Incredibly well written! Was laughing from start to finish.

NYT argues Trump government has served only to enrich him while ignoring the needs of working class Americans. But they miss the bigger point, how Republicans extreme and dogmatic push to dismantle the social safety net and decrease taxes has destroyed the foundation for a middle class at all.

Larry Ellison buys his son Paramount and probably Warner Bros. Jeff Bezos buys his fiancé Vogue, Conde Naste and Met Gala as a wedding gift.

The conservative war in the middle class has been a resounding success. A few people have almost everything and 50 million Americans have almost nothing.

20 Americans make more in one day than the average American makes in 1000 years.

Such a great point. Having worked for a sociopath, it's hard for normal people to understand the rational for decisions made by people who do not feel empathy; for whom others are little more than a means to a goal. It's easy to create a moral rationale where it does not exist.

Republicans are trying to extend Trump tax cuts without paying for them. This will add between $4 trillion and $9 trillion to our national debt.

So Republicans "big idea" - the one thing they want to do more than anything else - is to print $7 trillion dollars and give it to the wealthy.

The best way to understand Elon Musk is that he is an emotionally stunted teenage loser starved for the authentic human connection he cannot create.

What binds him and Trump is that they are so desperate to be accepted, they will do anything for MAGA adulation, regardless of ethics or legality.

Frederick MD rocks!

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

Republicans repeatedly exploded the deficit with unfunded tax cuts. Now they want to extend the tax cuts without paying for them by saying it will have no budget impact because it is just "extending existing policy". Meanwhile relentlessly bashing Dems over the deficit Rs created. Utter hypocrisy.

He's more than flooding the zone. He's directly attacking American democracy. He is a fascist who covets dictatorship.

10 years ago a statement like that seemed beyond absurd but somehow it has become a reality.

How often does Playmaking Randle appear and how capable is he of appearing more? Is iso Randle a style-of-play choice or a playmaking limitation?

It's a Christmas miracle! The kids have been playing for five hours and haven't once asked to watch videos!

Thank god Trump and Musk got $100m in pediatric cancer research cut from the budget. There is nothing that unites the American people more than our disdain for children with cancer. And the last thing we'd ever want is to invest the amount of $ Musk will make in the next 7 hrs to preventing it. Win!

Elon Musk Is Already Scamming Washington He’s the richest person in human history, yet he’s trying to deny meager raises for lawmakers and doesn’t care if federal workers go unpaid over the holidays.

Elon Musk Is Already Scamming Washington newrepublic.com/article/1895... via @newrepublic.com

We would demand politicians shed ideological fervor and lies for truth seeking, even if what we find contradicts our initial belief.

But we don't. We do the opposite. And so here we are, getting what we deserve.

The most difficult problems we face as a society are incredibly complex. If we actually wanted to make progress, we would vote for politicians who are willing to work together, compromise, try new things, experiment and learn.

And when I say "diametrically opposed", I don't mean people who vote for politicians who support policies that ultimately hurt the voters who put them in power. Although that is endemic.

I'm not sure who's to blame more, the politicians, news media and their ardent followers who do little more than divide and enrage us for profit and power OR the people who continually vote for politicians and consume media diametrically opposed to their interests?

After scaling a perimeter fence, South Korean parliament voted 190-0 (110 not present) at 2am to demand the reversal of marshal law.

US Democracy check: What would be the vote be in the US Congress if Trump declared marshal law?

(after replacing military leadership as he has said he will do)

If the math says this is maximum outcome, why wouldn't every team "shoot" for it? If there aren't enough shooters, won't the market supply in the future with every 8th grader practicing daily from the logo?

Limiting 3s sounds fun but too extreme for league. What's realistic? Just accept 3sketball?

Today against the Heat, 7 of the 9 Celtics players who took at least 1 shot, took more than 50% of their shots from 3. 55 of their 89 shots were 3s (62%).

I'm one of those NBA fans with young kids who rarely has time to watch a game, but loves the game.

I keep up with podcasts, highlights & occasional quarter on LP.

Recently, I watched a quarter of Celts Clips. I barely recognized the game. Just jacking 3 after 3. It was boring. Am I a curmudgeon?