If you’re a Republican politician and you’ve lost Fred Upton, you’re in deep fertilizer.
From The Los Angeles Times: Due to his environmental policies, Upton represents one of the biggest threats to planet Earth on planet Earth.
Making a statement, regardless of how stupid and obnoxious, wouldn’t disqualify a person from being president, though it should dissuade anyone who cares about this country and understands the principles on which it was founded from voting for him.
What I noticed about this is that the name “Donald Trump” didn’t arise once in his endorsement, nor did any of the phrases commonly attached to the former president, e.g., “criminal sociopath.”
I think I speak for at least 99% of progressives when I say that I care about the safety and well-being of police officers. At the same time, I resent the efforts of the extreme right-wing to suggest otherwise.
This is a reference to things like the costs of increases in mental health treatment, violent and nonviolent crime, and ultimately, lower productivity of the individuals in the workplace.
Here’s the part I don’t get. Trump lost in 2020 by seven million votes, and the events that have occurred since appear to help his opponent.
In particular, we have the revelations concerning Trump’s criminality. This is likely to drive larger voter turnout, most of which will be opposed to the former president’s re-election.
There must be something I’m getting wrong here, but I can’t imagine what it is.
I get the distinct feeling that the author of the meme here completely misses the point about “living in a country our founding fathers fought to escape.” The signatories to the Declaration of Independence and the framers of the Constitution were concerned that the fledgling United States might become a copy of England, with its king and, perhaps just as bad, a state-mandated religion.
Here and now, we have a former president seeking re-election who very clearly aspires to stand above the law as an absolute ruler. At the same time, we are surrounded by millions of fanatical Christians who are trying to impose their religious views on every one of us.
All this seems to have gone right over the head of the Trump supporter shown here.
Without a voter base that is either angry or frightened–or both — the Republicans don’t have a chance. That’s why we are here.
If you want to perform an experiment, tune into Fox News for a few minutes and ask yourself, “What emotions is this “story” trying to evoke from its viewers?”
Here’s what former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says about the importance of the upcoming presidential election.
We need to hope that enough voters understand this and cast their ballots accordingly.
What should we make of the fact that Luxembourg no longer charges fares to patrons of its public transportation systems? Since it’s one of the wealthiest countries on Earth, Luxembourg’s decision makes no impact on its citizens and its visitors.
Maybe this is one of these situations in which it costs more to administer the receipt of and accounting for funds than the value of the funds themselves. Our Santa Barbara public library system has done away with meting out fines to borrowers of overdue books for this precise reason: it’s net-revenue negative.
I’m more interested in the governments of places like Curitiba, Brazil, whose public transportation system, while not free, is among the world’s most sustainable.
From this:
The bus system of Curitiba, Brazil, exemplifies a model Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and plays a large part in making this a livable city. The buses run frequently—some as often as every 90 seconds—and reliably, and the stations are convenient, well-designed, comfortable, and attractive. Consequently, Curitiba has one of the most heavily used, yet low-cost, transit systems in the world. It offers many of the features of a subway system—vehicle movements unimpeded by traffic signals and congestion, fare collection prior to boarding, quick passenger loading and unloading—but it is above ground and visible. Around 70 percent of Curitiba’s commuters use the BRT to travel to work, resulting in congestion-free streets and pollution-free air for the 2.2 million inhabitants of greater Curitiba.
