https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/24/new-study-finds-that-higher-cognitive-ability-is-linked-to-brexit-remain-vote

I’m not sure this is informative or useful or new. There are lots of stupid/non-stupid decisions to be made in life, and lots of shysters trying to take advantage. Are we surprised they’re successful? What can we do with this info besides feel smug or angry?

Plantation owned by Charleston County, SC, now a County Park with interpretive tours.

You should visit, but you can also support their mission from afar.

https://friendsofmcleod.org/

(For some reason, it only just now occurred to me to look something like this up. I’m slow, sometimes.)

«Poland is also a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, covered by the United States and 29 other Western allies’ commitment to its defense if attacked. More than 10,000 American troops are stationed in Poland, and 80 percent of military hardware heading for Ukraine passes through Polish transit points.

So what’s it worried about?

Beyond Russia’s snarling, there is a simple explanation: Donald Trump.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/20/europe-military-defense-russia-trump/

And not just the single person of Trump, obviously, but the American tendency toward isolationism.

Yeesh, that’s quite a list.

Also: thanks, Republicans.

Another example of why state-level elections matter.

https://www.wral.com/story/paul-fulton-little-wonder-why-unc-s-guskiewicz-might-leave/21162404/

I see.

«“In fear for his safety, the officer fired his service weapon, striking the pedestrian,” the CHP said in a statement.»

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-21/105-freeway-victim-had-dreams-of-being-an-actor-family-says

Actual good story on recycling.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/13-investigates-we-followed-your-curbside-recycling-with-gps-trackers-drones-and-undercover-cameras-heres-where-it-ended-up/531-e84b1de6-a855-412b-b5d6-194fd76cf803

https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111411303740629379

«Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish-language network, has decided to cancel ad-buys by the #Biden campaign in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, & Florida after #Trump met with their executives last week. Our media continues to fail us. This is how our democracy dies.

UPDATE: H/t: @LibraryofBabble
washingtonpost.com/politics/20»

If it’s unimaginable, how can he imagine it?