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Urban hiker, cyclist, stick-shift driver. Fan of public transit and public art, and sometimes even the public. No offense, but I don't do reciprocal follows
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I just re-read the full Declaration of Independence. It's the most illuminating and depressing thing I've read in a while. Highly recommend folks give it a read. Many — if not most — of the complaints levied against King George are indistinguishable from those brought against President Trump today.

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year. Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

There are no meteorologists in Afghanistan because Taliban considers it "witch craft" and that is outlawed. A while back a Russian biz jet left Pakistan. Pilot intended fuel up in Tajikistan. But, the winds were true strong, engines had to work harder. Ran out of fuel. Crashed. Everyone died.

A critical read in these times. And simultaneously astounding that it is necessary.

Concur

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social makes an incredibly important observation here. Stay engaged. Keep speaking out. I’ll never stop fighting to protect our democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aDb...

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been. (📸 Wall Street Journal)

"Every cabinet secretary has addictions (drugs/booze/narcissism) like a rock star"

Seconded!! Policy will be unattainable UNLESS our (& I'm registered Independent) candidate are willing to FIGHT for them!

Yeah. Centrist. Leftist. I don't really care anymore. It honestly doesn't matter at the moment. A politician who fights is far more valuable than the coward with whom I agree 100% on policy.

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson

The problem with the Border Patrol is that it is an attractive job for sadists with pathetic lives who like taking out their anger by torturing other people. When a story gets to press, it's indicative of how many more are happening that we don't even know about. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Democrats have a real opportunity to retake the House and Senate in 2026, Marc Elias argues. Here's what they need to start doing to make it happen. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...