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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

The license plate thing is actually something I’d been having questions about (were they using government plate, for example). Knowing that there’s actually none at all makes it much worse.

Stockton, CA: Heavily armed masked kidnappers drove up in an unmarked car and pulled a landscaper out of his truck and kidnapped him. When the landscaping company owner asked the men what they were doing, the kidnappers assaulted him and pulled out a metal baton.

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

I see tomorrow is Friday.

Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?

Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?

I just can’t keep track.

🔥🔥🔥 I’m 80 years old. I decided to call #SocialSecurity

“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.

The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”

So Alibris or Powell’s instead of Abe, then.

And just like that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homepage, consumerfinance.gov, is being erased. As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions resulted in
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.

The Senate's Dilemma: Kash Patel and the Purging of the FBI On Kash Patel's nomination for FBI director in light of DOJ purge of FBI personnel and Patel's new answers to questions for record.

The Senate’s Dilemma: #KashPatel and the Purging of the FBI

By @rgoodlaw.bsky.social

Both of the original Sanctuary episodes (“Church” and “State” are among my favorites). Highly recommend.

From missing goats to health tips: how a female-run radio station is giving rural India a voice For nearly two decades, ‘General’ Narsamma and her team at Sangham Radio have honed their craft, learning every aspect of broadcasting, including fixing the radio mast and interview techniques * Words and photographs by Uday Narayanan As twilight…

From missing goats to health tips: how a female-run radio station is giving rural India a voice

Clearing the air A hearty welcome to all the new AQI obsessives!

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