Recent content by In My Mind

The wingnut welfare state pays very well, and there are few roles as lucrative as "Democrat who saw the light". I guarantee she's making more money now than she ever has in her life and more than ever could have hope to as a Representative.

Trump's super power is he gives people permission to be their worst selves. We all struggle to live up to our standards and it's always easier to give in to your worst impulses if an authority figure says it's ok. This is particularly true for people, like religious conservatives, who have never...

I think her time in a cult affected her more. Seriously though, like Sinema (and honestly many politicians) she is first and foremost an opportunist, and for an anti-war Iraq veteran the Democratic party was a quick way to power. Not to mention that Hawaii hasn't elected a Republican to nation...

I use Oath.vote to donate and they send out alerts for way down ballot candidates who are instrumental in making sure elections are not hijacked by MAGA here's the latest:

Just to add (ha!), for those who keep saying "but the ads", the ad supported model of internet content has basically failed. Yes, ads are everywhere, but the ugly reality is the platforms - Facebook and Google, mostly - take most of the money. And no matter how targeted a site is, the platforms...

Why though? I don't care that much about college football...grew up a UNC fan after all...but I am curious why the program has such an overwhelmingly mediocre history?

Happened in my neighborhood. Ten years ago this woman was a well-regarded family practice doctor. Now she's dead. No doubt she had many problems but once she fell down the QAnon hole she was lost forever.

that's a great story but...it's kind of part of the problem. Most people who enter the trades will not end up as rich business owners. Maybe they will eventually go out as sole proprietors but most of them are going to work for someone else. And that's fine. You should be able to have a good...

There are never again going to be large numbers of good jobs for people with only a high school diploma unless the quality and content of high school education changes. So what is more realistic? An across the board improvement in public education? Or specific efforts to create low cost one or...

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