We all know what's happening and restating the problem over and over won't change the trajectory. Maybe unplugging is the key: No exposure to news or other media. Do some yoga.Talk to your neighbor about gardening. The problem will solve itself very quickly.
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Bleak FutureAt least in Margaret Atwood’s novel the radical religious terrorists used guns to overthrow our government.
In the real version we’re literally electing them to office. I feel that not enough folks read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
They’re taking over state and local legislatures, councils and boards.
Christian Nationalists and Dominionists are absolutely a threat to our democracy.
They’ve had this plan for decades and now they’re enacting it. This is a clear and present danger.
Meanwhile in CanadaFun fact: a blue whale’s anus can stretch to approximately three and a half feet, making them the second largest arseholes on the planet, just behind people who amplify Russian propaganda.
Robert ReichSo let me get this straight: Every single federal judge in every single jurisdiction in the U.S. is subject to a binding code of ethics — except the justices on the single most powerful court in the country?
Hello?
Inequality MediaThe NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
Pharma buys off Congress. No action on drug prices.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Robert MaguireRep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), who has been passing out assault rifle lapel pins to his colleagues this week, cowers in terror behind an officer at the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection Jan. 6, 2021. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-andrew-clyde-assault-rifle-pins-house_n_63defb68e4b01e928871b032
stux⚡️If Erdoğan doesn't get what he wants or people go against his regime he calls it terrorism 
He is the terrorist.
Oreo Speedwagon II 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦I must thank a Mastodon toot for bringing this blogger into my life. His brief daily communications from the other side of the world are deeply moving and funny, a portrait of humanity in the face of sudden, unforeseen upheaval.
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We shouldn’t just raise the debt ceiling — we should abolish it. It serves absolutely no purpose.
The only thing the debt ceiling actually does is give corrupt Congress members a "trigger global financial crisis" button.