I have defended the gimmick episodes of SNW as fun, but originally they had some good scifi in between the silly stuff.

Carter deserves more credit than he gets for helping pull the US out of stagflation—his deregulations had their biggest effects in the early Reagan years.

A single payer system does not remove profit.

But my objection to M4A is that it would be so clearly inferior to the insurance I already have.

FIX OBAMACARE—bring back the mandate and the subsidies—but don't force people into an inferior government system.

🙃 Appears to not be true. I really liked him as the American spy "Napoleon Solo" in "Man from Uncle".

Alas, for very different reasons, none of the 4 stars of that film seem available for a sequel.

The UNCERTAINTY is costing us more than the tariffs will. How can anyone in either country form a business partnership across borders if there is so much uncertainty about what comes next.

FFS, Canada feels to need to strength defense ties with Europe OUTSIDE of existing NATO frameworks.

American country music is popular around the world, most notably in Africa. The Russian group "Bering Strait" was one of my favorite bluegrass bands.

🙃 I do long for the days when Ford was the Republican mainstream and the GOP leftwing was still big enough that he appointed Rockerfella VP to represent that part of the party.

I think a lot of people have this idea that allies are just a geopolitics thing, and to some degree they are. But theyre also shared norms that you can punish others for breaking. Trump getting rid of these taboos is a little scary. If US recovers, why not just do it again? threaten whoever?

It is worth noting that while some of our Afghanistan allies declined to join us in invading Iraq, many of them (including Canada and Germany) did enter Iraq later to fight ISIS.

Yes, a few of our allies decided to not back the Iraq invasion. Canada DID come in later and strongly supported the battle against ISIS in Iraq, notably around Mosul. Germany was at Mosul too in a smaller way with an anti-CBW unit.

Dumb war, but Iraq IS a better place today because of it.

But most data centers are not big water users. Also your attack on data centers was delivered through a data center.

I will argue that most men prefer to photo without makeup.

Sorry, you are not making your case. A LOT of medical indication otherwise BC/BS would not cover it either.

Many people on Medicare are unaware how much they are denied because their docs know not to even try.

Forcing all Americans onto Medicare would reduce quality of care for tens of millions.

Sorry, you are not making your case. A LOT of medical indication otherwise BC/BS would not cover it either.

Many people on Medicare are unaware how much they are denied because their docs know not to even try.

Forcing all Americans onto Medicare would reduce quality of care for tens of millions.

Obamacare mostly preserved your ability to have private insurance of your choice. M4A wants to eliminate that right.

No Wegovy without having major heart problems first; limits to PT available for my rotator cup injury, lubricant injections for my knees.

Multiple medical professions have told me things available via my BC/BS would not be available on Medicare.

I am a 69 yo who rejects Medicare entirely (except for the mandatory Part A). My BC/BS has much better coverage, and the supplemental plans are not a substitute, because they follow all of Medicare's rules limiting drugs, therapies, and procedures.

Leaving aside that most people labeled "centrist" are very liberal, it only makes sense if a person has an ideological attachment to a point on the political numberline.

"Moderate" or "pragmatic" refer to an approach to issues that sometimes, but not always, leads to positions in the middle.

Data centers on Trump golf courses makes sense to me! 🙃

They would use less water, add more to the tax base, create more jobs (it is NOT just those working onsite), and provide entertainment (and other services) to more people.