I can’t help but point out - during the previous Trump term, he appointed family to positions and they were everywhere in the public eye. Now it’s very rare to see any of them. I wonder if they’re just as tired of his bs as everyone else now as he goes deeper into the rabbit hole.

I also wonder how Vance’s wife is in all of this. I only saw her once during inauguration at the church service, but largely didn’t pay attention to any of the transition or the people involved. If she’s an actual caring human, I wonder how much abuse she encounters. Or maybe she’s as messed up as the rest of em…

It’s a mob shakedown by an incompetent, myopic, known to be liar and his minion. Repeating yourself, raising your voice, and latching onto half-ideas to push your brand – “intimidating” and bluffing to force the deal only works if you had any respect in the first place.

Also, it feels like Vance’s PR team told him he’s being overshadowed by Trump in the media so he should make a big show to boost his ratings. Absolute clowns.

Thank you for this! Love to see folks getting back on their feet. I’d like to eventually get down to Philly and try their pies, but maybe their cookbook will suffice for now.

Police unions, understandable. Not so much the other two.

Jon Stewart has been on about cloches lately. I wish we could put people actively claiming insane things like this in a cloche whenever they try and distract from a real conversation. Seems like a pretty effective mute button.

It’s a stretch, but if I have ever had faith in that horrendous individual, he may just be perfect for this exact job… and maybe that’s one of the main reasons why the other “strong men” of the world like him.

Ooh this is really insightful for someone who knows little about the details of tracking and browsing on the Internet. Thanks!

This group is going places! Incredible work 👍🏽

Is there any chance that the flight recorder being sent to the US could be intercepted by B0eing and “scrubbed” for any info that implicates them? Kind of a weird worry, but these days I expect all manner of crazy to transpire.

Why does it feel like this was a hit? Someone could have incentivized the girlfriend to convince the guys to take this on, but the someone could have been either in the department or another LEO office. Doesn’t seem random. RIP Detective, you were a good egg.

For sure this is happening at the federal level, but it certainly isn’t happening at all state levels. Grant funding from states doesn’t necessarily follow what the federal programs are doing so there is hope depending on where you are (…this is so unfortunate to say in itself).

This was kind of a masterpiece. Thank you for this!!

I wonder if maybe he reached out to a trusted adult that’s helping with the movement? I’m sure he’s leading the charge though 😄

I’m gleefully typing this response, so happy to see such a young person defending the value they see in library time. I’m all for it! This kiddo is making serious moves!

I use parchment paper and it works brilliantly as well!

With so much division at the federal level, it’s “nice” to see governors reaching out to each other like this. Maybe if they learn anything from this exercise, it’ll be reflected as more sound protections for their constituents in the form of bolstering pro-union, pro-solidarity grassroots movements.

I didn’t realize before, but now I want this too! Fantastic idea.

Surprisingly, what we have as a nation (imo some of the best ideas of our original constitution) were inspired by the politics of Indigenous Americans, in large part by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. But the problem with that adaptation was that colonists adopted ideas in a piecemeal way without paying full respect to the broader meaning of those ideas (also in context to cultural and social norms, etc.). The US Constitution didn’t pay much reverence to the collective social responsibility of being good stewards of the environment, and instead focused on the pursuit of individual liberties. This experiment has now, with its initial set of conditions taken with far less context than was needed, has evolved to what it currently is in a fraction of the time that Indigenous Americans had a relatively stable socioeconomic and political existence. We might all benefit from learning more about Indigenous democratic institutions, and I certainly wish I would have been exposed to this history sooner.

Same here! We are the same people as we were before the election, and our mutual aid networks will be that much more important now, so it’s time to make a more robust connection with others. Thank you for focusing on what we can control and how we can shape the future to what we want it to be!

Solidary with the workers! No scabs allowed!