David

I’m happy you got yours…. I subscribed last month and have yet to get my December issue @bencollins.bsky.social

My all time favorite is the whiskey sour but have you ever had a Burlington Sour? Scratch that simple syrup and throw in that 100% maple syrup and enjoy your happy life!

I guess I should have read some news and I would have seen they already bent the knee and kissed the ring. Shameful.

Billionaires shouldn't exist. They are only able to achieve this level of wealth by utilizing public services and abusing society as a whole. It is shameful we haven't put a stop to it yet.

And we all know they'll kiss the ring. They always do.

It is never enough for these types of people, you said it yourself, they are addicted to greed AND power.

Everyone believes themselves to be a temporarily embarrassed millionaire and thinks they'll obtain that level of wealth one day and refuse to put in safeguards to protect our society.

This isn't the way to improve our society. I'm not entirely sure what the end goal is by increasing the tariffs since it would just reduce the spending power for the average US Citizen.

The only thing I can think of is that this is designed to line the pockets of billionaires some more.

"Gonna be interesting..." that is one way to say it. I like to say "gonna really screw American businesses and ultimately the American people".

Nearly half of the US revenue is created through income taxes while tariffs only created approximately $80 billion in revenue.

If I was 18, I'm still wrong because I haven't been an adult long enough or hadn't finished school. After that it became, "you'll know more when you have kids".

Essentially, it is hubris that age somehow bestows wisdom and prestige. But we all know the truth, it doesn't.

We need new leadership!

I think old folks just have it in their heads they are right, no matter what. I've experienced this from even my own parents growing up. Even as an adult they'd always say, "you just don't know yet until you've been around as long as I have". It was a never ending cycle of moving the goalpost.

This stuff can't be real right? Are they just playing into the stupidity of their base or do they really believe this nonsense?

I miss the simpler times when Nazi's didn't pretend to be "pro life" and were ostracized from the public forum.

I'm staying optimistic that the progressive movement will continue to prevail in the end.

I had a MD recently tell me that RFK jr is onto something with the raw milk stuff. You see, people drank raw milk 100 years ago and they didn’t have the diseases we have today according yo this doctor. I mean, sure they also had Polio but RFK is onto something!

This is what will most likely happen. Tariffs waived for companies that play nice with the Trump admin or make contributions to him and screw everyone else. Sad stuff ahead for us as Americans.

The old guard will part this earth one day, @godpod.bsky.social willing!

When that is done, I hope the younger Dems seize the party and build a strong pro people/labor party focused on building up the citizens and pushing against corporatism.

People like @aoc.bsky.social give me hope for democracy

I think it is more likely he runs for MI governorship. I’d be super happy to support him again in ‘28 though.

He had my support in the 2020 Dem. Primary.

As I get older and witness all of these senseless deaths as a result of the religiosity the American public has for gun ownership, the more I become a fan of the "collective rights" argument for the second amendment versus it being an individual right. I say this as a gun owner.

The Sandy Hook massacre happened 12 years ago (from Saturday) and here we are with another school shooting a week before Christmas. Parents will have tot bury their child a week before Christmas and there will be gifts left unopened under that tree. I’m just tired of this senseless violence.

You’re 100% correct and that is why the left needs to build a free media apparatus to compete with the right.

Some good news before the end of ‘24!

As soon as the progressive movement realizes that this is a battle of who owns the narrative more than anything else, we may have a chance to be a true opposition party.

The GOP doesn’t win on policy, no, they only win on owning the narrative and eliciting an emotional response from the people.

Obeying in advance is the biggest crime to commit in times like this. It’s a shame to see so many roll over and freely pass on being part of the opposition.

I would have to agree this is just wishful thinking. The GOP and Trump have shown they care nothing for norms and if there is nothing to hold them accountable they’ll continue to break every norm and rule they can.

Let’s just hope Bluesky won’t sell out the moment they can. Jay, the CEO, has already said they won’t rule out ads. Everyone starts with good intentions and hopefully they stay true to being a public benefit corp.

I’m never super optimistic when it comes to these things though.

What did Greece ever do to deserve this nonsense?

He did say he didn't want another auction. I'm hoping that the Trustee just sells it and gets CT + TX + Global Tetrahedron to agree to up the sale price and do a pro rata to all creditors, unfortunately, including PQPR.

He goes on and one for how this is too long of a process but could have ended it today. Shameful judgement tonight.

I just spent way too much time listening live to this nonsense to hear the most convoluted judgement from Lopez saying he is putting it back in the hands of the Trustee to get this sale done but then wants PQPR, Jones' shell company, to be involved and approve the sale? Like that will ever happen.

Florida lawmaker abruptly switches to GOP shortly after winning election as Democrat "It is sad that she has elevated her own needs above the needs of her district," Democrat says.

This seems to be common among "democrats" where they win and immediately switch to the GOP. Absolutely abhorrent and this is why we need the ability to recall our representatives.

Harris lost 6.3 million voters and half of those went to Trump most likely. That is what nobody wants to talk about.

We can spin conspiracy theories that swing states were rigged. At face value it seems odd those states had higher turnout compared to 2020 but I think that is just wishful thinking.