I travel KS & MO a lot

I've noticed that there are fewer birds. And far fewer insects.

In June, we were working around Salina, and one evening part of my group was out on the back porch of an AirBnB. There was a large number of songbirds and we sat listening for a while. Because it has become unusual. I remember 30 years ago being annoyed that if I left the windows open at night, the birds would wake me up early. Not any more.

A few years back, Thom Hartmann related a story from an OTR trucker that he'd noticed less need to clean his windshield. When I heard that discussion, I realized the same thing, but hadn't noticed it happen. In the 80's & 90's, there were many times that I not only had to clean the windshield at each fill-up, but stop once or twice between fill-ups just to clean the windshield. I remember once almost not making it to the exit because there were so many bugs the entire windshield of my car was coated. Not just a few splotches, but entirely coated.

Not any more. I rarely need to use the gas station squeegee these days. There are very few bugs.

Also, I hate those orb-weaver spiders. The ones that weave huge webs that can go from ground to overhead powerline and across the entire sidewalk. I had to keep watch for them when I take my dog for her after-dinner poop walk. 3-4 years ago, I noticed the spiders were gone. That same year, I also noticed the clouds of bugs which formerly swarmed every single streetlight were gone. Maybe 2-3 bugs per light remained.

Here, and other places, I think the birds and spiders are mostly gone for the simple reason that there is little for them to eat.

Humans have overbred and destroyed the environment. The planet will go on, but not with an environment that sustains life as we know it

Well actually, people DID vote for a woman.

Twice.

But we play by the fucking rules and they cheat. So here we are.

O Holy Nightmare

As heard on Mike Malloy's Air America radio show. . .

Guess who DIDN'T have to resign the Speakership and leave DC in disgrace...

Definitely. They love Putin so much.

I congratulate whoever in Biden's WH is getting the message out

It has always been so disappointing in the past how the rightwing media machine would always overrun and destroy anything Democrats did.

Recently I've been seeing a number of ads doing two important things right - Touting accomplishments AND bluntly telling what republicons want to do.

Just today, I've seen at least four different ads on the Food Network spelling out four different things that will save Americans money. And my favorite, that bullet-points what Democrats have passed, then warns in plain language what republicons intend to do, then says straight out "vote for Democrats".

It's about time plain-spoken ads like that saturate TV. Along with the way the WH has been immediately publicizing how much loan forgiveness was gotten by every republicon who opens their filthy mouths about the student loan announcement.

They're doing great now, I hope the keep it up and keep up that type of ad and response.

to whatever communication director or whoever it is that is responsible.

I've been told we just have to GOTV and everything will be OK

and that it's not Manchin's fault for derailing all the voting protections.

Looks to me, more like republicons looked at why some of their dirty tricks didn't work and are taking action so it won't fail again.

Why can't Democrats see that?????

They stole it legally.

and came far too close for comfort to stealing it from Biden too. Despite a 7 million vote lead. The BS with the electoral college is a different topic, and just one way republicons exploit the shitty system.

Of the few Sanders supporters I knew personally who ended up voting for MF45, not ONE of them would ever have voted for Clinton, and most would not have voted for any Democrat. I never did and still don't understand the hatred they had, and they couldn't explain it rationally to me.

BTW, what does PUMA mean?

She did win. By 3 million votes.

The Senate and House Democrats get millions more votes every cycle, yet republicons nearly always control things.

Failing to show up isn't the problem. Doing nothing about republicon cheating and stealing is.

"What a stupid son-of-a-bitch!!"