The lamestream media doesn't do in-depth analysis. (an informed consumer/electorate is difficult to herd effectively) Here's why a blockade of Iran's ports drives them further into Beijing's warm embrace. Pressure Pakistan to cut rails, & they also shift further East, isolating us even more.

A face only Seattle could love! No town like it in the world. Hot Jimothy summer, indeed!

The man is probably a financial genius. Unfortunately, he's also an easy mark for an elaborate tech con. WeWork cost him hundreds of millions. By the sound of it, this will run into the billions. What else is he going to spend it on? Can't buy love or happiness.

I remember when you saw someone pushing a stroller, and you knew there was a baby in it. Now, it's probably everything they own in that stroller. Capitalism is a cancer, and it is terminal.

Shout out to Royal Cothrun for caring enough to act! How many adults would have just walked by? I'm not sure that I wouldn't have.

Of all the messianic faiths, only the Baha'i story is of any interest to me. Islam is to Baha'i, what Judaism is to Christianity. The fact that most people have never heard of them, is a result of brutal repression by Islamic theocrats. They don't appreciate women being treated as humans.

If ANTIFA is a terrorist organization, but Patriot Front is allowed to march in public with masks on... then there is no ANTIFA, only Patriot Front. If they ask why Patriot Front is marching in front of an ICE facility, holding "abolish ICE" signs, simply begin chanting about Jews. #TrojanHearse

Canada -as well as parts of the American north and west- have more severe wildfires because of climate change making winter drier and spring shorter. The United States emits 10 times as much CO2 and other greenhouse gasses. Will tariffs on Maple syrup and lumber cool the globe? It seems unlikely

When Stephen Miller talks about "...our republican form of government..." he is playing into decades of far-right propaganda. They don't even like the word "democracy", much less the practice. And the truth is, this is a republic, and was never intended to be a true democracy.

He's got 2 years left before retiring, because his own voters despise his pro-genicide activism. Caucus with the GOP you ghoulish slob. History will judge you with them as well.

In Florida, anyone can open a charter school in their garage, a shed, wherever. Yes, even sexual predators. The goal of these programs is to starve public schools, not to educate kids.

"In this class you will learn that the psychological profile of a police officer is identical to that of a career criminal..." ~ unnamed psych professor at unknown school It's been decades since I heard that lecture. Since then, the lesson has only been reinforced.

What you should avoid are the bagged salads and veggie trays. At Taco Bell -and every fast food chain- there are no boxes of lettuce heads. There are bags of shredded lettuce, that was processed in a factory in California or maybe New Jersey. They ship out all over the country.

American schools do not teach history. You have to find it yourself. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Because the US blockaded them and they have no crude reserves. The Pentagon knew an attack was coming, they just didn't know about kamikaze squads. Iran has only oil & pistachios.

"Apt Pupil" is a story about a Nazi war criminal that develops a relationship with a teenage boy, who then fantasizes about torturing people. I know, because I've read it. No kids should be reading it. How many of the Democrats raging about this ban has read the book?

Xi hasn't caused the headaches that the Donald has. In the beginning, Beijing wasn't on board with Putin using Trump like a bag of flaming dog crap. It was always going to cost a lot of revenue. This time around, they already see the dividends.

You may be asking yourself: "The same guy that caused outbreaks of disease at some bases by waiving vaccine rules, is really talking about mandating testosterone levels in military personnel like some kind of insane, sci-fi autocrat?" Yes, it is Wednesday at the MAGA Pentagon.

Sumo culture runs deep in Japan. If I ever get to Japan, I'm going to bikepack around Tokunoshuma Island and watch 2 little Japanese guys sumo wrestle with several tons of Kobe beef. Not sure about goat sashimi though. I'll bet they make a killer curry with it!

The mark of a truly great writer is the ability to create characters of any gender, culture, ethnicity or nationality, that are 3 dimensional and believable. Women seem to be better at it. Perhaps men project too much of our own crap onto others. It doesn't just affect our writing, either.

It will stall in the Senate, like it always does. This is a great example of how rural flyover states have more power than where most of the population lives. It's not democracy and it never has been. Farmers don't punch a clock anyway. DST affects workers in urban areas more.

Look, I'd like him to be dead too. The honest truth is, I would dance on the graves of all but a dozen US reps. But the picture is real, he's alive and will be finishing his term. Please stop drinking the kool-aid. Some of you Bluesky people are as unhinged as MAGA. Only believe facts.

I'm a certified HVAC tech. When I was in school, there were no heat pumps that worked in freezing temps. Coils would ice up and the units stopped. So I was skeptical. Then my buddy in Iowa installed solar panels and a heat pump. He only uses the gas furnace a few days a year. It works.

