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Disillusioned to find that the America taught about in grade school is not the real America of today. When you invent a ship you also invent a shipwreck.
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The bird dance for the ages

Hungry ?

Why is the GOP always fucking with healthcare?!? Why are they bent on bankrupting millions of Americans?!?

The trade war beatings will continue until Americans wake up and kick the demented grifter out of office. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/26/t...

“Cold political musings about the failing health or cognitive troubles of elected officials can feel heartless, if not aggressively ageist,” writes Michelle Cottle. “If talking about age feels too icky, think of it more in terms of revivifying the party’s ideas.”

The happiest dog, you’ll see today

Yesterday: Sec Rubio claimed the US isn’t “withdrawing from the world”. Also yesterday: China pledges $500m to WHO, helping to cover the budget gap from US withdrawal. As the US cedes diplomatic goodwill built over decades of humanitarian work abroad, other countries will quickly fill the void.

Credibility? Ummmm.... What "Credibility"? www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/p...

So I guess this is why Soviet Russia was so bland. Economic isolation reduced choices for consumers. www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/b...

The U.S. DOGE Service is racing to build a centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information. The goal would create a multitude of vulnerabilities, experts say.