tingilinde

on liz cheney

People lionizing Liz Cheney shows how far we've fallen.  Articulating the bare minimum for a participatory democracy isn't leadership.  We've fallen very far.

Doing something about it - probably building a new party - would be a sign of positive leadership.  This has happened several times in American history.

 

 

 

a rather spendy parking lot

Fifty thousand square feet of parking lot in a rather expensive neighborhood.

 

the death of democracy

Republicans are hell-bent on making sure they kill it. notes from Heather Cox Richardson

 

 

xkcd yesterday

 

 

 

 

japan and vaccinations

why?

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If Abe, and now Suga, had moved earlier to internationalize labor markets, incentivize innovation, empower women and take on a change-averse bureaucracy, Japan might not be last in the developed-nation class on vaccinations. Its economy wouldn’t be losing ground as China sprints by.

Now Japan faces its very worst fear: flopping on the world stage.

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the republican loyalty test

Based on a fundamental authoritarian lie.

and they're doubling down on it.

 

 

hcr on the role of disinformation

Heather Cox Richardson comments on the role of disinformation in politics.

 

how f1 racing makes money

healthcare in the us

As seen from modern countries.

 

 

hcr on biden's direction

Historian Heather Cox Richardson comments on Biden's direction.