They won’t need to pack the court. Alito and Thomas will retire in about 18 months, just after having upheld a national abortion ban. They’ll view it as their crowning achievement and walk into the sunset as GOP heroes. Then they’ll be replaced with like-minded ideologues in their mid-40s to ensure that the right wing of the court will remain intact for at least the next 20 years.

If they packed the court, they will have just opened the door for Dems to do the same. Instead, they’ll leave it at 9 and dare the Dems to do something about it.

And when the economy tanks, him and his rich buddies will be right there to buy everything for pennies on the dollar, putting the screws to all of us even harder.

WinCo?

Also remember (as you clearly wrote many times) that we’re talking increased risk, not causation. We were 24 and 27 when my autistic daughter was born. Sometimes you just get dealt a rough hand.

As president, he will demand to speak with the president of Puerto Rico!

Just have to watch the drop boxes to make sure no one lights them on fire.

We’ve been dealing with this shit for far too fucking long…

heatwaves everywhere…

Agreed. Some numbers for Phoenix this year -

70
The number of days this year of 110° or hotter, which is a new record. The previous record was 55 days, set in 2023

138
The number of days this year of 100° or hotter. The current record is 145 days, set in 2020. We are going to cool down a bit after the weekend, so we’ll be sitting at about 142. But, the latest we’ve ever had a 100° day is October 27th, so we’ve still got an outside shot at setting a new record.

113
The number of consecutive days this year of 100° or hotter. The previous record was 76 days, set in 1993.

16
The number of current days in a row of setting / tying a new all-time high each day. This streak started on September 25th 23rd and is expected to go through Monday, likely putting the total at 20. The previous record anywhere in the US for a streak like this was 14, set in Iowa in 1936 during the Dust Bowl.

“This city should not exist - it is a monument to man’s arrogance.”

• Peggy Hill

Yeah, I’m neurodivergent and have a terrible memory. My life is full of alarms and notes and reminders for everything, otherwise nothing gets done.

While I’m well aware of the insidiousness of tech’s ever increasing privacy violations, I also look forward to things like AI being able to function as a full blown personal assistant to help me run my life.

Number 3!

Google Gemini - “provide a synopsis of this video”

This video is about the difficulty of obtaining ADHD medication and the dangers of resorting to black market alternatives. The speaker, Benn Jordan, describes his experience of being diagnosed with ADHD and then struggling to get the medication he needs. He explains that there is a shortage of ADHD stimulants, and that the DEA has made it difficult for doctors to prescribe them. This has led to a black market for ADHD medication, which can be dangerous because the pills may be counterfeit or laced with other substances. The video also discusses the risks of not being treated for ADHD, such as increased car accidents, substance abuse, and suicide. The speaker concludes by calling on the government to make it easier for people to get the medication they need. Here are the key points:

• The speaker was diagnosed with ADHD and had trouble getting the medication he needed.
• There is a shortage of ADHD stimulants due to DEA regulations.
• People are resorting to the black market to get ADHD medication, which is dangerous.
• Untreated ADHD can lead to serious health problems.
• The speaker believes the government should make it easier to get ADHD medication.

Pressure washer, too

F is for friends…

She’s not even a Republican. She’s only saying this stuff because a bitch got books to sell, that’s all.

They were tripping over themselves to get it done. There were literally handwritten additions in the margins.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/1/16726234/handwritten-republican-tax-bill

The “Keyes Constant” in action.

I loved my V60 (and my V20 before it). They were such great phones.

This is quite a few years old now, but I think the main points are still valid. As you said, everything is so polished, kids don’t need to figure out how it works.

http://www.coding2learn.org/blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-computers/

There should be a debate where the nominees get to choose a champion to take their place.

Jon “The Bow-Tie Butcher” Stewart

vs

Vivek “The Right Shade of Brown” Ramaswamy

I think this might be an idea that’s so stupid, it’s awesome.