The faces change — a little — but the talking points remain the same — I’ll just come out and say it — debating conservatives is Groundhog Day, minus the intellectual heft of “I Got You Babe.” Their ideology is so eerily uniform from person to person it makes me nervous. I can’t imagine how it’s possible without chips in their heads running some What…

Concern grows as pollution spreads to previously unaffected areas — You may have seen articles about this enormous sinkhole in China. Scientists find a secret forest Ancient trees stretch nearly 130 feet high. Dense…www.washingtonpost.com Here at home, experts struggle to understand a network of moral sinkholes across the United States. Known as Mentally Aberrant Geographic Areas, they are home to bizarre and toxic environments.

The only political piece you’ll need this election year! — As a service to MuddyUm readers, I am happy to present “The Secret to American Politics” in two sentences. I’ve chosen a humor publication because it’s hilarious. Ready? Republican politicians have no principles or conscience. …

They are out of other options — If marginalized groups won’t stand down, the Right will have two choices: surrender their vision for the country, or respond to their opponents with force. It’s ugly to say, but the time for silence in the name of civility has passed. A society is like an operating system, and there…

It’s the Catch-22 of public discourse — When I argue, I believe in the points I bring up and consider them essential to understanding the issue. I mean, of course I do. What other way is there? The conservative way. Think of it as a lousy debate class. The truth doesn’t matter, everything is just a wall…

Who says they aren’t listening? Are you sure? — I don’t have a way with people because humans aren’t my species. If you’ve never seen the 1971 dark comedy Harold and Maude, stop reading and do so now. You can finish this when you get back. …

If you can’t accept unpleasant truths, you aren’t cut out for the most difficult job in the world — The time has come to publicly plant a flag in your preferred future. God knows I have endless sympathy for anyone who finds that hard. How Did Biden Not Notice the Far Right Lurch of the Republican Party Until Now? Sometimes, all you can do is stand back and breathe. "I never expected the ultra-MAGA Republicans who seemed to control…truthout.org

Are you ready to combat the scourge? — The Journal of Universalist Anti-Woke Anti-Anti-Racism Think you have the intellectual chops to take on Wokeness? Does typing “Woke” give you a special tingle? Come write for us! Our principles Opposition to racism is the primary obstacle to solving it Wokeism is color-coded, political, and competitive where it should be universal and human. Rather than address the specter of “race,” we must stop seeing it. …

Don’t overlook your own privilege, fragility, or hypocrisy — This story is not about race But it starts there to make a point. To avoid attacking any individuals, the following “quote” is actually paraphrased from various posts by different authors. It’s about the general style of argument. I see a lot of mockery of white people these days. This isn’t fair. …