Off cuff prediction:

Tomorrow a few more #Republicans will switch from #KevinMcCarthy to "present," lowering the count needed to win #SpeakeroftheHouse.

Once it looks like #HakeemJeffries can win with 212 votes, will see movement among the 20 Rep defectors. Some will switch to McCarthy.

However, most will hold fast or vote present. Their brand and fundraising capacity are based on obstructionism and complaining about Dems, not on governing.

Jeffries as first Black SoH, but set up to fail.

The US learned nothing about country based travel bans since I first criticized them back in 2020. They were racist and ineffective when Fauci approved of them under Trump, and they were racist and ineffective when Fauci approved of them under Biden.

We banned flights from China, but allowed them from Italy, and NYC got crushed.🤡

With Omicron, we banned flights from African countries with zero Omicron cases!🤦🏿‍♂️ But allowed flights from EU countries that were spiking.🤡

A warning to parents traveling on Southwest Air:

Yesterday, my sister checked 3 carseats for her flight. Southwest canceled their flight twice and rebooked them for Wednesday. My sister asked for the carseats back so they could leave, and Southwest refused. 24hrs later, same thing.

Apparently this is Southwest policy - once you check a bag, they won't give it back, even if your flight is canceled and rebooked for another day.

9 Lessons and Carols at Kings' College Order of Service just dropped:

https://mediaspace.kings.cam.ac.uk/pages/download.php?direct=1&noattach=true&ref=27&ext=pdf&k=f011f3dada