Shawn Brick

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

Amazing. I saw something about Ramadan this morning and thought, “I really need to learn more about this holiday.” And here you have provided!

How to stop a dictator I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

If you're interested in learning more, please read the whole piece here (GIFT LINK).

It represents the results of months of research, distilled down to a (hopefully) readable form. Let me know what you think!

www.vox.com/politics/479...

If you get a chance, see the animated shorts nominated for an Oscar! So good.

Okay

Jelly.

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Jelly.

If you like making love to music, put on a live album. That way, you get applause every two to four minutes.

He’s such a good actor!

I do not know what these words mean.

oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.

people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He really is doing all of it.

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."

ICE killed an unarmed mom and the administration's response was to drag her corpse through the mud by calling her a terrorist

Sums it up!

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

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Rolling Stone Roses

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I just introduced My Neighbor Totoro to a friend, my third time watching. I need to watch this every few years. So cozy and magical.

You’ve just opened up a Star Trek themed restaurant.

What are you calling it?

Section 31 Flavors

Scene from Star Trek The Next Generation's Christmas Special and it's a real Worf masterpiece. He's standing, in uniform, and holding his arms out gripping the air like Macho Man Randy Savage pumping up the crowd. There are two black cattle prod looking objects with glowing red lights on the end of them being poked into his chestal region, basically straight in them nipples. His face is alive with the fire of a thousand suns. Merry Christmas.

O holy night

Deep memory unlocked.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Now you need to provide Bob updates for the next year at least

How does Wisconsin have Tammy Baldwin and then this guy?

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

Thank you! I was Ice Age-curious. Now I’ll check it out.

A movie that takes place where you’re from.