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We've had a federal committee to coordinate between election officials historically, but its formation is at least 6 months late this year.

Despite obstructive politics, it’s finally here! Massachusetts has some of the highest electricity prices bills in the US because of all the politics blocking our attempts at developing new energy, but here’s immediate savings on our bills, locked in for 20 years!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/41883440

So, these pricks aren't even hiding their intentions now, literally naming a new censorship bill, 'SOPA,' thinking people forgot about that failed 2012 bill that would've destroyed the web as we know it had it passed.

Greeeat....

So, SCOTUS just killed the Voting Rights Act. Greeat.

Does not fit his insane christofacist base. I'm sure they'll say they agree with it though.

"Imagine if Biden" etc...

Seems like another distraction from the Epstein files to me. Or brain worm asked him to.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45775791

🇺🇸 "Law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect... overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to expire"

Here is a completely wild thought: instead of changing or renewing it, how about the USA stops ignoring people's basic rights worldwide? 🤪

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45775791

🇺🇸 "Law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect... overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to expire"

Here is a completely wild thought: instead of changing or renewing it, how about the USA stops ignoring people's basic rights worldwide? 🤪

Seriously rethinking my summer Chicago trip.

You have just won. Your bull*hit woke ideology just won Best Picture. Here's why it matters.

Nobody is going to start a revolution. Nobody, it's such a false notion devoid of any actual relationship to reality, that this film is mere comic book fantasy.

It features a man who is turned on by being threatened by a woman. Hold on. It's not just a woman, but a black woman. That means white men are habitually designed to become attracted to violent females. That's the rub. Maybe it's true for some men, but most of us find it disgusting and repugnant. So dwell on that.

Secondly, and most obviously, nobody is trying to fight a revolution. Even the most revolutionary spirits are totally attached to the system that provides them with everything they need and want.

It's based on a Pynchon novel that was inspired by events that occurred in the 1970's. It got updated into present times because it serves some kind of fantasy that exists in the zeitgeist, and a lot of younger people imagine themselves to be, like, in the French Revolution or something. It's absurd, and only irrational people actually think like this.

The reason why its protagonist is a beaten-down deadbeat is because that's what happened. There's no revolution, we're all just cogs in a machine, and nothing matters.

The story says, no! The revolution is ongoing.

We used to watch films about organized crime. Because that was rational. There was/is organized crime, and nefarious people are doing unfortunate things.

This idea that a middle class pretty girl is going to one-up a deep cabal of white supremacists intent on controlling the world...

Look, every time you click your 'buy' button, there's this soft, unintentional, misleading, ordinary guy who sits behind a desk and collects your money.

It's not that complicated. And you participate. And this kind of garbage, like we'll rise up and take over, it's sadly untrue.

We just elected a film to represent our culture that is not only worked-over garbage that has nothing to do with reality, but also bolsters our collective commitment to being class-slaves without recourse who take up digital junk everyday and pretend we are heroes.

Because a pretty girl says so.

The IMAMS in Iran have chosen war. They want to perpetuate a condition which is anti-feminine. It isn't simply that they think women are inferior, it's that they hate women.

They persecute gays. They enjoy Russian oil, they make a world of intolerant goons.

We have the most sophisticated military in the entire (known( world. Here. In the United States of America. We are the superpower, and you are our subjects. Period.

Present an opposition. You cannot. We have impoverished our own people so we can have this giant military. Bombs, drones, and lasers...

If you want to f*ck with us, we will eliminate you. Sorry, that's just the situation. It's called reality. Welcome.

But if you want to play friends, we are open arms, we love you, you are going to be helpful in our world domination.

However, we only care about the western hemisphere. In reality, though its nice that you want to play nice, we don't really give a f*ck about you. We care about our longterm interests. Period. Long term. We have nieces and nephews to think about here.

But Iran is a singular evil. Anyone who wants to dispute that can make the case below. It isn't the people—who have made their case known—it's the government.

We are going to eff you up. You have allowed this due to your impoverished mentality, from which we hope to liberate you.

Allah hu akbar. You're going to get it.

It isn't just about people being 'bad' or 'evil'---it's about a system that rewards and protects a certain type of person.

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/my-cold-take-on-the-epstein-files?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true

“While I have been clear in my support for the enforcement of federal immigration law, this decision will do significant damage to these local tax bases, set back decades-long efforts to boost economic development, and place undue burdens on limited existing infrastructure in these communities,” wrote Senator Fetterman.

For context, Rauch wrote an article about a year ago essentially saying that Trump is not fascist

The use of Artificial Intelligence chatbots as devices to provide emotional support raises the risk of children and young adults forming codependent relationships with the bot. When used safely chatbots can provide positive support for students having trouble grasping the content and for people seeking more accessible mental health support. Specifically, as it relates to mental health support, chatbots do not have referral services to crisis hotlines or trusted adults. What regulations would you like to see policymakers implement to improve AI for mental health and other types of support.

A week away from open enrollment ending in most states, 17 GOP members of the US House of Representatives helped Democrats pass a bill to restore lapsed Affordable Care Act premium tax credits—but senators have declined to act with that same urgency, and the deadline for many Americans to make coverage decisions for 2026 is Thursday.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a lead negotiator for a bipartisan Senate group working on a compromise for the expired ACA subsidies, told Politico on Tuesday that the legislative text will no longer be ready this week. Instead, it’s now expected the last week of January—after not only the upper chamber’s upcoming recess, but also when millions of people nationwide will have already had to choose a plan on an ACA marketplace or to forgo health insurance coverage due to surging premiums.