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It's been over a year, and I'm still astounded at how terrible Kamala Harris was. Tidbits like this are reminders that Trump didn't win 2024, Harris lost it. Democrats won statewide in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada in 2024. Harris was that bad:
December 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's been over a year, and I'm still astounded at how terrible Kamala Harris was. Tidbits like this are reminders that Trump didn't win 2024, Harris lost it. Democrats won statewide in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada in 2024. Harris was that bad:
Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause
An astonishing 80 percent of the Louisiana's death sentences between 1976 and 2015 were later reversed.
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades.
A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades.
He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction.
Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now under threat from the state’s Republican leadership.
boltsmag.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause
One the weirdest aspects of the Citizens United Supreme Court Case is that corporations affiliate with political parties. I wonder if professional athletes will start to consider Nike's giving behavior when they compete with adidas? www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
One the weirdest aspects of the Citizens United Supreme Court Case is that corporations affiliate with political parties. I wonder if professional athletes will start to consider Nike's giving behavior when they compete with adidas? www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
A trip to Paris is a weird mix of technologies. NFC payments aren't widely accepted, with credit card chip + pin as the backstop that American's don't have. It's like the smart phone revolution quietly skipped this part of the world - with eye opening differences. Some of them good - but v different
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A trip to Paris is a weird mix of technologies. NFC payments aren't widely accepted, with credit card chip + pin as the backstop that American's don't have. It's like the smart phone revolution quietly skipped this part of the world - with eye opening differences. Some of them good - but v different
It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - Washingtonian
The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...
Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.
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“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism
I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com
Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!
October 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!
This is symptomatic of Biden/Harris holding a pro-Israeli position that was antithetical to their party. Like pro-gun or pro-life Democratics, even when they crafted compromises, they were never going to get credit because they were negotiating on behalf of the wrong team. See: Sinema/Manchin
October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is symptomatic of Biden/Harris holding a pro-Israeli position that was antithetical to their party. Like pro-gun or pro-life Democratics, even when they crafted compromises, they were never going to get credit because they were negotiating on behalf of the wrong team. See: Sinema/Manchin
Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:
The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?
Her debut had 1,245 viewers. That's not a typo. That's the total.
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Her debut had 1,245 viewers. That's not a typo. That's the total.
By law (ACA) 80% of all premiums must be spent on paying for care. Insurance companies deserve a lot of blame, but the increase of premiums is directly tied to the increased cost of the underlying care itself.
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
By law (ACA) 80% of all premiums must be spent on paying for care. Insurance companies deserve a lot of blame, but the increase of premiums is directly tied to the increased cost of the underlying care itself.
We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment
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Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing? | Editorial
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing?
Without explanation or warning, Houston changed downtown and midtown traffic signals so that the Red Line light rail is often stuck at red lights.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing? | Editorial
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Polling on Apartheid South Africa here, but there were 3 polls released last week that all paint a similar picture of Americans seeking to sever ties with Israel: www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/democr...
National Poll: Supermajority of Democrats Support Same Sanctions Against Israel That Brought Down Apartheid in South Africa — IMEU Policy Project
www.imeupolicyproject.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Polling on Apartheid South Africa here, but there were 3 polls released last week that all paint a similar picture of Americans seeking to sever ties with Israel: www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/democr...
In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.
I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.
October 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.