Source: Jake Porter’s Analysis & Investigation
by Jake Porter
“Region 1 Representative, Andrew Chadderdon explains his vote against adopting the Special Investigatory Committee’s 94-page report detailing former Chair Angela McArdle’s misuse of funds for her own benefit. In this article, I take apart his entire argument and show it for what it truly is.” (08/22/25)
https://jakeporter.substack.com/p/mcardle-cover-up-continues
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
Frank Zappa sounds eerily modern — creeping theocracy.” (08/21/25)
Source: TomDispatch
by Tom Engelhardt
“Sometimes I dream — in the sense of a nightmare — about bringing my parents back to this all too strange world of ours to tell them about … yes, of course, Donald J. Trump. They died long before The Apprentice even made it onto TV early in this century, so — best guess — though they also lived in New York, they undoubtedly had never heard of him. My mother died in 1977 when Donald Trump was 31 and Jimmy Carter was president; my father in 1983 when Trump was 37 and Ronald Reagan was president. But nothing, not even Richard Nixon, could have prepared them for a Trump presidency, not once but (yes!) twice. ” (08/21/25)
Source: NBC News
“Erik and Lyle Menendez …. who have served more than three decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, will appear before California parole officials Thursday and Friday in a bid to convince the panel that they are suitable for release. A Los Angeles judge found three months ago that the men do not pose an ‘unreasonable risk’ and resentenced them to 50 years to life — a decision that effectively canceled their previous prison terms of life without the possibility of parole and made them eligible for ‘suitability’ hearings immediately. … If they are found suitable for parole, a review process that can take nearly a half-year follows. The decision to release the brothers will ultimately land with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has 30 days to affirm, reverse or modify the decision or refer it back to the parole board.” (08/21/25)
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave delivers radar on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Megyn Kelly discussing how Israel is losing MAGA.” (08/21/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5463217-rising-august-21-2025/
Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Gretchen Whitmer’s Big Gamble and The Race to Redistricting (with Alex Isenstadt and Evan Scrimshaw).” (08/21/25)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/gretchen-whitmers-big-gamble-and
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“It has been more than 16 years since the second Bush of the father-son political dynasty left office, but the damage done by these two men continues to affect the lives not only of people in the country but around the world. Unfortunately, in the present age of Donald Trump, both Democrats and never-Trump Republicans are rehabilitating their disastrous presidencies, asking us to forget their legacies of death and destruction. Over the next two weeks, this column will remind our readers of the carnage these two presidents left behind.” (08/21/25)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/sad-legacy-bush-political-dynasty-george-hw-bush
Source: The Anarchist Experience
“Rich, Lori, and Riley talk about pickles, selling pickles, pickling, Portuguese pickles, and the troll chimes in to misunderstand the theme of The Jones Plantation.” (08/21/25)
https://theanarchistexperience.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/the-anarchist-experience-542/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A Bangkok court has acquitted controversial billionaire and former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was accused of insulting the monarchy. The charge related to an interview he gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if convicted. Thailand’s lese majeste law forbids insulting its monarchy. But critics say it is often used to target activists and political opponents.” (08/22/25)
Source: We Are Libertarians
“Why becoming American was ‘the best day of my life’ for Agustina Vergara Cid.” (08/21/25)
https://www.chrisspangle.com/p/why-becoming-american-was-the-best