I’m imagining these as hacky sound effects like a morning drive-time DJ would use–fart noises, slide whistles and such. Is that close?

Diana Taverner from Slow Horses.

Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted.

JEEBUS COMMANDS US!

I mean, how do you not fish that pool?

Here’s the story https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/29/metro/warwick-rhode-island-neo-nazi-child-pornography-nsc-131/

Better headline: ROBOTS IMPREGNATING WOMEN AT ALARMING RATE

Yup, civil suit. Which cops typically have “qualified immunity” from, meaning quick dismissal.

Don’t forget my favorite–gropey.

I know nothing of the Audi, but have a 2023 xc40 and love it. We got it just under the wire before the tax credit changed. It’s been very reliable for us.

A+ headline. No notes.

Eh, it’s fitting for trump to do this–he is the Republican party now.

Eight States have universal vote by mail.

It was brave of her to pursue this case. She’s going to take a lot of heat over it, and will become (even more of) a target for violence. Kudos to her for that.

On your #1, i feel like that train has kind of sailed already.

#2 is not obvious. You could definitely argue that desantis would win the gop primary. But it’s no mean feat to unseat an incumbent president.

I’m not an academic, but this was a good book:

The University of Washington in Seattle has a Center For an Informed Public that’s relevant to your interests i think.

Hope that’s helpful

Love Thomas Zimmer. His podcast, Is this democracy? is also excellent

Eh, I don’t know that the Biden probe really hurts Dems that bad. So far i think it’s just been a forum for Republicans to embarrass themselves.