If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.

- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World

this wouldn't be more stupid if she had meant the TV series 🤦‍♂️

PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures price index) is what the Fed prefers to measure inflation - Jan-2025: +2.5% (YoY)

SATAN: Is there any way to make camping worse?

INVENTOR OF THE MUSIC FESTIVAL: I'm about to blow your mind

So good. 🤡

@brendanvduke.bsky.social

"Trump’s order is not 'restoring truth.' It is erasure. To put it plainly, Trump’s order is aimed at replacing history with propaganda."

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-big-...

i'm surprised he didn't tell us how many black friends he has 🤦‍♂️😡

Harris is partly to blame for not being capable of explaining/reminding people about this all through the 2024 campaign - huge fail 🤦‍♂️

Everyone thought the economy was terrible under Biden through 2024 because there were <two quarters> way back in 2022 where inflation was really high for a bit. We lost the plot & never got it back, & now it’s had massive political consequences that, like the plot-losing, were totally unnecessary.