Mike's Blog Round Up

Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, was born on this day in 1929. Since it would take a hundred videos to even begin to do Motown justice, let's just kick back and enjoy The Supremes "Love Child" from 1968, above.

Government works! Governing magazine spotlights State and Local Policymakers Honored for Effective Solutions.

Lawyers, Guns & Money wonders whatever happened to Don**d Tr**p’s modest proletarianism?

The Field Negro on fighting off the dark clouds.

Attention space nerds! Did you know that NASA has a small business grant program?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants To Shut Down OSHA Over 'Communist Tactics'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has called on Republicans to defund the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after she accused them of using "communist tactics" to mandate vaccines.

In a tweet on Sunday, Greene lashed out at President Joe Biden's attempt to use OSHA to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. Biden's order, however, has been temporarily blocked by a conservative appeals court.

"The most important thing Republicans can do is to stop the funding of vaccine mandates," Greene wrote. "Republicans voting for funding of OSHA will be voting to fund communist tactics used against the American people."

"Vaccine mandates are unconstitutional, no matter your stance on vaccines," she added.

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Fauci Destroys Ted Cruz: 'What Happened On Jan 6, Senator?'

Dr. Anthony Fauci responded on Sunday after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested that he should be prosecuted for his role in the Covid-19 pandemic.

CBS host Margaret Brennan asked Fauci about the Texas senator's threat during an interview on Face the Nation.

"I have to laugh at that," Fauci told Brennan. "I should be prosecuted? What happened on Jan. 6, Senator?"

"Do you think that this is about making you a scapegoat to deflect from President Trump?" Brennan wondered.

"Of course," Fauci replied. "You'd have to be asleep not to figure that one out."

"I'm just going to do my job," he added. "And I'm going to be saving lives and they're going to be lying."

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Hondurans seek a break from graft and despair in an election with repercussions for the United States.

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‘Papi a la orden’: los candidatos prometen una nueva era, pero están atados al pasado

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Los hondureños buscan un alivio de la desesperación en unas elecciones con repercusiones para Estados Unidos

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Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41

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