Tory plans to authorize uniformed thugs to attack protests can create a dynamic in which protesters know that the thugs are their enemies, and expect a fight from the beginning. That will means a lot of fights.

It may also drive those who don't want a fight to give up on protesting and wait despondently for global heating to kill them.

*Classified documents discovered at Mike Pence's home in Indiana.*

The Republicans that (following the bullshitter) hate Pence will say, "Pence is just as horrible as Biden." Those that support Pence will have to find an excuse to argue that it was ok for Pence to neglect secret documents at home but not ok for Biden to do so.

Manchin has agreed to a progressive proposal: to lift or eliminate the limit on the amount of a worker's income that is subject to Social Security tax.

This would fix a future insufficiency in Social Security funds, which certainly has to be fixed sooner or later, though not urgently. Of course, "moderate" politicians (plutocratists) want to fix it by cutting benefits, and they'd prefer to do this as soon as possible.

The hyper-rich get most of their income through paths other than wages, and not covered by payroll taxes. Thus, even after this change, they will still get a tax break that they do not deserve. (The same thing happens with income tax, though the details are different.) Nonetheless, the change will be a step forward.

AI is eliminating jobs in a number of areas. It may soon eliminate jobs faster that the economy can come up with new kinds of work for people to do.

Tory harshness to the weak has inspired anger since before they got into power in 2010. But they and the press have carefully controlled whether people were allowed to express anger, and at whom. Repression of protesters has been harsh all along.