Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

Since 1994, the IRS has provided a letter-forwarding service for individuals, companies and organizations trying to track down taxpayers who are owed money from pension funds and other sources. The IRS announced that due to budget constraints, it would limit its letter-forwarding program to assist those seeking to convey a message for a humane purpose or those in an emergency situation.   read more

Republican lawmakers adopted the law claiming it was necessary to restrict access to early voting in order to curb voter fraud and that voting on the weekend and Monday interfered with preparations for Election Day. Democrats counter that the real reason the Republicans want to limit the hours for early voting is that those who vote in the weekend before the election are more likely to vote Democratic.   read more

Officials fired security guard Kirk Garland, the guard who actually apprehended Sister Rice and the others, and are scapegoating him for the systemic security lapses—including inoperable security cameras and guards ignoring alarms—that allowed them to breach the facility with such ease. The government pays $1.2 billion for security at Oak Ridge every year, leading one unnamed DOE official to wonder “what are we getting for it?”   read more

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix quietly announced late Friday, just before the three-day weekend, that it would not prosecute Arpaio on abuse-of-power charges. Federal prosecutors spent four years investigating the 80-year-old law enforcement official, who bills himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff.”   read more

1. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides—33.1% 2. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators—30.5% 3. Barbers—27.7% 4. Security guards and gaming surveillance officers—27.2% 5. Railroad conductors and yardmasters—27.2%   read more

1. Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators—0.0% 2. Medical transcriptionists—0.3% 3. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters—0.3% 4. Dental hygienists—0.5% 5. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers—0.9%   read more

The statements revealed that the firm Romney founded got away with not paying income taxes on at least $1 billion in accumulated fees by converting them into investments that produced capital gains, which are subject to a federal tax of only 15%. Had the fees been recorded as income, Bain would have owed 35% in tax.   read more

In a similar case, on January 31, 2011, DHS seized the sports streaming sites Rojadirecta.com and Rojadirecta.org. However, on August 29 the government dropped its case against Rojadirecta and returned the domain to its Spanish owners without explanation. To date, DHS has seized about 700 domain names as part of “Operation In Our Sites.”   read more

At one point, according to Hayes’ complaint, “Barr moved the entire contents of the offices of three male employees, including name plates, computers, and telephones, to the men’s bathroom at ICE headquarters.” In addition, “Barr took an ICE blackberry device assigned to a male Special Agent in Charge and sent a Blackberry Messenger message to his female supervisor indicating that the male employee had a crush on the female supervisor and fantasized about her.”   read more

1. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers—59.7% 2. Graders and sorters, agricultural products—51.5% 3. Miscellaneous agricultural workers—49.5% 4. Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers—47.8% 5. Roofers—47.3%   read more

1. Appraisers and assessors of real estate—0.0% 2. Chiropractors—1.3% 3. Medical transcriptionists—2.1% 4. Financial analysts—2.7% 5. Artists and related workers—2.8%   read more

Recently, federal and state judges have blocked some of these laws. In most cases, the judges issuing the opinions have been those who were appointed by Democratic presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. However, this is not always the case. The most notable exemption has been the rejection of Texas’ redistricting plan, in which two of the three judges who denied the Republican redistricting were appointed by President George W. Bush.   read more

Republicans claimed it was necessary to restrict access to early voting in order to curb voter fraud and that voting on the weekend and Monday interfered with preparations for Election Day. Economus disagreed with the rationale. The Clinton-appointed judge wrote that all Ohioans have a constitutionally protected right to participate in elections on an equal basis.   read more

The judges found the new legislative and congressional boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and weakened the political clout of minorities who were the reason why Texas grew in population and gained four more seats in Congress. Latinos accounted for 65% of the increase, blacks 13.4% and Asian-Americans 10.1%, yet Latinos did not gain any seats in the Republican redistricting plan.   read more

Democrats say damage has already been done as a result of the 48-hour provision. Over the past year, Democratic Party registration increased by only 11,365—compared to an average of 209,425 each year from 2004 to 2008. While Democrats struggled to register new voters, the number of registered Republicans went up by 128,039 from 2011 to 2012.   read more

The voter ID law, which GOP lawmakers and Governor Scott Walker adopted, was declared unconstitutional in March by Circuit Judge Richard G. Niess. A second judge, David T. Flanagan, ruled the law invalid in July following a nonjury trial. Niess was appointed by Governor Jim Doyle, a Democrat, in 2004 and then elected in 2011. Flanagan was appointed by Governor Tommy Thompson, a Republican, in 1999 and then elected in 2012.   read more