With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that you may find interesting and worth discussing. Please feel free to post ‘headlines’ you would like to share that we may have missed.
President Biden/Biden Administration:
Congress:
McCarthy tries to tamp down Republican infighting over infrastructure bill
Some in the party say the new law is similar to what Trump tried — and failed — to achieve when he was president.
Justice:
Economy:
Retail sales rise faster than expected in October even as inflation pushes prices higher
- Retail sales rose 1.7% in October, both for all items and excluding autos.
- Price pressures fueled the spending increase, led by online shopping and gasoline.
- Inflation has been rising at the fastest pace in 30 years, but consumers don’t appear to be curtailing their purchases
COVID-19/COVIDIOTS:
Iowa governor improperly used $450,000 in Covid funds for salaries,audit finds
State Auditor Rob Sand said a review of the state’s payroll system shows the money was used to pay the office staff for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
8 dead, 89 infected after Covid outbreak at Connecticut nursing home
Twenty-two staffers and 67 residents of Geer Village Senior Community have tested positive for Covid since Sept. 30.
All but two of the infected staffers and residents were fully vaccinated. “We are obviously concerned we experienced some level of waning immunity,” the nursing home’s most recent statement said.
Should’ve Gotten the Vaccine:
Should’ve Listened to Dr. Fauci Instead of Some Ignorant, Illiterate, Racist, and ‘Fullish’ MAGAt:
Swastika, Star of David used to protest school vaccine mandate outside Jewish politician’s office in New York
State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said he was “disgusted and offended” by the antisemitic imagery on display outside his office.
