Jeff

"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem." - Carl Sagan

This may seem like standard FIFA stuff, but it's also how "public-private partnerships" work in the US. The public pays the costs, and the private party keeps the revenue.

I don’t want to scare anyone, but basically every time I talk to a current or former government lawyer they tell me we are going to need a new Constitution. Because this one is inoperative.

Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice.

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Crying through the bloody mist We’ll remember the names of those who died On the streets of Minneapolis — The Boss www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.

"Don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! ... Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!" From Charlie Chaplin's final speech in "The Great Dictator." youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...

The greatest crime in history: The Damning Records the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to See

Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.

Elon Musk's DOGE goons work for Russia. "Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in." www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Born to Run #MusicSky #vinyl #bruce #springsteen #theboss @officialbruce.bsky.social

Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.

Once you realize that Trump and all the MAGA Republicans are working for Russia and Saudi Arabia, not America, everything they do makes sense.

A "climate breakdown." “...our increasing fossil-fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are driving us toward a climate catastrophe. We fear the danger of climate breakdown.” yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/the-...

The planet is on track for its warmest year on record, for the second year in a row. New from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/12/nove...

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"2024 will surpass the remarkable record annual temperatures set just last year, one of the clearest markers of the unfolding planetary climate catastrophe." www.scientificamerican.com/article/2024...

I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.

ACA has been the greatest windfall for medical and prescription suppliers. What they will support is the privatization of Medicare/Medicaid. The entirety of government resources and treasure will be privatized as the only way to "save" it. And we're being set up to welcome it.

Hey, @jay.bsky.team, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes the first individual on Bluesky with 1,000,000 followers. @aoc.bsky.social | Top 500 Bluesky Users: vqv.app

More like destiny than coincidence.