Part of the reason I choose to live in Seattle :-)

I'm sure he means the ordinary average people the middle class and below. So he is certainly going to be advocating for wealth tax. Right? Anyone? Right?

All of that sums up to: it's up to Congress to take specific steps to limit the president's powers in use of military force.
Unfortunately our current Congress has not shown any willingness to protect its scope of powers against the current administration's overreach.

I think I shall have to start calling bumblebees "air fish"

Maybe they just read the writing on the wall; they had already lined up a job outside the country and it was the University being notified of the new job that triggered all this.

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Ooo!

Very true.

Exclusive: Meeting of US FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee member told Reuters, the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month.

Looks like we may have to go out of the country to get the best matched flu vaccine for the next season.
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A list of things that D.E.I. (diversity, equality, inclusiveness) includes. Ramps and sidewalk curb cuts Subtitles and captions Family restrooms Changing tables in men's restrooms Breastfeeding and pumping stations and accommodations Floating paid holidays Pay equity and transparency Parental leave, time and pay Coming back to a job after birthing a child Not having to just accept workplace harassment Work accommodations for a variety of disabilities Flexible work arrangements Size inclusive chairs and beds in medical facilities Belt extenders on planes

Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.

If you cripple the government's ability to provide basic services you can now contract them out to private companies of your choosing.

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What’s at the heart of California’s water wars? Delta outflow explained It seems like everyone is suing each other in California’s water wars; but what are they really fighting over?

Nice article explaining why you can't just route more water to the south without damaging things where you are routing it from. The water headed to the ocean isn't "wasted", It is performing critical functions along the way; not just saving a single endangered species.
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Differences between CE and China Export markings - Kimua Group Discover the differences between CE and China Export markings. These symbols despite appearing very similar they don´t share the same meaning

Well that's rather misleading...

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I went into my account moderation settings and added some specific words to filter out posts. I am much happier with my feed now :-)

Not a fan of NYP, but I'll let that pass for this one :-)

We donate some with every paycheck. They are doing such important work

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A really good medium length video on fighting fires. Points to some extremely expensive infrastructure improvements to consider going forward. The San Francisco system covers less area with a much larger tax base and population.

California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.

The facts behind California's preparation for wildfires. The problems are not because of reductions or lack of funding.
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I'm not sure what a coffee milk simmer ring is but it sounds like a pretty specialized piece of kitchen equipment...

It certainly makes sense that if something is destroyed any high-risk area that the compensation should go to moving to and/or building in a much safer area and return the high risk area to nature habitat, or if it makes sense agriculture.

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Love the bubble block concept

I really enjoyed it. High scores for immersiveness, and I even ended up "feeling" about some of the NPCs.

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Now to see if the clouds get out of the way...

Is there a word for a citizen of one country trying to arrange for it to be taken over by another country? Seems like there should be...

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