The View from Here

Today’s featured image is of Split Rock Falls. They are located near New Russia, Essex County NY.


I wrote about the Biden Bombshell here. It seems as though Jack Dorsey and Twitter are actively looking for a federal government sized enema. Since the story broke yesterday, Twitter has gone on a banning, lockout and content restrictions spree. Today, several prominent Senators have made it known they are going to subpoena Jack and probably Zuckerberg as well. FCC chair Ajit Pai has announced an investigation and the FEC chair has announced that agency plans on opening an investigation.




Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that prisoners are eligible to receive the $1200 coronavirus stimulus check. The Clinton appointee set an Oct. 24 deadline for the IRS to reconsider sending the payments to locked-up individuals whose checks have been withheld, intercepted, or returned. Incarcerated people who didn’t file a 2018 or 2019 income tax return — which would allow the IRS to automatically distribute their checks — have until Oct. 30 to submit paperwork to claim the money.


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Remember the kerfuffle when C-SPAN host and moderator for the now canceled 2nd Presidential Debate, Steve Scully claimed his Twitter was hacked? Well, he admitted it wasn’t and got suspended by C-SPAN for it.


If, and at this point it’s a big if, I can find a suitable stream for tonight’s dueling town hall events we’ll be streaming them here at MVAP. If there aren’t any available, look for some analysis tomorrow.


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