The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 40 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 40
Biden is appointing judges faster than Trump, and most everyone else
Steve Bannon pledges 20k ‘shock troops’ ready to go as he rants that ‘we control this country’ | Donald Trump’s former strategist has called on GOP to ‘deconstruct’ the state
Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell is coming to kill the economy
Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm children and weaken democracy
Lindsey Graham told Republicans they ‘ought to think about’ getting a coronavirus vaccine. They booed him.
Judge says Trump can be deposed in former 'Apprentice' contestant's lawsuit
Criminal inquiry into Trump’s Georgia election interference gathers steam
AOC Pounces on Facebook Blackout: 'Break Them Up' | “It’s almost as if Facebook’s monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy.”
Mike Pence Tries To Spin Jan. 6 Insurrection, Gets Brutal Reminder In Response
Florida only state to not submit plan for COVID funds; US Department of Education wants to know why
96 Percent of New York’s Teachers Are Now Vaccinated, Because Mandates Work
Mother, son arrested in theft of Pelosi’s laptop during Capitol riot
Facebook whistleblower to say former employer an 'urgent threat' to U.S.
Trumpers stand up for Kyrsten Sinema, suggest bathroom protesters should be "deported"
Biden administration reverses Trump-era move that shut out Planned Parenthood from federal family-planning program
These Hack Justices Are Gunning for Roe, and Lying About It
DOJ to investigate threats against teachers, school board members nationwide
Right-Wing Commentator Dan Bongino Runs Into Florida Anti-SLAPP Law, Now Owes Daily Beast $32,000 In Legal Fees
Mother blames ‘selfish’ parents sending sick kids to school as her healthy ‘class nurse’ daughter dies of Covid
Progressives Respond to Facebook Outage With Simple Call: 'Break Them Up'
Utilities cut power to US customers while taking huge Covid tax credits- Tax bailouts would have paid for debt forgiveness many times over but instead companies left struggling households in the dark
In 'Major Victory' for Abortion Rights, Biden to Reverse Trump-Era Domestic Gag Rule |
Opinion: Facebook can decide to be honest on its own — or Congress can force it to be
Anthony Fauci defends Christmas comments, says vaccinated people can gather for holiday
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Congress has 'done nothing' to oversee Facebook because tech companies are 'throwing money around this town'

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 40

Posted: 04 Oct 2021 11:11 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

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Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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Biden is appointing judges faster than Trump, and most everyone else

Posted: 05 Oct 2021 04:00 AM PDT