Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye
“Conservatives should oppose the SAVE America Act for the same reason many of us spent years opposing Democratic efforts to nationalize election administration: because elections in the United States are run by the states. That principle didn’t disappear just because Republicans are now the ones pushing the bill. If anything, this is exactly the kind of legislation conservatives used to warn about — federal mandates, national standards, and Washington inserting itself into decisions that have traditionally been made at the state and local level. For years, conservatives argued — correctly — that sweeping federal election laws undermine federalism, weaken local accountability, and create tools that will inevitably be abused by a future administration.” (02/10/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/the-so-called-save-america-act-is
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Kosovo’s parliament elected Albin Kurti as prime minister on Wednesday, securing his third term and ending a year-long political stalemate. Kurti, who had served in a caretaker role, won 66 votes in the 120-seat assembly after his Vetevendosje party topped December’s snap election, prompting applause from supporters. … A general election a year ago had left Kurti without the majority needed to form a government – leading to months of parliamentary stasis. Deeply divided lawmakers eventually forced a December snap poll, which Kurti’s party won with over 51 per cent of the vote, securing 57 seats.” (02/11/26)
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260212-kosovo-parliament-elects-albin-kurti-pm
Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Tim Worstall
“The more economic democracy we have then the more it is politics that determines who is allowed to do what. Access to that decision making process thus has a higher value, more cash is offered for it. More simply, the more politicians decide the more valuable paying politicians is. Humans do more of things that are more valuable — economic democracy thus means more political corruption. The method of beating this is to make bribing — sorry, paying cash for access to — politicians not worth the game. Less politics in economic decision making that is.” (02/11/26)
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/its-easy-to-reduce-corruption-cut-government
Source: Newsday
“A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced 12 men to death for the killing of a lawmaker and his bodyguard in May 2022 during violence that erupted at the height of the island nation’s economic crisis. The Gampaha High Court convicted the men for unlawful assembly, assault and the deaths of Amarakeerthi Athukorale and his bodyguard, who was a police officer, said senior state counsel Oswald Perera. Athukorale, who was a ruling party lawmaker, and his guard were attacked and killed in Nittambuwa, about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) north of the capital, Colombo, after the car they were travelling in was intercepted by a crowd. Police at the time said Athukorale or his bodyguard had fired gunshots at the protestors who later chased them and trapped them inside a building where their battered bodies were later recovered by police.” (02/11/26)
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/sri-lanka-court-death-penalty-protests-f12690
Source: Liberal Currents
by Paul Crider
“I could defend open borders by appealing to economics, pointing to trillion dollar bills on the sidewalk. We need immigrants to fill jobs native-born Americans cannot or will no longer perform. Or I could talk about how immigrants contribute to economic growth and contribute more over time to the public fisc than they take out. I could fixate on the terrible plight of refugees, and how it’s a humanitarian imperative to take in the needy stranger. … These are all true, and they are solid reasons to favor liberal immigration. But for my part, we should welcome the foreigner, and embrace them as a friend and potential American for the simple reason that migration is the pursuit of freedom and happiness by one’s own lights.” (02/11/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-amnesty-decriminalization-open-borders/
Source: National Public Radio [US state media]
“Hiring grew a little warmer last month after a chilly year in 2025. A report from the Labor Department on Wednesday showed U.S. employers added a better-than-expected 130,000 jobs in January — but an annual update shows hiring last year was much weaker than initially reported. The news comes amid worries that the nation’s jobs engine has been sputtering. Employment gains for November and December were revised down by a total of 17,000 jobs. Once a year, the Labor Department updates its jobs tally with more accurate but less timely information drawn from unemployment tax records. Wednesday’s revision shows there were nearly 900,000 fewer jobs in the economy last March than originally counted.” (02/11/26)
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5708807/jobs-labor-unemployment-economy
Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“If you believe the best solution to any problem, real or imagined, is to give government more control, you’re off base. The government-created issue of ‘immigration’ illustrates this perfectly. … Typically, you have people on one side who want government to ignore the Constitution and ‘control immigration’ pitted against people on the other side who want government to import every basket case from every third-world country, and then support them for the rest of their lives on tax money stolen from the productive residents. I want government out of the game altogether. Live where you want; make it on your own.” (02/11/26)
https://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/02/11/voices/opinion-association-must-be-voluntary-by-mutual-consent/232744.html
Source: USA Today
by Dace Potas
“President Donald Trump’s call to nationalize elections ahead of November has rightfully garnered plenty of opposition from Democrats, with many sounding the alarm for an authoritarian plot aimed at artificially boosting Republicans’ prospects. Democrats are rightly concerned with the federal government administering elections, which are a constitutional responsibility of the states. Thankfully, it won’t likely happen, but the response reveals something about this debate. Trump has wreaked havoc on the separation of powers and abused the power of his office. This is exacerbated by an increasingly powerful federal government and presidency. So I want to ask Democrats, progressives and anyone else to my left who have criticized the conservative views of limited government, federalism and separation of powers for years: Are you convinced yet?” (02/11/26)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/11/trump-nationalize-elections-midterms-state-rights/88585077007/
Source: The Hill
“Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 generators and medical supplies to Ukraine to support the country’s civilians as its war against Russia and cold winter weather continue. The aid comes as bishops talked about how Russia’s attacks have put a strain on the country’s energy infrastructure. The deliveries came Monday to the cities of Kyiv and Fastiv, which have seen the brunt of the war. Medical supplies, including thousands of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, supplements and melatonin, also followed. According to local outlet Kyiv Independent, Vatican officials said melatonin was in high demand because Ukrainians have struggled with sleep deprivation.” (02/11/26)
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5732442-pope-leo-xiv-generators-supplies-ukraine/
Source: System Update
“Howard Lutnick’s Blatant Lies About Epstein Ties.” (02/11/26)
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/howard-lutnicks-blatant-lies-about
