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We are so fucked. When Biden beats Taylor-Greene or whoever by 6 million votes, but loses the electoral college, be prepared to break up the union. None of us will be able to stand living in a nation where the insane minority rules. This woman is a good example.

Our window to stop the oceans from riding dramatically has closed. We should have immediately stopped burning coal when the first IPCC report came out in 1990. But yes, this is a landmark case, at least 20 years too late.

This. I was going to say basic white crew cabs and the BMW 3 series. I could almost afford the E46 back in 2004. Today, the price of the G20 gives me pause. I could afford it, but I think I was wise to get a Lincoln crossover for $10K less. And even that, technically, is a fancy Ford. And now I find myself piling up…

True, I made it oversimplified. The vast majority of women don't have the insurance (or cash) or days to take off work to get a surgical abortion. Thank goodness California and New York allow their Medicaid to cover. We'd have a humanitarian crisis if they didn't. 

True, but it is the Federal ban on moving weed across state lines that is holding back listed corporations from getting involved in recreational weed. Otherwise, Coka-Cola and Starbucks would be a player. There’s plenty of time.

He had it correct the first time. It is a slow-motion genocide. First, Israel eliminated any land for a two state solution. Then the blockade left Palestinians in Gaza malnourished. Genocide doesn't have to involve violent deaths. It is a slow breaking of the will to survive through denial of freedom. Call it what it…

Impressive. M43 is a great format if the user is able and willing to take control of aperture and shutter settings. I wasn’t. I missed big sensors and lazy automatic settings, so I switched to Canon M. That big sensor crutch is what I needed to get better low light and action shots. But to the artists out there still…

Hard to believe they once were the party of body autonomy and personal responsibility. Abortion was legalized mainly by Nixon-era Republicans.

This reminds me: in this century, the biggest civil rights victories have been backed by corporations. They were more than cool with same sex marriage (Tiffany’s, for example saw dollar signs). They are keping out of the push for recreational marijuana, but they aren’t lobbying against it. They are standing up for…

Drag them before a judge now, or we're no better than Brazil or Colombia. This is a human rights atrocity.

I am no law expert, but based on what we saw with Manafort and Flynn, when an investigation reaches this stage, we are just weeks away from indictments. We also know that effectively, the Manhattan DA has given this prosecution to the New York AG, and all evidence has been shared with the Southern District of New…

But it feels like I stood all night outside a club, had my name verified on a list, and then some white nationalist with jailhouse tattoos just cut the line. No sacrifice required. No loved ones lost. No long-term COVID symptoms. Just a selfish motherfucker who can now claim that "we" beat the pandemic. 

But do keep throwing out your masks, United States. You’re never going to see another SARS virus burn your your cities, right? This is the only 21st century pandemic you are going to live through, right?

Well, not to nit-pick, but that’s what I do. I have point out that the testing demand is way down. The only people presenting themselves for testing are pre-op patients before surgery, or people who have strong symptoms. Most people being infected right now think their fever and shortness of breath is just “allergies.”

Plenty. it could be as high as 5% among those who have resumed indoor dining activities. Also the variants are breaking through at higher rates. The vaccinated are getting infected, but most don’t notice because the symptoms are almost non-existent.

California will end their mandate sooner than that. Cuomo just announced that New York state will match the CDC guidance in 36 hours. The gates are wide open. We’re going to force normalcy down your throat whether you like it or not. And if some Trump supporter beats the shit out of you for wearing a mask inside a…

Roe is being overturned. And when it is, in June 2022, what will we leftists do? Let’s organize now. We will March and we will vote in record numbers. If we don’t, we’re dead.

As a New Yorker, I don’t get to enjoy clean, spacious gas stations. But in tbe American West, that’s common, so since I started my long western road trips in 2011, I have gravitated towards Circle K and Sinclair. It’s a fine day if I get to wash my windows and grab a decent coffee to boot. It doesn't take much to…

The people who don’t want vaccines now have permission to go unmasked and lie about it. This is rewarding bad behavior, and giving-ip on beating this pandemic. We let a loud, uneducated minority win again.