◻️ What is being left out of this narrative, is the Nobel Prize for Peace come with 1 million bucks. So, has she handed over the moolah as well as the medal? Or, even more left-field, did he always hanker for a Nobel Prize *because* it came with $1m ?

Holy hell, what an obituary

"The first people to describe learned helplessness were the American psychologists Steven F. Maier and Martin E. P. Seligman". I believe Seligman also wrote a book, titled: Learned Optimism

Very tacky. I’m afraid she has lost my respect. It’s an insult to the Nobel committee.

for president. He has correctly said, "Free of the bias of private industry or think tanks, the OTA provided neutral information of the latest technologiacal developments to legislators" - Joel S. Hirschhorn Posting this b/c we need to think about how to reform our government when we have power in

at Senate and House hearings I vividly remember the considerable friction between what OTA was advising Congress vs. corporate interests. Since 1995, when OTA ceased functioning, there have been frequent calls for restarting it, including from Andrew Yang, a candidate for the Democratic nomination

eliminated the congressional Office of Technology Assessment. OTA provided independent studies & testimony on a host of technical issues. Closing OTA opened up opportunities for the corporate deep state to shape congressional actions. As a longtime senior official at OTA who testified many times

I found this NYT letter to the editor while cleaning out my dad's office. From 11/21/19 "A significant historical footnote to the excellent examination of the "deep state"by Mike Lofgren in hisNov 17 Outlook essay, "I popularized the term 'deep state' is understanding that congressional Republicans

This. Film everything. It's important.

Donald Trump is a loser rich boy who has never achieved anything on his own. The sad part is that there are many boys/men who want to emulate him & take short cuts too, bullying others, feeling victimized when ppl say "no" and being mediocre.

And now you know how Donald Trump “won” all those championships at his golf clubs

So - name change announcement. Our pup will come home on Saturday and the final decision on her name is my original favourite - Mhairi (rhymes with starry) Rose. It’s more Scottish sounding, and I think prettier.

The administration is expanding the DOD's public relations office and calling it a newspaper operation. wapo.st/49oSc4R

second hand prize

How fucking embarrassing

this seat?

The evil that men do lives after them. The US is being tainted in real time by one of the most warped and shameful humans ever to walk the earth. I utterly reject this grotesque ass and each of his enablers. N’est-ce pas? 😡

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I hesitated to read this, but actually this is excellent! Agenda: 1. A plan to bring down costs 2. A plan to create the jobs America needs. 3. A plan for A.I. 4. A plan for reform 5. Hold your own leaders to account Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now

I’m going to be taking a break. Everything’s OK - I’m just tired of it all. I should be back tomorrow or the next day.

oh no

This.

GIFT ARTICLE: "As the political scientist Ian Bremmer, who founded the analytical firm Eurasia Group, said on social media this week, 'Nobody wants the United States to take control of Greenland (and, accordingly, destroy NATO) more than Putin.'” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

My guess as to why he seems to be dithering on Iran is that he's trying to figure out how to steal their oil (and will probably allow a few mullahs to stay in power.)

Republicans with reverent faces earnestly surround this fat, incontinent, formaldehyde-pickled, grease-painted, doped-up, propped-up, crumbling edifice of a cartoon creep. I wonder if they’ll be proud of these photos later on.

"As the American military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the United States has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history ...

“You cannot kill the truth. You cannot kill justice. You cannot kill what we are fighting for.” — Jean Dominique, Haitian democracy activist. South Korean-German violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, composed in 1806. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️

What rights do people have as ICE continues to grow, and as the president deploys the National Guard domestically? Anne Applebaum explores this in the new season of “Autocracy in America.” Listen here: theatln.tc/aLbUDfbC

...In 2026 one thing to watch for will be the end of this unanimity as CBS unbuilds its news division, while campaigning against an elite it was once proud to be a part of. www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do... Get ready for fights over standards that once united the big three. CBS is differentiating. 2/2

No one bats an eye at this, but it has always been a curiosity of mine how CBS, NBC, and ABC offer essentially the same news product. They might occasionally depart from one another in editorial judgment, but the standards and practices do not vary much, and the talent is interchangeable... 1/2

My people

NEWS: Democrat Chris Dzadovsky wins Fort Pierce City Commission District 2 runoff by just 31 votes, FLIPPING the commission to Democratic control. Dzadovsky defeated Republican Jaimebeth Galinis 50.60%–49.40% in the tight race.

The corruption has kept climbing...past even the point where we were last gobsmacked.

Under investigation for doing her job: Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

If any private lawyer acted this disrespectfully towards a federal judge, we would be facing bar proceedings, court sanctions or both. The fact that Trump administration lawyers continue to act this way is a disgrace. It is time for judges to put an end to it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The States send their reps. Trump can't tell, say, Pennsylvania not to send their members. (He can try, but then it becomes an issue in Harrisburg, not DC) I put nothing past Trump, but he is not omnipotent. Stop preemptively panicking. Vote in large numbers.

Another thing the doomers miss in the "Trump will cancel elections" thing is that you can't single out congressional races from the ballot. If you kill ballots, you kill them *all*, and lots of people - including Republicans - would like to keep their jobs.

If you watched CBS tonight, you saw legacy media capitulation. I created Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. It has no corporate backers, venture capitalists or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

⚡️Russian drone strikes leave 45,000 subscribers without power in Kryvyi Rih. Russian Shahed drones carried out the overnight attack on Jan. 14, leaving 700 buildings without heat across the city, Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, said.

Do you ever feel like your dog is eavesdropping on you? A new study found that some dogs can learn words simply by overhearing conversations, even when the pets are not directly addressed. https://wapo.st/3L6RiAR

There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

France has granted citizenship to George Clooney. Take a glimpse at his Duolingo lessons in New Yorker Humor. www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

I’m no Trump fan but this is a clear and cogent explanation of his new “FIRE BAD” legislation.

I’ve heard lots of words over the years. But never “lurdan”!

Mike Johnson: One of the things the president probably had not thought through is when you bring interest rates down to 10% the problem is that the credit card companies would just stop lending money

I wonder why the marshes appealed…? Dry land sounds much preferable… A series of prehistoric pile dwellings (or stilt houses)—“settlements [built] from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands... They were set on piles to protect against occasional flooding...“

I’ve decided I’m going to need a headstone that impressive. None of that ‘Here lies’ boring stuff. Not sure where it should be put as my ashes are due to be sprinkled in three different places!

The full speech is worth listening to duckduckgo.com?q=Senator+Wa...

"Democrats weren't always just the default option when the other guys were worse. Once, we were trusted by working people to fight for their interests. And we delivered!" Warren blames voters' eroding trust in Democrats on the party's embrace of the rich and powerful.