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Well, even the pro-facism Dems would vote against giving authoritarian power to the opposing party. Nevertheless, politicians that will support genocide abroad will tolerate a genocide at home. Their reaction to Mamdani's candidacy makes clear they'd rather have fascism than progressive policy.
Well, the Dem leadership doesn't appear interested in fighting fascism, do they? And didn't they lead the charge in suppressing free speech during the anti-genocide protests? They voted to change the definition of antisemitism. That's textbook fascism.
I don't know how they can possibly recruit anyone to fill those positions when it's common knowledge they will eventually face charges for the crimes they are ordered to commit, and that "following orders" is not an acceptable defense.
My favorite Shakespeare works are all those that inherently provide a framework for conceptually heightened scenic design. The Tempest of course, and also Taming of the Shrew The brothel conceit that provides the frame changes everything else in that show. It's not really a comedy without it.
I think the time might be ripe for a break-away party similar to the one Corbyn is building in Britain. But, if a party composed of progressives who won't be bought were to appear in the US, the Dems would sue to prevent them from running, because they'd win wherever they ran.
Much Ado is great and I think more Shakespeare fans agree with you, than with me. But, of all the clownish characters in his comedies, Bottom and the other Tragedians have the most hilarious material. It's raunchy, but it's also timeless. And you have more freedom for creativity with it, re: design.
I'm a fan of the Dems who are not taking money from AIPAC. That's it, ATM. Being bought and paid for by a genocidal regime is a red line for me.
Yes, we do, but we will not get it under current Dem leadership. If Dems hold both houses and the WH, they will simply maintain the status quo, they won't pull us back to the left. "Nothing will substantially change" is what they run on. That, and not being Republicans.
It's odd, isn't it, that despite those "really great things" we are still on track to drive ourselves to extinction, and we actually sped that process up under the last Dem POTUS. None of those great things will matter when we are all dead.
She wouldn't have voted for impeachment if she thought they'd convict and ACA was a Republican policy proposal and the rest of the party would not be so eager to repeal it if a black man hadn't been POTUS when it passed, so I wouldn't count that as a major departure from the party line.
I disagree. I don't think they have broken with their party on big votes, or they would be standing against this current administration's agenda (the most radical agenda in history) in the same way Manchin and Sinema prevented the Dems from passing anything truly substantive.
The fact our police forces continue to protect the so-called Federal Agents who are illegally kidnapping people across the country instead of arresting them for same is going to fuel the "defund the police" movement for years to come.
Yes, the most standout examples of the Democratic Party's failure to properly vet their candidates. They don't actually recruit candidates that are supportive of their platform. Instead, their vetting process appears to be entirely focused on maximizing fundraising potential.
My favorite is A Midsummer Night's Dream. IMO, it's his best comedy.
And yet, even when the POTUS is a Dem and they hold control of the Legislature, somehow they still manage to get just enough bought-and-paid-for politicians elected to prevent those oh-so-popular policies from ever passing. Almost as if they planned it that way.
Yet, based on what we are seeing today, it appears they'd rather continue to lose elections that alter this strategy.
That's a gaffe for the ages!
Secret police are expensive.
Isn't Schumer still getting money from AIPAC? Someone should maybe inform them of his new status.
Romance in anime is a tertiary concern for me so I rarely see it. No real romance in Frieren, The Apothecary Diaries, or Delicious in Dungeon, for instance. Onmyouji has a secondary gay romance plot - unrequited, of course, but more interesting than a straight romance.
In 1953 73% of the newspapers available in the United States were independently owned. Today, 6 corporations own 90% of the news media industry.
This is going to become an actual marketing strategy, isn't it? Corporations are going to change something just to get the right-wing media to blow up about it, and then change it back. You can't put a price tag on that kind of publicity.
So, basically, you blame the rise of the corporate media monopoly. I think that's a fair assessment. I'm inclined to agree.
It's such a shame that they are practically foundational documents for one of the strongest factions in the Republican voter base. I'd wager the phrase "own the libs" was coined by an Objectivist.
And they will call him her fiance in entertainment news. They made a public announcement, so it's probably safe to assume they are prepared for this to be the case until the wedding.
