Rebecca Lasley

“Meltdown at the Pentagon” is not a phrase you ever want to hear

They have an assigned security detail

The weirdeste part ys that Trump also yntroduced tariffs on Narnia, Ba Sing Se, Bespin, Faerûn, and The Upsyde Downe.

Just listened to your appearance on the Last Word and immediately bought it with the Audible credit that was about to expire. There’s one problem solved! :)

He also claimed that only fraudsters would complain

Yet they're the same ones who sneer at the "nanny" state

It may depend on the era. During my brief time in radio long ago, VOA was talked about by the newscasters as the workplace of last resort and was generally thought of as a font of propaganda. To be fair, that might have been newsroom humor.

I feel so bad for all these people who are just trying to do their jobs

Along with many cases that used to be assigned to other diagnostic categories and have now been redirected to autism

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

REMINDER #4

4. Don’t grade on a curve

Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.

A common theme in Musk’s approach is focusing on the expense in isolation without any regard for what benefits it brings, financial or otherwise. Willful blindness, presumably.

Years ago while researching the WWII era, I stumbled across records about physicals for the draft. Turns out that doctors were horrified by the general health of the men they examined. That changed some of my own assumptions about the past.

An “NSF BY THE NUMBERS” fact sheet screenshot with some facts about “ADVANCING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD” -The U.S. National Science Foundation was created by Congress in_ 1950 to continue the U.S. science and technology enterprise began during World War II. -NSF allocates 94% of its approximately $8.5 billion budget for grants and awards to support research projects, facilities and STEM education. -NSF funds research in all 50 states and U.S. territories. -NSF fosters international scientific collaboration on all 7 continents around the globe. -About 2,000 academic and other private and public institutions across the U.S. conduct NSF-funded research. -NSF supports 24% of all federally funded academic fundamental research at U.S. colleges and universities. fundamental research comes from NSF. - In 2020, NSF received approximately 43,000 research proposals from scientists and engineers and funded about 12,000. - NSF-funded researchers have received 248 Nobel Prizes.

Do you want a big overview of NSF, explaining things like the fact that 24% of all federally funded academic fundamental research comes from NSF? And that 94% of its budget goes out the door in grants/awards? Here you go. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Factsh...

Thanks for the tip. My kind of book. Adding it to the reading list!

I was in a high school production of Cabaret many years ago. This song and its staging haunted me then and has been coming to mind often lately.

Yes! I've been thinking about that lately. The genre also cultivated contempt and elevated bad behavior, basically its whole reason for being. And of course it gave us the current president. The podcasters built on that legacy.

Do you mean the Lincoln Project? The Bulwark doesn't create ads. Nor have I noticed any fundraising other than subscribing.

Maybe decide what issues you're passionate about first. Then look to see how they're affected. Anything you care deeply about is bound to feel the impact. Act according to your vision and values rather than reacting to theirs.

Clearly she means “truth” in the sense of Trump’s social media company

Sweet!

Shouldn't need more than one. I run it on several devices. Are you using the app, a browser, or a 3rd-party app? Try a different one to see if that helps.

You may have, but I doubt that was commonplace. People were bemoaning lack of civic knowledge and participation back then, too.

Black cat tucked under the duvet roll, impeding progress.

Close up of black cat tucked under rolled-up duvet

First goal for the first day of 2025: switch the duvet cover. I hit a snag....

May all your obstacles in the coming year be small and furry and easily distracted by a wriggling length of string!

Others didn't even wait that long. Funny, though, how their attitude changes when one of theirs dies.

True, but Trump considers it an honor. The cover of Time has long been one of his fetishes. Seems reason enough to deny it to him regardless of how influential he's been.

Given how often this discussion resurfaces, maybe it's time for Time to change its policy.

I took it to mean they were referring collectively to the two narrow majorities, one in each chamber. But I would have said "because of" not "despite."

The article made me think of some of the guys I met during my dating years who lamented all the "baggage" women carried around because it got in the way of men's sexual enjoyment. They, of course, were totally blind to their own baggage—let alone what they inflicted on women.

Sounds like it's a newer generation's "The Courage to Heal": a bible to many in spite of being loaded with unscientific tosh.

My high school government teacher said if she ever wanted to stage a revolution, she'd hire a Lenin to run it. (This was back in the Cold War era.) I doubt she'd say the same about Trump.

And Kennedy Jr is number one in spreading health disinformation. What a team!