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Spencer PlattGetty Images “The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.” —Bram Stoker, Politicohas the scoop on the latest gathering of the conservative Undead. With an eye toward winning back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump has begun crafting a policy agenda outlining a MAGA doctrine for the party. His template is the 1994 ...

Birder’s MDI talks to shed light on the original James Bond Turns out the famous spy was named by Ian Fleming after a prominent ornithologist who birded in Maine. Courtesy of Jim Wright Who knew when Sean Connery and Roger Moore played James Bond in the famous spy movies of the 1960s and ’70s they actually were playing an ornithologist who loved to bird in Maine?  WRIGHT, JIM WRIGHT If you can never get enough of James Bond trivia – or birding in Maine, join author Jim Wright’s talks: ...

President Joe Biden is on primetime television almost every day. He looks into the camera directly, seriously, and calmly explaining the country’s challenges and possible solutions. He has a near monopoly on network news coverage and the non-Fox cable news/opinion channels. The free news coverage is priceless. Ask former President Donald Trump. He could tell you how coverage of his rallies and his use of social media gave him a unique edge in his two runs for the presidency. Democrats and pro...

One on One: Biden’s Reelection Campaign What is going on? President Joe Biden is on primetime television almost every day. He looks into the camera directly, seriously, and calmly explaining the country’s challenges and possible solutions. He has a near monopoly on network news coverage and the non-Fox cable news/opinion channels. The free news coverage is priceless. Ask former President Donald Trump. He could tell you how coverage of his rallies and his use of social media gave him a uniqu...

Yves here. Bill Black is back! The website New Economic Perspectives, where Bill and many MMT luminaries held forth, has gone quiet. But Bill was also a regular at Paul Jay’s The Real News Network, and Black has come for a long-form discussion at Jay’s new initiative, TheAnalysis.news. Bill uses the title of his book to review and update financial fraud, American style, which means driven primarily by bank executives. He starts with a review of the S&L crisis, where he not only had a ringsi...

The Republican Party has given up on ideas.

Railroad commissioner: Texas industry will prevail By Commissioner Jim Wright on 5/13/2021 As the newest statewide elected official in Austin, I expected there to be a learning curve, but 2021 has surprised even this old rodeo cowboy. My time in office started out with the impacts of COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri, and now we are witnessing the impacts of cyberattacks on our pipelines. I came to Austin with a clear vision for what I wanted to accomplish at the Rai...

Virginia medical facilities grapple with a new worry — a rise in drug-resistant fungus infections A medical illustration of Candida auris fungal organisms, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States" report. (Source: CDC Public Health Image Library) By Kate Masters | May 12, 2021 at 7:09 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 7:09 AM An emerging fungal infection — one that’s especially dangerous for patients with wea...

Political consultant and public relations pioneer Julian Read dies By Lia Truitt VP Elizabeth Christian Public Relations Published  Photo of Julian Read courtesy Elizabeth Christian Public Relations. AUSTIN, Texas - Julian Otis Read, a nationally prominent public relations and public affairs expert, passed away on May 8, 2021 at Westminster Manor, a mile from his beloved mid-century modern classic home of 53 years in West Austin. He was 93. Read was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, ...

Former presidential advisor Julian Read dies in Austin Read was known as the first to provide a media briefing following President John F. Kennedys assassination in 1963. Author: KVUE News Staff Updated: 10:50 AM CDT May 10, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Julian Read, a former campaign adviser to several U.S. presidents, has died in Austin of natural causes. A spokesperson confirmed his passing on May 8 and said a memorial service will be held on May 13 at the Texas Stat...