"Motivated reasoning" is a sad thing to watch.

"[Republicans] have overlooked [Trump's] mental disorders in the past— dismissed them. They've overlooked his depravity. They've overlooked the fact that he is an adjudicated sexual abuser. That he's a convicted criminal ... Because it served their purposes. It no longer serves their purposes."

NO MORE PIPELINES!

Did you know there are alternatives to bitumen pipelines?

DRUbit.

Safer. More flexible. Price competitive with pipelines.

Almost forgot...no need to be subsidized with billions of your tax dollars.

Is Danielle Smith a Monster? “The old world is dying, and a new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” - Antonio Gramsci

Danielle Smith is not a conservative, not a libertarian conservative, and not a libertarian populist as she has claimed.

She is something Canada has never seen before.
#cdnpoli
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Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

It’s kind of astonishing how many news outlets have published versions of a “Tucker Carlson apologized for telling people to support Trump” story by writers who very clearly did not listen to the podcast.

What's great about it is the Texas plan counted on hispanics voting like they did in 2024, but a lot of the Ice terrorism has changed minds. It could potentially backfire massively on Texas Republicans.

Not only that, but CA was contingent on TX going first. The GOP could've stopped the whole thing, but chose to play with fire instead.

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power Walt Disney World has announced that it now has enough solar power to power the entire resort during sunny, daytime hours!

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power

Banning phones in schools won’t solve the problem of phones in schools. It’ll create different problems. Common sense rules on usage that are able to be policed would be preferable IMO.

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They laughed at us because Americans were stupid enough to "vote" him back into office. Now they look at us with disgust and distrust.

Jerusalem Post: Despite a “ceasefire” the IDF is giving orders to open fire on everyone in Southern Lebanon trying to go home — “Even if the person is unarmed… based on the idea that there are no civilians left in Southern Lebanon.”

www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

"This is an important thing to think about."

Everyone Has Their Own Way of Solving Problems. YouTube video by GROWTH™

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In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

When I was stationed in Vegas, we had the flu invade our air traffic control facility and it seriously limited both military and civilian air travel for a few days. That was when we all were required to get the flu shot. We thankfully, weren't as bad off as we probably would have been without it.

Well, in Hegseth's case it's simply that he's an idiot (or 'fool' if you prefer).

And possibly, in addition to bog-standard pickled-brain foolishness, also because he's the kind of fool that "thinks" god will protect his holy warriors from harm (those that god doesn't, god wanted dead anyways).

Um... no. Just no.
Why do you think they called it a 'novel' corona virus strain in the first place.

"American combat deaths in World War I totaled 53,402. But about 45,000 American Soldiers died of influenza and related pneumonia by the end of 1918."

www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article...

Do you know what happens when our warfighting warfighter get sick? They can't fight. That's why the military innoculates everyone.

This idiot is actually degrading our ability to fight.

Last year, the flu vaccine saved 12,000 lives and prevented over 100,000 hospitalizations according to the CDC.

Paul LePage said “the enemy” are “people of color or people of Hispanic origin.” His words. “You shoot at the enemy,” he said.

If that’s integrity, Bobby, keep it. #mepolitics

Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it. The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.

Breaking news: The Trump administration’s fundraising arrangement for the White House ballroom project shields donor identities and excludes the White House from conflict of interest requirements, according to records obtained by The Post.

Voter's Remorse Helpline: Blasphemy Edition YouTube video by Steve Shives

NEW VIDEO! Voter's Remorse Helpline: Blasphemy Edition youtu.be/uZKPHRlaVew

The bar chart showing just how few kids claim that TikTok, SnapChat, and Instagram make them feel worse about themselves is quite telling: [Image of bar chart] Just look at those numbers. That tiny green bar? That’s the percentage that says these services make them feel worse about themselves. On TikTok — the platform most frequently cast as an unusually dangerous self-esteem killer for teen girls — 15% of teen users say it makes them feel better about themselves, and just 3% say it makes them feel worse. That’s a 5-to-1 ratio in the wrong direction for the moral panic narrative. The numbers on the other platforms follow the same script. On Snapchat, 13% say it makes them feel better, just 2% worse. On Instagram — the platform Haidt has singled out for particular damnation, building much of his case on leaked Meta internal research he insists proves it’s poisonous — 10% say it makes them feel better, just 3% say it makes them feel worse. Three percent. That’s not a signal of a generation-defining mental health catastrophe. That’s barely distinguishable from a rounding error. And even these small numbers overstate the harm, because the vast majority of kids—around 60% on each platform—say these apps make no difference at all to how they feel about themselves. Add the quarter who report “about equally better and worse,” and you’re left with a tiny minority on either side of the ledger, tilted toward the positive. Overall experience tracks the same way: All told, teens tend to have a mostly positive experience on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. About seven-in-ten teens on each platform say this. Very few – just 3% on each – say it’s mostly negative. Seven-in-ten teens report a mostly positive experience. Three percent report a mostly negative one. These numbers are not ambiguous. If social media was so inherently harmful to kids, the numbers would not — could not — look that way.