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Retired attorney. J.D., LL.M., CPA Just eating marshmallows. πŸ˜‰

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Solar panels losing power due to grime? It's a bummer. But check this out: a new PFAS-free coating combines hydrophilic sol-gel and hydrophobic nanoparticles to keep them clean and efficient. Efficiency jumped from 13.90% to 14.56%! Testing for extreme weather is nextβ€”market launch in about 5 years.

11.03.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Whatever percent, 30, 35, who continue to support Trump must either be high on something or totally oblivious to world matters.

11.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 638 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 21

As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

12.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 7166 πŸ” 1575 πŸ’¬ 333 πŸ“Œ 76

Absolutely, flabbergastingly insane.

11.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 8838 πŸ” 2386 πŸ’¬ 386 πŸ“Œ 68

Bingo!

12.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish we didn’t have to pick up the tab for his mother’s refusal to hug him as a child.

12.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3469 πŸ” 872 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 50

Democracy in America was no weaker than anywhere else. What has failed, & on nearly every level, are the consequences for rule-breaking.

Rules are there for a reason, & there will always be some who ignore them. (We wouldn't need them if everyone behaved.) They are nothing without sanctions.

10.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 8

Sounds axiomatic.

12.03.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lawyers and reporters are two occupations that somehow attract the absolute best and absolute worst that humanity has to offer

11.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

There are more instances of United States Citizens being detained by ICE than there are of illegal immigrants voting in elections.

11.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 855 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 8

Unusual to blame the minority party for what the majority party did. 🀷🏼

12.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A billion here, a billion there! Sooner or later it adds up to real money!

12.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For sure. Put it on hold and let it hold up in a court. Obvious bribes are gonna be easy, and there could be some hard fought trials on what's actually able to be done by branches. Stick to constitution and don't be partisan. Hold everyone to account.

11.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good point. I would envision a system where the regulators would be able to immediately stop asserted illegal activity but with the ability of the person charged to challenge the charge in an Article III court. Kinda like a challenge to a referee ruling in American football.

11.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably, but you'd get arrested anyway and would have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to get the charge dismissed.

11.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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If this isn't abuse and fraud, I don't know what is.

We have no government right now.

This is what happens when you don't have a government.
(you get abused)

11.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 5044 πŸ” 1988 πŸ’¬ 495 πŸ“Œ 149

The US Federal government is not functioning well. Getting money, lobbying, and corruption out of the government would go a long way towards fixing the problem. Also, creating an independent branch whose sole job is to make sure the government follows the Constitution and the laws would help. IMHO

11.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is clearly fine with the GOP.

11.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 12731 πŸ” 5429 πŸ’¬ 533 πŸ“Œ 238
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10.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 968 πŸ” 410 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 36
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Does Trump even know what’s happening in Iran? | CNN Politics President Donald Trump has often had a complicated relationship with the truth, but it’s striking to see that play out in the context of a war.

Does Pedo Trump even know what’s happening in Iran?

CNN is now openly asking the question.

We have a president launching strikes, spending billions, risking American lives β€” while appearing confused about the facts on the ground.

War by ignorance is not leadership.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

10.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

It now appears clear that Jeffrey Epstein did NOT off himself, based on staff talk overheard by inmates, independent bank reports that large deposits of money were made to the guard in charge at the time, and 2 suspiciously nonfunctioning cameras.
(Source: Julie Brown, Miami Herald)

10.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 5939 πŸ” 1718 πŸ’¬ 341 πŸ“Œ 92
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Trump doesn’t have the ability to dictate when the war is over.

10.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 6938 πŸ” 2570 πŸ’¬ 268 πŸ“Œ 99
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 11899 πŸ” 4880 πŸ’¬ 515 πŸ“Œ 288

Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

10.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 18946 πŸ” 4320 πŸ’¬ 1491 πŸ“Œ 364
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NBC’s Richard Engel: β€œThe White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

09.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 16646 πŸ” 6943 πŸ’¬ 975 πŸ“Œ 506

The War is highly unpopular, yet Congress voted to not require the President to appear befor Congress and explain the rationale for the War. This is good evidence that your Congressional representatives do not represent their constituants but, rather, represent some minority interest.

09.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1152 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 16
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Hatred, ignorance, fear, greed, and discrimination are viruses, magnified by suffering, carried in buckets, spilled onto the world.

We cannot eliminate them by actions that magnify hatred, ignorance, fear, greed, discrimination and suffering - only by actions that relieve them.

08.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 11175 πŸ” 2807 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 95

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15341 πŸ” 5618 πŸ’¬ 664 πŸ“Œ 277
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TAPPER: You know that if you vote against an additional $50 billion of funding for operations in Iran, that vote will be cast as you voting against the troops.

CHRIS MURPHY: Come on. The American people do not want this war. If you support the troops, you should be voting against this war.

08.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 17183 πŸ” 4039 πŸ’¬ 1593 πŸ“Œ 865