www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u... It bothers me that this article includes program cuts as savings. "Efficiency" means accomplishing the same goals with less cost. Instead they cut programs that Congress thought important. For example, cutting USAid reduced spending but also cost many lives.

I have yet to see an argument that gerrymandering can backfire. If X party gerrymanders, they are spreading X voters across more seats. At an extreme some seats may shift from, say, 75% X voters to 55%. If there is a 10 point shift to party Y, X could lose all their seats.

Is there any chance or any way the lower courts can or will revolt against these supreme court rulings? When does this shit stop? #SCOTUS

I agree. I am considering switching back to Independent until the Dems can find a leader and their message. We need to see wartime leadership.

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

San Francisco #NoKings

#NYTimes has to get a spine and stop calling these "deportations". Without due process this is kidnapping and maybe human trafficking.

"urge". Wimps.

Now Trump's attack on Harvard was a mistaken email?? I think we are learning our founding fathers did not anticipate complete incompetence in governance. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

That violates the Federal Records Act. As if law and order still matters.

Great turnout to protest in San Francisco today. Creative signs. #HandsOff #SF #SanFrancisco

#DonMcmillan is hillarious for geeks

Is there an FAA to halt flights? How much is this costing taxpayers?

Maybe FBI should investigate. Oh, wait. Forget it. Sigh.

When can someone in congress call out the "walks like a duck, talks like a duck" with Trump's allegence to Russia? So many dots connected. How many does it take? #Russia #RussianPuppet Have we seen any counter facts? None.

DOGE has yet to give cost-benefit arguments for their cuts. They might be justified if we were paying for someone to do nothing. But in most cases the cuts will lead to losses, either immediate or down the road. Eg, fire a food inspector and then pay to treat food poisoning cases in 6 months.

This sums up the change in the world view of the US under Trump. Recall Canadian hockey fans a year ago singing the US anthem. m.youtube.com/watch?v=R18h... Contrast that with the reaction this weekend. youtu.be/K3GuPv0r_cA?... #OhCanada

Cognitive Dissonance. Kid Rock on Bill Mahar proposed some reasonable rules for concert ticket sellers. No extra fees. Limits on resale prices. Etc. But who does he think in Maga World will enforce those? FTC, CFPB, and other watchdogs being gutted. Regulations on corporates = consumer protections.

Who is really surprised? Come on!

Sad 😞

Hillary’s email server would like a word

Those authors should publish through home.wroteby.me #authors #publishing

Spot on. This is similar to writing an email subject line that your target buyer will read on. It has to strike home.

Is Musk guilty of elder abuse ?

I advise startups and sometimes write articles describing recurring themes. Here is recent one: lamonaco.com/blogs/2024/1... describing the needs for startups to focus on one use case to get started. #startups #AngleInvesting #technology