"I could offer a kind of equation for leftists and liberals crossing over to the neofascist and authoritarian right that goes something like: narcissism (grandiosity) + social media addiction + midlife crisis ÷ public shaming = rightwing meltdown."
Where did all the cool small American cars go? "The Taliban has fresher trucks than us. The Honda Fit is dead. U can't find a sauced-out 2-door to save your life. How did we get here??"
Journalism fails miserably at explaining what is really happening to America. "We need the media to see 2024 not as a traditional election but as an effort to mobilize a mass movement that would undo democracy..."
The air in US schools is dirty and sometime dangerous. Better ventilation is essential! "We would not accept drinking water that is full of pathogens and looks dirty. But we've been living with air that is full of pathogens and dirty."
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