I know the GOP Congress will roll over and play dead, but there should be checks and balances, not to mention lawsuits.
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I know the GOP Congress will roll over and play dead, but there should be checks and balances, not to mention lawsuits.
Trump is unilaterally moving a major base because he doesn't like their voting policies. Are we going to see a consolidation of federal agencies (and jobs) in red states simply because of the president's whims? Is this really supposed to endear him to Colorado voters?
If people want to improve the odds of seeing the files and they have GOP reps, it would probably be good to contact those reps' offices.
He probably should have checked to see if Alabama has it first.
A lot of civilization's gains can be wiped out in a pandemic if most of the knowledgeable people get killed off. Yeah... it's a convenient slogan from a frequent source of misinformation.
Civilization shouldn't be measured by birth rates. If we didn't have RFK Jr. trying to shut down vaccinations, we have a higher child survival rate. You can have high birth rate and high child mortality rates. Civilization depends on the population of civilized people.
Don't we have higher population numbers than 100 years ago? If so, how is civilization threatened by low birth rates?
I don't have scientific data, but I tend to believe that if it were cheaper + easier for people to raise children, there would be a higher birth rate. Lower child mortality, I would think, decreases the need to have a high birth rate. Lower maternal mortality would also increase rates+thriving.
Want to understand Russian policy? Ignore what they say to us in the West, listen to what they say among themselves:
Time/Date of call: Wed, Sep 3 at 6:30pm CDT.
London residents in social housing can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs. reasonstobecheerful.world/london-solar...
The redistricting gives Trump a pathway to become more extreme, with House reps who just go along. How many GOP reps have opposed Trump's agenda so far? If non-MAGA R's want *less* of a voice, they should keep supporting state leadership/reps who will help steer their state further to the right
And yes, the whole "submitting" thing was vile.
I do wonder if Charlie Kirk is just trying to optimize his search engine results. I'm guessing: Hot topic - Swift+Kelce Kirk says something about them -> shows up in search results More (attention + yuck factor) in searches -> reminds Krik's core audience to tune in
Meanwhile in Russia: host Roman Babayan explained why he believes Trump wants Russia to win. He also showcased the results of a poll, with 80% of participants stating they do not want Russia's war against Ukraine to end right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo_V...
CHICAGO…
And yeah... they're bad enough now as it is.
I don't have a problem with women running the government, but there are plenty of women I would hate to see have greater roles in (running/ruining) the country: Kristi Noem Tulsi Gabbard Jeanine Pirro Karoline Leavitt Joni (Hearse) Ernst Marsha Blackburn Pam Bondi Alina Habba Kellyanne Conway etc.
I think somewhere there's video of Riley Gaines selling ivermectin from her car, but RFK Jr has problems with scientifically tested vaccines. The efficacy and safety of the Covid vaccines has already been seen in wide scale deployments, but now an ivermectin proponent gets to decide.
So they're basically going around Congress after the Senate approved Monarez as head of CDC. I'm just wondering what happens to the CDC Accountability Act of 2023? Is it basically null and void? Can groups sue for enforcement to get a new director that the *Senate* will approve on party lines?
Trump and Dr. Oz want AI to decide which Medicare patients get care—and they're giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. Everything about this is sick and wrong. Tell Congress to intervene NOW:
I think with Curry's passion for excellence, humility, and decency... whatever he does, he'll be helping people succeed in a variety of ways. Because of his love for the game, I could see him as a basketball coach, but if so, that would be just one of his many endeavors.
Excerpt continued: “Psychosis thrives when reality stops pushing back, and AI can really just soften that wall.”
Excerpt: A key feature of AI chatbots is that, generally, the bot “doesn’t push back,” said Dr. Keith Sakata, a psychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco who has treated 12 patients over the past year who were hospitalized for mental-health emergencies involving AI use.
Somewhere, there ought to be stats of a week's data comparing CHP performance vs. Trump's deployment of the National Guard.
Yes, we don't need National Guard for law enforcement. We need trained professionals in that field. The National Guard are trained for military purposes and deserve better than the duties the Trump Admin is having them perform.
They didn't go there just to listen to them. They went to give him a chance and to show them face to face if he was a liar. They also went to *tell* him what his constituents wanted and make sure he heard them. I'm guessing he thinks that he gave a clever answer. I hope they make him pay.
