Homeland Security is evidently being run by nine year olds. I wonder if they’ve read the Epstein files.
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Homeland Security is evidently being run by nine year olds. I wonder if they’ve read the Epstein files.
Attempts to legitimize pedophilia & statutory rape were predictable but illustrate larger problems: "Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence" and UNICEF holds media's sexualization of girls (& therefore people's viewing habits) as partly responsible.
Not An Object: On Sexualization and Exploitation of Women and Girls
Objectification and sexualization of girls in the media is linked to violence against women and girls worldwide.
www.unicefusa.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Attempts to legitimize pedophilia & statutory rape were predictable but illustrate larger problems: "Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence" and UNICEF holds media's sexualization of girls (& therefore people's viewing habits) as partly responsible.
Maintenance is needed but we already have too many roads in the US. More roads will not alleviate congestion… ie the Induced Demand Theory of Transportation Systems. All it does is drive urban sprawl. Acceptance leads to the use of public transport and walkable, livable, affordable cities.
Disadvantage of Building More Roads and Widening Existing Ones - Profolus
A discussion of why building more roads and existing ones do not solve traffic congestion based on the induced demand effect.
www.profolus.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Maintenance is needed but we already have too many roads in the US. More roads will not alleviate congestion… ie the Induced Demand Theory of Transportation Systems. All it does is drive urban sprawl. Acceptance leads to the use of public transport and walkable, livable, affordable cities.
FYI, regarding the NYT journalist who Epstein was responding to in that email:
"Sources tell The Daily Beast that Landon Thomas Jr. was “pushed out” after confessing he was friends with the sexual predator."
"Sources tell The Daily Beast that Landon Thomas Jr. was “pushed out” after confessing he was friends with the sexual predator."
NYT Reporter Solicited $30K for Charity From Epstein
Sources tell The Daily Beast that Landon Thomas Jr. was “pushed out” after confessing he was friends with the sexual predator.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
FYI, regarding the NYT journalist who Epstein was responding to in that email:
"Sources tell The Daily Beast that Landon Thomas Jr. was “pushed out” after confessing he was friends with the sexual predator."
"Sources tell The Daily Beast that Landon Thomas Jr. was “pushed out” after confessing he was friends with the sexual predator."
"The DOJ report also described a “pervasive cover-up culture” and, in keeping with that culture, Emanuel chose to withhold dashcam footage of McDonald’s murder until after he had secured his re-election, a revelation that led to calls for his resignation as the city erupted in protests."
Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure
Chicago’s failed neoliberal mayor is on a public relations blitz to re-emerge as a strategist for Democrats.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"The DOJ report also described a “pervasive cover-up culture” and, in keeping with that culture, Emanuel chose to withhold dashcam footage of McDonald’s murder until after he had secured his re-election, a revelation that led to calls for his resignation as the city erupted in protests."
Businesses and consumers are likely owed a refund if SCOTUS finds the tariffs are unconstitutional. Fortunately, the WH hasn’t been allowed to spend any of the money they’ve collected yet, even though they said they did. Congress has to authorize that spending.
Here’s What Happens If Supreme Court Overturns Trump Tariffs
If the Supreme Court lets a lower court’s decision stand, and tariffs are ruled unlawful, companies—and consumers—could start asking that the money they paid be returned.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Businesses and consumers are likely owed a refund if SCOTUS finds the tariffs are unconstitutional. Fortunately, the WH hasn’t been allowed to spend any of the money they’ve collected yet, even though they said they did. Congress has to authorize that spending.
This is evidence that very high IQ people can be in very deep denial, often to justify the mistakes they've made in life. Barrett’s ideas don’t fit into any of the three modern branches of feminism: mainstream, radical, or even tradwife difference feminism. The word feminism simply doesn’t apply.
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is evidence that very high IQ people can be in very deep denial, often to justify the mistakes they've made in life. Barrett’s ideas don’t fit into any of the three modern branches of feminism: mainstream, radical, or even tradwife difference feminism. The word feminism simply doesn’t apply.
Fact check: "Retail prices for turkeys are… $2.05 per pound in November, which is 25% higher than a year ago.” This “deal" from Walmart simply serves fewer people and with fewer sides, ie it’s shrinkflation.
Why Thanksgiving turkey prices might give shoppers a shock this season
Avian flu virus decimated turkey flocks in the United States to their lowest level in 40 years before the 2025 holiday season.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Fact check: "Retail prices for turkeys are… $2.05 per pound in November, which is 25% higher than a year ago.” This “deal" from Walmart simply serves fewer people and with fewer sides, ie it’s shrinkflation.
