SCOTUS says we have to assume Texas legislature is acting in good faith. We do NOT have to assume SCOTUS is acting in good faith.

We need Supreme Court Reform. Here's how:
open.substack.com/pub/rayschra...

Max,
Please will you have a debate (or at least have a personal word) about government & MPs using X, when it's a toxic cesspool of hate & misinformation.

There's Bluesky or for even less toxicity Mastodon/Fediverse (and longer posts). Even if they cross-posted, it would be preferable.

Ditch Musk

Thanks but no thanks.

I thought of the whale in HHGttG, but in Trump's voice

"Hey! What’s this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ow ound round ground! That’s it! That’s a good name-ground!
I wonder if it will be friends with me"

And it turns out the #BBC #MORALMAZE thinks the same. On today on #BBCSOUNDS or live.

Philanthropy is a preferential, selective act of a (generally) rich person.

Taxation is (or should be) based on wider relative need and merit.

Pay taxes!

Resistance to reasonable taxes should be based on poor efficiency of their application, not their size.

No incitement intended, but it does surprise me that Trump and associates don't realise they're playing with fire when they emasculate a highly weapons trained segment of society who, if pushed hard enough may think they've nothing to lose by taking matters to the next level.
(Please don't!)

www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

The orange man, in an orange suit, with a sledgehammer. Sentence for crimes: demolish the ballroom by hand!

Sorry, NO!

Both your assertions are valid and probably true.

You may want it to be the answer but this isn't X, and a bit more than wishful thinking is required. I know populism (Trump especially) has devalued critical thinking but we mustn't get drawn into assertions as absolute truth!

Is that speculation, wishful thinking or fact. Tell us more...

There was no insult. It was just a request.