I look at the advance of AI similar to the introduction of word processing. We're not going back. At the same time, we're eroding the jobs that help set the *next* stage for economic prosperity and advancement. We want it so more people can reach the next stage.
This is the frustrating part of technological advances. We get told look how much more we could do if we all have AI and that is true. But how it usually works out... Companies look at their output decide to keep it at the same level and staff at lower levels.
"AI is gutting the next generation of talent: In tech, job openings for new grads have already been halved," per FORTUNE
Given how expensive security can be, I hope they also ask Trump if he will prioritize the costs of repair over having any armed guards.
I *suspect* they want to use Union Station as a photo opportunity to hang Trump's portrait up for everyone coming toDC. It would be intimidating for people to enter the capitol to the sight of armed guards. I hope someone asks Trump if he will prioritize actual repairs over hanging his photo up.
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Meanwhile it's fire and hurricane season. Citizens... your government is less invested in coming to save you.
It highlights the Trump Admin's prioritization of deportations over disaster relief (fighting fires *and* FEMA). They'd rather let people lose their homes than have immigrants in the country, even if those immigrants' work helps to save lives and property.
Well... if Charlie Kirk needs something to stir up (talk/controversy), maybe people can remind him about the Epstein Files...
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With the worst of hurricane season still ahead, Trump and his cronies’ dismantling of FEMA has gutted the agency’s ability to respond to disasters and keep people safe. These brave FEMA employees tried to sound the alarm, so naturally Trump is punishing them. Beyond shameful.
Whereas with Trump as a dictator, we get a number of illegal actions... meaning we get the "winning combination" of (a dictator + crime) When inflation gets really bad and the negative economic impacts of his policies are really felt...I expect crime to go up. People will struggle to pay rent, etc.
Californians: we’re seeing an uptick in government imposter text message scams targeting California taxpayers. Be on alert for texts from seemingly official government agencies that seem fishy, don’t click links, and only visit official websites.
I'm not a lawyer, but I admit, I hope a class-action lawsuit can be brought against RFK Jr for any wrongful death resulting from his actions. I'd like him to know that the country is on standby to sue him. I'd like to see Congressional hearings on the availability of the Covid vaccines. Push back
"Federal health officials say the changes are warranted because most people have so much immunity at this point. They also question the vaccines' safety and effectiveness – doubts dismissed by most public health experts and contradicted by a large body of scientific evidence."
I wouldn't mind if the White House took leave for their actions.
We’re spending over $1 MILLION a day to deploy the National Guard in D.C. Trump says this is for Fighting homelessness & crime. But guess what... just a QUARTER of that million would house D.C.'s ENTIRE unhoused population. Think about it.
🚨WE HAVE A FLIP TO REPORT🚨 Democrat Catelin Drey has FLIPPED Iowa State Senate Seat 1 tonight! And in doing so, Democrats have ended the GOP Supermajority in the Iowa State Legislature! This was a Trump +11 district, and the Democrat is ahead by 9 points! A 20 point swing!
I need you to read this before Friday, the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It’s by a Coast Guardsman assigned to pull the dead from the waters. Now, as Supervisor in a small town in Illinois, he’s concerned that Trump will drown his town next.
Live tonight at 9PM Eastern youtube.com/live/nNUjzhX...
They also have been known to detect cancers and Parkinson's. Now that there's more usage of the talking buttons for pets, I've been curious if those will be integrated in use with service dogs. They might be able to tell us more with their sense of smell, coupled with a button vocabulary.
When Rubio was slashing the State Dept I did wonder... if there was a plan to carve up the world so Putin/Russia got Europe, China took over Asia and the US took over North+South America, would the US even need a large State Dept, with fewer countries. Purely speculation... but I do wonder.
I think it's foreshadowing and suggests... Trump is planning to go to war. In his case, preferably with blue states + cities, although he probably wouldn't mind other countries in the Americas.
I don't want a dividend. I'd be happier if Congress did its job and reined in the tariff power and got rid of the tariffs. I'd be happier if they took the Qatari jet and sold it and used the money to fund the programs Congress slashed.
I wonder what she would feel if people in Chicago flooded Pirro's social media showing people going to dinner in Chicago.
There are farmers in red state rural areas who believed Trump and are giving him time to see that his policies work. I wonder how they'll feel if they see him frame this as something for tech. I hope the DNC makes sure they see Trump's message.
