Practical Progressive Gini
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80 years old and still into learning. News junkie. Atlantic Monthly for 50 years. Last classes in poetry workshop at Stanford. New lectures from Peter Zeihan. in Foreign Affairs. Looking for what will be next.
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell
“Trying to reach a peace agreement without including Europe in the discussions is not realistic,” he said. “The war is in Europe.” Pope Leo
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“Trying to reach a peace agreement without including Europe in the discussions is not realistic,” he said. “The war is in Europe.” Pope Leo
I know what I say on Jan 6 2000 and I know what I saw on Jan 7 2026
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I know what I say on Jan 6 2000 and I know what I saw on Jan 7 2026
American leaders are “normalizing bloodshed.” Tucker Carlson
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
American leaders are “normalizing bloodshed.” Tucker Carlson
Gallup poll 40% of women under 45 want to leave the UnitedStates.
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Gallup poll 40% of women under 45 want to leave the UnitedStates.
ICE is Trump’s gestapo.
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
ICE is Trump’s gestapo.
Because the Trump Administration is a Terrorist organization, MNY WOMEN WANT TO LEAVE THE US.
January 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Because the Trump Administration is a Terrorist organization, MNY WOMEN WANT TO LEAVE THE US.
The one group in the United States most interested in leaving the country and permanently living somewhere else is American women ages 15 to 44. According to Gallup, 40 percent of women polled in my age bracket expressed this desire, double the rate of all U.S. adults. Due To VIOLENCE!
January 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The one group in the United States most interested in leaving the country and permanently living somewhere else is American women ages 15 to 44. According to Gallup, 40 percent of women polled in my age bracket expressed this desire, double the rate of all U.S. adults. Due To VIOLENCE!
The Trump Administration is a terrorist organization.
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The Trump Administration is a terrorist organization.
Trump and administration uses violence to get its way.
January 10, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Trump and administration uses violence to get its way.
Across the Capitol, Republicans were also defying their leaders to bolster their own re-election chances. Seventeen of them sided with Democrats to support a three-year extension of pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Across the Capitol, Republicans were also defying their leaders to bolster their own re-election chances. Seventeen of them sided with Democrats to support a three-year extension of pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies
The Trump Administration is a terrorist organization.
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The Trump Administration is a terrorist organization.
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
People of Venezuela, here is what is certain: If you didn’t know before, now you know. Trump came to liberate your oil, not your people. Sorry to tell you, but last Saturday was “O-Day,” not “D-Day.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
People of Venezuela, here is what is certain: If you didn’t know before, now you know. Trump came to liberate your oil, not your people. Sorry to tell you, but last Saturday was “O-Day,” not “D-Day.”
President Trump said he wanted Congress to take immediate steps to stop private equity firms and other large investors from buying more single-family homes, embracing a position with populist appeal that has long failed to gain broader traction.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
President Trump said he wanted Congress to take immediate steps to stop private equity firms and other large investors from buying more single-family homes, embracing a position with populist appeal that has long failed to gain broader traction.
In 1946, it refused the Truman administration’s offer of $100 million in gold. Danish officials have said it’s up to the island’s 57,000 inhabitants to decide their future.In the past, Denmark would have been the decider.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In 1946, it refused the Truman administration’s offer of $100 million in gold. Danish officials have said it’s up to the island’s 57,000 inhabitants to decide their future.In the past, Denmark would have been the decider.
Under a little-known Cold War agreement, the United States already enjoys sweeping military access in Greenland. Right now, the United States has one base in a very remote corner of the island. But the agreement allows it to
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Under a little-known Cold War agreement, the United States already enjoys sweeping military access in Greenland. Right now, the United States has one base in a very remote corner of the island. But the agreement allows it to
Analysts say increasing Venezuelan production will not be cheap. Energy Aspects estimated that adding another half a million barrels a day of production would cost $10 billion and take about two years.
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Analysts say increasing Venezuelan production will not be cheap. Energy Aspects estimated that adding another half a million barrels a day of production would cost $10 billion and take about two years.
Venezuela as drug exporter is particularly ludicrous in this case, given that Venezuela is not a meaningful producer of fentanyl or the other drugs that have dominated the recent epidemic of overdoses in the United States, and the cocaine that it does produce flows mostly to Europe.
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Venezuela as drug exporter is particularly ludicrous in this case, given that Venezuela is not a meaningful producer of fentanyl or the other drugs that have dominated the recent epidemic of overdoses in the United States, and the cocaine that it does produce flows mostly to Europe.
President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and other health programs will make things worse, especially for marginalized people. One study projects that 51,000 Americans will die annually as a result of these cuts.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and other health programs will make things worse, especially for marginalized people. One study projects that 51,000 Americans will die annually as a result of these cuts.
Young leaders of the Republican Party daily create a soap opera of emotional in fighting... Immaturity and selfishness for sure.
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Young leaders of the Republican Party daily create a soap opera of emotional in fighting... Immaturity and selfishness for sure.
More than 150,000 pupils were homeless in NYC during the last school year, sleeping in shelters or doubled up with other families. And one in three students was chronically absent, missing at least 10 percent of class time.
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
More than 150,000 pupils were homeless in NYC during the last school year, sleeping in shelters or doubled up with other families. And one in three students was chronically absent, missing at least 10 percent of class time.
TRUMP;S crazy, possibly illegal — actions for 2025: abusing his pardon power, manhandling universities and law firms into bending the knee, unleashing the National Guard on American cities, blowing up boats in the Caribbean without congressional approval,
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
TRUMP;S crazy, possibly illegal — actions for 2025: abusing his pardon power, manhandling universities and law firms into bending the knee, unleashing the National Guard on American cities, blowing up boats in the Caribbean without congressional approval,
In the days before Christmas, as measles, whooping cough and influenza continued to spread and surge across the country, the Department of Health and Human Services came perilously close to scrapping the nation’s longstanding list of recommended childhood vaccines.
December 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In the days before Christmas, as measles, whooping cough and influenza continued to spread and surge across the country, the Department of Health and Human Services came perilously close to scrapping the nation’s longstanding list of recommended childhood vaccines.
When Marjorie Taylor Green replied that children should remain off limits from mortal threats in their disagreements, Trump responded that she had only herself to blame.
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When Marjorie Taylor Green replied that children should remain off limits from mortal threats in their disagreements, Trump responded that she had only herself to blame.