I'm seeing lots of rips on 'centrist' Dems and calls for primaries, and AOC as White House material. Recall: The ACA passed in 2010 when we had senators from WV, ND, SD, AR, NE, MT, LA. Is it better now, with 47? I wish we'd realize that AOC's district and Mamdani's NYC aren't the country at large.

"Hello, hospital? I think I'm having a heart attack. I have $2000 from the GOP, and I'm wondering what you charge for chest-pain treatment ... okay, thanks! "Let me call around and do some more shopping, and I'll get back to ...um ... wait a second ... aaargh ... o god no! ..." (thump)

Mourning Dove, suburban Philadelphia

Lightning reaches the ground during a rainstorm in the Colorado prairie, near the Great Sand Dunes National Park