The straight romance plot lines have been done to death. LGBTQ+ romance plot lines are fresh. So what if there are more gay romance plots than would be numerically representational? Even at this rate, it may be decades before gay romance plots have reached statistical representative parity.
So, what happens if they don't make their quota? Will they be fired? They're desperate to hire people as it is, they can't really afford to lose employees. We should really strongly encourage them to just give up on meeting their quotas. After all TACO, right? Nothing bad will happen to them.
Well, one thing about history I can tell you is not going to repeat: Project Paperclip. Assuming this nightmare actually ends, no one is going to be recruiting MAGA scientists. There aren't any.
Oh, I know they are desperate to find an excuse to cancel elections, but I doubt they will be successful in that effort. They will probably have an election. But if the Republicans lose, they will just claim election fraud and throw out the results.
You say that like people believed/trusted men re: those same warnings, and they most certainly did not.
Seems like it would give them a false sense of security. I'm pretty sure ICE doesn't work like that. They would wait until the festival was over and then wait for the crowds to disperse and grab their victims as they were on their way home.
I could accept that film rating system is soft censorship because it actually prevents some people from seeing films (i.e. censorship) if they are not yet adults. But a warning - even an official one - doesn't prevent anyone from accessing the material so. by definition. it's not censorship.
Wait... ICE shows up at street festivals and they aren't immediately surrounded by people and told to go home? What kind of resistance is that?
I must disagree. If I warn you that "If you watch this film, you will waste two hours and you can never get that time back." Is that censorship? No. I have changed nothing about the film. But forewarned is forearmed.
Warning labels have been around for decades. They aren't censorship, and they serve a purpose if done properly. It's helpful to know that smoking increases the odds one will get lung cancer, or that the philosophy espoused in these books may cause you to become an incel.
Yeah, fine, but Ayn Rand books should still come with a warning label.
How did "own the libs" become their grail, anyway? It's just another strategy for preventing the march of progress. Any time they can throw a wrench into the works, inflict cruelty on a marginalized group, or just increase overall suffering, they pat themselves on the back for "owning the libs".
The GOP used to claim the Dems were all for "Big Government". Yet, here's Jeffries going on record as preferring soft fascism at the local level to federally enforced fascism. Going for that 'Maverick' vibe!
No, they don't have to do that at all. They don't need the vote of a single Trump supporter. They need the registered voters who have not been voting to show up at the polls. But the Dem leadership isn't interested in doing what it takes to attract those voters. They'd rather lose.
It does if they would not exist without many people putting int the effort to do real science. Seriously, must I make the gunpowder and mix in the elements myself every time, or can I just enjoy the fireworks?
It's not just Republicans. I'm pretty sure the recent re-definition of the word "antisemitism" was a bipartisan effort.
But... but... that's not 'insta.' Respect the idiom. You want scientific discussion, follow the scientific discussion account. There probably is one. Some of us just enjoy looking at cool sciencey sh*t.
Oh, you are right about that. But from her perspective this is the dawn of the MAGA golden age. That Orange fascist she bent the knee to gets away with everything, why shouldn't she? It's entitlement overreach, and I think we're going to see a lot more of it soon.
It signals that this administration is willing to manufacture evidence as well as to suppress it to get what they are after (i.e revenge). This is the only shot they are going to get and they are taking it. They are looking for an excuse to declare martial law (or at least "marshal law").
She'll use the Tucker Carlson defense, claim the lies were so obvious and stupid no reasonable person would believe them, and try to get the case dismissed. If she gets the right judge (and, I fear she will) it might work. It's a new era for accountability avoidance strategies. Anything goes.
This Obama "task force" signals that the Republicans are about to start manufacturing evidence. If this tactic works, they will continue to do so for all their perceived enemies.
Of course he would say that, since the Republican Party has been engaging in political gamesmanship continuously since at least 2010. He won't allow Dems to do it, but as with all other things, it's fine if the GOP does it.
The ICJ has ruled that human rights cannot be separated from the right to a βclean, safe and sustainable environment,β and that failure to address climate change impacts constitutes a violation of international law. open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
Do not comply! #RESIST
Republicans swore off pork projects in 2011 for the purpose of punishing the U.S. for electing Obama, and now it appears they have set up a situation that allows them to earmark federal money so it only goes to states that support the administration.
