thomaslknapp (57)in #florida • 20 hours agosteemCreated with Sketch.Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always "Cut Government Spending"As I write this column, Florida legislators are hard at work on a measure to eliminate property taxes in the state.…thomaslknapp (57)in #nuclearfamily • 3 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tennessee Celebrates the New-Fangled “Nuclear Family”In mid-April, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a legislative resolution designating June "Nuclear Family Month."…thomaslknapp (57)in #datacenters • 6 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Data Center Panic Forgets the FutureFrom national politics down to local neighborhood discussion, America seems to be in full-blown moral panic about data…thomaslknapp (57)in #iran • 8 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective ActionOn May 25, US president Donald Trump went back to war with Iran, launching strikes in the southern part of that…thomaslknapp (57)in #barackobama • 13 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Charge Obama? Great Idea, But UnlikelyLast July, then US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the formation of a "strike force" to investigate former…thomaslknapp (57)in #randyfine • 15 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Randy Fine vs. "Dual Loyalty" -- Pot, Kettle, Black"Some men," an old saying has it, "are sent to Washington because their hometowns want them somewhere else."…thomaslknapp (57)in #ageverification • 17 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Computer "Age Verification" is About Political Control, Not Child SafetyAround the US, a number of state legislatures have passed, or ar working to pass, various laws which would require…thomaslknapp (57)in #penny • 20 days agosteemCreated with Sketch."Nearest Nickel" Makes Sense ... But Why a Law?On May 11, a new law went into effect in Florida, "allowing" businesses to round the amounts charged for cash…thomaslknapp (57)in #whitehouse • 22 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.The "Security" Case for Trump's Ballroom: A Win-Win ProposalSenate Republicans, the Associated Press reports , plan to give the Secret Service $1 billion for "security…thomaslknapp (57)in #cnn • 25 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Ted Turner: 24 Hours That Changed The News World"We won't be signing off until the world ends," Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media…thomaslknapp (57)in #artificialintelligence • 29 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.AI Regulation: More of the Risk, Less of the BenefitCiting anonymous sources, the New York Times reported on May 4, US president Donald Trump is considering an…thomaslknapp (57)in #spiritairlines • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Murder of Spirit AirlinesOn May 2, Spirit Airlines ceased operations after it failed to get the US government to bail it out of the latest in a…thomaslknapp (57)in #gerrymander • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Hakeem Jeffries is a Racist: Or, SCOTUS Gets One Right"Today's decision by this illegitimate Supreme Court majority strikes a blow against the Voting Rights Act," US House…thomaslknapp (57)in #guncontrol • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.OK, "Gun Control" Had Its Chance -- Here Are The ResultsIn the wake of Cole Tomas Allen's alleged attempt to assassinate US president Donald Trump and/or other political…thomaslknapp (57)in #trump • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Note to Those So Inclined: Please Stop Trying to Kill Donald TrumpPhoto by Thomas L. Knapp. Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication. On April 25, one Cole Allen allegedly…thomaslknapp (57)in #gerrymandering • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.There's a Simple Way to End the Gerrymander WarsOn April 21, a majority of Virginia voters said "yes" to a ballot measure allowing the state's US House districts to…thomaslknapp (57)in #homelandsecurity • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Instead of Ending the DHS "Shutdown," Make It Real ... and Permanent"The longest government shutdown in US history!" Apart from perfunctory stories about failed congressional votes to…thomaslknapp (57)in #trump • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Trump: An Alternative HypothesisI don't care much for politicians and their works. Political government is a stupid and evil way of doing things. It…thomaslknapp (57)in #ibogaine • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Rehabilitation of Ed Muskie?US president Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order funding research into the possible benefits of…thomaslknapp (57)in #taxation • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Nothing Special About April 15 -- Every Day is Tax DayThe deadline for filing US federal income tax returns falls (usually) on April 15, a date that's worked its way into…
