The "best" part is that this evidently has some profit angle (tax payer funded, presumably).

Added note: For people who think life was better back then, remember that this show was about a guy who had to pretend to be gay so the landlord wouldn't kick all of them out for cohabitating.

In 1977.

This show was wildly popular and ran until 1984.

Comic: A donkey in a rumpled shirt and glasses peers at a clipboard as he talks to a man in a MAGA hat. Donkey: "Let's say we were to reduce the proposed spending for this bill by 15%. Hypothetically, could that be enough to earn your vote?" MAGA: "I literally believe you rape babies to death and drink their blood to live forever" Donkey: "I see. So...how about 20%"

Good morning

Regarding the capitulation, not surprised at all. Healthcare premium increases look baked in now as open season begins. Therefore, why hold out further and let SNAP benefits continue to go undispersed, let federal workers stay on the hook, and let flights be further f--ed for thanksgiving.

As always, Scott Bessent is looking out for the banking zombies. This would be a titanic capital injection to Wall Street before anything else it does on healthcare.

Donald Trump Is a Commie Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

General elections tomorrow in Iraq. Baghdad is looking normal, we went to work. The streets are crowded with people and vehicles. I've already made up my mind regarding for whom to vote. Hoping for an post-sectaarian Iraq where fundamentalists/extremists don't hold positions of power.

i think Senator Lander has a ring to it

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The Constitution's provision of privacy is as important and endangered as ever.

Williamson v. United States Brief: Ten Months of Warrantless Video Surveillance Violates the Fourth Amendment The Eleventh Circuit’s decision would invite the warrantless deployment of these technologies against any part of the home considered “exposed to the public.” Such a result would enable “near-perfect ...

Without a warrant, law enforcers surreptitiously install video cameras looking over a man's eight-foot privacy fence; Eleventh Circuit says ten-month surveillance okay because part of man's backyard was visible from a different angle. Cato cert brief argues for tougher 4A standard [Matt Cavedon]

ITEP Tax Inequality Index States in order of rank from most to least regressive 1 Florida 2 Washington 3 Tennessee 4 Pennsylvania 5 Nevada 6 South Dakota 7 Texas 8 Illinois 9 Arkansas 10 Louisiana 11 Wyoming 12 Alabama 13 Arizona 14 Indiana 15 Ohio 16 Oklahoma 17 Kentucky 18 New Hampshire 19 Mississippi 20 Alaska 21 Connecticut 22 Hawaiʻi 23 Iowa 24 North Carolina 25 North Dakota 26 Kansas 27 Wisconsin 28 West Virginia 29 Utah 30 Nebraska 31 Missouri 32 Rhode Island 33 Georgia 34 South Carolina 35 Michigan 36 Idaho 37 Virginia 38 Montana 39 Colorado 40 Delaware 41 Maryland 42 Oregon 43 New Mexico 44 Massachusetts 45 Maine 46 New Jersey 47 California 48 New York 49 Vermont 50 Minnesota 51 District of Columbia

U.S. map titled “Lowest-Tax Group Within Each State.” It shows which income group in each state pays the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes. Color key: Dark red: Top 1% (41 states) Orange: Next 4% (1 state — New Hampshire) Yellow: Middle 20% (1 state — Maine) Light teal: Second 20% (1 state — Oregon) Dark teal: Lowest 20% (7 states — California, New Mexico, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, Delaware, and the District of Columbia) The map reveals that in nearly all states, the richest 1% pay the lowest effective tax rates, while only a few states tax their poorest residents least. Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Who Pays?

When you look at the red states, their tax systems drastically favor the rich over regular people.

Republicans want to steal your money and give it to rich people who do not contribute to society.

Right-wing tax policy is the biggest scam in history.

I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....

Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?

© Reuters Subscribe = Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say By Reuters November 8, 2025 1:42 PM CST • Updated 4 hours ago Aa ㄱ K PBFES

Earlier today, a mob of Israeli Jewish settlers attacked and assaulted roughly 30 Palestinian villagers and activists, plus about 10 journalists who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago

For Americans: Bread lines

He literally used the words "too big to fail." No, it is a convenient tool sometimes, but no thanks.

Time to invest in pitchfork companies.

Private equity has destroyed the housing market, robbing generational wealth from young adults, pricing them out.

What we're watching: A new take on "Frankenstein," a lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardashian and a Tracy Morgan-led spinoff.

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡

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YouTube video by Jim Acosta BOMBSHELL: Trump DOJ Shuts Down Epstein Co-Conspirator Probe + DOJ Comey Case MAJOR UPDATE

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Not for years. Forever. It is a money losing business.

We've seen this stupid script before. Behind the scenes, Joe Biden was an amazing dynamo too! Holy cow.

A political group that delivers actual better material conditions for a majority of the people will be seen as the next Reagan, and unfortunately it probably just won't happen accidentally at this point.

This is right! People, especially independents, hate the outcome of the political system, even moreso when politicians are talking about the cost crisis. Dems still need to offer something different, or a different argument at least.

Yes, don't reach for reflexive malingering when obvious dementia has enough explanatory power.

You know who's flights aren't getting canceled?

Rich folks with private planes

They could stop half of the private planes and not have to eliminate any commercial flights

Once again, it's us vs them

After the shakeout, can a reasonable policy proposal be a wealth tax (internationally agreed upon, like the minimum corporate tax) to put brakes on the giant ball of money gobbling up assets?

New COVID variant.