Anton is the GOAT if you're into space. He basically spends all his time reading recent scientific papers and then summarizes them for a general audience without exaggerating or editorializing like you see with most other science reporting.
He's perfect for anyone with a deep love of science who wants to keep up with the very latest developments but doesn't have the time to keep up with the 'literature'.
There are different kinds of bankruptcy, but generally it's meant for people who are making a good faith effort to pay down their debts but are so underwater that it's become impossible. Bankruptcy can restructure their debt in a way that makes it possible to pay off a portion of it, and often times they'll be allowed to keep some assets (like a home or a car) since it's generally understood that losing those things will basically guarantee that the debtor will no longer be able to earn an income. The creditors want to recover as much of the debt as they can, and understand that once they've made someone homeless they won't be getting any more money.
Of course, bankruptcy courts aren't likely to look at a guy who has multiple multi-million dollar residences and decide he's making a 'good faith effort' to pay his debts.
What will probably happen is Rudy will be forced to liquidate his properties but be allowed to keep just enough money to afford a sad little apartment above a bowling alley or whatever. Then, after most of the money from those liquidations has been spent of lawyers fees (his own lawyers and his creditors lawyers) he'll attempt to go through bankruptcy again and actually be successful.
IANAL, but as an outside observer the bankruptcy stuff always seemed to me like a bit of a hail Mary/stall tactic, not a legitimate legal remedy that would actual pan out for old Rudy.
This new agreement seems to suggest that the legal system also views it this way.
he's probably going to quell some of the enthusiasm young voters are showing for Harris.
There are a lot of younger voters who fondly remember all of the amazing science outreach that Scott Kelly (Mark's twin brother who is also an astronaut) did during his year long mission on the ISS. If anything, I'd wager that younger voters are more aware of the Kelly's than older voters — and are more likely to get excited about a NASA astronaut than some Midwestern governor they've only vaguely heard of.
A special election in Arizona with an unproven candidate is a legit concern.
Under Arizona law, the person appointed to Kelly's vacant seat would serve out the remainder of his term. That means they'd have two years to 'prove' themselves to voters before having to run for the seat in 2026. I think that's a reasonable amount of time, especially if governor chooses a strong replacement.
Arizona law actually stipulates that special appointments like a vacant Senate seat must go to someone from the same party as the person who vacated the seat. So even if AZ had a Republican gov, the seat would still have to be appointed to a Democrat.
Well put. The best way for Harris to capitalize on her incredible momentum out of the starting gate is to advocate for herself as a candidate and for her policies.
As I mentioned, taking Kelly away from the seat wouldn't cost Democrats anything in the Senate.
But to go into a little more detail, It's actually Arizona law that the person appointed by the governor must be from the same political party as the person leaving office. Kelly will be replaced by another Democrat, and since his term would have lasted longer than 150 days, Arizona law also stipulates that the replacement will serve out the rest of that term with no special election taking place. Republicans would have to wait until 2026 to get another shot at capturing that seat, which is two years for Kelly's replacement to get a headstart on fundraising and campaigning over their eventual opponent.
Anton is the GOAT if you're into space. He basically spends all his time reading recent scientific papers and then summarizes them for a general audience without exaggerating or editorializing like you see with most other science reporting.
He's perfect for anyone with a deep love of science who wants to keep up with the very latest developments but doesn't have the time to keep up with the 'literature'.