The Weekly Scramble

On this day 25 years ago.........Some people did some things
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Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote next week
Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its origins.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul led the charge to have the now-retired infectious disease expert testify.
But Fauci declined to answer dozens of questions from senators.
"Any reasonable person who has followed his unhinged obsession with me would readily come to the same conclusion," said Fauci.
"Therefore, although it pains me to do so because of the respect I have for the legislative branch of government and my decades-long record of cooperating with Congress, under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions. Thank you."
Paul told CBS News he believes Fauci could be prosecuted for not answering questions during the hearing.
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Another mass shooting in Minneapolis by a man who should have been in jail, when is enough going to be enough??
Law enforcement says three people are dead after at least six people, including two police officers, were shot in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. A source confirmed that one of the dead, the suspect, died by suicide.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now investigating the use-of-force by Minneapolis police officers, although the extent of that force is still unclear.
Some residents began returning to Loring Towers — all but the ninth floor has reopened so far — as cleanup continued Thursday. However, some residents can’t yet return due to damage from the shooting.
The shelter that had been helping residents since Wednesday evening has closed since the apartment reopened.
Lindsay Clancy jury deliberates a 6th day, one deadlock report away from a possible mistrial
A tense moment played out at the defense table in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Thursday, as her attorney, Kevin Reddington, gestured with papers in his hand and then stepped over to speak with Clancy.

The scene came as the jury of nine women and three men continued to deliberate. Jurors have twice reported they were deadlocked, and the judge has urged them to keep working toward a verdict.

Clancy faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan. She does not dispute killing them but says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
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The annual State Amateur Baseball Tournament podcast with Reuvers and Jeremy Stender, yes this is a Town Ball story!!
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• Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s trial are continuing their deliberations after they informed the judge this morning they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. The judge sent them back to keep deliberating.
• The Massachusetts mother is accused of murder after strangling her three young children. The jury could consider charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.
• Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted “intentionally, rationally, and swiftly” to kill her children. The defense, however, has argued Clancy should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. If the jury finds Clancy not criminally responsible for the killings of her children, she could spend the rest of her life in a hospital.
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