I don't think this one is just distraction. Remember, every accusation is a confession.
The U.S. would still be supporting a right-wing extremist regime in carrying out a genocide. We'd be forced to tolerate that kind of evil, regardless of the other policies she supported and in light of that, any other good she might have done would have been cancelled out.
Epstein worked for both Mossad and Russian intelligence, anyone telling you it has to be one or the other is asking you to stop looking at one or the other. Itβs not just those two but they are the two currently holding unprecedented power over a sitting US president.
If Epstein was telling the truth, some other Israeli intelligence operative, most likely. And it looks like they've been at it for many years so, given how successful the whole operation obviously was, why would anyone think it ever ended?
Imagine a third of MAGAs have an epiphany and abandon the Republican Party. Imagine the panic in the administration, the scramble to hold on to power, and remember that if Trump goes down he'll take as many with him as possible. So, how will they impose martial law so they can suspend elections?
Will it matter, though? He did tell them they'd never need to vote again while he was on the campaign trail. If this does turn his supporters against him, I expect the administration will compensate by making that campaign promise a reality.
Why does my "followers" count show 119 when I have only 61 followers? I can only conclude it doesn't remove the bots I've blocked from the count.
So, you think it's intentional, the anagram? Aren't you giving him too much credit? I have a lot of difficulty believing he's clever enough to know what an anagram is, let alone use one. He either stole the idea from someone else, or he paid someone to ghostwrite it for him, then added the drawing.
They don't respect due process so, even though this administration won't prosecute them, they are still kidnappers and human traffickers.
If they've been unjustly killed, then he's incompetent at protecting them. Well, that tracks. There are two traits Republicans appear to prioritize when recruiting politicians: loyalty and incompetence. I think perhaps Republicans have an incompetence fetish.
The Summer of Love was in 1967.
They will replace the food. I'm sure that's part of how they will cushion the blow for farmers in this trade debacle. But they will also let the new food sit there until it is rotten. Rinse and repeat.
This claim has already been fact checked. She didn't say it. I mean, not on record, anyway.
Why am I beginning to suspect the "Biden Autopen Scandal" is yet another confession? π€ Who in this administration has access to that autopen? I mean, we are talking about the Trump administration, here. I bet they're at that thing like teenagers at their parent's unlocked liquor cabinet.
He should do it just to get the Secret Service protection, if nothing else. But he won't have time to campaign. I mean, his show's cancelled, but demand for his talent in other projects is very likely to take off, now that his time isn't dominated by the show.
The Colbert situation is scary (assuming this is political, which it has to be, right?) because it's a good reminder that there's like 5 media companies out there that control everything now. It takes a very small amount of people to effectively silence any large scale criticism of the government.
Property Taxes are local, and not connected to the federal funds issued through the Dept. of Education.
Let the folks saying "vote blue no matter who" know they should stay home during the primaries if all that matters to them is the party named on the ticket. Some of us care who the candidate is. Some of us won't vote "no matter who", so if they want to win they should let us pick the candidate.
Let the folks saying "vote blue no matter who" know they should stay home during the primaries if all that matters to them is the party named on the ticket. Some of us care who the candidate is. Some of us won't vote "no matter who", so if they want to win they should let us pick the candidate.
Sorry bots, but AI-generated poetry and jokes won't fool me any more than copy/pasted lines of random text or feeds filled with nothing but memes and no commentary. Try harder.
How many times, now, have we collectively thought "This time, there's no way he'll get away with it!"??? But, he did get away with it. Every. Time. And it brings me no joy to predict he'll get away with it this time as well. He's replaced anyone who might take up the case with loyalists. Sorry.
In every way that counts I suppose that is correct. But his methods were more subtle. He simply made certain the food sat undelivered long enough for it to become rotten, at which point it had to be destroyed. Chances are that if there are more shipments waiting, he'll do the same to them.
Conspiracies are "true things." Conspiracy THEORIES are often delusions, but there are real conspiracies.
They are not nearly vilified enough. Law enforcement organizations across the nation are still giving them their support (reporting any interactions with immigrants to give ICE more targets). This compliance must end.
