Earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported that a federal ban on gas stoves is “on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.” Is a ban actually going to happen? Maybe! Is it possibly not going to happen? Considering that “on the table” suggests nothing has been decided, and Richard Trumka Jr., the commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is mulling the ban, told Bloomberg that the group could alternatively implement emissions standards, maybe not! If the risk to one’s health is as bad as the agency says it is, would a potential ban not actually be a terrible thing? Perhaps!
One person not willing to consider any of the above, but rather lose his mind before hearing more? Former White House doctor and all-out Trump stooge Ronny Jackson, who took took to Twitter Tuesday morning to declare:
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Yes, his cold! Dead! Hands!
Jackson’s tirade was reminiscent of the meltdown Republicans had after the fake news that Joe Biden was going to take away their red meat circulated. That, obviously, did not come to pass, and while this situation is slightly different, in that a member of the administration has actually said it is a possibility, the response—total hysteria—is the same.
Jackson, of course, is not entirely known for his sharp, nuanced takes. In 2018, he rose to national prominence after he declared, in his capacity as White House doctor, that then president Donald Trump had “incredibly good genes” and, if he had a slightly better diet, could “live to be 200 years old.” According to a 2021 report from the Department of Defense’s inspector general, Jackson also made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female underling, violated policy concerning drinking on a presidential trip, and took prescription-strength sleeping drugs that caused concern from his coworkers about his ability to do his job. (In response, Jackson said in a statement at the time: “Democrats are using this report to repeat and rehash untrue attacks on my integrity,” adding, “I take my professional responsibility with respect to prescription drug practices seriously; and I flat-out reject any allegation that I consumed alcohol while on duty.” He did not address allegations re: commenting on a female subordinate’s “tits” and “ass,” or demanding that a staffer come to his hotel room.)
In other conservative batshittery…
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Donald Trump’s longtime CFO is going away for a while
Per NBC News:
Weisselberg’s lawyer had asked for the judge to further reduce his client’s sentence. Not only did that not happen, the judge said, “I believe a stiffer sentence might be appropriate having heard the evidence,” before noting that he would stick to the original agreement.
Elsewhere!
Ron DeSantis Allies Plot the Hostile Takeover of a Liberal College (NYT)
Biden classified docs vs. Trump classified docs: What’s the difference? (NBC News)
Supreme Court rejects Utah brothers’ lawsuit seeking to return Donald Trump to the White House (Salt Lake Tribune)
House GOP’s IRS Vote Is Just the First of Many Dumb Gestures (Intelligencer)
The Right-Wing Media’s Coverage of Brazil’s Insurrection Is a Rerun of January 6 (VF)
Trump’s recent smears against rape accuser brought up as he tries to fend off White House–era defamation suit (CNN)
Janet Yellen to stay on as Biden’s Treasury chief as debt fight looms (Politico)
Wait, There’s More to the Story of Prince Harry’s Frostbitten Groin (VF)
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