Imagine how different our world would be if Florida had used ranked-choice voting to choose electors in the 2000 presidential election. Also, all elections should be ranked choice. It's the only way we'll ever break out of our totally-not-working two party system.

Michael Eisen Academia has been gradually bamboozled into becoming a money making machine for scholarly publishing giants. For-profit publishers have essentially found a very lucrative way to monetize the toxic incentives in academia. It's not symbiosis, it's a parasitic relationship.

The winner of the 2022 award for Best Overlooked Obvious Explanation goes to ... Ben Sasse. "The fact is, the typical student-debt holder is more likely to be white, is more educated, and has more earning potential than the median American" theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

MTG makes her case for all Americans of European descent to return to the eastern hemisphere.

I'm finding it harder and harder to laugh at anything going on the world, but "MAGA = Make Attorneys Get Attorneys" is the funniest thing I've heard in a while (Mark Caputo on Morning Joe)

Favorite quote, ""Them” is....., a book that can safely be omitted from the syllabus of any University of Florida seminar unless Sasse himself teaches it." If the book is assigned, remind the Senator to file Outside Activities and Financial Interest FORM OAA-GA-L-267.

The GOP platforms are inherently bad. When you live in a fantasy world, what kind of meaningful legislation can you write? #GOPCorruptionOverCountry

Rainer Melzer It becomes a problem that glam pubs are valued without understanding why. While "my work is good, therefore I have a glam paper" may be reasonable, "I have a glam paper, therefore my work is good" is not. The latter attitude can be insidious, and a corrupting influence.

Even if the dilapidated remains of this service bans me I will always have this

I'm not interested in engaging with MAGA idiots, but for a minute of entertainment, search "fox newsmax rino" here. After years of drinking the Fox News Kool-Aid, FN *finally* starts telling them the truth & they just reject it and look elsewhere for their daily diet of lies.

I think this will backfire on the Republicans. And the silver lining is that it has elevated Justin Pearson (MLK reincarnated?) to a national stage, and we'll be hearing a lot more from him. c-span.org/video/?c506544…

To: Tennessee GOP CC: Rep. Justin Jones Rep. Gloria Johnson Justin J. Pearson Tennessean I just made this little graph that you might find interesting. Tx so much for elevating these 3 people to a national stage where their message will reach so many more! #JustinJones #TennesseeThree

DOJ dropped campaign finance charges against SBF because of problems with an extradition agreement & the right wingers are losing their shit. Actually, he's still on the hook for 7 more serious counts of fraud with a trial set for Oct. But don't let the facts get in your way.