Trump's cancellation of the Esmerelda 7 solar project in NV is another reason we need regional interstate compacts for renewable energy so Blue areas can build a house of bricks while the others build with straw. National programs seem unreliable in this country for the foreseeable future.
Interior cancels largest solar project in North America
It's the Trump administration's latest move to slow or block major clean energy projects.
www.politico.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Trump's cancellation of the Esmerelda 7 solar project in NV is another reason we need regional interstate compacts for renewable energy so Blue areas can build a house of bricks while the others build with straw. National programs seem unreliable in this country for the foreseeable future.
This is a useful article if anyone wants to get into the weeds of various neoclassical architectural styles and the difference between the WH’s democratic Federalist style vs the incompatible Gilded Age Baroque Revival style of the new addition.
Trump’s Gilded Design Style May Be Gaudy. But Don’t Call it ‘Rococo.’
The US president’s taste for gilded decor is often dismissed with comparisons to an ornate European style of the 18th century. But the real Rococo deserves a second look.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is a useful article if anyone wants to get into the weeds of various neoclassical architectural styles and the difference between the WH’s democratic Federalist style vs the incompatible Gilded Age Baroque Revival style of the new addition.
Kenvue. Spun off from J&J. Larry Merlo is chairman. He was guest of Michelle Obama’s at 2015 SOTU. Activist investor, Jeff Smith of Starboard owns big share of K and Pfizer. Past year been pushing to sell K to big company. Credits Trump w/ driving down value. Pfizer working with Trump on Trump Rx.
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Kenvue. Spun off from J&J. Larry Merlo is chairman. He was guest of Michelle Obama’s at 2015 SOTU. Activist investor, Jeff Smith of Starboard owns big share of K and Pfizer. Past year been pushing to sell K to big company. Credits Trump w/ driving down value. Pfizer working with Trump on Trump Rx.
We need an interstate compact for a full public healthcare system. A system that relies on red states is by definition now a system thats unreliable and unaffordable. pnhp.org/news/an-inte...
An interstate compact for healthcare
pnhp.org
October 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We need an interstate compact for a full public healthcare system. A system that relies on red states is by definition now a system thats unreliable and unaffordable. pnhp.org/news/an-inte...
More of this. For various reasons (climate change and authoritarian regimes creating refugee crises, etc.), fascism is clearly ascendent worldwide. But Europeans have for some time found that humor and clever fundraising campaigns are the most effective way to push back. See below for an example:
The hilarious way a German town turned neo-Nazis against Nazism
archive.thinkprogress.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
More of this. For various reasons (climate change and authoritarian regimes creating refugee crises, etc.), fascism is clearly ascendent worldwide. But Europeans have for some time found that humor and clever fundraising campaigns are the most effective way to push back. See below for an example:
In order to make and KEEP housing affordable, we need to be far more realistic and ambitious about the bigger picture. Yes, supply is critical. But there’s so much more to it. Take a look at how to actually create a livable/affordable city:
Vienna's Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In order to make and KEEP housing affordable, we need to be far more realistic and ambitious about the bigger picture. Yes, supply is critical. But there’s so much more to it. Take a look at how to actually create a livable/affordable city:
Here’s a link regarding Rogan’s friends regretting their move to Texas:
Joe Rogan’s Comedian Pals Regret Following Him to Texas
Multiple podcast bros and comedians have joined Rogan in Austin since he moved there in 2020.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here’s a link regarding Rogan’s friends regretting their move to Texas:
California’s higher education infrastructure is part of the reason business is flowing back to the coasts from Texas. Signalfire’s 2 latest state of the industry reports show that folks regretted moving to Austin. Less opportunity. Ironically, some in Rogan’s comedy network have said the same thing.
The SignalFire State of Tech Talent Report - 2025
Our 2025 State of Talent Report reveals a reset in tech hiring: Entry-level roles are vanishing, Anthropic is winning the retention war, and new power centers are reshaping where talent thrives.
www.signalfire.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
California’s higher education infrastructure is part of the reason business is flowing back to the coasts from Texas. Signalfire’s 2 latest state of the industry reports show that folks regretted moving to Austin. Less opportunity. Ironically, some in Rogan’s comedy network have said the same thing.
US has seen a drop in all test scores due to attention deficit in our students caused by screens, STEM, and phonics. We need a renewed focus on literature and reading comprehension. Reading is the key to patience and complex thinking. Ie, go back to the 90’s before Jr’s education bill.
