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Congress only wants “biological” women in their restrooms? Well I only want qualified lawmakers in Congress.

I am still seeing tons of articles in the mainstream media about how Democrats need to win back disaffected Trump voters. This is despite the data which clearly shows that Trump's vote did not increase significantly over 2020, but rather that Democratic voters voted in substantially smaller numbers.

I see no articles about how Democrats need to energize their base to vote, which is what the data indicates. The mainstream narrative is pure bullshit.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Denver gave people experiencin...
Denver basic income reduces homelessness, food insecurity

Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

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This is where we are now. #ScienceIsDead #YouTubeGuy #FuckAntiVaxxers

Musk does have a special talent, but the talent is for hype: projecting the kind of overconfidence that gets investors who also have shallow technical understanding to give him money.

That kind of overconfidence •requires• ignorance. Any actual understanding of technical details might give him a dangerous sense of nuance and complexity, which of course would scare away investors looking for an infallible Supergenius Unicorn who can offer huge returns.

He's basically P. T. Barnum.

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The US military and National Guard won’t necessarily be enthusiastic about being forced to further someone’s political agenda or be eager to do civil immigration enforcement. Trump may face internal pushback as well as a flurry of lawsuits.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-mass-deportation-plan-legal-limits-experts-2024-11

Trump's military deportation plan could face major internal resistance

Trump's plan to use the military for mass deportations faces sharp legal limits. The administration's few options come with major potential blowback.

Business Insider
Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

She also threatens to have his wife and House of Representatives speaker killed

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Good #SofaSunday sofa suffering morning, my fedi-friends. 👋

Now that I have learned that #myday of sitting back n doing nothing all day is an expertly sanctioned non-activity, I have taken my relaxing to a higher level #today.

It was much too warm n cozy to rise with the sun for starting my sitting n sipping. So, I decided to embrace the spirit of #today and hunker down into my blankets instead of searching for a spot in the sun and starting my sipping. ☕️

But, like all good things, my coffee called, as did the sun, a brought it all to an end. 🫤

So yup, I'm up n starting my sofa surfing on my comfy couch, coffee in hand, and seaking out the thin beam of sunshine hitting it, for the meager amount of sun soaking permitted to pass by that stupid Christmas tree blocking my window. 💪

Holiday season celibrations n decorations can be sure a heavy burden to bare sometimes. 😏

Welp, I hope y'all have found your sun n coffee n seat for a great day of relaxing and sofa surfing. 🤞👍🖖

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