I guess I should post this here: Solomon Voting Guide medium.com/@sandsage/so...

We’re in another Middle East war. I’m reflecting on the fact that it’s easy to start a war, difficult to end it. There’s often war optimism, so it’s unlikely to end with bomb strikes today. Lastly, I’m troubled that Trump’s national security team is who we have running this war.

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

From city on a cill to pariah state

The honorable hero Senator Cory Booker yields the floor at 25 hrs 8 minutes. Final list of Senators who asked questions so Booker could pause his voice. Amazing display or oratory, skill, personal Discipline and heart. Booker Holds The Floor! ⛓️‍💥

Reminder that in 1998 Cory Booker went on a 10 day hunger strike to protest substandard housing conditions in Newark. (I remember because I visited him during his hunger strike.)

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Sen. Ossoff tonight announced he will oppose cloture and, if it comes to it, final passage on the partisan House budget proposal and issued the following statement —

The entire conversation around government funding is Washington at its worst. I cannot in good conscience vote for a bill that increases costs for Georgians, defunds care for servicemembers, and slashes investments in education and health care. I am voting NO on the partisan funding bill.

Hey there, my very small family biz peeps. Today I'm working on W2s, FUTA, HSA catch up contributions and comparability rules, and deducting S Corp health insurance reimbursements, if anyone wants to commiserate.

Went looking for info on anti-commandeering doctrine and immigration law since I live in a blue city in a red state. National Immigration Project has already prepared a legal memo on why the Bova letter is b.s. and sanctuary policies are legal. nipnlg.org/sites/defaul...

<<His other worry was that the corporations in control of chatbots had an “unprecedented power to influence people en masse. It could be used as a tool for manipulation, and that’s dangerous,” he warned.>> For an exploration of this idea check out "The Verifiers" - near future sci fi by Jane Pek.

DJI, embattled Chinese manufacturer of majority of drones, turned off geofencing yesterday so folks can now fly over airports, the White House, etc. The FAA had ten years to come up with regs and just went with digital license plates and individual responsibility. 🍿

Trump's pick to lead NASA is Jared Isaacman, friend of Elon Musk, whose online payment company has extensive financial ties to SpaceX. If confirmed, Isaacman would oversee billions of dollars in government contracts awarded to SpaceX.

Internet vibes right now very Ani Difranco "Coming Up": And whoever's in charge up there Had better take the elevator down And put more than change in our cup Or else we Are coming Up

New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas.

Rule for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore is the best thing I've read in a while. A very Jewish, very queer, exploration of grief and intergenerational trauma, but also a paranormal romance. ❤️

Hegseth is a member of a Tennessee congregation affiliated with Christ Church, a controversial congregation in Moscow, Idaho, that has become a leader in the movement to get more Christianity in the public sphere. From Heath Druzin: idahocapitalsun.com/2024/11/21/t...

Doug Burgum, Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary, is the same guy who set up the meeting at Mar-a-Lago where Trump reportedly promised environmental regulation cuts for $1 billion in campaign contributions from Big Oil execs.

the system preceding race and gender integrated education and DEI was not even facially "meritocratic" - elite higher ed served as finishing schools for rich failsons, half of admissions criteria were invented to keep out Jews. the naked cronyism is the America they wanted to return to "greatness"

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I am working out an entire dissertation in my head on what is wrong with the college experience for Gen Z - it ranges from too many dining outlets encouraging isolation to Rate My Professor reviews that focus on whether you "have to do the reading" discouraging intellectual curiosity.