Pete nails it.

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

A helpful blast from the past: Real citizen power.

The Occupy movement taught us that we need a clear direction for a new political economy, ***not just vocal opposition to the current kleptocracy.*** See level-7.org for my own proposals.

Just a reminder that we have more fundamental problems to address than just the Trump presidency -- problems that have been around for a long time....

Amid all of the "noise" being generated by the Trump administration (an example of Steve Bannon's "flooding the zone"), we need to remember the loudest "signal:" it's all about increasing wealth for the folks creating the noise...and their billionaire buddies. That's it. Plutocratic hoodwinking.

Here is one perspective on why allowing troll farms, foreign governments, corporations, and campaigns funded with unlimited dark money the same "free speech" privileges as individuals on social media ***just isn't functionally equivalent.***

March 5, 2025:

Check out my answer to question in link...
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For those interested in how *** fifty years of the conservative antisocial program *** fulfilled 2,400 years of philosopher predictions about the decline of democracy - and what we can do about it now - you may find the essay linked below of interest.

www.tcollinslogan.com/resources/Th...