Nine lessons for the US from Viktor Orbán’s defeat | Kenneth Roth As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister’s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy

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Why is the Maga project teetering? Because not even Trump supporters voted for this dysfunction | Moira Donegan The president’s fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.''

Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, venti facepalm

Vicious and spot-on. Although perhaps overly grim about the future?
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‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus route? Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, post office and general store. Now it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been cut. Can residents save this vital resource?

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Replacement of accessible #busses is just the kind of joke that capitalists love to play. #Cornwall #Mousehole #PublicTransport

Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds Chemicals known to affect brains of common garden birds, and to kill unborn chicks, found in most feather samples

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Ban them.

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

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It's not only #Karp, it's also Peter #Thiel and his influence with #Trump, #Vance, etc.

Monday's Guardian #cryptic has a new word in it that perfectly describes Trump's governments: #kakistocracies. Especially the current one. #kakistocracy

Should Keir Starmer resign? And would Andy Burnham replace the Prime Minister if he went?

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This is a brilliant analysis. By #AndrewMarr. Of course.
#KeirStarmer

The hill I will die on: Put that bucket list in the bin | Rose Rouse As I age, there are loads of things I want to do, but none are the kinds of bland, commodified ‘adventures’ that these lists imply, says Rose Rouse, editor and co-founder of Advantages of Age

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I'm Rose's age and she is right up my street.
#BucketList

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“The reaction to challenges to American primacy is a violent lashing out rather than a thoughtful policy trying to ease differences. This is an impulse that is still strong today, and maybe it’s getting even stronger in recent times.”

I despair for the #USA.

I'll concede.

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Point taken, but I still want to know. It represents a further level of lunacy. I don't for a minute believe he has any 'Vatican files' but such threats must not be tolerated. Additionally, his claim that Jesus would want PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH is blasphemous bollocks.

From burning bins to building bridges: how restorative justice helped one woman after Southport riots Stacey Vint was a long-time addict when she was arrested in Middlesbrough, now she speaks publicly about her experience

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An encouraging story.

I've tried to check this and cannot find online. It looks very real. But surely he's not this far gone?!

Is this for real?

LITERALLY INSANE
Trump is now threatening the Vatican.
I never thought he'd go this far.
Nothing is Sacred
That's a step too far.
He wants the Church's money. He will extort them
And you know once you're on his enemy list you are there forever.
He’s beyond Evil.

'They suck': Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

MAGA hates us. They kiss Putin's ring but hate their neighbour.
They hate Canada because we are democratic. Because we refuse to bend the knee.
Because our economy is strongest in the G7.
There can be no peace between our nations until MAGA is defeated.
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The outrage was never about standards, it was about who.

I don't normally like messing with great art but I liked this! Happy Sunday Friends!🙏😂

Happy
#NationalLibraryWeek

hey, it’s the 30th anniversary of MST3K the Movie absolutely not coming to a theater near me

If Abbott isn't governor next year the State of Texas can save millions of gallons of water and electricity by requiring data centers to provide their own electricity and their own cooling recycling systems!

This painting is titled People in the Sun, created by Edward Hopper in 1960. It is an oil-on-canvas work currently held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

This painting is titled People in the Sun, created by Edward Hopper in 1960. It is an oil-on-canvas work currently held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Basil green tomatoe sauce, mozz, Romano too

And finally, the one I was dreaming about, Green Heirloom Tomato.

Robert Reich 29K likes, 2.2K comments. "Could This Actually End Citizens United?"

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.

No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.

Here's how it works. https://youtu.be/p1fPbGHe3xE?si=QZRQImV8KYD5Y90r

Artwork featuring a standing central female figure in long dress created in a stylised way with intersecting lines and colours

The work of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1866-1933) of the Glasgow School, who pushed the boundaries of Art Nouveau #WomensArt

A 4-panel comic. I'm going around leading a normal life-- buying groceries, working, cooking. A huge big black blob labeled "GRIEF" follows me around. In the last panel, Grief randomly punches me.

I didn't post about it here, but it's been a rough week. I'm in a choir since September, we were hard at work setting up a big show in June. Suddenly and unexpectedly, our choir director passed away last Tuesday. He was a brilliant mind and we're all in shock. I drew this because this is how I cope.

Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of California’s solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.