Federal Agencies No Longer Help States and Local Governments with Cybersecurity Click on the map for the article

Defunding research creates a future where other countries lead instead of us. More immediately, things like this really scare me.
www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Item...

Reading summaries from the most recent Fed Gov meeting and thought of this -

Need to draft the basics and start the online momentum for a bill to address the shenanigans in our elections. I'm liking the "Free And Fair Official Elections Act" or "FAFO Elections Act". No more gerrymandering, no more delays in filling a seat, etc.

So, um, not to sound all conspiracy theory-y, buuuuut.... would corporate media making her out to be even *more* crazy right now maybe possibly be in reaction to her being all AntiR, Release the files, and calling her party's leads to task?

Reminder: that thing you *hate* about yourself is a combination of unchangeable parts of yourself you must learn to appreciate, and things you know how to change but have not yet prioritized (so they're even MORE annoying, ugh).

Lucy Liu Charlies Angels earpiece instruction meme. In response to seeing any dog, my brain telling me to pet the dog

that actually explains a lot 🤔

Great summary of Trump's soybean fiasco

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

well, and pockets for their dresses, but mostly Borg

For the umpteenth time this year, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thinking has made me defend someone I dislike (detest?) for visceral, principled reasons. This is the worst timeline.

The bit about "a democracy can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury" doesn't specifically account for electing people to do it who instead act only to benefit themselves.

Not proud of it, but I feel like I already got thru the door being closed by the Olds destroying the environment since I'll prolly be dead, but with the whole defund woke research thing, all I can think is that we will never regain the ground we will lose in the next 3 years.

i'm kinda hopeful that when historians look back, they will see that the excesses of this administration became the triggers for creating a progressive tax system, building a stronger administrative state, and development of the long-overdue universal healthcare plan

Release the Epstein Files.

"Yes, Complaints Department? I'm in the photo and I feel very attacked"

in an odd moment of clarity i realized that while the orange clown is undoubtedly a bull in a china shop, it wasn't a very good china shop before his destruction. we need plans for a better china shop.

Republicans are in charge of the Senate.

Republicans are in charge of the House.

Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.

If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions.

i hovered in crow pose in back to back flows AND shot straight into high plank to start vinyasa today. #winning

Should Democrats Campaign on the Culture of Corruption? Click on the map for the article

I agree with the entire expanded list and think different house races could easily be swayed leaning into different combinations of the suggested reforms. www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Item...

STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”

There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.

Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.

Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.

Using "questions" about the DC crime rate as headlines for articles about DJT's lies/actions is infuriating. DC crime is at a 30 year low - full stop. Saying anything else is painting the DOGE kid's incident with "it matters when it happens to me" energy - and I'm sick of it.

it bothers me that Tesla has one of the best red paints for a car

Trump knows that the health of the planet in another 20 years will not effect him - so he promotes fossil fuel usage and counters the change to clean, renewables.

Can I just say that SOMEBODY needs to pull an office trophy out of their butt because this is seriously the DUMBEST timeline. *siiiigh

was reading an article for work and saw a reference to a random thing from the game I play - something only a subset of even the players know about. it triggered the thing in my brain that goes off seeing ads for ProductX after discussing the need for ProductX in front of TehRobotz

What I say when the crazies start in…

“I don’t discuss politics with those who dismiss the suffering of others”.

rude

Why are you the way you are? Because the Smiths, The Cure, and Depeche Mode were the soundtrack of my youth.