Carol Peters#Voltaire . . . “if men are to deserve tolerance, they must begin by not being fanatics”
carolpeters#Voltaire . . . “if men are to deserve tolerance, they must begin by not being fanatics”
Dreaming of bogwitcheryOh boy.
Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters https://www.cpr.org/2025/10/30/durango-protesters-federal-agents-pepper-spray-rubber-bullets/
Charlie McHenryThe absence of even a pale shadow or a bad approximation to a coherent policy process under Trump’s administration renders both allies and adversaries unable to predict American actions. That undermines global stability. In the world of international relations, predictability is not a luxury but a necessity. Nations calibrate their own policies, investments, and security arrangements based on expectations about the behavior of others—particularly when it comes to a superpower like the United States…
European governments, for instance, have found themselves scrambling to respond to abrupt reversals on NATO commitments, trade policy, and climate agreements. Adversaries, meanwhile, are emboldened to test boundaries.
The net effect is a world system where trust erodes and the risk of miscalculation—and thus catastrophe—increases. —Professor Brad DeLong, economist UC Berkeley #TrumpAdministration #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #USPol #USPollitics
European governments, for instance, have found themselves scrambling to respond to abrupt reversals on NATO commitments, trade policy, and climate agreements. Adversaries, meanwhile, are emboldened to test boundaries.
The net effect is a world system where trust erodes and the risk of miscalculation—and thus catastrophe—increases. —Professor Brad DeLong, economist UC Berkeley #TrumpAdministration #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #USPol #USPollitics
Humanist EngineerWoke is the term #MAGA uses to replace the n-slur or the f-slur. Here, it's both. Try replacing "#woke" with those slur and you'll see it captures the meaning.
"… Hegseth suggested firing Brown and other senior officers over what he described as a “woke” agenda undermining U.S. military strength."
https://wapo.st/3URWKca
#uspollitics #Project2025 #uspol #trump2024 #USPolitics
#MAGA and #Trump2024 will destroy America.
Donald Trump is an evil, incompetent, ignorant fool. He's not the threat. It's the people controlling him who are evil and dangerous. .
#trump2024 #uspol #uspollitics #Project2025 #heritagefoundation
By funding Trump, Musk has purchased a "Get out of jail free" card. A few hundred million investment will return hundreds of billions in government contracts.
Well I can’t say I’m surprised by the results.
David SacerdoteIn response to a barrange of phone calls from concerned voters, as well as lobbying by environmental groups, New York Governor Hochul has backed down, and the state will continue to maintain rules which will push utilities to plug methane gas leaks aggressively.
This was likely a warm-up for what's coming later in the legislative session: a change to the state building code ending the use of fossil fuels for space heating.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/hochul-removes-looser-methane-emission-rules-17880937.php