Bernie Sanders describes what he aims to achieve by using the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Republicans' use of the filibuster.

(satire) *U.S. Enters Constitutional Crisis After Forgetting Whether Transfer Of Presidential Power Happens At 12 A.M. Or 12 P.M.*

On Jan 20 after noon I told people that Trump claimed he was still president in California until 3pm Eastern time. They believed it, so I acknowledged I was only kidding.

Why you should always wear a mask when you go near others outside your household.

Adequate ventilation is very important for avoiding Covid-19 transmission when you're inside a building or a car.

(hack) If an anti-masker approaches you to try to infect you with Covid-19, fire your mask gun at per face.

A court ruled that Section 230 of the CDA gives Amazon the right to evict Parler from its hosting service.

What enabled right-wing lunatic extremism to become so powerful, and thus so dangerous, was that Facebook promoted its posts because they generated "engagement". This gave lunacy access to recruit millions of zuckers. I hold Facebook's promotion algorithm responsible and I believe it should be regulated.

While I understand the wish to eliminate Parler, because I wish there were no right-wing lunatic extremism, I think it is dangerous to shut discussion sites for hosting discussions of that or any other political tendency. Which one will be shut next?

The temporary halt to fossil fuel drilling on public lands is a good first step, but it should be permanent.

If it is limited to public lands, will it be sufficient to prevent increase in fossil fuel capacity? Wells on private property increase emissions just as much.