It finally dawned on me. Most of the Republican members of Congress behave the same as abused women do. They do what is asked to avoid more abuse. They are afraid to show any initiative for fear of being primaried ... the political equivalent of being killed. It has become so clear!

'Make California Great Again': Danes dream of buying golden state In the wake of US President Donald Trump's threats to take control of Greenland, some Danes are California dreaming, offering to buy the golden state and infuse it with a Nordic vibe and universal hea...

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U.S. slips to new low in international corruption index The U.S. ranks no. 28 among 180 countries.

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Chinese Temu sellers use fake U.S. postage labels to boost their profits Some vendors have figured out how to maintain ultralow prices: Trick the U.S. postal service into delivering products for free.

No wonder our postage rates keep skyrocketing:

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Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.

Finally! Hope too much damage hasn't been done.
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Crews scrape off signage displaying “U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT” off of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

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If Trump wishes to resettle the Palestinians, they might agree if they could live in the USA. It's a perfect solution 'cause Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon have never wanted them to settle in their countries.

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Mapped: The Top Import Partner of Every U.S. State How much do U.S. states rely on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China? This map illustrates the top import partner for each U.S. state.

How very interesting:
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Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

Texas saw a 12.7% rise in infant mortality after implementing a strict #abortion ban. The increase was 7x higher than the rest of U.S., primarily affecting babies with severe congenital malformations.

As we've seen with his candidates for major government positions.

AOC Rips Trump a New One Over Lies About D.C. Plane Crash Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their peddling of lies.

“Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week,” AOC wrote. “Air traffic controllers—already understaffed—got Trump’s ‘buyout’ this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI—it’s him. And Elon too.”

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Trump fires the head of the TSA anc Coast Guard, disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, fired 100 top FAA security officers and froze hiring of all air traffic controllers and then we have 2 deadly airplane accidents. Coincidence? I think not.

Our educational system is the largest lab for failed experiments ever. Because of this, we have election outcomes like the last one. Oh, to be able to transplant critical thinking skills.

I'm patiently waiting (it will take time) until tariffs are put into place and all the undocumented farm workers and service people are gone. With any luck, all the women will retire from the armed forces as well. THEN we will see what the administration's policies really mean to the country.

'Boggles my mind': Judge delivers scathing smackdown of Trump executive order A federal judge in Seattle gave a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump's attempt to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and cancel birthright citizenship.Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour gra...

“Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order."

Today is the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision 50+ years ago. As a person who suffered an incomplete miscarriage before Roe, I feel damned lucky that my docs took care of me. If there were a way to put a black border on this post, I would.

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What are they teaching in our schools. Obviously not critical thinking! That's how he got reelected.

Poke The Bear Donald Trump is a lame duck (not a bear)—an unusually weak one, in some ways—and he knows it.

New from me: Trump is a lame duck, an old, tired, easily manipulated one, whose vanity is a useful tool. Foreign leaders like Claudia Sheinbaum are right to mock him, and American elites should uncurl from the fetal position and get in on the fun.

I'm so tired of the blame game, the threat game, and the lies. I don't want to see any more memes about the President-elect. He's not worth my time. I will work to bring Democratic control to Congress. And if somebody has some hair or fingernails, I'll make a voodoo doll that works.

Opinion | Insurance is what makes U.S. health-care prices so high America needs a working marketplace where patients are the primary customers.

"Instead, Americans need to begin to create a working health-care marketplace that better aligns the incentives of health-care providers"
No. Life & death is not a marketplace...
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Governor reacts: Massachusetts earns safest state recognition Last week, Massachusetts was ranked the safest state to live in in the country for having the lowest rate of gun deaths.

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MAJOR CRIME!

Today's headline in the Boston Globe: "Flu and COVID vaccination rates hit new lows as infections climb into the holidays." How stupid can people be?

They're free. They keep you from dying. Our schools need to do a better job, 'cause we have a lot of ignorant folks in the country.

A man sets a woman on fire on the subway in NYC. It is because of incidents like this that women opt for the bear.