美國通 24 It's called shrinkflation. IOWA 國際寫作營名導師 (Marilynne Robinson，80歲，代表作“Housekeeping” 1980) 受訪時說美國總統Biden 視他為此亂世中之天賜 (Biden a Gift of God) 。對美國副總統 Harris而言，落實對烏克蘭援助的承諾頗艱難 ( Amid G.O.P. Resistance) 。Nebraska州工會領袖Dan Osborn想選參議員

No, your mind isn't playing tricks on you. It's called shrinkflation.公司以少斤兩等方式偷偷增利

No, your mind isn't playing tricks on you. It's called shrinkflation.

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Marilynne Summers Robinson is an American novelist and essayist. Across her writing career, Robinson has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005, National Humanities Medal in 2012, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Wikipedia
Born: November 26, 1943 (age 80 years), Sandpoint,



Talk Feb. 15, 2024
Marilynne Robinson Considers Biden a Gift of God

過去十年真像亂世

I think that idea that people can claim the word “God,” often in association with something bizarre, like the word “guns,” and feel that they’ve taken the position of righteousness, that’s just a terrible corruption of the whole idea of religion.

Do you still go to church? Well, I moved. The church of my heart is in Iowa City. They stream their services, and I watch them here in New York.1 

I keep meaning to attach myself to another church, but I just love watching the old faces, hearing the old songs. I’ve got to get over it.

...my answer is that questions are beautiful. You just think more about life, the brevity of it, the complexity of it, the incredible richness that enters into it accidentally or intentionally. There’s something about youth that is wonderful: You really do think you’re immortal. Then you find out that there is a shelf life. The date approaches. That shapes your conception of life. It gives it a dramatic arc that is hard to anticipate so long as your body is not telling you that this is true.

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Deep-red Nebraska joins liberal states in adopting $15 ...

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Nov 9, 2022 — Nebraska is projected to adopt a $15 minimum wage for workers after support from 59% of voters in the state.








A Union Leader in Nebraska Tries to Leap to the Senate on ...
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A Union Leader in Nebraska Tries to Leap to the Senate on Labor’s Strength

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How 2 First Ladies Weathered a Most Unusual Presidential Transition

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Red states and blue states


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Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2022 Incumbent senators. Red and blue denote two Republican or two Democratic senators respectively.





Summary of statewide results of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections by state
Won by the Republicans in all four elections
Won by the Republicans in three of the four elections
Won by each party twice in the four elections
Won by the Democrats in three of the four elections
Won by the Democrats in all four elections