Eric Christ

Many cities in Georgia had municipal elections on November 4, not just Atlanta.

Bronze plans weren’t eligible for an HSA last year. They are now.

The U.S. Solicitor General is the only U.S. officer who is statutorily required to be "learned in the law". The AG and Deputy AGs are not.

Act of June 22, 1870, ch. 150, § 2, 16 Stat. 162.

Horrific story - good Samaritan is there in time to rescue crash victims but doors can’t be opened.

Layoffs Hit Unbelievable High Thanks to Trump and Musk Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government have caused a record-breaking surge in layoffs.

“… federal government layoffs won’t show up in the government’s February monthly jobs report because they took place outside of the survey week.”

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“Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
We had a quarrel, a lover's spat
I write I'm sorry, but my letter keeps coming back.”

What are these “zones” you’re singing about ?

Cotton may have voted for it, but the Securing Inspector General Independence Act passed in 2022, so Biden would have signed it into law.

From that screenshot, it appears that every category saw a drop in vote totals from 2020 to 2024. Where do you see an increase?

The @wmata.com “Metro Retro 1976” 40th anniversary SmarTrip card features a picture of Breda rolling stock. Breda cars weren’t added to the system until 1982. The picture should be of a Rohr Series 1000 car. 🤷 But still congrats on 40 years of serving the DMV. #metro #wmata

Have you looked at average streak length for jobs added? I’m curious how that compares to the current streak, eg “since 1939 the average length of jobs added streaks is XX months, so we’re YY months better in the current streak.”

Thanks, Bill. That Great Recession streak was tough. If we assume December 2024 and January 2025 will both show net jobs added, the current positive streak will move into second place overall.

Bill, have you calculated the longest streaks for months with net job loss?

Someone should do an efficiency study on the U.S. Federal Government and show corporations how to increase their value. The Feds are delivering more services and more complex services with the same number of employees since the 1950s.

Alan's Fundraiser for Medical Life Lines Ukraine Help Alan Himmer raise money to support British-Ukrainian Aid

A college classmate is raising funds to purchase a used British National Health Service ambulance to donate it to Ukraine. www.justgiving.com/page/alan-am...

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives can’t be appointed. Any vacancies due to resignation or death can only be filled by a special election. (Senators in some states can be appointed.)