Yesterday I got word from my friend, Karla Cruel, that she's entering the race for Philadelphia City Council District 4. Although I don't know all her positions on the issues yet, so I can't officially endorse her at this point, I can vouch for her on a personal and professional level. For as long as I've known Karla -- back to the days when she was an intern at Philadelphia Legal Assistance when I was a staff attorney there -- she's been very sincere about her desire to help

In this house we don't call it a gun, we call it a blaster I've got a date next week to see the custody master I've got so many clients who want me I'mma just have to talk faster Now my lines'll stick in your head like plaster

Today, Juan Guaidó, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, assumed the role of acting President of Venezuela, invoking specific articles of the Venezuelan Constitution as the basis for doing so. The government of heretofore President Nicolás Maduro is illegitimate: -- in 2015, his allies in the legislature stuffed the highest court with Maduro-allied judges -- in early 2016, the highest court removed several opposition politicians from the legislature, thus weak