Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The No Kings protest today in Florence, Italy.

Monthly Covered California premiums could jump by $125 — even higher in the Bay Area — if subsidies expire in the budget standoff.

If you are voting in the California Prop 50 election from overseas, please start early. The fax service offered in previous elections has been discontinued. I found a MailBoxes Etc. store here in Italy to fax my ballot, but your options are limited. Mailing your ballot can take more than a month.

We’re in this together. Thank you. ricksteves.com youtu.be/Y5P5A2QLcfk?...

time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet

Quite the difference in the crowd reaction during the U.S. and Canadian national anthems during the 4 Nations Face-Off tonight

Don’t care.

The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury is leaving after clashes with DOGE over access to sensitive payment systems that control Social Security benefits, tax refunds, and federal salaries. Remember: This isn’t Trump’s second presidency. It’s Musk’s first.