Notices by Robert Maguire (robertmaguire@journa.host)

During the battle to pass Obamacare, Republicans created a carve-out exempting "faith-based health care" from the individual mandate. Now, people are facing death and financial ruin while these companies make bank in a regulatory no man's land https://www.propublica.org/article/liberty-healthshare-healthcare-sharing-ministries-obamacare

RT @TheCartelDel
Today I learned wtf a "Hurdy Gurdy" is.
I know Middle Age instruments demand godlike craftwork but this thing is ridiculous levels of complex. I thought I didn't like folk music, until I heard the bass drop on this Hurdy Gurdy track.

RT @MacFarlaneNews
NEW: @CBSNews polling shows majority of respondents supporting a nationwide ban on AR-15 semi-automatics

It's honestly offensive that we're being asked to believe that Clarence Thomas is somehow a brilliant legal mind capable of deciding the thorniest legal cases in the country as a Supreme Court justice, while also being utterly confounded by basic ethics rules.

Rep. Burgess Owens to lead congressional hearing on ‘unlawful’ student loan forgiveness program.
The Utah Republican, who has filed for bankruptcy protection multiple times, said ‘debt cannot be canceled.’ https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/03/21/rep-burgess-owens-lead/

World: Can the US please just use the metric system, instead of making up weird measurements no one else understands

US:

A Republican-led Virginia House panel voted down legislation that would stop lawmakers from using campaign funds for personal expenses like vacations, mortgages or country club memberships. https://apnews.com/article/941bb0ba065b8d55b84cc7a6eee9a6c1