The Political Thread

[Chris]

In the "no shit" category

Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana (Published 2024)

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.

www.nytimes.com

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.

 

[Deezy]

Weed cures everything man.

 

[O-Blaze]

In the "no shit" category

Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana (Published 2024)

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.

www.nytimes.com

In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.

whoa! No way!

 

[Deezy]

Friend woukd tell me weed is medicine.......told him "well if you took as much pills as you smoke, we'd be staging an intervention".......

 

[Chris]

Justice Department Finds ‘Significant Failure’ in Uvalde Police Response

In a report, the department blames “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training” in the Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead.

www.nytimes.com

In a report, the department blames “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training” in the Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead.

 

[Chris]

Alec Baldwin Is Charged, Again, With Involuntary Manslaughter

A grand jury in New Mexico indicted the actor in the shooting death of the cinematographer on the film “Rust,” months after the original case against him was dismissed.

www.nytimes.com

A grand jury in New Mexico indicted the actor in the shooting death of the cinematographer on the film “Rust,” months after the original case against him was dismissed.

 

[Chris]

S&P 500 rallies 1% to all-time high, surpassing previous record set in 2022: Live updates

The major averages rose Friday, as the S&P 500 traded around the 4,800 level to break its previous record intraday high.

www.cnbc.com

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Friday as investors returned to buying equities in force in recent days following a short-lived market stumble to start the new year.

 

[Chris]

https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/01/19/louisiana-congressional-map-redraw-primaries

The Louisiana Legislature appears ready Friday to finish its redrawing of the state's congressional map and close some state primaries. With final approvals, the bills head to Gov. Jeff Landry's desk for signature.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Sounds like Ron DeSantis is dropping out of the presidential race.

 

[Wolverine]

Sounds like Ron DeSantis is dropping out of the presidential race.

Damn you beat me to it lol

 

[Chris]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/23/turkey-sweden-nato-vote-parliament/

After 20 months of demands, obstruction and delay, the Turkish parliament on Tuesday night voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO, clearing one of the final hurdles for a major expansion of the military alliance set in motion by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/middleeast/gaza-israeli-soldiers-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html

Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began.

Twenty-one soldiers were killed in one incident, “removing structures and terrorist infrastructure,” the IDF said in a statement, when a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was fired towards a tank protecting the unit.

 

[Chris]

New Hampshire primary replay: Donald Trump wins, but Nikki Haley vows not to quit

Donald Trump won the New Hampshire GOP Primary. But Nikki Haley isn't giving up just yet.

www.usatoday.com

Former President Donald Trump defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire Republican primary, winning over crucial Granite State voters.

On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden also won over his challengers in a write-in campaign, defeating Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and author Marianne Williamson.

Biden’s victory comes despite the president not appearing on the ballot because of a dispute between national Democrats and the state over the date of the primary.

 

[Chris]

Military Plane Crashes in Russia, Killing All Aboard, Moscow Says (Published 2024)

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the transport plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war and accused Ukraine of shooting it down. The claims could not be independently verified.

www.nytimes.com

A large Russian military transport plane crashed on Wednesday in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine killing everyone onboard, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, accusing Ukraine of shooting down the plane with missiles.

The Defense Ministry said that the plane had been carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being transferred to the region from a military airport near Moscow to be exchanged for Russian service personnel. It accused Ukrainian forces of launching two missiles from the nearby Kharkiv region of Ukraine that struck the aircraft. The plane was also carrying six crew members and three other individuals, the ministry said.

The Russian claims could not be independently verified.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/entertainment/jon-stewart-daily-show/index.html

Jon Stewart is heading back to “The Daily Show.”

The comedian, who during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central program established it as an entertainment and cultural force, will return to host the show each week on Mondays starting February 12, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios announced Wednesday.