read more from our friends at the Washington Times
Need to Know - Crypto Edition: An Ether futures ETF is next likely step after ProShares…
October 24, 2021 inEconomics
Every week we highlight the most timely news in the crypto and blockchain industry, from developments in digital-asset companies, exchanges, funds and ventures, as well as important sector research and data. ...Read more from our friends at MarketWatch
Progressives' optimism for large reforms dwindles
October 24, 2021 inPolitics
Progressives’ optimism for seismic social change has dwindled this week as lawmakers stare down a stagnant Congress and increasingly impatient White House. From voting rights and immigration reform to criminal justice and student debt relief,... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
Citigroup Becomes First Wall Street Megabank To Commit To "Racial Audit"
October 24, 2021 inEconomics
Citigroup Becomes First Wall Street Megabank To Commit To "Racial Audit" The fact that America's biggest banks (not to mention many of its biggest companies) have embraced virtue-signaling on issues like racial equality and representation is nothing new. But in the race to be seen as the most beneficent megabank on Wall Street, Citigroup appears to be pulling ahead. One year after releasing a 104-page paper purporting to analyze the impact of...
Instagram influencer, German tourist dead after Mexican drug shootout
October 24, 2021 inPolitics
California travel blogger Anjali Ryot and German tourist Jennifer Henzold died when a gunfight broke out between two drug-dealing groups that operate in Tulum. ...Read more from our friends at NY Post
Obama stumps for McAuliffe, urges Virginians not "to go back to the chaos" of Trump years
October 23, 2021 inPolitics
Former President Barack Obama framed a Nov. 2 gubernatorial race as a bellwether for the Democratic Party and the country, telling a crowd at a campaign event for Terry McAuliffe on Saturday that "I believe you, right here in Virginia, are going to show the rest of the country and the world that we're not going to indulge in our worst instincts." Why it matters: With just over a week to...
