Les Simar
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Referring to Schumer: “Get Dem Senators to negotiate a terrible “deal” that does nothing real about healthcare. Screw over a national political party. Profile of scourge? Next.” Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Referring to Schumer: “Get Dem Senators to negotiate a terrible “deal” that does nothing real about healthcare. Screw over a national political party. Profile of scourge? Next.” Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Ro Khanna
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Ro Khanna
They sided with Republicans to Let Middle-Class Healthcare Evaporate
John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire)
Jacky Rosen (D-New Mexico)
Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
Angus King (I-Maine)
John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire)
Jacky Rosen (D-New Mexico)
Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
Angus King (I-Maine)
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
They sided with Republicans to Let Middle-Class Healthcare Evaporate
John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire)
Jacky Rosen (D-New Mexico)
Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
Angus King (I-Maine)
John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire)
Jacky Rosen (D-New Mexico)
Tim Kaine (D-Virginia)
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
Angus King (I-Maine)
“This is not a deal — it’s an empty promise,” wrote Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. “Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“This is not a deal — it’s an empty promise,” wrote Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. “Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the capitulation “pathetic.”
“This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender,” he added on his Press Office social media account. “Don’t bend the knee!”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Sunday’s move “a very, very bad vote” because of how it will raise insurance premiums.
“This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender,” he added on his Press Office social media account. “Don’t bend the knee!”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Sunday’s move “a very, very bad vote” because of how it will raise insurance premiums.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the capitulation “pathetic.”
“This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender,” he added on his Press Office social media account. “Don’t bend the knee!”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Sunday’s move “a very, very bad vote” because of how it will raise insurance premiums.
“This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender,” he added on his Press Office social media account. “Don’t bend the knee!”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called Sunday’s move “a very, very bad vote” because of how it will raise insurance premiums.
We were in Chicago for a few days. Stayed in Wicker Park this time.
October 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We were in Chicago for a few days. Stayed in Wicker Park this time.
The truth is that California HSR is a target for critics because it poses a genuine threat to the status quo… And despite the steady attacks on it, year after year, Californians continue to support it by wide margins—62% to 38% in the most recent polling.
Why do they hate California high speed rail? Because it could actually succeed | High Speed Rail Alliance
Against the odds, the project could succeed in bringing true freedom to travelers in America. That is the great threat and promise of CA HSR.
www.hsrail.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The truth is that California HSR is a target for critics because it poses a genuine threat to the status quo… And despite the steady attacks on it, year after year, Californians continue to support it by wide margins—62% to 38% in the most recent polling.
The top 5 financially distressed states
Texas is the most financially distressed state in the country, followed by Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and South Carolina.
finance.yahoo.com/news/florida...
Texas is the most financially distressed state in the country, followed by Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and South Carolina.
finance.yahoo.com/news/florida...
Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the US — topped only by Texas, Google helps reveal
They also ranked sixth in the change in number of bankruptcy filings from 2025 to 2025.
finance.yahoo.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The top 5 financially distressed states
Texas is the most financially distressed state in the country, followed by Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and South Carolina.
finance.yahoo.com/news/florida...
Texas is the most financially distressed state in the country, followed by Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and South Carolina.
finance.yahoo.com/news/florida...
"Grab the TV remote, go to menu, go to controls, parental controls, edit channel list, then delete Fox News, and peace, health and mental happiness will result.”
August 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Grab the TV remote, go to menu, go to controls, parental controls, edit channel list, then delete Fox News, and peace, health and mental happiness will result.”
Even with a flurry of 11th-hour trade agreements, America’s effective tax rate on imported goods has shot above 18%. It stood at just 1.2% last year. That could add $2,400 in costs for the average American household, according to Yale’s Budget Lab.
August 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Even with a flurry of 11th-hour trade agreements, America’s effective tax rate on imported goods has shot above 18%. It stood at just 1.2% last year. That could add $2,400 in costs for the average American household, according to Yale’s Budget Lab.
The question facing socially conservative Christians is how high a level of damage are they willing to accept – regarding democratic norms, rule of law, treatment of minorities and immigrants, conflict between nations – in order to assert what they consider to be Christian social and cultural models
Why the rise of Christian Nationalism around the world is deeply concerning
The rise of the religious far right poses a serious threat to democracy around the world, says Martyn Whittock. Will conservative Christians take heed?
www.premierchristianity.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The question facing socially conservative Christians is how high a level of damage are they willing to accept – regarding democratic norms, rule of law, treatment of minorities and immigrants, conflict between nations – in order to assert what they consider to be Christian social and cultural models
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The good news for investors? Elon Musk says he’s stepping back from politics to refocus on Tesla.
More details on Electrek: electrek.co/2025/04/22/t...
More details on Electrek: electrek.co/2025/04/22/t...
Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2025 financial results: missed big on already terrible expectations
Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders’ letter for the first quarter (Q1) and full-year 2025 after market close...
electrek.co
April 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The good news for investors? Elon Musk says he’s stepping back from politics to refocus on Tesla.
More details on Electrek: electrek.co/2025/04/22/t...
More details on Electrek: electrek.co/2025/04/22/t...
Who is shaping what makes us feel scared? Why are they doing it, and who benefits?
Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores
In 2022, I appeared on a Sunday morning news show in Los Angeles amid an increase in local news stories about theft. I pointed out patterns in which news stations devoted more coverage to low-level…
lithub.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Who is shaping what makes us feel scared? Why are they doing it, and who benefits?
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Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
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No, Elon. 40% of people who call Social Security's 1-800 number are not fraudsters, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme & nobody who is 150 years old is getting a Social Security check.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No, Elon. 40% of people who call Social Security's 1-800 number are not fraudsters, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme & nobody who is 150 years old is getting a Social Security check.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
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Remember "security theater," the term coined by Bruce Schneier in the Bush era? I'd like to propose a spinoff: "justice theater." That's our legal system.
I follow a lot of cases against big companies, Tesla among them.
Guess what? The cases go on forever and the companies never lose.
I follow a lot of cases against big companies, Tesla among them.
Guess what? The cases go on forever and the companies never lose.
March 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Remember "security theater," the term coined by Bruce Schneier in the Bush era? I'd like to propose a spinoff: "justice theater." That's our legal system.
I follow a lot of cases against big companies, Tesla among them.
Guess what? The cases go on forever and the companies never lose.
I follow a lot of cases against big companies, Tesla among them.
Guess what? The cases go on forever and the companies never lose.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Thus can happen to any of us.
With no due process?
You get “disappeared.”
With no due process?
You get “disappeared.”
The video of Trump’s deportees arriving in El Salvador is horrific.
This is 21st century Nazism.
Identities concealed, trafficked to a foreign labour camp. No due process, no evidence of crime. Dehumanised.
Where is the global outrage?
The crime is historic; the normalisation catastrophic.
This is 21st century Nazism.
Identities concealed, trafficked to a foreign labour camp. No due process, no evidence of crime. Dehumanised.
Where is the global outrage?
The crime is historic; the normalisation catastrophic.
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Thus can happen to any of us.
With no due process?
You get “disappeared.”
With no due process?
You get “disappeared.”
A wonderful week in Paris.
March 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A wonderful week in Paris.
“We have today been witnesses to the biggest shit show ever presented ‘live on TV’ by the current American president and his vice-president.
“Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick.”
“Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick.”
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“We have today been witnesses to the biggest shit show ever presented ‘live on TV’ by the current American president and his vice-president.
“Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick.”
“Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick.”