2025 8-13 Matters of Democracy TX, BLS Baghdad Bob, UCLA, Voting rights, '26 US Senatate

Matters of Democracy podcast di THOMAS MARINO

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The "Redistricting War" describes the intense partisan conflict over electoral map drawing, particularly prominent in Texas, with California signaling its potential entry into the fray. Texas Quorum-Jumping and Political Theater: Texas Democratic quorum-jumping continues to draw vocal condemnation from Republican state officials, notably Texas AG Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). Despite "threats of arrest warrants and FBI involvement," the lack of concrete action suggests these were "just a bunch of hot air."

the politicization of federal institutions and the executive branch's use of power. E.J. Antoni's Nomination to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): E.J. Antoni, Donald Trump's pick for BLS head, is widely criticized by economists across the political spectrum as "the Baghdad Bob of Labor Statistics" and "an unqualified stooge." Hi ... 

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