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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?

Democrats Vow Not To Give Up Hopelessness WASHINGTON, DC—In a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Monday, Congressional Democrats announced that, despite the scandals plaguing the Republican Party and widespread calls for change in W...

Democrats Vow Not To Give Up Hopelessness

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

1. The devil is beating his wife.

2. Nashville, TN (1970s)

Gone AWOL? They should be so lucky. He's gone off the deep end in the most public way possible.

Trump: "To be honest with you, Canada only works as a state. We don't need anything they have. As a state it would be one of the great states. This would be the most incredible country visually. If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it."

Thanks for these posts. Embarrassed American here, loving the fact that you guys are kicking his ass. And your posts are getting me through the day. Apparently Canada is “sending their best.” 🇨🇦

Let’s be clear. He’s not any kind of christian. Unless “fake” is a kind.

18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.

Trump and Vance are part of the tiny percentage of Americans who sympathize more with Russia (4%) than Ukraine (62%) and who view Putin more favorably (75% unfavorable) than Zelensky (28% unfavorable) today.yougov.com/politics/art...

I had already cancelled but had a few months prepaid left. I switched to @theguardian.com but after today, I’m out on even occasional WaPo use.

@reckless.bsky.social Today’s Bezos move at @washingtonpost.com was the last straw. That subscription money is now going to @theverge.com and you played a large part in that. I think it’s important to support people speaking truth, especially in the current climate.

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0

Interesting. So you are using text from the book itself? Is it just for disaster backup? And do you use a password manager as well? I’m so sick of all the sign-in methods and two-factor BS. I can’t wait until Passkeys are universal. It’s already magical with Google Workspace adopting them recently.