A sign in a restaurant in the Lion's Square, Heraklion, Crete:

"You can't make everyone happy - you are not a bougatzi"

A mizithra cheese with honey and cinnamon, in this instance. There are many variations. The cappuccino was also excellent.

A fistful of helium • Minnesota Reformer

https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/05/29/a-fistful-of-helium/

> It’s the people’s resource, and the new legislation saying so must be enacted with haste.

#Minneapolis #cycling
The Exhausting Fight of Just Wanting to Survive Biking in Minneapolis - Streets.mn

https://streets.mn/2023/07/26/wanting-to-survive-biking-in-minneapolis/

> Cyclists have as much right to city infrastructure as do cars, trucks and SUVs. So why can’t the City of Minneapolis see it that way?

"But Justice Fortas thought his powerful friendships were allowed too — until he crossed an invisible line where his friendships –and of course the money — made him look like he had lost his impartiality as a jurist."

The Cautionary Tale of Abe Fortas | Brennan Center for Justice https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/cautionary-tale-abe-fortas
>Neil Gorsuch has a lot of friends in Washington. He should manage these relationships carefully.

Play by the rules, win elections, and have power removed or diluted by legislation - often lame duck.
#Democracy

Slate: Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, are reviving a 1980s tactic for breaking democracy. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/republicans-mitch-mcconnell-1980s-breaking-democracy.html
>Unchecked this will make the act of voting a Potemkin exercise, and upend the very concept of representative government.

Ah, the memories...

List of Reagan administration convictions. https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2005/10/17/157477/-List-of-Reagan-administration-convictions-