Message to the Wayward Evangelicals and Pentecostals

Your emphasis on power at the expense of inclusion and prioritization of and service to the poor, marginalized, and under-represented is antithetical to the life and teachings of Jesus. Ruling the country at the cost of your soul is a bad deal.

Until there’s an alternative to Neoliberalism that takes the fight to the wealth class authoritarians are going to continue taking over liberal democracies.

That’s it. That’s the reality of it. And it’s up to liberals to decide if they’re willing to risk the privilege granted by these awful systems

DOGE Mismanagement Principles Musk et al. don't know or care about the damage they are doing

DOGE is not a govt efficiency project. Firing 1 in 4 fed employees would cut govt spending by 1%. DOGE is a political control project. Firing and terrorizing public employees is a means to weakening state regulation & strengthening a personalist presidency donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...

Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place

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Bird Flu Has Spread Out of Control after Mistakes by U.S. Government and Industry As the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker safety put the country at risk

Mistakes by US govt and dairy industry have let bird flu spread out of control, interviews with 70 farmers, farmworkers, and researchers reveal🧪🩺

A Thoroughly Confused Country: An Introduction to Class Politics and a Way Forward Americans suffer from a lack of class consciousness, which makes them easy prey for manipulation

The wealthy have intentionally destroyed class consciousness so that they can exploit the vast majority of people.

If we’re going to fight back and ultimately win this class war, it’s time we got familiar with how our politics actually work.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-thorough...

Ordered for shipment across the state!

Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.

Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?

#PHEthx

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...

The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.

Let's build sustainable power! Run for Something elects young diverse progressives to local office to help Democrats build permanent power for the long haul — no matter who won the White House in 2024.

It's a great day to make a recurring donation to @runforsomething.bsky.social and show you're committed to building long-term power by supporting the next generation of state + local candidates. secure.actblue.com/donate/rfs?r...

The Democrats’ Big—and Failed—Bet With civic bonds frayed, the party bet big that delivering on policy would do the trick. It did not. There is difficult work ahead.

This piece by @samrosenfeld.bsky.social and @daschloz.bsky.social is a very balanced look at what Dems did wrong and right in this election. Much better than all the phony intra-factional infighting masquerading as analysis that's out there:
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It’s a secret

1/ I never tire of telling the story of my grandfather, the late Herbert Taub.

My grandfather was part of the first generation of nuclear physicists in the United States. He was a post-grad in the labs of Isidore Rabi (1944 Nobel winner) and Polykarp Kusch (1954 Nobel winner), named in the . . .

Not to be that person, but my 2018 piece “why do people share fake news” made this exact point! georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/u... [PDF]

America’s Violent Health System An unknown assailant killed the UnitedHealth CEO in broad daylight—and the majority of people watching laughed. Why?

68k Americans die every year from preventable deaths thanks to unaffordable health insurance and denial of claims www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-v...

From the release: “In June 2024, Elevance Health, the corporate name for Anthem, reported a 24.12% increase in its year-over-year net income to $2.3 billion and a 24.29% increase in its year-over-year net profit margin.”

* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Michigan. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages. Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

🚨 Winter Storm Watch issued December 3 at 9:57PM EST until December 6 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Grand Rapids MI 🚨
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Stress aside, this stuff was a game changer for me: Certain Dri Prescription Strength... www.amazon.com/dp/B01JB1MUN...

For everyone who wondered about the name David Mayer breaking ChatGPT 👇

Wife commandeered my steamdeck to play stardew valley with many various mods, it can be done!

Think of this from the perspective of an Amazon worker, delivery or warehouse, forced into repetitive, body destroying work controlled by a merciless computer algorithm - so they can pay rent & not wind up on the streets.

The behavior of the rapacious, soulless tech bros building his dystopia boils down to one brutal thought ->"how can we use computer automation to wring out more profit?", with zero consideration of the humans being ground up by their merciless systems. And, these techbro overlords are so consumed...

The center of all post-mortem analyses of the 2024 elections must be “how, why & by whom”- are so many Americans uninformed, misinformed & disinformed.

Also, no “perfect message”, candidate, or platform positions can break through an information diet/media-induced sense of unreality.

Governing by Terror You can't have an effective state under conditions of intimidation

Over the last few years, you have seen campaigns of harassment of election and public health officials, librarians and educators. Now the people framing the attacks will be in charge of the federal government and it is getting worse. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/governing-...

Are we doing snack baskets for delivery drivers again this year?

People who expect bad policy to easily translate into electoral losses for the GOP need to contend with the information environment that is increasingly GOP-friendly. It’s a very different dynamic from what Democrats face, and even from a few years ago.

A series of five satellite images showcasing diverse landscapes: an island with turquoise waters, a snowy terrain, mountainous regions with winding roads, colorful lakes, and a dry, arid area with circular features. More importantly, they spell out DAVID with their landscape images.

Psst…You want to know about the NASA website that spells out your name in Landsat imagery. 🧪

landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...

Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News The Book of News is your guide to all key items being announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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