#Biden sees no evil on inflation and other commentary

#Biden sees no evil on inflation and other commentary

“Biden sees no evil on inflation and other commentary” Conservative: Biden Sees No Evil on Inflation “There’s something strange about the way that inflation . . . falls out of the news cycle for days or even weeks,” notes Jim Geraghty at National Review — as the media dodge “the issue that is currently crushing” President Biden…

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#Gerrymander fiasco proves Hochul is as corrupt as Cuomo

#Gerrymander fiasco proves Hochul is as corrupt as Cuomo

“Gerrymander fiasco proves Hochul is as corrupt as Cuomo” The state Court of Appeals’ smackdown of Democrats’ naked disregard for the state Constitution and the voters’ will was a victory for fair play. Blame Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats for the attempted power play — and for the resulting chaos. With a special master…

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#’The Essex Serpent’ set to premiere on Apple TV+

#’The Essex Serpent’ set to premiere on Apple TV+

“‘The Essex Serpent’ set to premiere on Apple TV+” Making hiss-tory “The Essex Serpent” best seller, now a six-part Apple TV+ series, set in 1893, premieres the 13th. It stars Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes. Good luck understanding the thing. Claire Danes: “The serpent’s a metaphor for anxieties and fears. The radical novel is sort of the ‘Exile…

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#Gerrymander pushes some NY primaries to late August

#Gerrymander pushes some NY primaries to late August

“Gerrymander pushes some NY primaries to late August” New York’s congressional and state Senate primary elections will be pushed back nearly two months to Aug. 23, after the state’s highest court struck down the new district maps drawn by Democrats and approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul as unconstitutional.  State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister delayed…

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#Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps

#Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps

“Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps” For the second consecutive time, a court-appointed special master will handle New York’s congressional redistricting. It’s notable — though hardly surprising given the deeply partisan state of politics here — that our representatives have failed to properly carry out this most basic and important task twice….

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#GOP pushes NY’s highest court to reject ‘Hochulmander’ congressional map

#GOP pushes NY’s highest court to reject ‘Hochulmander’ congressional map

“GOP pushes NY’s highest court to reject ‘Hochulmander’ congressional map” New York’s highest court should throw out newly drawn congressional lines because they were illegally gerrymandered by Democrats in violation of the state Constitution, a Republican attorney argued at a Tuesday Court of Appeals hearing in Albany.  The so-called “Hochulmander” includes dramatic changes to the…

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#Who will win in the battle of NY’s insane gerrymander?

#Who will win in the battle of NY’s insane gerrymander?

“Who will win in the battle of NY’s insane gerrymander?” The state Appellate Division just got it half-right on the Legislature’s gerrymander, correctly blasting the US House-seat maps as drawn expressly “to discourage competition and favor Democrats” and thus violating New York’s Constitution.  But the court so far has the state Senate maps intact, though…

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#Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong

#Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong

“Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong” Half a cheer for the Hon. Stephen Lindley: On Friday the state appellate judge ruled that Patrick McAllister, the judge who tossed out New York’s blatantly unconstitutional Dem-drawn legislative maps, can appoint a special master to create a new map for House districts if the Legislature refuses to…

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#Judge warns Dems they may regret appeal of NY gerrymander

#Judge warns Dems they may regret appeal of NY gerrymander

“Judge warns Dems they may regret appeal of NY gerrymander” An appeals court judge on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of a ruling that found Democratic state lawmakers illegally gerrymandered new congressional districts — but warned that waiting for the case to be decided could backfire on them. “The Legislature may begin redrawing the map right now if…

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