Friday, June 7, 2024

Redaing archive 2024-06-07

Coalition calls for delay to Rock Creek golf course rebuilding plan: D.C. residents and environmental groups say the National Park Service needs to engage more with the community about the proposed overhaul. - "The Park Service says that about half of the trees marked for removal were either dead, rotting, compromised by invasive vines or creating conditions that hampered turf growth on the course." [ed. note: dead and rotting trees are an important part of the ecosystem, and invasive vines are a problem that NPS and National Links Trust have allowed to fester]

Opinion The Biden administration is the most progressive in U.S. history: Biden’s aim: minimize the market by maximizing government’s role in allocating society’s resources

Opinion How to cover an abnormal presidential race: Could the media coverage adhere closer to reality? Hard questions must be asked. - "The United States has never had an election in which: a felon runs for president; a presidential candidate lays out a detailed plan for authoritarian rule; an entire party gaslights the public (e.g., claiming the president was behind their candidate’s state prosecution; pretending they won the last election); and, prominent leaders of one party signal they will not accept an adverse outcome in the next election. Yet, the coverage of the 2024 campaign is remarkably anodyne, if not oblivious, to the unprecedented nature of this election and its implications."

Retired judge David Tatel issues a stark warning about the Supreme Court: In a memoir, the retired D.C. Circuit judge reflects on his career and the high court, regret about initially hiding his blindness, and his love for his guide dog, Vixen.

Opinion As Biden rallies the free world, Trump serves a higher cause: Himself: In Phoenix, at his first post-conviction campaign rally, Trump portrayed a dark and desperate America.

Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending: In a second term, allies said the former president would look at unilateral funding cuts for the World Health Organization and green energy initiatives.

Congress weighs delaying farm bill over SNAP and climate disputes: The sweeping agriculture law hasn’t been renewed since 2018.

Has tipping gone too far? Here’s a guide on when to tip.: Many Americans have tipping fatigue, with 1 in 3 adults calling the practice “out of control” in a recent survey. But there are good reasons to leave a gratuity.

Sen. Kaine wants more career, fewer political-fundraising ambassadors: Kaine’s bill says presidents should make competence, rather than political donations, the main qualification for ambassadors.

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