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Socialism is great for those in power. For those brave enough to oppose socialist regimes in China or Russia, those in power see them as a major threat to be neutralized.
- Something has now happened that few predicted. The Republicans’ culture war has come back to bite the Republicans in their incidentals.
- The uniqueness of the current economic situation is that it is mainly caused by the high energy cost due to oil supply shortages related to the war in Ukraine and the shortage of chips to manufacture certain equipment including computers and autos.
- If 2022 ends up being a red-wave election like 1994 or 2010 – as most predict it will be – the weakness of individual G.O.P. candidates will be less important than the overall pro-Republican tide.
- Prosecutors have been attempting to use rap performances by defendants as evidence that the artists were signaling their intent to commit crimes.
- At this point, a recession is the least of our worries and, actually, the outcome for which we should all be hoping right now.
- The GOP candidate for governor of New York, Rep. Lee Zeldin, was physically attacked by a deranged man who, like Kavanaugh’s assailant, wanted to kill him.
- Zelenskyy’s calls for sanctions resulted in the EU sanctioning its own gas supply from Russia to the detriment of their own citizens and industry, with the now EU asking member states to ration gas consumption by 15 percent starting this month and at least into next year.
- Big corporations, meanwhile, are raising prices because they can. Consumers have little choice due to record levels of corporate concentration, and the rising costs of supplies has given corporations perfect cover.
- As Connecticut gets hotter, the state is going to have to learn better ways to live with the heat.
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- We know bears come for the food and not our company and the problem seems to be growing as more Connecticut residents report issues with the large, clawed animals. Earlier this summer, a bear that broke into multiple homes in Canton was euthanized by DEEP.
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- Gov. Ned Lamont noted in a separate statement that the aquarium is one “of Connecticut’s largest cultural destinations, and its success over the last 16 years is no doubt due in large part to Steve’s leadership.”
- After losing House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz’s district after he retired in 2020, Berlin and Southington Democrats are looking to a well-known former town manager to get them back in power in November.
- The CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
