He has also already filed to run again in 2028; https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3740578-grassley-has-already-filed-for-reelection-bid-in-2028/

Part of me thinks that Grassley might just be holding on to try and unseat Strom Thurman as the oldest ever sitting senator (Thurman made it to 100 years, 29 days).

Chuck Grassley last won his Senate election in 2022, and is not due for re-election until 2028.

The margin was 56.0% to 43.8%; so I’m pretty sure he’s expecting to weather the current storm of protest and wait for it to die down - and see what’s going to happen come the 2028 Presidential election cycle, namely if Trump is going to try and run again somehow.

If he were to go against Trump’s policies now, it just puts him in the crosshairs of the MAGA crowd and Elon’s dark-money.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

As much as I despise this clown, I am willing to agree with the point that he’s making here.

As an aside, you need to hear what your opposition is saying, even when you know it’s false, in order to be able to counter them.

Has there ever been a person elected president who has so convincingly lost their home district/state? Besides Trump 2016 and Trump 2024, that is.

Can you imagine what your performance would be like if your boss only checked in on you every 2-4 years and gave you a pass/fail grade on a curve?!

Career politicians rely on voter apathy to take advantage of the position in order to enrich themselves and their friends at the cost of the people they are supposed to serve.

The solution is to have a more politically informed and engaged populace, who participate in local meetings, town halls, run to represent their communities and participate in elections up and down the ballot - including primaries.

Let’s not forget that AOC went from a bartending activist, to a representative in the US congress. She’s not the only one, either.

If every congressional district had an equally earnest candidate - regardless of political affiliation - then the US wouldn’t be the absolute shit show it currently is.

If you ever want to retry Parks and Rec, I highly suggest starting at second last episode of the second season (S02E23) - which is the episode where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join and round out the cast.

If the show still doesn’t click for you then, then it’s definitely not going to - and you can ignore it forever more without any niggling doubts!

Having just completed rewatching the series, I completely understand.

It really requires binging an entire season over a few days in order to properly track, especially given that the story is told across a number of different periods of time - and it doesn’t truly become apparent until the last few episodes what is meant to have occurred when.

I can’t even figure out how I was able to keep up with it when it was coming out episodically! I probably didn’t… 😬

Employers*?

I had a TV as part of my ‘06 BMWs iDrive…

…it was absolute crap at the best of times, it and would only work when in Park for safety reasons (obviously).

Given that most of the delay in building more/denser housing in California is due to NIMBYs fearing a drop in property values…

…what’s to stop them from calling the cops on people living out of their cars on the street in front of their house?

This entire proposal is beyond stupid, and is one of the underlying causes of the rise in right-wing populism all over the US.

What the Government should do is use the threat of Eminent Domain and buy out a ~dozen houses in a certain block, tear them down and build ~100 affordable apartments for families (i.e. 3+ bedroom, 2+ bathrooms) in their place - and make them available to lower-and middle income families on a rent-to-own basis.

If neighbouring plots complain, threaten them with Eminent Domain also, and continue on until the entirety of the unhoused population is accounted for.

Oh, they’ll be made an example* of - don’t you worry about that.

I hear there’s a good chance for an impromptu vacation to El Salvador for any of those administrators who can’t trace their full lineage back to the Mayflower.

My callous disregard for the loss of life was the sarcastic bit. 😞

Their crime was daring to aid Palestinians, d’uh?

ETA: /s — because this is the internet and sometimes intentional sarcasm needs to be pointed out.

He gets this much coverage because for better or worse, he now owns the Internet’s equivalent of the Town Square.

Every dumb-ass decision, stupid-ass contradiction, and dead-ass brain-fart are exponentially amplified as a result.

Every one of his fanboys are the true definition of SIMPs; suckers idolising mediocre personalities.

Maybe once we start calling a spade a spade, will those lemmings perhaps rethink their positions? Or will they continue to barrel head-first off the cliffs of self-respect?