The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. None of us were held to account. Is it any wonder, the state of American democracy in the 21st century?

www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jim...

A crisis of confidence.

I can't read the article but agree with the headline. The kids are not alright. GenX, and I cannot imagine some bro rolling up on campus with a microphone and us standing in line to talk shit with him.

The Supreme Court ended a temporary work program. The program had shielded over half a million migrants from deportation and granted legal work authorization until the court reversed course in late May.

Is it possible this program made life more difficult for less skilled Americans?

This one is. The GOP has been seeking coalition with all manner of weirdos since the New Deal. They finally found someone who would stoop low enough to make their numbers work. That someone is very interested in the money. And OMG these weirdos are weird AF.

also: Godwin's Law abides, as ever.

Jurassic Park is a chilling cautionary tale about not cheaping out on IT.

This is the GOP. Trump is not interested in the details, after all. And we're on a similar trajectory as the last GOP admin. DHS, ICE, Patriot Act, yellow orange red, extraordinary renditions, waterboarding. The GOP has some tendencies.

Also, it's dishonest to conflate extraordinary rendition with immigration. We all become immigrants once birthright citizenship is extinguished, so get to the point of saying it's a civil rights issue.

There's lots of shady characters, lots of dirty deals.
Every name's an alias, in case somebody squeels...