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
Vance is less popular than Trump... so I fear he will be more repressive and clamp down harder to hold onto power. If Trump suspects Vance is positioning to take power based on Trump's frailties, it may well be that Trump will throw Vance under the bust... or resurrect the gallows?
I do think Moody's and other credit rating institutions should consider adjusting their ratings to reflect our reality. It may be the only thing that gets through to the public that these policies aren't simply a case of Trump needing more time.
I think the Trump Admin should bear scrutiny for antisemitic bias in a similar degree and aggressiveness that they are subjecting universities for supposedly the same reason.
If people have the opportunity to vote in the special elections, please vote.
The Trump Administration recklessly withheld vital education funding just weeks before the school year was set to begin. We sued, and have now secured full relief requiring the Trump Admin to release the full balance of the remaining funding. Our kids deserve so much better.
As for feminism... yeah, she can do what men can do. But it doesn't mean that women have to buy into ideas they think are less than stellar, even if the proponent is a woman. If a man is selling his used bath water and can get people to buy it, good for him. Still doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Well... I think only a true, die-hard fan would want soap that has used bath water (there's definitely an ick factor). In which case, I don't think it matters what is in the product. If the consumer isn't a fan, why would they want it? There are so many competing products without the ick factor.
It probably would be good for the media to do a brush-up as the tariffs hit harder and for those on tv, please, show the math. I saw so many people doing mental arithmetic on tv, where it's really clear in the visual. The brush-up would be especially helpful now as more tariffs take effect.
After the election, it became evident that many people didn't really understand what a tariff is. It wasn't enough to be told it was an "inflationary" tax, people needed to see the math.
Yeah, I'm bringing up the Epstein Files. - Maxwell is a *convicted* felon - Abrego Garcia is *alleged* But Maxwell gets better treatment... and she's moved after what? She provides testimony about how much she respects Trump and liked his character? Abrego Garcia deserves better, not Maxwell
I'm *not* a lawyer, but isn't this a violation of 8th amendment rights. Not just for Abrego Garcia but for anyone sent to Uganda. And why, why, why... is Abrego Garcia being sent to a Ugandan prison which is likely to be a hell hole *and* Ghislaine Maxwell is in a low-security prison in Texas?
OPPOSE (continued) - censorship of science - disaster worforce reduction
*OPPOSE* - the reduction of FEMA's capacity to support its missions - failure to appoint qualified FEMA administrator as required by law - the attempts to reduce risks implemented in cost + life saving programs - interruption in maintaining disaster preparedness of SLT1 partners (continued)
I think that would go a long way to combat the expensive ads fueled by Citizen's United.
Yes, get rid of Citizen's United. I'm hoping we find or build a cost-effective way to break through the misinformation of Fox, etc. Find an innovative disruptor (person, technology, etc.) that could make facts more popular and accessible to voters.
Looking at the mess we're in now... If Harris had won, people would have complained that she wasn't doing enough, etc. Would I have loved for her to win, even with all the complaints.? Absolutely yes. It's just weird knowing people wouldn't have appreciated how much better off we were with her.
Just fixing priorities would be a big step forward at this point...and getting HHS to promote cost-effective health measures.
I would think insurance companies would push for more vaccination access, since it helps their bottom line. Both flu and Covid viruses can revive cancer cases, which are expensive to cover. And RFK Jr. + DOGE have made cancer even harder to treat.
Right now HHS is not interested in cost-effective ways to manage health care. If they were, they'd be more for making vaccinations accessible to people who want them. A vaccination is a lot cheaper than an emergency room/treatment visit for RSV, measles, flu, Covid, polio, etc.
Other countries offer efficient and cost-effective health care without all the American amenities. NPR did a story a very long time ago on how it was cheaper to get an operation in Belgium, but "colder" on the customer experience side.
We have a multi insurance model in part because Obama adopted the Massachusetts model developed by Romney. I don't know the thinking behind it, but it made some sense in that it would be more acceptable to Republican voters having been developed by an R governor. The GOP made Romney disavow it.
Since the Trump Admin is (taking/forcing) government investment in companies, I could imagine him taking a company like United Health Care and making that insurance of the nation. He'd probably love the profits. As a national health insurance, it would definitely highlight the problems...
I'm just curious... what millions of dollars in fees does Fox or NewsMax pay to the government? Whatever they pay and in whatever form, are those comparable to ABC and NBC?
"The Trump administration is casting a wide net, scouring other companies that it thinks could be ripe for some form of government involvement, three people briefed on these discussions said." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...
