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@#76 ...The game is rigged in favor of the rich.
Republicans think it isn't rigged enough. ...

Another view on that ...

Maybe that is one of the reasons why Mayor-elect Mamdani won hugely on Election Day?

And now ...

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he's raised $2M of $4M for transition expenses
www.cbsnews.com

... A week after taking to social media to ask supporters for donations to help fund his transition, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team said they've raised more than $2 million toward his $4 million goal.

Just a week ago, his campaign said it had raised $1 million to help cover transition expenses, which are not eligible for public matching fees. At that point, some 12,000 donors had contributed an average of $77 per donation.

A week after putting out his appeal for more fundraising, the number of individual donors has doubled to more than 25,620 contributing an average of $75, and his transition has now raised more than $2 million, his team said.

"With more than 25,000 individual donors and an average donation of $75, the people-powered Mamdani transition is building an administration that reflects the values and vision of New York City. ...



I asked my search engine of choice about the military and illegal orders. I restricted the date range so that it stopped at the end of 2024, eliminating the current brouhaha from the results.

Here's one article that appeared in the results ...

What Happens if the President Issues a Potentially Illegal Order to the Military? (July 2024)
www.military.com

... t's late on a weekday afternoon and a group of military officers -- the most senior leaders of every branch of the armed forces -- are sitting around a wide wood table under frosty overhead lights in a windowless conference room at the Pentagon.

After days of intense protests in several cities across the country, the defense secretary says the president is getting ready to order a massive deployment of armed troops to replace local police and bring a stop to political opposition. As the group slowly begins to discuss the details of sending active-duty troops to quash protests on American soil, one of the officers stops the group with a question.

"Is any of what we're discussing here even legal?"

The entire scenario is a work of fiction, but given presidential campaign rhetoric as Americans head to the polls in November, Military.com spent several months trying to unearth what existing safeguards and policies are in place to protect what has long been considered a hallmark of the U.S. -- an apolitical military that uses its power to fight the country's enemies, not its own citizens.

In speaking with more than a dozen Pentagon officials as well as outside experts, what emerged was ...


[imo, the article is worth the read]


- Oligarchs Siphoned Trillions From US Economy for 50 Years

If rwing populists and lwing populist ever stopped allowing themselves to be divided by every other possible goofy Social Issue Distraction that their Corporate Billionaire Masters have devised to keep them apart... we might could have a Second American Revolution.

Because most voters agree on most issues:

"AI Overview
While the prevailing narrative suggests deep division, polling data reveals that most American voters do agree on many core values and specific policy areas, even as partisan polarization on other issues remains significant. The perception of widespread disagreement is often higher than the actual level of consensus."

example:

"Social Welfare Programs: A large majority of Americans hold favorable views of major social welfare programs, including Social Security (79% favorable) and Medicare (79% favorable), with majorities also supporting programs like Medicaid and food stamps (SNAP). There is also widespread agreement that Social Security benefits should not be reduced."

much more:

www.google.com

Also see:

"While American voters are often perceived as deeply divided, polls consistently show approximately 80% agree on several specific policy issues and core values. This consensus often crosses traditional partisan lines."

www.google.com

AND:

November 19, 2025
Americans Show Consensus on Many Democracy-Related Matters

WASHINGTON, D.C. " Eight in 10 U.S. adults agree on a variety of issues that reflect core aspects of U.S. democracy. These include that using violence to achieve political goals is never OK; that elected leaders should compromise to get things done; and that having a mix of races, religions and cultures benefits the nation.

Americans also express a desire to limit the political influence of wealthy individuals and businesses and believe there is a difference between facts and opinions."

more

news.gallup.com

Sorry, Major B, democracy is here to stay if we can stop the Wealthy Elite from dividing us.

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www.apa.org - Speaking of Psychology: Which countries are happiest and why?

|------- ... And usually each report has kind of a central focus or theme " this year's report being on age, which I imagine we'll get into " and kind of delves into some of the most recent evidence on the topic. And so each chapter might incorporate some of its own unique evidence, but the central theme and the workhorse, if you will, the data that is really influential and allows us to of evaluate the evidence from a global stance is that from the Gallup World Poll, because it is an incredible data source providing nationally representative samples of people from over 136 countries around the globe.

Mills: So how is happiness measured and defined in this report?

Aknin: Happiness is defined in the World Happiness Report through several different measures, but kind of the key guiding central measure that we prioritize and investigate very deeply in Chapter 2 of the report is people's satisfaction with life or life evaluations. And this is drawn primarily from one central question called the Cantril Ladder in which people are asked to imagine their best possible life or their life, excuse me, on a ladder with 11 rungs. Down at the very bottom is a zero, which is where people would say this is the worst possible life they can imagine. And up at the very top is the 10th rung, basically people imagining their best possible life. And so each person is asked to imagine where they put themselves right now on this hypothetical 11-rung ladder. ...
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