Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

Yes.

Enjoy singing the patriotic songs and celebrating commerce and marketing as the Empire is strong, and good, and perfect.

Enjoy singing the patriotic songs as all is well with the empire.

What could be more quintessentially American than a convicted sex offender attending the biggest sporting/commerical event of the year played in the home stadium of a team implicated in the cover up of systemic priestly sex abuse. Maybe a military salute to the Dear Leader too.

Kinda late to get all up in arms. Democrats shielded Israel from criticism for years

NFL chief calls Saints ‘great corporate citizens’ amid church abuse scandal Roger Goodell speaks as emails detail how team helped to spin coverage of clergy sexual abuse scandal

OK, here's the thing. Beyond the details of this case, which are terrible and unsurprising, there's no such thing as 'corporate citizen.' People are citizens and corporations aren't people. Period. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why are the Democrats so spineless? | Moira Donegan No wonder the American public thinks of Democrats as out of touch, opportunistic, and cowardly. That is because they are

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'While it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, to be America's friend is fatal.'

--infamous American war criminal

Clothing Recycling Is Taking a Giant Leap Forward As fast fashion drives textile waste to stratospheric highs, new methods are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments.

Anyone know anything about this? reasonstobecheerful.world/clothing-rec...

Trump Triumphs (Or How Joe Blew It) | The Walrus Democrats didn’t just lose to a convicted felon. Biden handed him the blueprint for victory

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Opinion | We Have to Stop Underwriting People Who Move to Climate Danger Zones Our policies encourage Americans to flock to areas particularly prone to climate-related disasters.

An example of bad public policy

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YouTube video by More Perfect Union She Owns Fiji Water. And She’s Eaten Up California’s Water Supply

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Bottled water is evil

idiocy

Goldman Sachs reports biggest quarterly profit in three years Investment bank beats Wall Street expectations as it reports earning $11.95 per share in fourth quarter

Meanwhile, thousands sleep on the street. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I'd be willing to wager most of these parents vote democratic and consider themselves good liberals. And are uncomfortable with progressive politics.

Parents accused in alleged cheating scandal at Cape Elizabeth High School Moving forward, teachers will create multiple versions of their tests and students will not be allowed to take tests home after the assessments are graded.

Isn't this just the perfect sign of our times. The meritocracy in full bloom. Gotta give your kid every boost, education and morality be damned. (oh, this is my high school, by the way). www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

Wait, Freshman Enrollment Actually Increased Last Fall The National Student Clearinghouse said that a “methodological error” skewed its previous projections.

The impending 'demographic cliff' is used to justify all manner of university reorganization. It is taken as 'fact' and presented as such. I've never been terribly convinced and now this:
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Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.

What I've been advocating for quite some time: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer

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Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control Elon Musk’s latest attempts at direct political interference illustrate the grave danger that Europe is facing. He has…

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan

Looks chilly

Whatever it takes. So long as California does not play this game.

California should begin appropriating federal properties and reselling/leasing to fund disaster relief.

California should appropriate all federally owned property within its borders and sell what it can (and where it makes sense) to fund it's own recovery. Then, it should withhold funds from the federal government (California sends more money to Washington than it receives).

Exploring Indigenous History and Journalism with Allison Herrara <h3>Podcast Summary</h3><p>Growing up in rural California during the 1970s, Allison Herrara walked a path rich with Indigenous history, where every trai...

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California should appropriate federal property and sell it to pay for disaster relief and needed upgrades

This is insane. The more the rich provide their own services, the less inclined they will be to pay taxes.

Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.

Nice to see NYT endorsing Anschluss. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...