‘These results are sobering’: US high school seniors’ reading and math scores plummet
Educators worry about absenteeism and smartphones as NAEP report shows scores at lowest levels in two decades
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
US has seen a drop in all test scores due to attention deficit in our students caused by screens, STEM, and phonics. We need a renewed focus on literature and reading comprehension. Reading is the key to patience and complex thinking. Ie, go back to the 90’s before Jr’s education bill.
The easiest model for how Progressive Federalism could tackle this is probably interstate compacts, ie self-organizing groups of states like we see with the West Coast Health Alliance. Even better would be municipal compacts so urban areas could unify to provide things like universal healthcare.
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The easiest model for how Progressive Federalism could tackle this is probably interstate compacts, ie self-organizing groups of states like we see with the West Coast Health Alliance. Even better would be municipal compacts so urban areas could unify to provide things like universal healthcare.
This is an article on Progressive Federalism. All liberals should be rethinking our intuition wrt solving most problems via the federal government. By 2050, the southern red states will be devastated by climate change. Blue states will not be wanting to subsidize the huge cost of propping them up.
Progressive Federalism: A User’s Guide
States and municipalities have a lot of power to challenge Washington. Here’s how they can put it to use.
democracyjournal.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is an article on Progressive Federalism. All liberals should be rethinking our intuition wrt solving most problems via the federal government. By 2050, the southern red states will be devastated by climate change. Blue states will not be wanting to subsidize the huge cost of propping them up.
A plan (ironically) from the CATO institute on how states could "end" federal income taxes by sending people checks. This would be paid for by new state tax revenue. CATO suggests sales tax (bad idea) but a higher tax on the wealthy’s income/property makes sense. CA treats capital gains as income.
How States Can Effectively End the Federal Income Tax — and Why They Should
www.cato.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A plan (ironically) from the CATO institute on how states could "end" federal income taxes by sending people checks. This would be paid for by new state tax revenue. CATO suggests sales tax (bad idea) but a higher tax on the wealthy’s income/property makes sense. CA treats capital gains as income.
In Sweden there’s a program called Combatting Social Unrest that could be a model for something to require for many ICE agents and higher ups once this administration is over and they’re out. They’re clearly very disturbed people and an intervention is the least of what’s appropriate.
Former Swedish neo-Nazis visit Yad Vashem | The Jerusalem Post
Visit part of project aimed at combating prejudice and turning Holocaust-deniers into educators.
www.jpost.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In Sweden there’s a program called Combatting Social Unrest that could be a model for something to require for many ICE agents and higher ups once this administration is over and they’re out. They’re clearly very disturbed people and an intervention is the least of what’s appropriate.
Texas and Florida will be hit the hardest by 2050. Many Southern red states will face terrible conditions, with radically reduced crop yields, flooding, fires, hurricanes, devastating economic damage. Many residents will eventually move north, further hollowing out southern economies.
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...
projects.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Texas and Florida will be hit the hardest by 2050. Many Southern red states will face terrible conditions, with radically reduced crop yields, flooding, fires, hurricanes, devastating economic damage. Many residents will eventually move north, further hollowing out southern economies.
Senate Bill 682 banning many PFAS is ready for your signature. It would protect Californians from these toxins in consumer products, including cookware. Ceramic and Granite Stone cookware now costs the same and is far superior.
California bill to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products heads to governor
It would be a major public health move, getting PFAS out of cookware and more
www.ewg.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Senate Bill 682 banning many PFAS is ready for your signature. It would protect Californians from these toxins in consumer products, including cookware. Ceramic and Granite Stone cookware now costs the same and is far superior.
Tomatoes are the US’s top food import ($2.5B in 2023), but Iowa could be growing them instead of Soybeans. Climate change will wipe out the ability to grow much in the southern US by 2050, so we need to invest in ways to allow our farmers to be more adaptable, rather than just providing bailouts.
Experts: Beyond corn and soybeans, farming’s future has plenty of options - Investigate Midwest
Some Iowa growers opt for growing crops outside of the big corn and soybean markets. Farmers and experts hope that, amid the challenges, are potential wins for better health, stronger local economies ...
investigatemidwest.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tomatoes are the US’s top food import ($2.5B in 2023), but Iowa could be growing them instead of Soybeans. Climate change will wipe out the ability to grow much in the southern US by 2050, so we need to invest in ways to allow our farmers to be more adaptable, rather than just providing bailouts.
Hero Syndrome is a psychological disorder where individuals create a harmful situation so that they can be seen trying to resolve it. It’s tied to narcissism.
Hero syndrome - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hero Syndrome is a psychological disorder where individuals create a harmful situation so that they can be seen trying to resolve it. It’s tied to narcissism.