Materialist Gnostic: one thing that really struck me (in I think 2022?) was driving through fields of crops and seeing periodic signs saying "limit outdoor watering"

'blue state/red state' is a reductive and destructive fantasy I live in a stronghold of Democratic liberalism but drive 15 minutes in any direction and you'll be surrounded by MAGA flags and bumper stickers

More broadly, reproductive rights advocates say the alleged incident is a jarring reminder of how the national fight over abortion can spill over into deeply blue California, affecting patient care. calmatters.org/healt...

She had a miscarriage, and says a California CVS wouldn't give her a prescribed abortion pillcalmatters.org Doctors prescribed an abortion pill to help a San Diego woman heal from a miscarriage. Her legal demand says CVS refused to give it to her.

it's striking driving through the Central Valley and seeing endless signs from farmers who loathe Gavin Newsom and believe no water should ever be allowed to reach the ocean

When I drove through there in summer 2015, the combination of signs decrying government handout and demanding massive water giveaways to the farmers was...something

one thing that really struck me (in I think 2022?) was driving through fields of crops and seeing periodic signs saying "limit outdoor watering"

there was a time when I was rolling through there once a year, and it was like a time lapse of watching almond groves replace everything else

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