The laws of physics will be enforced
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Initially about the physics of global warming, but now there is so much else that needs the support of reality-based thinking.
To the left because that's where science and rationality are...
To the left because that's where science and rationality are...
Pinned
Take Action: Keep protesting until all Congress realizes that being "primaried" is not the problem they will be facing.
Make it clear that all of those who broke their OATH to support and defend the Constitution of the United States will be removed from the Congress that they are *not* serving
Make it clear that all of those who broke their OATH to support and defend the Constitution of the United States will be removed from the Congress that they are *not* serving
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In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores.
Russ Vought: "We fund what we need to fund. I'm not at all shy about we want to spend billions of dollars on a new shipyard. We're up there defending the $1.5t that the Department of War needs. But it's also coming at a ton of reduction on the non-defense side"
October 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores.
The membership and performance of Congress will improve when those elected come to fear poor people more than they fear rich people.
October 1, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The membership and performance of Congress will improve when those elected come to fear poor people more than they fear rich people.
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I'm not the audience for the Smith hearing, but the main political issue here is that Republicans want the world to know that Smith subpoenaed congressional phone records as he investigated Jan. 6 etc, and nobody outside the Senate can explain to you why that's bad.
September 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I'm not the audience for the Smith hearing, but the main political issue here is that Republicans want the world to know that Smith subpoenaed congressional phone records as he investigated Jan. 6 etc, and nobody outside the Senate can explain to you why that's bad.
The "America Experiment" has not failed (per se).
As an experiment it has identified area for further development.
In particular, when the physical presence of speech in a town square is replaced by newspapers, radio, TV, and the virtual (non-) presence of the Internet,
As an experiment it has identified area for further development.
In particular, when the physical presence of speech in a town square is replaced by newspapers, radio, TV, and the virtual (non-) presence of the Internet,
September 23, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The "America Experiment" has not failed (per se).
As an experiment it has identified area for further development.
In particular, when the physical presence of speech in a town square is replaced by newspapers, radio, TV, and the virtual (non-) presence of the Internet,
As an experiment it has identified area for further development.
In particular, when the physical presence of speech in a town square is replaced by newspapers, radio, TV, and the virtual (non-) presence of the Internet,
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28 years ago.
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it.
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
September 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
28 years ago.
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September 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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EVERYTHING to him is zero sum with a winner and loser, no mutual benefit. He's a chronic loser whose super power is finding even bigger losers to hold the bag when it falls apart. As a businessman, it was the banks. As a criminal, it was his lawyers. As president, it's going to be US citizens.
September 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
EVERYTHING to him is zero sum with a winner and loser, no mutual benefit. He's a chronic loser whose super power is finding even bigger losers to hold the bag when it falls apart. As a businessman, it was the banks. As a criminal, it was his lawyers. As president, it's going to be US citizens.
This time, it's not:
"It's the economy, stupid"
nor even:
"It's interest rates, stupid"
nor:
"It's the war, stupid"
This time, it's:
"It's the President: stupid"
"It's the economy, stupid"
nor even:
"It's interest rates, stupid"
nor:
"It's the war, stupid"
This time, it's:
"It's the President: stupid"
September 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This time, it's not:
"It's the economy, stupid"
nor even:
"It's interest rates, stupid"
nor:
"It's the war, stupid"
This time, it's:
"It's the President: stupid"
"It's the economy, stupid"
nor even:
"It's interest rates, stupid"
nor:
"It's the war, stupid"
This time, it's:
"It's the President: stupid"
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Implementing a universal, single-payer healthcare system would save the U.S. more than $1 trillion and some 114,000 lives every year, according to a recent Yale University preprint study
Scientists calculated how much money and lives 'Medicare for All' might save—it's a lot
The study has been touted by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as proof of the benefits of a universal, single-payer healthcare system, but the research hasn't been peer-reviewed
www.scientificamerican.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Implementing a universal, single-payer healthcare system would save the U.S. more than $1 trillion and some 114,000 lives every year, according to a recent Yale University preprint study
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Miller Lite stats o' the day
+51,000
-23,000
-ICE arrests in July
-change in non-farm payrolls in July
It's almost like the immigrants are taking your jobs narrative is complete bullshit
+51,000
-23,000
-ICE arrests in July
-change in non-farm payrolls in July
It's almost like the immigrants are taking your jobs narrative is complete bullshit
August 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Miller Lite stats o' the day
+51,000
-23,000
-ICE arrests in July
-change in non-farm payrolls in July
It's almost like the immigrants are taking your jobs narrative is complete bullshit
+51,000
-23,000
-ICE arrests in July
-change in non-farm payrolls in July
It's almost like the immigrants are taking your jobs narrative is complete bullshit
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As in it was your money. Now it’s your ex-money.
X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money is launching in the US starting today
Would you replace your bank with X Money?
buff.ly
July 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
As in it was your money. Now it’s your ex-money.
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If true, it may mean he was convinced that Putin is on the verge of pulling back, and he wants to take credit.
Trump admin. to support heavy tariffs on Russian oil in effort to end Ukraine war, sources say
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump admin. to support heavy tariffs on Russian oil in effort to end Ukraine war, sources say
The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year. A bipartisan bill aims to increase economic pressure on Russia if it refuses to negotiate peace with Ukraine.
www.cbsnews.com
July 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
If true, it may mean he was convinced that Putin is on the verge of pulling back, and he wants to take credit.
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Another word I'm sick of, when used in connection with Trump, is "agenda."
