LorrieC
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At the same time term limits do nothing to disempower entrenched interests, diversify legislatures, increase turnout, generate competitive elections, reduce gov’t budgets, reduce corruption, or do any of the other things proponents say they will.
September 24, 2023 at 1:18 PM
At the same time term limits do nothing to disempower entrenched interests, diversify legislatures, increase turnout, generate competitive elections, reduce gov’t budgets, reduce corruption, or do any of the other things proponents say they will.
In Michigan we've had term limits since 1992. It just guarantees a new wave of bumbling every election cycle while the incumbents speed up the process of getting lobbying jobs after they're limited out. I'm glad Jeff has the data to back this up and is bold enough to say so here and take the heat.
Legislative term limits are unequivocally bad. They do none of the things their proponents say they do, and make government perform demonstrably worse in a few different ways.
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
In Michigan we've had term limits since 1992. It just guarantees a new wave of bumbling every election cycle while the incumbents speed up the process of getting lobbying jobs after they're limited out. I'm glad Jeff has the data to back this up and is bold enough to say so here and take the heat.
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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"[Wiles] described [Vance's] evolution from Never-Trumper to Trump loyalist as “a little bit more, sort of political” than what she cast as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s more principled shifts."
She wants to be Rubio's CoS if he wins the White House in '28 (he won't)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/p...
She wants to be Rubio's CoS if he wins the White House in '28 (he won't)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/p...
6 takeaways from Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles’ unvarnished interviews | CNN Politics
When the history of the Donald Trump presidencies is written, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ remarkable interviews with Vanity Fair are likely to figure substantially.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"[Wiles] described [Vance's] evolution from Never-Trumper to Trump loyalist as “a little bit more, sort of political” than what she cast as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s more principled shifts."
She wants to be Rubio's CoS if he wins the White House in '28 (he won't)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/p...
She wants to be Rubio's CoS if he wins the White House in '28 (he won't)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/p...
Susie is looking for a new job while her reputation is still positive with the GOP. I know, there's a black hole where her morals and ethics should live, but to a presidential hopeful who can afford her, her success in getting Trump elected and "managing" him is worth the money. Gullible bunch.
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Susie is looking for a new job while her reputation is still positive with the GOP. I know, there's a black hole where her morals and ethics should live, but to a presidential hopeful who can afford her, her success in getting Trump elected and "managing" him is worth the money. Gullible bunch.
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I LOVE that MSU is positioning Extension as human expertise in direct opposition to AI ❤️ 🤘
December 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I LOVE that MSU is positioning Extension as human expertise in direct opposition to AI ❤️ 🤘
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They miss the glory days of pre-existing conditions and folks choosing between medication and food.
Chip Roy: "We need to give freedom options for the average hardworking American family so you can afford a catastrophic plan, go get health sharing, be able to have something that you can be able to go to the doctor of your choice rather than enriching insurance companies."
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
They miss the glory days of pre-existing conditions and folks choosing between medication and food.
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
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“I personally like raccoons,” said Samantha Martin, an officer who works at the local animal control. “They are funny little critters. He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything.”
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“I personally like raccoons,” said Samantha Martin, an officer who works at the local animal control. “They are funny little critters. He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything.”
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Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
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Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
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The fact that videos like this are blowing up on social media is what gives me some hope that the GOP is heading for a national Prop 187 moment with both Hispanic and suburban voters.
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The fact that videos like this are blowing up on social media is what gives me some hope that the GOP is heading for a national Prop 187 moment with both Hispanic and suburban voters.
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Schumer led Senate Democrats in fighting Trump over healthcare, period.
If you think Senate leaders can control members of their caucus, you don’t know much about the Senate. And before you say “McConnell,” remember why we still have the ACA when Trump and McConnell wanted it gone.
If you think Senate leaders can control members of their caucus, you don’t know much about the Senate. And before you say “McConnell,” remember why we still have the ACA when Trump and McConnell wanted it gone.
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Schumer led Senate Democrats in fighting Trump over healthcare, period.
If you think Senate leaders can control members of their caucus, you don’t know much about the Senate. And before you say “McConnell,” remember why we still have the ACA when Trump and McConnell wanted it gone.
If you think Senate leaders can control members of their caucus, you don’t know much about the Senate. And before you say “McConnell,” remember why we still have the ACA when Trump and McConnell wanted it gone.
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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The 2026 midterm election is one year from today.
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The 2026 midterm election is one year from today.
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It's another example of the president’s ongoing cognitive decline caught on video. Trump appeared to forget where he was going and left the Japanese Prime Minister behind as she watched him, clearly confused. trib.al/Nc0YdZD
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's another example of the president’s ongoing cognitive decline caught on video. Trump appeared to forget where he was going and left the Japanese Prime Minister behind as she watched him, clearly confused. trib.al/Nc0YdZD
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I’ve been regularly volunteering at a food bank for about a year and please, if you want to help, consider donating cash.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I’ve been regularly volunteering at a food bank for about a year and please, if you want to help, consider donating cash.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Favoto Bike Helmets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Head Injury; Violates Mandatory Standard for Bicycle Helmets: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Favoto Bike Helmets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Head Injury; Violates Mandatory Standard for Bicycle Helmets: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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#RECALL: Sauna360 Tylö Halmstad and Kiruna Hybrid Saunas. The saunas contain a bench that can collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Get free repair. Sauna360 has received seven reports of the bench breaking, including one consumer with head and neck injuries. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#RECALL: Sauna360 Tylö Halmstad and Kiruna Hybrid Saunas. The saunas contain a bench that can collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Get free repair. Sauna360 has received seven reports of the bench breaking, including one consumer with head and neck injuries. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
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Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
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How it started / how it’s going, JD Vance 155mm edition
October 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How it started / how it’s going, JD Vance 155mm edition
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I constantly draw strength from the fact that my parents grew up when it was worse than this. When white people were lynching people in the streets and bombing Black churches and integrated schools. And they still did not live in fear. My parents thrived, loved, and lived. And I can too.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I constantly draw strength from the fact that my parents grew up when it was worse than this. When white people were lynching people in the streets and bombing Black churches and integrated schools. And they still did not live in fear. My parents thrived, loved, and lived. And I can too.