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lady_babalon's advice to all American women in light of the certainty that reproductive rights are about to be rolled back.

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As predicted, the Democrats have put up only vague, nominal, half-hearted opposition to Samuel Alito, who is going to confirmed for the Supreme Court today.

[Poll #663762]

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According to the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, the Blizzard of 2005 (which disadvantaged the Boston area for a day or two) was "crippling" while the infamous Blizzard of '78 (which completely hobbled the area for a week) was only "major."

The scale rates area affected plus population affected by snowfall amount, to gauge the overall economic and social impact of a storm.

some sobering news

Americans spent more than they made for a whole year, for the first time since 1933,

and the Federal Reserve just upped the interest rates again, and plans to continue doing so,

and the gap between rich and poor in the United States is continuing to grow,

and interest-only mortgages (and car balloon-notes) are on the rise for the first time since ("coincidentally") the 1920's,

which, along with variable-rate mortgages, is causing the housing market slowdown to lead to more foreclosures.

Note too, that the federal budget deficit is somewhere between $337-400B this year,

and on March 20, Iran is going to start dealing in euros instead of dollars (Venezuela will soon be following),

and the price of gold is spiking.