Billionaire Christy Walton has entered the chat, running this ad in several national and local newspapers

Noticeably, yet predictably absent: any plan for what they will do about it. I love (hate) how these political leaders’ consistent response to any crisis seems to be …expecting someone else to do something.
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This person is clearly a kindred spirit

Early-1900s era Rs were more progressive than today’s Ds (who are now more like Reagan-era Rs). Bad guys took over the good, and basically gave us today’s bad Rs and better (meh) Ds. The official R party planks of 1912 (paraphrased below) are mind-blowing, and sadly long-forgotten, by both.

It’s time for a Secession of the Plebeians

新年快乐. Happy Lunar New Year!

Well at least I had two hours of sleep

I sometimes wonder whatever happened to this guy. (GenX reference)

I would have stayed with my books, and cats if I had any, rather than trying to help an ignorant uneducated silly population to understand anything

From 2018, in the fall of the American empire, written by a Canadian. Seems an appropriate reminder, given the weird new push by U.S. rightwingers to acquire our northern neighbor.

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.”

— Maximilien Robespierre

Every time I hear about some exciting astronomical celestial event, I go outside to look! And then I remember I live in Southern California now, and this is what night looks like anywhere near a city here

Awww first day back and already a gift from the automated algorithm.

I’m #5,173,841! which is much better than that 5,173,842 person-sooo annoying

Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. ... To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
—Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents