@InUnfunky @singlemaltgirl @TheAbbotTrithemius That figure *was* at 1.9%. It’s now at 1.7% and falling.

#FAFO

Josh Marshall at TPM:

Miscellaneous Thoughts on a Democratic Path Forward

"I’ve been arguing pretty strenuously against getting taken in by these [..] claims of some overwhelming victory or mandate. Trump is now under 50% of the popular vote. "

""you don’t want to go into full baby-and-the-bath-water mode if you lose by a little over a single percentage point. And your coalition is hardly hopeless if you get between 48% and 49% of the vote in a bad year."

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/miscellaneous-thoughts-on-a-democratic-path-forward/sharetoken/b9be4f9a-ee8f-4664-bdb2-9ba57698030d

/nosanitize

Major geothermal bills pass House, widening path for clean energy drilling boom

#Environment #News #Energy #Politics #CleanAct #HeatsAct

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5000000-house-bills-ease-geothermal-drilling/

@feloneouscat

I've said it before but it bears repeating:

With him at the helm, we can expect to see another AIDS/HIV pandemic once the people who need it can no longer get the medications that keep it from being a death sentence any more.

@InUnfunky The next 3 months will be critical to see if BlueSky can remain non-toxic.
I am skeptical, simply because there are so many assholes desperate to find a place where they can Troll The Libs.

A Nazi is pissed because....BlueSky.
Wait until he finds out about CoSo, which is even more heretical.

“The legislation comes after the lawmaker who wrote one of Texas’ recent abortion bans wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle defending the current exceptions as ‘plenty clear.’”

Yes, it’s clear they want to kill women. The law is written that you MUST be on the edge of death (“to save the life” clause)—it does not allow an abortion UNLESS it’s to save your life. Not potentially, NOW. Otherwise it is a crime.

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-exceptions-deaths

“BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for allegedly contributing to environmental and human rights abuses around the world through its investments in agribusiness.”

We will have a dead planet, but at least we will be able to retire. 🤦🏻‍♀️

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/blackrock-climate-human-rights

What should we have learned from Covid-19? That oil is worthless in a society without consumption. That healthcare has to be public because health is public. That 50% of jobs can be done from home while the other 50% deserve more than they’re being paid. That we live in a society, not an economy. As usual, we learned nothing.

https://youtu.be/TRjH_gJbUqQ
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
#Cosomusic

Please be careful when motoring.

Looks like there are no "Black Jobs" in Trump's "White" House. Mark Robinson certainly qualifies according to MAGA standards. He'd fit right in.

@InUnfunky

Meloni actually lost control of Sardinia in the last election, so good for Sardinia:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-suffers-setback-centre-left-claims-sardinia-election-win-2024-02-27/

Democrat Torches Trump Picks As 'Beyond Insane' In Brutal House Floor Rant

McGovern argued that this “would be funny if it weren’t so sad” and concluded by hoping that the U.S. Senate “has a backbone and insists on a thorough confirmation process,” which former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) recently wagered would happen.

#News #Politics

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrat-torches-trump-picks-as-beyond-insane-in-brutal-house-floor-rant_n_673dc1d7e4b0a5332f7b1542

Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People

#Cosomusic

https://youtu.be/R686uRAzwIk

The Find Out Stage

Walmart exec warns customers Trump’s tariffs could mean higher prices

“We never want to raise prices,” John David Rainey, the company’s CFO said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. “Our model is everyday low prices. But there probably will be cases where prices will go up for consumers.”

#News #Politics #Walmart #Tariffs #FAFO

https://thehill.com/business/4998684-walmart-trump-tariffs-prices/

Here

‪Will Bunch‬ ‪@willbunch.bsky.social‬:

A harsh campus climate against protests. A a Trump threat to have demonstrators deported. Now, a fast-moving bill would allow Trump administration to penalize non-profit groups as "supporting terrorism"

As feared, Gaza protest backlash empowers Trump. My new column🎁
https://share.inquirer.com/RT7llc

An Education of sorts

#Music #Humour