When Senator Manchin opposed stimulus payments to Americans, it wasn't because his constituents in West Virginia would disapprove if he supported them. Progressives played an ad on the radio in West Virginia criticizing his stance, and he changed it on the double.

I think this shows that his motive for opposing them was not a matter of appealing to voters, but rather one of satisfying rich donors.

This article says that Navalny has caused significant trouble for Putin and has got under his skin. So that, even in prison, Navalny is seen by Putin as a threat.

If that is true, I think Navalny will not live long. There are lots of ways to kill someone in prison.

(satire) *Trump was reportedly panicking Tuesday after realizing his fingerprints were all over the White House.*

If Biden tries to move to the fictitious "center" — the average of plutocratist Democrats and lunatic Republicans — he will achieve nothing there. He must at least try to do what the country needs.

Biden will try to offer us a feeling of hope as a substitute for progressive policies.