James Briggs

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[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

Indiana allows unlimited e-learning days in lieu of snow days. Now parents drop everything to become teacher assistants with zero notice. It's not tenable. https://t.co/a0P6P8kVFM

[Ben Dreyfuss @bendreyfuss]

The fact that the first paragraph is one paragraph and not two, despite the obvious break point where he starts whining about the meeting, proves Nick Bilton should go home and play with his kids

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

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[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

At this point, Illinois is basically telling the Bears to go ahead and move to Indiana. Whether the Bears flirted with Indiana as a bluff or negotiated based on a sincere willingness to move to Hammond, they’ve kinda backed themselves into a corner.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

This is actually quite telling. You can be as racist as you want, there’s practically no limit. There are limits on women and gays.

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

An interesting dynamic heading into the Indiana GOP convention is Jim Banks is now The Establishment and Max Engling is The Establishment’s choice for secretary of state. Delegates have not loved top-down guidance on how to vote as of late.

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

#INSOS @cdiegomorales has turned down a SECOND job offer that would've let him exit state politics — this one a D.C. think tank gig paying roughly double his $145K salary. https://t.co/ZiwaoLbaiI

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

Legislative Republicans have explicitly told Indianapolis to raise taxes to fund roadwork. That's been the play for years. There is nothing ambiguous about it.

[Rob Kendall @RobMKendall]

There’s a massive controversy about whether the Indiana General Assembly is forcing Indy City Council into a massive tax increase in order to secure road funding. Council member @IndyBain says Democrats are full of it and just looking for a reason to raise taxes. He joins us to discuss. Live now until noon. https://t.co/NYvA0fqpfs

[Cuneyt Dil @cuneytdil]

National Guard didn't reduce D.C. violent crime, report says https://t.co/nykexL3cHF

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

A lot of people are tying Braun's Nuclear Family Month proclamation to Pride Month, but I assume he just had to choose a time outside the Indiana General Assembly session calendar so he didn't make it awkward for everyone engaged in extramarital affairs. https://t.co/Q07VmSA9ZC

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

Sorry but “Homer” was really an ancient AI model.

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

Mike Braun tried to fight it, but these guys really were meant to be in office together.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

This is a fun story, but note that Barack Obama and Joe Biden both also had to deal with Israel’s desire to get a war with Iran going and managed to actually avoid this situation rather than just yelling on the phone.

[Midwest Modern @JoshLipnik]

these bears made me laugh every time I walked through Momument Circle, what a pose

[Marc Short @marctshort]

Farmers have long been a key part of the GOP.

Today, many are struggling with
rising fertilizer costs, disappearing markets, and overall uncertainty.

For Republicans ignoring their economic pain and staying the course on tariffs could lead to electoral disaster this November for Republicans.

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

President Trump, asked about Iran halting negotiations with US, tells @CNBC, "I don’t care if they’re over, honestly.”

“I really don’t care. I couldn’t care less,” Trump said, adding the talks “started to get very boring.”
https://t.co/rEDvTiyAAZ

[Jeffery Tompkins @JATompkins]

Indy can have anarchy or urbanism. But not both. People like Brett Scrogham should still be alive. We cannot after school program our way out of this. We need to put away violent and repeat offenders for good.

https://t.co/wjbngK8Gcw

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

@HicksCBER Sadia Khatri (blessedly not on Twitter) on Micah Beckwith's comments about Islam: https://t.co/dlnvBWcEnH

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

Lots of great @indystar Opinion #content today ...

[James Briggs @JamesEBriggs]

.@HicksCBER on gas prices: https://t.co/cZj7H1jvDV

[IndyStar @indystar]

Opinion: Micah Beckwith wants to ban Shariah law in Indiana. Does that mean he wants to ban my veggie pizza? https://t.co/mbvVJDoQlG