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This is one of those "Do not comply!" moments that mark the current battle lines in this cold war.
DHS Reports 830% Spike In Attacks. If ICE's actions were legitimate and not criminal people would not be fighting back. Wearing masks, no badges or uniforms and no license plates on their cars is not a legitimate way to do law enforcement.
If you care more about party loyalty than honesty, you are in the wrong party. Conservatives value loyalty above honesty, not progressives. Get your priorities straight.
We are aware. We just don't have the leadership or organizational skills to do anything about it. Unless you are suggesting violence, the next Dem primary is the first opportunity we will get to take substantive action on a mass scale.
Do the "no matter who" folks participate in primaries since they don't care who it is as long as they are Dems? I'm a "vote in the Dem Primaries to make sure you get a candidate you can vote for in the election" proponent. The candidate matters more than the party, no matter what they tell you.
Compromises are one thing. Politics is often about compromise. But, to look the other way on the unequivocal support of an extremist right-wing regime's campaign of genocide to benefit yourself locally is to sell your soul for privilege. That's a red line, not a purity test.
My experience is admittedly limited, but it really appears like you are describing the Call of Cthulhu ttrpg. Miskatonic University, with a library chock full of ancient, dusty tomes full of forbidden knowledge, is among the most popular settings for action in that game. I like it, but YMMV.
This is dependent on how much damage has already been done to the educational system. There is every possibility his poor performance might result in a complete rewrite of the IQ test (or SAT) into an even more biased indicator of intellect than it already is.
if you took a dementia test and thought it was an IQ test you failed both the dementia test and the IQ test
America's very own Gestapo is recycling Nazi Germany's "Have More White Children!" propaganda.
Epstein bragged he was involved in an intelligence operation. If he wasn't lying, we can assume that operation was extremely successful and there is a very strong possibility that our national security is compromised. We should also assume he wasn't the only operative and the operation is ongoing.
You misspelled "death camp."
It's CRIMINAL negligence.
Are there no real scholars/critical thinkers among those who train AI that can teach it to recognize and sort facts from opinions and real information from misinformation? Have they tried? Have they been trying and failing this entire time?
I was under the impression, given the other coverage of this, that the administration delayed shipment until the food was rotten, necessitating it's incineration. I'm betting it's not the only delayed delivery. How much more food will be wasted?
That will never be in any bill Republicans allow to be sent to the desk of the POTUS. They are the architects of the Social Security tax and they'd increase it to 100% if they thought they could get away with it.
How about "Get out the midterm PRIMARY vote"??? It's become clear that one of the great failures of the Dem Party is their complete lack of competence in vetting candidates. The way to begin fixing this issue is to push for a massive increase in participation in the Dem primaries.
At this point it's not unreasonable to predict that there is evidence of considerable importance to our national security to be found in those files. Evidence that will uncover foreign manipulation of our politicians (and their wealthy campaign donors) that our citizens really ought to learn about.
Miss the guy responsible for making me and the rest of the U.S. citizens complicit in unwavering support of a right-wing regime's campaign of genocide? Not really, no. By that one act, you've canceled out any good that might have come from every other thing you ever did.
No one is above criticism, and those who attack valid criticism of Dem politicians out of loyalty are using the conservative playbook. Conservatives value loyalty over honesty, not progressives. Get your priorities in order and stop baiting the two-party deathtrap.
MAGA is melting down because it's the first time they didn't just drink the kool-aid without question. That's good! But, will they realize the kool-aid has been toxic this whole time or will they just go right back to that same poisoned well tomorrow?
We don't even know they are "agents." They could be NAZI terrorists masquerading as agents, or some bullies just out on a personal vendetta, or "volunteers" taking part in a pogrom. We don't know! What we know is they don't respect due process, so legal or not, they're kidnappers.
The same way as always: Present them with the problem. Explain why it's a problem. Meet their objections. Present them with a better option. Show them how it works. Show them that they are not losing power, they are gaining a future. Meet their objections. Ask them to join the effort.
Actually, the idea is to change it from the inside. Or rather to convince the elected party politicians to split into smaller parties, voluntarily. The two-party deathtrap is unsustainable, and it's relatively easy to prove it. We adapt or we die.