Yesterday was the day which was expected to be the coldest in months, and I must say it did not disappoint. I put the quilt back on the bed the night before, and was not a bit too warm (the blanket had alreadt been on the bed for a couple of weeks).) The quilt stayed lest night – it may come off tonight – but the blanket is probably there to stay until next June. I grabbed a sweater early and kept it on all day.On the bright side, I did receive confirmation to visit Virgil Sunday.
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Daily Beast – AOC Rival’s Family Caught in Drug and Gun Bust
Quote – But what Forte has failed to mention is that her family’s beverage distribution warehouse was at the center of a federal drug and gun bust in 2019—which culminated in guilty pleas by her husband and son, both of whom are serial offenders. In a 2020 Facebook post, Forte placed her business at an address on the Bronx’s Stillwell Avenue, and in her financial disclosures to the House Clerk’s office she stated her husband’s income derived from a company incorporated in this same building. It was this exact location that a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent identified as the site of the crimes of Joseph “Joey Snapple” Galdieri—to whom Forte is married, according to records in suburban Rockland County, where the pair own a home well outside the congressional district’s borders—and their son Joseph Galdieri Jr.
Click through for story. Life would be better if Republicans named Tina would just stay out of politics (JK – at this point life would be better if ALL Republicans would just stay out of politics.)
Robert Reich – The truth I’m telling Congress today about inflation
Quote – Well, now I get a chance to tell Congress why this is insane…. My aim is to state as clearly as possible that the underlying problem is not wage-price inflation. It’s profit-price inflation. And the Fed’s continuing rate hikes will hurt average workers by slowing the economy — making it harder for workers to get wage increases and causing many to lose their jobs…. I’m going to add my testimony to this post right after I testify this morning — and fill you in on what happened.
Click through for article and summary of the hearing. The article is also available as a podcast, and the hearing is probably on YouTube by now. Of course the Reich on the left is right, as usual.
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