😮 Debate: It's time for a national divorce. From: Reason. Are political breakups really as American as apple pie?
“Free the weed” for more than medical and recreational use. From: Garrison Center. “The only way to unlock the commercial potential of ‘industrial hemp’ is to completely ‘free the weed.'”
⭐️ Uniform. From: Eric Peters Autos. The title to this essay has two meanings. The first is the one many people think of when they hear the word – i.e., an outfit that people in a certain profession wear. Soldiers, for instance. The uniform identifies them as soldiers. But is also something else. Or rather, it is the opposite of that something else.
For the record, NPR absolutely iS US state propaganda. From: Caitlin Johnstone. American liberals are in an uproar over Twitter’s recent labeling of National Public Radio as “US state-affiliated media”, a designation typically reserved for state media from governments the US is trying to topple like Russia’s RT, China’s CGTN, and Iran’s Press TV.
💉 The final brick in the vaccine efficacy narrative. From: Brownstone Institute. Two key bricks seem to have already fallen from the COVID vaccines’ narrative – the one about their fantastic efficacy against infections and the one about their superb safety.
American politics has become amplified rage. From: Jonathan Turley/The Hill. Every controversy is now repackaged to amplify talking points, even when they cannot withstand the most cursory examination.
😑 Biden disgracefully tries to memory-hole his Afghanistan debacle. From: Washington Examiner. President Joe Biden's low approval ratings and reelection numbers have long been the subject of commentaries and even jokes. But things weren't always this way. His administration lost the electorate’s confidence at a specific moment.