Because I have seen "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," there's a part of me that keeps hoping that someone on the floor of the House or Senate - ideally, Mike Johnson - will suddenly realize he's sunk so deep into the mire he can no longer breathe. Sob-wracked confession follows.

I know more about the effects of extreme heat on the human body--which is another form of "critical infrastructure"--so this graphic is helpful to me. Thanks for sharing.

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Melissa Hortman, the former Minnesota House speaker felled by an assassin’s bullet, understood what democracy looks like. She achieved far more using democracy’s humble but ultimately exhilarating tools than any violent fanatic ever will.
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"We frequently hear of late that universities are 'dependent on federal money,' as though they were passive beneficiaries of government largesse," Carole LaBonne writes.

"The reality is closer to the opposite." wapo.st/43GspCx

Just a stunning verification of everything that's so wrong about AI

Arts organizations across the country saw their grants pulled with little explanation, while a proposed federal budget sought to eliminate the arts funding agency altogether.

Taking up space here now instead of the other place.