Trump Lies, Again

And chuckwalla lizards

We have had so many mass shootings, and now another mass killing by automobile. The man who allegedly rammed his truck into crowds of people in New Orleans on New Year’s morning, killing 14 and wounding dozens, was a US citizen apparently inspired by Isis. The suspect was killed after he opened fire on police. Donald Trump is making dangerously false statements on social media, saying the suspect was an immigrant. trying to connect this incident to illegal border crossings. This kind of false hysteria that Trump promotes only incites hate and potential violence towards immigrants.

The wait to donate blood near the French Quarter where the attack happened was 3–4 hours.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing a crucial vote on his job on Friday. He can only afford to lose one Republican vote, and if he fails to get re-elected in the first round, no further work can continue in the House. Some Republicans warn that not electing Johnson will embolden Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Johnson has the support of Trump, but faces opposition from some hard-right members of the party. I, for one, hope it’s chaos. That would be a setback for Trump.

President Biden will award former Representative Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson the Presidential Citizens Medal. The second-highest…