George Christie

The shutdown was always going to end badly. To me it seemed the Senate Democrats timing is questionable after the big wins last week.

That being said, shit sandwich was all that was on the menu. The only choice was did the Senate Dems want that on rye or pumpernickel.

This is spot on from this Mainer’s perspective. Though Governor Janet Mills is unlike any other opponent Collins has faced before. Janet is no Joe Brennan and that is a very good thing

I am all in for Janet Mills. The other candidates seem…fine. My money is on the woman who has won two statewide elections and can threepete. This race is too important to trust it to a candidate that has never waged a campaign in their life.

In Final Message of Hope, Jane Goodall Suggests Blasting Trump and Other Hateful Right-Wingers Into Space | Common Dreams Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall's final interview, released posthumously on Netflix, reveals her deep dissatisfaction with powerful figures including President Donald Trump and a message of hope...

We are all Jane

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We need real solutions and real change, not pocket change that traps us in the same paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. It’s time for working people to benefit from the economic growth that we power, every day.

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TACO Trump is weak

Google it, kids

The Duty Of Speaking Ill Of The Dead Speaking ill of the dead after a selfish, harmful life, Dickens saw, was essential because it was true and because it demonstrated to those still living such lives the urgency of their need for repent...

Rest in Perdition, Charlie Kirk.

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American Communities Project | Substack The American Communities Project is a social science/journalism effort based at the Michigan State University School of Journalism, studying culture, economics and politics. Click to read American Com...

This is a terrific source for folks interested in domestic demographic information and the great churning that is the US.

amcommpro.substack.com?utm_campaign...

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Doubtful that anything moves the needle for the hardcore 33%.

“A republic, if you can keep it.”

--Benjamin Franklin's response to Elizabeth Willing Powel's question: "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"

The only thing worse than being ruled by a king is being ruled by a mad king.

“Our nation faces huge questions in the coming elections about the future of our economy, our healthcare system, our children’s education, the environment, and more. For our democracy to thrive, we must allow voters to have their say – not restrict who has a voice based on logistical hurdles.” President of State Voices, Alexis Anderson-Reed writes in the The Guardian:

The “SAVE Act” is the latest unconstitutional attempt to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by making it significantly harder to make their voices heard.

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If only Germans had worn pink and politely held up signs in the 1930s the Third Reich would have died in the crib.

How the federal worker layoffs could hit across the country using the American Communities Project types. Those workers are everywhere and big, sudden cuts will be felt all over. www.americancommunities.org/effects-of-f...

Someone needs to tell Vivek

Trump and Musk make Dr Yueh look an amateur. Yanking the wires out of the house shields leaving us wide open for House Putin.

Ornithropter!

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“They only think about themselves.” 👀

The double edged sword of gerrymandering is that it produces monsters who get elected.

And entrenched.

That eat each other.

For kicks.

McConnell puts RFK Jr. on notice over polio vaccine — Axios Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on notice Friday after reports seemingly linking the Health and Human Services nominee to an effort to revoke the polio vaccine...

With link as I am still figuring out how this works

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My experience has been that politics is a “here today, gone tomorrow” affair. We shall see if he is “Mitch who?” Or if he still has sway.

McConnell puts RFK Jr. on notice over polio vaccine - Axios

Congratulations to the crew at Impact 89.

And yeah, there’s an app for that.

Go Green 💚🤍

Go White!

She certainly will. Her name is Eleanor but she chose Ella at a very early age because Eleanor has the word ‘no’ in it 🔥