US Senator Joe Manchin says 'thinking seriously' about leaving Democratic Party ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the party....
Time to ditch Twitter/X, what are you guys switching to? ( kbin.social )
He says X is for freedom of speech, and it is an everything app...
Study suggest men refuse to ditch meat because it threatens their masculinity ( vegconomist.com )
‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Cast Pitch Musical Episode And Another ‘Strange New Worlds’ Crossover ( trekmovie.com )
New Star Trek Movie by 'ANDOR' Director – Trek Central ( trekcentral.net )
Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence ( apnews.com )
Iceland’s prime minister and women across the island nation are on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.
“My Brother Is So Far Gone”: How Male Influencers Turned The Men In These People’s Lives Toxic ( www.buzzfeednews.com )
FYI: Ed Sheeran is a scab. ( jezebel.com )
The Elite's War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity ( www.okdoomer.io )
Texas Secessionsts win GOP backing for independence vote: 'Major step' ( www.newsweek.com )
Braga: ‘I still cringe when I hear it.’ Apparently, it was a long road to the franchise’s most despised title music ( www.slashfilm.com )
Working from the oral history in The Five Year Mission: The next 25 years, this is a fascinating deep dive that answers the question “How did a recycled cover of a 1998 song written for Rod Stewart, ‘Where My Heart Will Take Me’ aka ‘Faith of the Heart’ become the title music for Enterprise?”...
Trump Threatens Would Be ‘Very Dangerous’ If Jack Smith Sends Him To Jail In New Interview ( www.mediaite.com )
Trump threatened it would be "very dangerous" if he were jailed over the new charges he's likely facing, citing the "passion" of his fan base.
Was the 401(k) a Mistake? How an obscure, 45-year old tax change transformed retirement and left so many Americans out in the cold. ( www.nytimes.com )
Flashback - Mark Zuckerberg on billionaires: 'No one deserves to have that much money' ( www.cnn.com )
California law would give employees the 'right to disconnect' during nonworking hours ( www.usatoday.com )
Anyone tired of answering emails and calls from their boss after work may soon be protected by law in California....
Ultimate Chronological Star Trek Viewing Guide ( www.startrekviewingguide.com )
This was created by Reddit user /u/JohnKFisher, and I think it’s a neat uncluttered guide for all Star Trek that’s especially useful for newbies.
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Finds New Home At Netflix After Paramount+ Cancellation ( deadline.com )
Why the Proud Boys' sentences matter: They're scaring the rest of MAGA straight ( www.salon.com )
At the sentencing hearings for the five Proud Boys convicted for some of the most serious crimes related to the January 6 insurrection, the crocodile tears were flowing. Perhaps hoping for mercy from the Donald Trump-appointed federal judge, Timothy Kelly, one member of the neo-fascist gang after another claimed to have seen the...
Paramount Plus just dropped its big Star Trek crossover episode early ( www.theverge.com )
If you’re a Paramount Plus subscriber, you can go watch Boimler of Lower Decks geek out over the cast of Strange New Worlds right now.
Inflation screwing you over? Just invest! ( sopuli.xyz )
Conservatives have already written a climate plan for Trump’s second term ( www.politico.com )
Conservative groups have crafted a plan for demolishing the federal government’s efforts to counter climate change — and it wouldn’t stop with President Joe Biden’s policies....
Americans can no longer afford their cars ( www.newsweek.com )
Take another look at Joe Biden. His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for. ( www.theguardian.com )
The tragedy of Joe Biden is that people see his age, his frailty and his ailing poll numbers and they miss the bigger story. Which is that his has been a truly consequential presidency, even a transformational one. In less than three years, he has built a record that should unify US progressives, including those on the radical...
Roxann Dawson (B’Elanna) passed on directing new Star Trek but has returned to science fiction with Foundation ( www.slashfilm.com )
Interesting extract from a longer /Film interview with in-demand director Roxann Dawson....