“Clearly the bill as it’s currently written is a very bad idea,” says a spokesman for South Dakota’s Republican governor, Dennis Daugaard. [NYT]
explainer
What We Know About the Colonial Pipeline Shutdown
THE FEED
crime
Death Penalty, Hate-Crime Charges Sought in Atlanta Spa Shootings
The NRA is dealt a major blow in court
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business.
The case was over whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where the state is suing in an effort to disband the group. Though headquartered in Virginia, the NRA was chartered as a nonprofit in New York in 1871 and is incorporated in the state.
Judge Harlin Hale said in a written order that he was dismissing the case because he found the bankruptcy was not filed in good faith.
politics
The Return of the Welfare Queen Myth
Sad!
[Former president Trump’s] blog has drawn a considerably smaller audience than his once-powerful social media accounts, according to engagement data compiled with BuzzSumo, a social media analytics company. The data offers a hint that while Trump remains a political force, his online footprint is still dependent on returning to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
The Desk of Donald J. Trump is limited — users can’t comment or engage with the actual posts beyond sharing them to other platforms, an action few people do, according to the data.
Trump’s new blog has attracted a little over 212,000 engagements, defined as backlinks and social interactions — including likes, shares and comments — received across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Reddit. Before the ban, a single Trump tweet was typically liked and retweeted hundreds of thousands of times.
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If Only Mayoral Candidates Set Brooklyn Home Prices
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All the Endorsements in the NYC Mayoral Race
elon musk
Hosting SNL Was a Huge Win for Elon Musk
2021 elections
MAGA + Money Wins Virginia’s GOP Gubernatorial Race
the national interest
Liz Cheney’s Liberal Critics Are Missing the Point
games
States Are Starting to Fix the NCAA — For the Wrong Reasons
cityscape
New York’s First Climate Adaptation Battle Is Here
encounter
Litquidity Capital Is the Meme King of Wall Street
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New York Newspapers Weigh In With Endorsements for Mayor
coronavirus vaccine
FDA Authorizes Use of Pfizer Vaccine for Children 12 to 15
coronavirus vaccine
New York City to Offer Vaccinations in Subway and Commuter Rail Stations
Romney is no fan of the effort to oust Liz Cheney from GOP leadership
Expelling Liz Cheney from leadership won’t gain the GOP one additional voter, but it will cost us quite a few.
—@MittRomney
nyc mayoral race
What We Know About the Scott Stringer Sexual-Assault Allegation
covid-19
How Far Along Is New York City in Its Reopening This Spring?
covid-19
U.S. COVID Cases Are at Their Lowest Level in a Long Time
The Biden administration is undoing a Trump policy that curtailed protections for gay and transgender people in health care
The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.
The action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people. The Trump administration had defined “sex” to mean gender assigned at birth, thereby excluding transgender people from the law’s umbrella of protection.
… [HHS Secretary Xavier] Becerra said the Biden administration policy will bring HHS into line with a landmark Supreme Court decision last year in a workplace discrimination case, which established that federal laws against sex discrimination on the job also protect gay and transgender people.
the city politic
Andrew Yang’s Insider Campaign
2021 mayoral race
The Mayoral Debate Over Policing Ramps Up After Times Square Shooting
coronavirus stimulus
GOP Governors End COVID Unemployment Benefits to Make People Go Back to Work
dogecoin
Dogecoin Survives Musk’s SNL Jokes, Will Fund Moon Mission
foreign interests
The U.S. Is Playing Catch-Up at Vaccine Diplomacy
death from above
Congratulations, You Weren’t Crushed by Space Debris Today
rip
The Obama Family’s First Dog, Bo, Has Died
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