Sue Stone

@knittingknots
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Goals: Stand up for justice, liberty, truth, reality. Be aware of implicit bias. Remember, physics wins in the end. Take time to write.

" Trump has left no doubt that he is a violent authoritarian who intends to reject any election that does not restore him to power, that he will pardon scores of criminals, and that he will never willingly leave office. This should be said every day, in every medium."

The Atlantic ($)

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/trump-sings-a-song-of-sedition/673535/

Trump Sings a Song of Sedition

The January 6 jail anthem was a shocking addition to his repertoire. But our national attention span is so short that we’ve already moved on.

The Atlantic

Mississippi GOP leads state into 'a full-blown hospital crisis' - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

https://www.rawstory.com/mississippi-republicans-medicaid/

Mississippi GOP leads state into 'a full-blown hospital crisis'

Mississippi, notoriously the state that originated the legal challenge that led to the demise of Roe v. WadeRoe v. Wade, also happens to be one of just ten states, all controlled by Republicans, that still rejects federal funding for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.That decision has...

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
Ginni Thomas Received $600K from Anonymous Donors

"A little-known conservative activist group led by Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, collected nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations to wage a cultural battle against the left over three years," a Washington Post investigation found."The previously unre

Political Wire
A newspaper perennial, as sure and frequent as the blooming forsythia of spring: Disappearing penmanship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/style/messy-handwriting.html
What Killed Penmanship?

We’re all texters and typers now, so if you can’t read that grocery list you scrawled, you are not alone.

The New York Times
Seems this needs repeating. Life expectancy (LE) is not lifespan. The 1st is a population measure, the 2nd is an individual one. LE is not driven by how long we live into old age, but mostly by how many young people are dying. If LE falls, it's because younger people are dying.
Russian Reinforcements Crash on Crimea Bridge

The Z-STS Akhmat armored vehicles offer “very high” protection from armor-piercing small arms, but not so much from speeding and careless driving.

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Rot of nation's core values quantified by single poll

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/28/america-core-values-economy-poll

Rot of nation's core values quantified by single poll

Asked to describe the state of the nation's economy, 1% (not a typo) chose "excellent."

Axios

WATCH: Fox & Friends Rolls Out Brutal Poll Seconds After Trump ‘I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong’ Clip

https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-fox-friends-rolls-out-brutal-poll-seconds-after-trump-i-didnt-do-anything-wrong-clip/

‘Fox & Friends’ Rolls Out Brutal Poll Seconds After Trump ‘I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong’ Clip

Steve Doocy responded to a clip of Trump saying "I didn't do anything wrong" with a brutal poll showing overwhelming public opinion to the contrary.

Mediaite

Fire at migrant center near U.S.-Mexico border kills at least 39

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fire-migrant-center-us-mexico-border-ciudad-juarez-rcna76943

Fire at migrant center near U.S.-Mexico border kills at least 38

At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a migration center in Ciudad Juárez along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials have said.

NBC News

Type One Energy Raises $29M to Work on a Crazy Fusion Device

https://www.universetoday.com/160732/type-one-energy-stellarator-fusion/

Type One Energy Raises $29M to Work on a Crazy Fusion Device

Type One Energy says it's closed a $29 million financing round to launch its effort to commercialize a fusion device known as a stellarator.

Universe Today