NY Times: “A former confidant of Representative Matt Gaetz admitted in court papers on Friday to an array of federal crimes, including sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, and agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s ongoing investigations. The plea deal by Joel Greenberg, the onetime associate of Mr. Gaetz who had served as a…
MS Supreme Court Overturns Med Marijuana Initiative on a Technicality
MS Today: “The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday issued a much-anticipated ruling that strikes down the Medical marijuana program enshrined in the state constitution by voters in November. The ruling also voids — for now — the state’s ballot initiative process that allows voters to take matters in hand and pass constitutional amendments. The court…
Trumper Lin Wood Soundly Defeated in Race for SC GOP Chair
Politico: “Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood’s bid to bring “chaos” to South Carolina’s GOP was halted on Saturday when he failed to unseat the party’s chairman after baselessly accusing the incumbent of voter fraud and a host of other slurs. Chairman Drew McKissick’s reelection was not in doubt among knowledgeable Republicans who say the party delegate rules favor…
“Matthew McConaughey making calls as he weighs running for Texas governor”
Politico: “McConaughey has been quietly making calls to influential people in Texas political circles, including a deep-pocketed moderate Republican and energy CEO, to take their temperature on the race and to talk about seriously throwing his hat in the ring, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. Most political strategists say they doubt McConaughey,…
NC Court of Appeals Judge Accused of Aiming Vehicle at Protestors
The Fayetteville Observer: “A criminal court summons was issued Friday for a state Appeals Court judge after a Fayetteville woman swore before a Cumberland County magistrate that he nearly hit her with his SUV. Once served, the summons orders Judge John M. Tyson to appear in a Cumberland County courtroom next month to answer to…
Vacation
Yellow Dog is going on vacation until Monday, May 17.
VA GOP Convention Today Litmus Test Showing How Far Gone the Party Is
Chicken Fried Politics: “Republicans delegates will gather across Virginia on Saturday to pick their nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general using a complex process that will leave candidates waiting for results for days — results that, in an echo of 2020, one candidate for governor has already warned supporters not to trust. All…
“Atlanta police officer fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks has been reinstated”
ABC News: “The Atlanta police officer who was fired after fatally shooting a Black man in a Wendy’s parking lot last year has been reinstated by Atlanta’s Civil Service Board. Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old husband, father and stepfather, was running away when he was shot by officer Garrett Rolfe on June 12, Fulton County District…
“The Secret Papers of Lee Atwater, Who Invented the Scurrilous Tactics That Trump Normalized”
The New Yorker: “Atwater died before he could finish his memoir. What remains of it are hunks of yellowing typewritten pages, held together by rusting staples and paper clips. But the seven surviving chapters suggest that, far from dying along with him, the nihilism, cynicism, and scurrilous tactics that Atwater brought into national politics live…
“Watch author David Zucchino discuss his book, “Wilmington’s Lie: the Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy””
The Progressive Pulse: “If you missed Thursday’s fascinating and informative NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation on the new book, Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy that featured the Pulitzer Prize winning author David Zucchino, don’t despair. The Zoom recording of the entire hour long conversation, can be viewed by clicking here.”…