Sara Eckel

wizard frog is insane

Canada Lessons from the alt-universe next door.

He said, “We have a much more collective culture. The U.S. is a more individualistic society. Your constitution is founded on the ideals of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ Our version of that is ‘peace, order and good government.’”

Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

Good to see this idea gaining more traction, but man if only more Democrats had recognized the value of a “Bernie-in-2016 campaign” in 2016.

Lower Than Cowards The surrender of America’s elites

"The sheer number of American elites willing to acquiesce to the destruction of democratic institutions is demoralizing. But it’s worth noting that many ordinary people seem to be made of sterner stuff."
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If only we’d known in 2015 that we could just turn off the escalator.

CHOTINER: And when was that?
MY CAT: I mean at least 14 hours ago
CHOTINER: Well hold on. You're telling me you haven't been fed at all today but if I look in your bowl here I see a-
MY CAT: An untouched serving, I know, but if you'd let me finish-
CHOTINER: Yeah, of course.

The Democrats' Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party But to reform the system they first need to reform the Democratic Party.

Compelling piece from @adambonica.bsky.social. It's bad that voters think both Dems and GOP are corrupt. I think there's something to a "clean house" brand refresh for the Dems. But I suspect outsiders are going to have to do the refreshing.
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1. Friday at 5pm glass of wine on the porch
2. Going to friends’ for dinner
3. The crunchy sound of fall leaves under your feet
4. Dogs requesting tummy rubs
5. Jumping in lakes

Same.

It’s darkly funny that the search for the shooter’s politics never provided much clarity about *his* politics but brought the politics of a lot of powerful people into sharp relief.

I know it's easy to give up on a day like this, but just remember: Chuck Schumer is out there Monday to Thursday, literally a couple of hours each day, making sure your healthcare bills are partially subsidized for a slightly longer window than previously anticipated

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.

Welcome to CBS News with Bari Weiss; I’m Bari Weiss. The top story tonight is that my maverick opinions are being silenced by the woke left

The bank app is telling me to "tap & pay like a boss😏" and "rally my crew". I am 37 years old and you are the bank. Don't talk to me this way.

Faces in the Crowd Why we crave status, and why that's OK.

I wrote a piece about status and ambition.

If I ran one of the New York City tabloids this would be my headline

I appreciate how Zohran Mamdani treats Cuomo like an enemy to defeat instead of a 'respected colleague' the way democrats campaign against their opponents

"Andrew Cuomo is a sex offender who murdered the elderly at the request of his donors"
yes indeed, more like this please!

New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year

It’s not you; it’s not a personal flaw!!

New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...

View of Cornell across Cayuga lake

View of Cornell across Cayuga lake

My view on a recent spring day and today, from the same spot

Finally, a united nation.

Worth remembering: The Constitution explicitly gives the power to set tariffs to Congress. They could stop this nonsense by the end of the day.

Wall Street Journal headline and deck: "New York Shooting Puts Mamdani on the Spot Over Policing Views: The killing of four people in a Midtown office building rattled a city where mass attacks are rare and violent crime has declined."

It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes

New motto for all reporters at WH "briefings" or questioning Trump: WWJPD?

What Would Jerome Powell Do, in face of relentless lies from Trump and his minions?

Powell pulled the close-to-retirement-career-teacher move on Trump right here. The quiet, steady “no”.

FCC Approves Paramount-Skydance Deal After Skydance’s CBS Ombudsman, Anti-DEI Pledges The FCC approved the transfer of CBS licenses to Skydance's ownership group, paving the way to the merger of Skydance and Paramount.

Bribes work!

Why New Yorkers need Zohran Mamdani He didn’t win because he’s a socialist — and that’s OK. He won because he is something other than the calcified echo chamber of American liberalism

“They’re tired of centrist Democrats who promise change but deliver nothing, and tired of Republicans who, along with advocating for a noxious policy agenda, would fail a background check to coach Little League. They’re desperate for anyone —anyone!—who appears to exist outside that sterile dyad.”

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

This is brilliant. Every Democrat should do this. Just pick a red district and hold a town hall. No need to make it confrontational, just say they’re looking to hear other points of view.