And so it begins. Jeffries is already beginning to pivot away from unconditional genocide enabler. It complicates his path to speaker and then POTUS. At the same time, he can't just yank his hand out of the AIPAC cookie jar too quickly.

I've got mixed feelings. It should be hard to add constitutional amendments or repeal them. But it's also the only real option we have for direct democracy. Consider that it takes 3/4 of states to ratify an amendment to the US Constitution. Which is why there are so few.

This is what integrity looks like. Accountability and no excuses. Nothing but respect for Sen. Duckworth.

Indigenous students lose 8-10 times as many school days for the same interactions as white students. That's what we call "structural racism". NM is one of the very few states making a real effort to deal with this crap.

Even removed from historical context, the "White Man's Burden" is an important concept to understand. It is an airtight rationalization to justify for-profit subjugation and oppression. For example, switch it to "Billionaires Burden" Less racist, but just as morally repugnant.

A United States congressman asks a foreign prime minister for permission before introducing a piece of legislation. Bibi and the treasonous Indiana rep both know the bill will not pass Senate or be signed by POTUS traitor. Their goal is internecine brawls in the Dem caucus. #Brinksmanship

If the legislature doesn't try to stop the referendum, they'll try to stop it from becoming law if it passes. Which is no guarantee. Idaho is the state where the church of white nationalism is headquartered. Christofascists are moving there from all over the US and tilting it further right.

'Rubio invoked images of US Border Patrol agents and elected leaders being “dragged before an international court” and tried by judges from around the world...' When courts in the US show contempt for human rights and rule of law, it behooves the int'l community to step in.

Nice corporate misinformation campaign you have there. Be a shame if something happened to it. As stated in the piece, downtown Seattle is dying and it's got nothing to do with the tax. It's been happening for a while. It used to be a really cool town. Much of what made it cool is long gone.

I was prepared to believe that this is just another attack on unions. That has little to do with Trump or the GOP, and would just be another Monday in DC. But no, he does appear to be corrupt. Which is also not a shocker. The "labor aristocracy" always has been. As is the NLRB.

Capitalism has a sustainability problem, and even outlets like the Guardian struggle to honestly address that. If every single cost associated with a product was tacked on at the point of sale... recycling/disposal would be taken care of. That's not even socialism. Just common sense.

2 things have changed Japanese calculus on deep water ships, offensive weapons platforms, sales of weapons to allies and their own intel program: Chinese aggression & MAGA. They can no longer trust America to protect Japanese interests or greater Asian security. China had better check itself.

Digital cameras are sensitive equipment that requires constant calibration. Do your part to maintain Flock police cameras, by placing a cheap laser pointer where it can shine into the camera lens until the battery dies. Buy some with cash at your local gas station & give them to friends!

AI is a product of the capital-class, designed to take jobs from the middle and working-class. That makes it an inhuman product. What people need are education and jobs. The problem with having children of privilege controlling the socialist narrative, is that they always want shortcuts.

"Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis." If we deny that the Nazis committed genocide, that is antisemitic. What is it when we deny the ethnic cleansing of Palestine? It's antisemitism, because Palestinians are semites. This is why words matter.

You knew it was too good to be true.

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Art makes people think, and guns do not. This is why all fascists fear art and will always seek to censor critical artists. Those are the ones you should pay attention to.

“Voters understand that a politician unwilling to fight against the massacre of children abroad (which we’re funding), they won’t stand up for folks back home,” Can l get an AMEN?!

Conventional refrigerators maintain temps only a few degrees above freezing. That's what you want for milk or Zima. If you drink a quality wine at that temperature, you will not taste it. As summers get hotter, there's a market for coolers that can be set from 60-70 degs F.

Does anyone else wonder how much Red State VPN traffic the Blue State networks can handle before they get congested? Is anyone else waiting for the Nazi caucus to further attack our #4th amendment rights by outlawing VPNs for private use?

Had my FB account deleted for criticizing genocide. Was honestly relieved. Don't miss it even a little bit. Here I can scream into the void and nobody cares. That's my sweet spot!

Eh, there was no goodness in my MAGA uncle. He openly hoped someone would murder Obama and disowned his only son for being gay. He chose hatred and ignorance. Rupert Murdoch didn't choose for him. And Rupert isn't the one who will die alone, in squalor.

I've been waiting for this since the start of the conflict. Tehran is settling in for the long haul. There was never any possibility of this war ending while Trump is in office. Gas prices are going back to George W levels. Over $5 a gallon is a real possibility.

Rest in treason, you piece of human garbage. Going to be a busy month for Satan! (if he exists)

Because the center-right, DNC Gerontocracy has spent decades screwing young, left-wing candidates. That's why there are more millennials in govt now, than there were ever Gen-X. But you won't hear that analysis in the mainstream media.

Trigger warning: some of the worst offenders are Blue States.