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This week's Economist cover:
(the answer seems clear)
(the answer seems clear)
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This week's Economist cover:
(the answer seems clear)
(the answer seems clear)
Gotta love Borowitz!
March 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Gotta love Borowitz!
There's a reason it's called Sunset Beach (Cape may. NJ). These pix all one evening this week.
February 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There's a reason it's called Sunset Beach (Cape may. NJ). These pix all one evening this week.
Just do it. Call, speak, repeat!
5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just do it. Call, speak, repeat!
5calls.org
5calls.org
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Nothing is more indicative of how authoritarian the political culture of the GOP has become than the fact that over the past few months its elected leaders have basically turned it over to an unelected rich guy who has threatened to primary them if they disobey orders. And no one has complained.
December 19, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Nothing is more indicative of how authoritarian the political culture of the GOP has become than the fact that over the past few months its elected leaders have basically turned it over to an unelected rich guy who has threatened to primary them if they disobey orders. And no one has complained.
Sad Funny quote of the Day:
"[Consider] the diversity of Donald Trump’s new cabinet. Despite some criticism, he has promoted underrepresented minorities: never have so many Florida billionaires held power."
- Lane Greene, Sr. Editor, The Economist
"[Consider] the diversity of Donald Trump’s new cabinet. Despite some criticism, he has promoted underrepresented minorities: never have so many Florida billionaires held power."
- Lane Greene, Sr. Editor, The Economist
December 20, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Sad Funny quote of the Day:
"[Consider] the diversity of Donald Trump’s new cabinet. Despite some criticism, he has promoted underrepresented minorities: never have so many Florida billionaires held power."
- Lane Greene, Sr. Editor, The Economist
"[Consider] the diversity of Donald Trump’s new cabinet. Despite some criticism, he has promoted underrepresented minorities: never have so many Florida billionaires held power."
- Lane Greene, Sr. Editor, The Economist
Quote of the Day:
December 15, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Quote of the Day:
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like i have been saying, a lot of americans do not treat politics as “real” — they approach it with an ironic distance that allows them to treat clear threats and statements of intent as mere rhetoric. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
December 15, 2024 at 7:08 PM
like i have been saying, a lot of americans do not treat politics as “real” — they approach it with an ironic distance that allows them to treat clear threats and statements of intent as mere rhetoric. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
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Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
How we'll know if Trump is going to sell America out to China
Keep an eye on the export controls. They are the key.
www.noahpinion.blog
December 15, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
Oh, 2025! What can we expect in a year begin with WTF?
December 15, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Oh, 2025! What can we expect in a year begin with WTF?
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Lots of psychopaths pretending to be autistic these days.
December 14, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Lots of psychopaths pretending to be autistic these days.
Apparently the GOP has its own Jesus!
December 15, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Apparently the GOP has its own Jesus!
Quote of the Day:
"Donald Trump is still mad at Senator John McCain because he provided a crucial vote to save Obamacare when Mr Trump wanted to kill it. Yet Mr Trump is also proud of himself because he saved Obamacare when instead he could have killed it. "
- James Bennet, in The Econmist
"Donald Trump is still mad at Senator John McCain because he provided a crucial vote to save Obamacare when Mr Trump wanted to kill it. Yet Mr Trump is also proud of himself because he saved Obamacare when instead he could have killed it. "
- James Bennet, in The Econmist
December 14, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Quote of the Day:
"Donald Trump is still mad at Senator John McCain because he provided a crucial vote to save Obamacare when Mr Trump wanted to kill it. Yet Mr Trump is also proud of himself because he saved Obamacare when instead he could have killed it. "
- James Bennet, in The Econmist
"Donald Trump is still mad at Senator John McCain because he provided a crucial vote to save Obamacare when Mr Trump wanted to kill it. Yet Mr Trump is also proud of himself because he saved Obamacare when instead he could have killed it. "
- James Bennet, in The Econmist
Quote of the Day (remember and compare results four years out):
16 million new jobs, more than any 4-year presidential term in U.S. history; low unemployment; record 20 million applications for the new businesses; stock market at record highs.
- H. C. Richardson, historian, citing President Biden
16 million new jobs, more than any 4-year presidential term in U.S. history; low unemployment; record 20 million applications for the new businesses; stock market at record highs.
- H. C. Richardson, historian, citing President Biden
December 13, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Quote of the Day (remember and compare results four years out):
16 million new jobs, more than any 4-year presidential term in U.S. history; low unemployment; record 20 million applications for the new businesses; stock market at record highs.
- H. C. Richardson, historian, citing President Biden
16 million new jobs, more than any 4-year presidential term in U.S. history; low unemployment; record 20 million applications for the new businesses; stock market at record highs.
- H. C. Richardson, historian, citing President Biden
Another good reason to leave Facebook, as well as ex-Twitter:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration fund
Meta’s donation comes weeks after Mark Zuckerberg met President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, as the Facebook founder seeks to mend ties with the right.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Another good reason to leave Facebook, as well as ex-Twitter:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
48 years, quite a grand ride, so far!
December 12, 2024 at 11:40 PM
48 years, quite a grand ride, so far!
A good quick read on some measured facts about us ( i laugh at #2 here, cuz, well, DUH!):
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
www.pewresearch.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:11 AM
A good quick read on some measured facts about us ( i laugh at #2 here, cuz, well, DUH!):
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
If it's not a cult, why do all my trumpy neighbors still have their trumpy flags up (even some from 2020)? The elections over, guys. He's not giving out free gasoline cards for your signs like a local AM radio promotion.
December 7, 2024 at 1:43 AM
If it's not a cult, why do all my trumpy neighbors still have their trumpy flags up (even some from 2020)? The elections over, guys. He's not giving out free gasoline cards for your signs like a local AM radio promotion.
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The Onion be spot-on
November 18, 2024 at 3:22 AM
The Onion be spot-on
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Stolen from @highnessophelia.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Stolen from @highnessophelia.bsky.social