Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears.

“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

To me the key lesson here is that an 09 and 21 voters gave us the chance to restore our democracy. Instead, we got the ACA and the fiscal stimulus/climate infrastructure under Biden. Both worthy outcomes, but not addressing the root problem that precludes more good outcomes and enables corruption.

He's telling the lie that they can pretend they believed.

Honorable mentions:
Rilo Kiley
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