It has been a bracing moment for American federalism,
with both unprecedented efforts to extend executive control over state and local govts, and
novel forms of subnational resistance.
Where is federalism going?
Paul Nolette and I have edited a new issue of Publius on that question.
Short thread:
Jim Gardner leads off the batting order with an article that raises important questions about whether,
and under what conditions,
federalism can prot…
I can’t get enough of #rutgerbregman ‘s first #reithlecture . His analysis of the decay of the West seems accurate to me, but what I really love is his optimism for a future built on a moral revolution. His proposition: just imagine what we could achieve if we self organise and work together…
Hey @… your ticket system is broken. It always responds with "This is not the latest version of Signal", although there is no newer version on Google Play.
The ticket's issue never is addressed.
The email instructs "Please type your reply above this line", but when one does, the reply is "Do not respond to this email. …
Weihnachtsmarkt.
"Babcia's kitchen" steht da.
Mein Hirn: WTF?
Also, "babcia" ist schon mal Polnisch. Ein Stand mit polnischem Essen, gewissermaßen von Oma (babcia) gekocht. So weit, so gut.
Dann ist Polnisch aber doch nicht so geil, sodass das Englische her muss, ja?
Das Highlight des Standes ist übrigens der "Ostblock-Schmortopf" (hey, wo bleibt das coole Englisch?). Oder "Bigos", wie der Pole sagen würde.
I am so sick of how badly companies maintain their software.
Take Roku. Their devices are rapidly becoming less reliable than a 1960 Austin Healey - meaning that you always have to have al alternate 'cause something is always broken.
Today it was the Roku Media Player. It no longer can play .mp4 files that it used to be able to play. It can do the sound, but not the video. It used to do 'em both, with decent synchronization.
But now, nope. Has Roku become yet a…
Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy has hairline fracture in right hand, won't play vs. Lions; Max Brosmer to start https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-qb-jj-mccarthy-hairline-fracture-right-hand-out-lions-max-brosmer
Breaking: insurers pull cover for Israeli arms firm Elbit after direct actions
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/12/23/insurers-pull-cover-for-israeli-firm-elbit/
TIL that 'vegetarian meat' brands Vegetarische Slager ( butcher) and Vivera belong to Brazilian mega meat company JBS, accused of massive deforestation, built on bribing politicians, and brought to the stock market via a Dutch holding company.
https://www.
BREAKING: Paul goes for another round of “Wait, wasn’t I already following them?!”