Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@social.cleverlibre.org

He is absolutely so angry about his Wikipedia page

Never forget that the GOP wants to make it harder to vote and easier to cheat.

"Republican officials in Alabama are supporting a bill to make it a crime to provide an absentee ballot application for another voter." "https://www.al.com/news/2023/10/alabama-republicans-want-to-expand-restrictions-on-absentee-voting-assistance.html

By now
you have likely heard
that a five-day course
of Paxlovid
will cost you around
fourteen hundred dollars
but don’t worry about that
surely you saved
that fourteen hundred dollar
relief check
(the one from years ago)
for precisely this moment.

Very important work that need to be analyse carefully and which might not fit with your preconceptions.
Analysis reveals that harsh workplace climate is pushing women out of academia
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-analysis-reveals-harsh-workplace-climate.html

Let's start liquidating all the filthy Russian plunder. It would be great for Russia's stolen wealth to fund the war against them.

U.S. wants Russian billionaire oligarch's $300M superyacht to fund Ukraine war: Lawsuit https://www.rawstory.com/300m-superyach-oligarch/

Cont'd:

• Forced imposition of a one-state peace: This one is a practical impossibility -- no matter which state you dissolve to make your one state, you still have large numbers of people dead-set on murdering each other.
• Annexation of Gaza, but recognition and independence of West Bank as the official Palestinian nation with its current borders. Practically achievable, but will be a bloody mess, and doesn't solve any underlying issue.
• Destruction of the Hamas government of Gaza, and the handover of the territory to an international coalition occupational authority and provisional civilian government. This one is also practically achievable, but I doubt the international community cares enough about Palestinian lives to spend the resources.

Some problems don't have solutions, it seems. Perhaps the two are simply destined to kill each other, over and over, forever.

NEW: "In 2020, all nine supported efforts to disenfranchise millions of Americans and inhibit the peaceful transfer of power."

Please read and share. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-slate-of-nine-election-deniers-vie-for-house-speakership/

So, you know. Prepare for the economy to crash, demand for food assistance to spike, Federal food assistance to dry up, food inspections to halt, aid to Ukraine to freeze, major travel delays, etc. Just in time for Thanksgiving.

All because Republicans agreed to a deal to fund the government, reneged on that deal, worked with Democrats to kick the can 45 days down the road, ousted their own Speaker for daring to work with Democrats at all, and now can't agree to do anything.

#USPol

Gaza suffers from a power shortage each and every day.

If people had power all of the time, they would probably be more content than they are, don’t you think?

OK, I’m thinking long-term. We’ve got to find solutions.

https://www.ochaopt.org/page/gaza-strip-electricity-supply

I am but a humble human asking for a modest $1,000,000,000 to help protect my cherished cat.
https://gofund.me/4d58b387

It’s unclear exactly what’s going on here, but it seems like a hot 29yo is fleecing a 66yo billionaire, and that has my full throated support https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2023/10/23/eric-schmidt-michelle-ritter-steel-perlot/

Clean air works.
“Placing HEPA air filters into classrooms in the Bradford area of the UK reduced the number of covid-19-related absences among students by more than 20 per cent”
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1715426340248199168/GQU397Y7?format=jpg&name=small

The difference between Wikipedia and Twitter is that Wikipedia is intentionally a non-profit.

While you were robbed blind at the pump this year (and GOP blamed Biden), Exxon made $55,700,000,000 in profits.

Over $1 billion per week.

$152,600,000 per day.

$1,766.24 per *second.*

"Congress should heed #POTUS’s call and pass my bill to claw back Big Oil’s excess profits."

- Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/after-record-year-for-big-oil-whitehouse-revamps-bill-to-claw-back-windfall-profits-and-send-relief-to-the-american-public

#senwhitehouse
#VoteDem2024

Alex Jones is ordered to pay $1.1 billion of Sandy Hook damages despite bankruptcy in a ruling by Judge Christopher Lopez

…A bankruptcy that allows him to personally spend $93,000 a month including multiple vacations to Hawaii.

…And allows assets to be hidden via his parents and close friends

…While he pays precisely $0 to his victims

Seize his assets.

It's worth noting that this process, in which the House has been unable to agree on a Speaker for two weeks and therefore can get nothing done with no end in sight, was created post-9/11 to ensure efficient continuity of government in emergencies.

Heck of job there.