She's a much better person than Mickey Mouse. The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me newrepublic.com/article/1961... via @newrepublic.com

A good rant that lifted me spirits youtu.be/EN3slNIjVTk?...

On our best day, humanity is barely smart enough to manage this elaborate civilization. This is far from our best day. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The fact that Trump is trying to shut down every organization that speaks truth to his malevolent power speaks volumes. He's a corrupt, profoundly incompetent criminal who will continue to drain the US of its very heart and soul.

This ordinary North American suburb has mass transit ridership that's off the charts. Here's how the city got residents to ride the bus.

Which Past Fascist Does Trump Most Resemble? The Incompetent One. newrepublic.com/article/1940... via @newrepublic.com Yep.

Mr. Brooks finally sees the most obvious obvious in the history of obvious. Then he predicts that the monster will soon destroy himself. Where does this pathological confidence come from? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Forgotten Dystopian Vision That Explains Trump’s Canada Obsession newrepublic.com/article/1933... via @newrepublic.com Our leader is a science fiction writer. Not a good SF writer. But his pen is large and nuclear tipped.

The COVID-19 Revisionists Are Twisting the Record open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Why Don’t Plutocrats Care That Trump Is Tanking the Economy? newrepublic.com/article/1925... via @newrepublic.com

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis said "there will still be a lot of capacity going toward Ukraine" from European allies.

Hail Hydra, Deb. Hail Hydra. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/u...

HAIL HYDRA! HAIL HYDRA! HAIL HYDRA! gizmodo.com/disney-trump...

Crockett: "I understand when people say they are concerned about our debt, as they should be. But if you really want to look at the problem, it's probably with the Trump administration. We know that that administration, the last time they were in, ran our debt up an additional $8 trillion."

Am I the villain? When I send an old Reed story up to Kindle, I make edits. Nothing major, certainly not changing the story's nature. But still, I'm a writer. I always find problems, and problems need fixing. www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater...

A friend of mine, ready for the holidays.

This feels prophetic to me. newrepublic.com/article/1887...