We are getting set up for some really bad things to start happening, with no recourse, no repercussions

It's been suggested to me many times by smart well meaning people I have respected a lot I skip the news entirely. One lady told me after I told her it was causing me stress-- "Turn it off!" Well, the truth is I have only so much attention to give it anyway.

@Mik Did you see where the hemp is grown?

Borowitz takes it to the logical next step: https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-warns-of-increase-in-transgender?publication_id=2337656&post_id=158455997&isFreemail=true&r=3e6nnx&triedRedirect=true

Krugman's take on the proposed crypto reserve. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-planning-the-biggest-heist?publication_id=277517&post_id=158505658&isFreemail=true&r=53zo0e&triedRedirect=true

They haven’t missed anything Nope, they haven’t. They’re after total destruction.

Thanks. So he talked to ex-hostages and knows first hand what happened, what they suffered, and what one US citizen is still enduring.

It has a surplus until sometime in the 2030's I believe after which benefits would fall a certain percentage if nothing were done. A government program with a surplus-- yeah, that sucks. People like Musk going around calling it a Ponzi scheme which it isn't aren't helping. The only real problem with Social Security is it works and this makes fools of the people who hate government.

Trans people have already been through so much hell. Many of them have lost their families, friends, jobs over the years of coming to terms with their identity. They must be experiencing a lot of anguish right now. My heart goes out to them. (I am thinking of some individuals in particular I got to know well.)

Now I have an earworm. Thanks.

Thanks Waiting for Guffman is hilarious. Have seen it twice. May watch it again.

@Nina I have An Invitation to Indian Cooking, and everything I've made from it has been delicious. The recipes tend to have a million ingredients, but most of them are spices. If you don't have a solid spice collection, that can be pricey, but if you already have a bunch of spices and dried beans, you can cook a lot of the dishes by buying the meat of chioce, some yogurt, and some cilantry.

"Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett siding with the liberal justices." Maybe a glimmer of hope? The fact that the vote was even close on what is obviously an illegal move by the president is astounding.

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