Joe Ferguson forever

Yes “Doc”. It’s hilarious that people’s dreams are crushed by boorish slobs and climate catastrophes. Smart people will be better informed now.

From a 30 year Fla resident. Having grown up in Oklahoma, Smith considered herself a Republican, but as Florida’s politics shifted to the right, she said she began to consider herself a Democrat. It wasn’t until the past several years, though, that politics started to encroach on her daily life — from feuds between neighbors and friends to neo-Nazis showing up at a Black Lives Matter rally in her small town. “When I first moved to Florida, it was a live-and-let-live sort of beach feel. You met people from all over, everybody was relaxed. That’s just gone now, and it’s shocking. It’s just gone,” said Smith, 61, who works as a graphic designer and illustrator. “Instead, it’s just a constant stressful atmosphere. I feel as though it could ignite at any point, and I’m not a fearmonger. It’s just the atmosphere, the feeling there.” Our friends moved from st Augustine. We went to watch the TPC championship one year. Some of the spectators thought they were at a wrestling show. Wouldn’t be tolerated at a Williamsburg top course. The point about driving is also important. I’ve been passed several times by rednecks in chargers doing over 100. Rarely see cars pulled over or police cruisers To each his own. Likely suits you fine

Several had lived in Fla for decades. They noticed a drastic change. Last couple of trips to see friends there convinced me not to return. Our friends moved to Williamsburg. Much more civil and sophisticated…

The people that left felt intimidated by MAGAs there. When they’re deplorable, it doesn’t take a majority. Read the piece.

The political climate of the state is an important part of this piece.

Insurance costs will just get worse while y'all deny global warming. 100 degree days suck....

Atta boys. Obama's still got it. Joe did pretty well too. https://www.mediaite.com/news/biden-and-obama-talk-back-to-hecklers-at-mega-fundraiser-and-biden-breaks-news-about-israel-deal/

Ah, the Messiah trope. Pathetic and blasphemous. Don’t see how this lays well with fundamentalists but so far they’ve put up with his shite

England is European and as competitive and capitalistic as here. But they have universal healthcare. So people label it socialist.

Are you against progressive income taxation? Without it, wealth would be much more concentrated than it already is. With wealth comes power which would also be more concentrated I would certainly have more money. But I think it’s necessary to avoid having 5% very rich and everyone else poor.

Election finance reform and term limits are the answers. wanting them is not anti establishment imo. To me, that term connotes the desire for more fundamental changes to our government and society.

anti establishment isn't left center in any universe.

Agree. Virginia is pretty centrist right now. I'd be very happy if it was reliably blue for Governor and President and still centrist. That's about where I am on the spectrum.

One of my fav episodes. Might be set in my town. Better listened to than read. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/699/transcript

NPR is on in my car whenever I'm listening to news. PBS newshour most nights. I like "This American Life" for long road trips. Talk politics, guns and fishing, cars, lawn and farm equipment at weekly bookclub. also local politics which are really interesting.. Local news broadcasts are poor here.

greenwald cover1 sounds like a spy agency. I think drudge is fair and balanced as they say.

I like Drudge a lot. Leads me to topics, often from world sources which can then be followed up on. No finance reads except I like the Economist and check yahoo finance for numbers. Figured out a while ago that managing money was better done by someone other than me.

he was found guilty of fraud. fraud is illegal. 2 days ago, trump couldn't secure a bond for half a billion. now he has it in cash? you're such a trump ass licker. you're as disgusting as he is.

Either trump or his lawyers lied to the court about how much cash he has.. but that's ok with you cuz it's trump right? right? the crime is lying to banks to get a loan they wouldn't otherwise have given. If you did that for a mortgage and were caught, you would be prosecuted.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dumbest-thing-couldve-done-experts-143415803.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

You could have just said “you guys are stupid”. I’ve got some land on the barrier islands for sale… not really, that would be stupid. Puffery

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-markets-performance-under-biden-is-now-better-than-under-trump-but-a-big-factor-is-covids-toll-in-2020-b655d1e8

Another alt right propagandist with a shameful record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Johnson_(columnist)

Wow. You are really fringe https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/19/far-right-austrian-figure-martin-sellner-banned-from-entering-germany Germany has good reason: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/germanys-laws-antisemitic-hate-speech-nazi-propaganda-holocaust-denial/