False equivalency. They. Are. Not. The. Same.
Do both parties have some issues in common? Sure. Does our system need reform? Absolutely. But just because there is some overlap in the Venn diagram that is our political system does not make them the same. At least the democrats are trying to govern.
Fain “is a real ‘STIFF’ who is selling the Automobile Industry right into the big, powerful, hands of China,” Trump wrote Sunday night on Truth Social....
NPR has selected former Wikimedia Foundation chief Katherine Maher to lead the network through an era of declining broadcast listenership, financial uncertainty and technological turbulence.
I enjoy listening to morning edition - usually through the app. I also contribute to NPR monthly. They have to stop the on air fundraising campaigns. It really drives listeners away. At least give those that already contribute an alternative feed.
The wheels of democracy turn slowly, but they do turn. Should it have gotten anywhere close to this far? Hell no. But this does bring me some very very cautious optimism.
Dr. John Wust does not come off as a labor agitator. A longtime obstetrician-gynecologist from Louisiana with a penchant for bow ties, Dr. Wust spent the first 15 years of his career as a partner in a small business — that is, running his own practice with colleagues....
Physician here.
Medicine is one of the few professions in which capital is tied to labor (at least of the licensed independent clinicians). Hospitals, clinics, etc., can't run any test, provide any service, perform any surgery, without a physician (or other licenses clinicians) order.
Health systems rely on their physicians to drive clinical practice. Physicians are the experts after all. It's a mutually beneficial relationship, but at its core, it is a partnership. This partnership certainly has it's ups and downs. But this is what happens when the health system forgets that it is a partnership.
House Republicans closed out the week by canceling votes on two party-line funding bills in the span of 48 hours, a setback for new Speaker Mike Johnson and a sign of persisting dysfunction in the chamber ahead of a key funding deadline....
Hear me out: If the GOP could just, I don't know, at least talk to the other 49% of the House, they may be able to get at least some of the things they want.
Want to find the money? Increase the ability of the IRS to perform more audits. The richest folks are already not paying the taxes they should be. $688 billion per year!
Security risk is the bigger concern IMHO. These devices are often a security weak point for networks. Putting them on their own wifi network and then isolating that network is critical.
I really liked it when the show first started. I thought the divergence from the regular formula at the time was a nice change. The theme of the song was also on point for the theme of the show - humanity coming into their own on the galactic stage. I'm in the middle of my first rewatch since the show first aired. I still like it. As for adding a base line to it in season 3....WTF?
Look back at the chronicle of global pandemics, and the flu pandemic of 1918 stands out as an anomaly for one reason: According to the history books, it struck healthy adults in their prime just as often, if not more so, than the weak or sickly....
Not surprising. This was the time before antibiotics, medical treatments were often lacking in any sort of evidence, and there were no widespread vaccines. Chronic conditions in the young were far more common than today - think latent tuberculosis, after effects of polio, rheumatic heart disease, parasites, chronic environmental lung diseases (silicosis, coal miners lung, etc.). Even basic nutrition wasn't sufficient in many areas of society.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. The 216-210 vote was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Here is the correct quote from Winston Churchill: "If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain."
Also, conservatism in Churchill's era is absolutely NOT what conservatism is now.
Santos Bails on GOP to Run as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Independent (www.thedailybeast.com)
Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party (www.theatlantic.com)
It’s become yet another subsidiary of Trump Inc....
Trump Trashes Auto Union Leader After Losing Endorsement (www.rollingstone.com)
Fain “is a real ‘STIFF’ who is selling the Automobile Industry right into the big, powerful, hands of China,” Trump wrote Sunday night on Truth Social....
NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher as new CEO (www.npr.org)
NPR has selected former Wikimedia Foundation chief Katherine Maher to lead the network through an era of declining broadcast listenership, financial uncertainty and technological turbulence.
The tide turns on Florida book bans (popular.info)
New Star Trek Movie Director Is A Fan And Directed The ‘Black Mirror’ Trek Episode “USS Callister” (trekmovie.com)
Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings for being 'contrary to the will of God' (www.nbcnews.com)
The controversy has deepened a growing chasm between Pope Francis’ progressive, reform-minded papacy and the conservative church in much of the world.
🧙♂️ (pawb.social)
Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt (www.nytimes.com)
Dr. John Wust does not come off as a labor agitator. A longtime obstetrician-gynecologist from Louisiana with a penchant for bow ties, Dr. Wust spent the first 15 years of his career as a partner in a small business — that is, running his own practice with colleagues....
Totally not listening to it right now.... (startrek.website)
Aaaaand let’s just put it on loop for a bit
'We're ungovernable': House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears (www.nbcnews.com)
House Republicans closed out the week by canceling votes on two party-line funding bills in the span of 48 hours, a setback for new Speaker Mike Johnson and a sign of persisting dysfunction in the chamber ahead of a key funding deadline....
I love that SNW kept that detail in the uniform (startrek.website)
Totally get why it’s infuriating but it does look pretty cool. Especially when it’s so subtle you don’t notice it easily without a closeup.
Republicans are now mad that Pete Buttigieg drives his family around in a minivan (www.lgbtqnation.com)
House Republicans: No Aid for Israel Unless Rich Tax Cheats Get a Break (nymag.com)
Just some fun size comparisons (startrek.website)
Not sure how accurate it is but given the figures I vaguely recall, this feels pretty accurate....
‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes (english.elpais.com)
There are exactly two types of Star Trek fans (startrek.website)
most normal wikipedia photo (feddit.ro)
The hole in the center of a donut could also be called a donutussy.
7 coolest sci-fi future dystopias, ranked | Digital Trends (www.digitaltrends.com)
These future dystopias are seven of the best we've ever seen in science fiction.
Skeletal remains debunk myth surrounding 1918 flu pandemic (phys.org)
Look back at the chronicle of global pandemics, and the flu pandemic of 1918 stands out as an anomaly for one reason: According to the history books, it struck healthy adults in their prime just as often, if not more so, than the weak or sickly....
McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him (apnews.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. The 216-210 vote was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Archaeologists discover previously unknown language from ancient tablet (www.newsweek.com)
Dallas mayor switches parties to join GOP (www.cnn.com)
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching parties and will serve as a Republican-affiliated mayor of the blue-leaning city....
Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them. (www.cbsnews.com)
“Four free tests will be available for each household to request through the government’s COVIDTests.gov portal beginning on Monday, Sept. 25.”