Restoring Democracy, if we get the chance, will take years and years

I think of Jamie Raskin as one of our time's more important thought leaders, at least in the political realm. 

https://www.dcreport.org/2026/05/06/trump-institutions-restoration-generation-repair/ 

 

  

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"The answer" to life, the universe & everything isn't 42 (Sorry, Douglas Adams), but 1/137, known as the fine structure constant, α (alpha), a pure, dimensionless number equal to the proportional strength of the electromagnetic interaction between elementary charged particles (which is essentially everything we actually see and feel):

α = ⁠e²4πε₀ħc ⁠≅ 1/137.0

Why it has this value, very close to the ratio of two integers, and not some other arbitrary value, is a cosmic mystery.