Heard about this from the Borowitz Report, although it's not satire. www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-... I'm hoping it's a canary in the GOP "coal mine"
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2025/08/22/1 Happens every time. I just get in the shower and someone yells “stampede"!
I hope there's some way Rhode Island and Connecticut can sue the Trump Admin for project completion. The more he cuts down on renewables, the more he'll use the lack of energy sources to justify drilling on public land to satisfy the high energy needs of AI and crypto.
The problem is the payoffs for kids and neighborhoods with better stress management probably don't become clear for a few years. I could go on and on, but this is more than anyone wanted or will even read.
Meditation is taught in schools, but I often wonder if it would improve family life if parents took some training even on deescalation. (Ok, not just parents, everyone) Although I'd want a pilot project.
I'd like to see more people have access to classes and places to *practice*, emotional management. People living with lower incomes already have a much higher stress level than those with higher incomes. It affects the quality of decision making and relationships.
It's partly why I support things like subsidized access to the weight loss drugs. The cost of the drugs is probably less than medical costs for a stroke, heart attack, or nursing home care driven by such problems. I know, it's not the sparkly, game-changing idea Mark is looking forward.
Conservative commenters made fun of liberals liking programs that gave money. I'm liberal. I liked the program because it worked and overall, the costs of the gift cards were less than the overall cost of incarceration and got people more on the path where they could stay clean enough to get a job
There are people who will hate this, but maybe some financial incentives would help... NPR wrote about a study on meth addicts who were given gift cards at regular intervals for clean drug tests. It worked at helping people stop.
There's been a lot of research on will power, habit and change... so the question is how to get more of that into practice: how to get people to transition from thought to action. Maybe it's a mix of apps, local clubs and social outreach, etc.
Just encouraging and facilitating more Americans to regular exercise could be a big plus. Cost may be an issue * gym memberships, equipment Walking itself is great, BUT * neighborhood may not be safe enough to walk * hard to do alone? -> lack of support system (community? friends? accountability?)
I admit, I love solutions like that (much more effective than immediately expected) With health, we all know Americans don't exercise enough. Regular exercise would do a lot to bring down health care costs (reduce diabetes, prevent some cancers, heart attack, improve quality of life).
But she doesn't know that.. I liked the talk so much, I did a few projections on a spreadsheet and yes, she doesn't need to constantly deny herself the food, one time could do it. But it won't look like that at first. All this to say, small changes can make a huge difference, compounded over time
There's a TED Talk by Sendhil Mullainathan, where he talks about an Indian businesswoman caught in a cycle of poverty because she's just treading water with debt. If she can forgo a very tiny amount of food and spends that money on her loan, she can pay off that loan very quickly...
And as some people point out, things are intertwined. Getting people into shelter and off the streets not only reduces homelessness, but it also reduces the costs of emergency care. Feeding people basically nutritional diets reduces the costs by preventing more serious conditions, if not death.
So I wouldn't say everything hasn't been tried... there probably are things on a smaller scale that are works in progress that can be amplified. In some ways, the scale of federal programs makes it harder to roll out solutions, because things probably do need more iterations, before scaling.
Yes. I admit, I wish Sanders had said that as a Socialist, he approves of such actions.
So basically, Republicans are putting words in Democrats' mouths... The question is what works in stopping the spread of misinformation: * suing for defamation? * ads? * influencers? * better reporting? * social media? If we don't know, what are we dong to find out? (I don't expect an answer.. yet
Honestly, this may be one of the most important media graphs I've ever seen. The claim: Democrats keep using annoying words. The data: Republicans CLAIMS Democrats use them, which then becomes the narratives. Then centrists attack DEMS for things GOPer CLAIM they say, not GOP for making stuff up.
Yes. It would be great if there was shot of Bondi saying she has the list on her desk right next to Ghislaine Maxwell saying there is *no* list. Would this make MAGA more inclined to believe Maxwell or more inclined to believe there is a Deep State cover-up?
Yes. Sanders may agree with Trump in principle, but Trump's implementation will, I *suspect*, pave the path to be exponentially more corrupt. We already know the Trump Admin will push the limits of any law.
I've heard more than one analyst credit Tesla's success to Musk's "world class marketing" skills. And you see Musk's and Trump's branding work in action. Even if we don't buy into it, they know how to work their target audience. Agreed: Democrats need to work more in that area.