Trump has cravings. Trump has impulses. Trump has pathologies. And he can't see beyond himself.
I have a tough time hearing his cravings, impulses, and narcissistic pathologies reframed as an "agenda."
Trump has cravings. Trump has impulses. Trump has pathologies. And he can't see beyond himself.
I have a tough time hearing his cravings, impulses, and narcissistic pathologies reframed as an "agenda."
July 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Another word I'm sick of, when used in connection with Trump, is "agenda."
Trump has cravings. Trump has impulses. Trump has pathologies. And he can't see beyond himself.
I have a tough time hearing his cravings, impulses, and narcissistic pathologies reframed as an "agenda."
Trump has cravings. Trump has impulses. Trump has pathologies. And he can't see beyond himself.
I have a tough time hearing his cravings, impulses, and narcissistic pathologies reframed as an "agenda."
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This is not today's most important news but THAT IS THE POINT.
Anyone who doubts that the Roberts Court deliberately hides their most partisan rulings with careful timing should consider how little reporting there is today on NRSC v. FEC.
It gives Republicans a major boost in November's elections.
Anyone who doubts that the Roberts Court deliberately hides their most partisan rulings with careful timing should consider how little reporting there is today on NRSC v. FEC.
It gives Republicans a major boost in November's elections.
June 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This is not today's most important news but THAT IS THE POINT.
Anyone who doubts that the Roberts Court deliberately hides their most partisan rulings with careful timing should consider how little reporting there is today on NRSC v. FEC.
It gives Republicans a major boost in November's elections.
Anyone who doubts that the Roberts Court deliberately hides their most partisan rulings with careful timing should consider how little reporting there is today on NRSC v. FEC.
It gives Republicans a major boost in November's elections.
Turns out the 'leaking' reflecting pool was a feature, not a bug:
This illustrates how dumb POTUS is.
A $14M mistake that will require even MORE of our tax payer $ to rectify.
A $14M mistake that will require even MORE of our tax payer $ to rectify.
June 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Turns out the 'leaking' reflecting pool was a feature, not a bug:
When you say "everyone", it takes only one counter example to disprove the assertion.
Will no one call him out on this?
Will no one call him out on this?
RAJU: But what evidence is there to prove the California election is rigged?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.
June 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
When you say "everyone", it takes only one counter example to disprove the assertion.
Will no one call him out on this?
Will no one call him out on this?
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Trump's executive order reaffirmed the administration's intentions to model US childhood vaccine recommendations after those of Denmark—a country with universal healthcare, less diversity, and a population about the size of Maryland’s.
New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
arstechnica.com
June 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump's executive order reaffirmed the administration's intentions to model US childhood vaccine recommendations after those of Denmark—a country with universal healthcare, less diversity, and a population about the size of Maryland’s.
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I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
Most Americans Aren't Convinced Humans Are Causing Climate Change, New Data Shows
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
www.forbes.com
May 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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My submission for the Trump $250 bill.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
May 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My submission for the Trump $250 bill.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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As we may or may not be negotiating with Iran. As an alleged threat is shot near the WH. As Trump drones on about the ballroom. As gas prices are $4.50/gal. As nothing came of the meet with Xi. As inflation continues to rise and incomes do not keep pace. Remember:
STILL NO EPSTEIN FILES.
STILL NO EPSTEIN FILES.
May 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM
As we may or may not be negotiating with Iran. As an alleged threat is shot near the WH. As Trump drones on about the ballroom. As gas prices are $4.50/gal. As nothing came of the meet with Xi. As inflation continues to rise and incomes do not keep pace. Remember:
STILL NO EPSTEIN FILES.
STILL NO EPSTEIN FILES.
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"They leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him."
If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.
If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.
US attorney for SDNY Jay Clayton defends Trump's taxpayer-funded J6 slush fund: "I don't think we're gonna be talking about this issue in a week because the American people are gonna say, 'Look, they leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him. Okay, we resolved that.'"
May 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"They leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him."
If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.
If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.
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He's not planning on leaving. That's what the ballroom bunker equipped with drones is for. It's why he's calling for Thune to fire the parliamentarian who's refusing to allow the $1B for the ballroom in the reconciliation bill. It's why he's paying the insurrectionists with his slush fund.
Trump's commencement message to Coast Guard cadets: "I'm gonna be here in '28. Maybe I'll be here in '32 too. I don't know. Maybe I will."
May 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
He's not planning on leaving. That's what the ballroom bunker equipped with drones is for. It's why he's calling for Thune to fire the parliamentarian who's refusing to allow the $1B for the ballroom in the reconciliation bill. It's why he's paying the insurrectionists with his slush fund.
People have in-depth conversation with LLM and wonder "maybe this thing is conscious?"
Maybe the lesson is: *our* conversations are sufficiently mundane/predictable that perhaps our conversations do not require consciousness?
Maybe the lesson is: *our* conversations are sufficiently mundane/predictable that perhaps our conversations do not require consciousness?
May 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
People have in-depth conversation with LLM and wonder "maybe this thing is conscious?"
Maybe the lesson is: *our* conversations are sufficiently mundane/predictable that perhaps our conversations do not require consciousness?
Maybe the lesson is: *our* conversations are sufficiently mundane/predictable that perhaps our conversations do not require consciousness?
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NEW: Donald just STOLE $1.7B from us to pay insurrectionists. I have some important info about this. Please share widely.
May 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
NEW: Donald just STOLE $1.7B from us to pay insurrectionists. I have some important info about this. Please share widely.