‘Democrats are still unwilling to seriously reconsider their worst political liability.

The autopsy, written by Paul Rivera and not endorsed by the DNC, went on and on about bolstering political efforts on the local and state level, even in red states—advice Democrats would do well to consider. It suggested focusing on economic issues, another salient point. It also recommended reaching out to male voters.

Yet the document tiptoes around the key reason why Americans are rejecting the Democratic Party. Woke ideology is a 10-ton albatross around the party’s neck, and until Democrats get serious about reconsidering it, they’ll just keep sinking into the mud….’ (Tyler O’Neil via Daily Signal)

‘Tesla is rumored to have believed that the numbers three, six, and nine had special powers. Allegedly, he once said, “If you only knew the magnificence of the three, six, and nine, then you would have a key to the universe.”

Historians have not found a definitive source for this quote, but that hasn’t stopped it from taking off and sparking a great deal of speculation among those looking for a cheat code to the cosmos.

The number three has long been recognized as a powerful digit. Sacred trinities—like the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost in Christianity—appear frequently across various religions. Tesla himself reportedly cited “energy, frequency, and vibration” as the three elements that he believed held the key to understanding the nature of the universe.

The inventor certainly had a well-documented interest in the number three. In Tesla’s life, this interest led to an obsession with the number that some have connected to possible OCD. Tesla would often walk around blocks three times before entering buildings, and would use 18 napkins—a multiple of three—to wash his dishes. He also insisted on staying in hotel rooms with room numbers that were divisible by three, and died in room #3327 of the New Yorker Hotel in 1943….’ (Eden Gordon via Mental Floss)

‘Over the past 16 months, Trump and his appointees have so profoundly undermined the United States government that different words should be used to describe them than have been used to describe all previous administrations.

To begin with, they shouldn’t be called an “administration” at all. They should be referred to as a regime: A regime flagrantly defies court orders, as have Trump and his appointees.

…Secondly, this regime is not headed by a “president,” as the constitution of the United States and America’s laws and history have designated the head of the executive branch of the US government. To put the term “president” before Trump’s name defiles the constitution.

…Thirdly, Trump and his regime’s disregard for law is so monumental that it negates what we have come to understand as a “government of laws”. A better word for it is lawless. Consider that by the end of January, eight people had died in their dealings with ICE this year. Thirty-two people died last year in the custody of ICE. That’s more than in the preceding 20 years. People only suspected of being in the US illegally have been detained or deported by masked and armed immigration agents, without a hearing. People suspected of smuggling drugs have been murdered by the US military in international waters, in violation of international law. Meanwhile, Trump is accepting gifts from foreign powers, in open violation of the constitution. He has blatantly promoted his family’s crypto business and implemented policies favorable to it.

…All of this goes way beyond specific illegal acts. A different term should be used to describe what Trump and his regime are doing to the law. They are lawless.

Finally, the true test of a successful president of the US and his (eventually her) administration is not how much power he accumulates or how much he gets done. The real test is how much better off are the American people and how much stronger is our democracy.

By these measures, Trump and his regime are not just lawless. They are a catastrophe.…’ ( via The Guardian)