Something we need to keep in mind as we write for a wider, and possibly uneducated audience.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/archibald-we-all-get-screwed-because-americans-cant-read.html
@notwhatwethink #alt4you Text screenshot, white on purple:
We've had the Affordable Care Act for 15 years. 15 years of not being denied coverage for preexisting conditions. 15 years of no lifetime caps on coverage. 15 years of free cancer screenings, STI tests, PrEP, and birth control. And in that 15 years, Republicans have not offered a single alternative healthcare plan.
They've only tried take your healthcare away 70+ times.
@jarrettofark
“Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer,” said one observer. Via @propublica @propublica.bsky.social.
At Trump's Urging, SCOTUS Will Rule On Late-Arriving Ballots
DOJ estimates that Epstein and his fellow child abusers trafficked at least 200 children.
Meanwhile, experts estimate that in 2025, roughly 2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States. That’s some 50 minors every week, or about seven per day, every single day of the year. And unless we act immediately, that trend is expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-files-reminder-usa-has-a
Georgetown, South Carolina will get a new mayor and three new city council members after voters ousted all the incumbents and put Democrats in charge.
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief to Fight Continued Attacks by Trump Against Transgender Servicemembers https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-files-amicus-brief-fight-continued-attacks-trump-against
I cannot stress this enough: there is no point in any reporter asking Trump a question unless they record his answer verbatim.
No, don’t explain what you think he might have meant. Use his words. Show the reader just how much the dementia has progressed.
Meanwhile, in #Egypt:
New high-speed trains unveiled. Will run on 3 lines, with top speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph).
Morocco already has a high-speed network; Nigeria is building one.
(To Be Filed Under: We Can't Have Nice Things Here...Because Why?)
https://www.cnn.com/travel/egypt-high-speed-rail-siemens-velaro-desiro-trains-spc
Reup: The blondes from Florida (Halligan and Bondi) have now offered even stupider explanations about the circumstances of Jim Comey's prosecution.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/14/l...
Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's...
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as affordability concerns grow
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d7d9f21b653392f56d7fbb0a747cb02947b95e17e1a39520683e71c17a3397cb/TDTQ335PPBCFVGBMXQCHABOPDI
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