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So thankful for RBG! Her death brought life to the republic.
Oh no! not public commenters! We must respect public commenters!
Great they are violating VC 5200 track they all down and make sure they pay the $197 fine. This is top priority ignore the open drug use and defecation on the streets and get these invalid plate abusers!
I get it ignorance is bliss
You’re telling me that was fiction? I thought it was chronicling the corporate exodus of California.
You act as if the 2025 Texas legislature is the first to do this. It has existed since 1812. So maybe try more “nuance” than “political warfare!” “Blatant unethical pursuit of political power” again Libs are impervious to recognizing their own hypocrisy.
I don’t necessarily like it or agree with it, but if the voters of Texas find it unacceptable or unfair they can vote out their state legislators. They choose the state in which they choose to live.
Agree, does that not apply to Texas as well?
So what California is doing is “cheating?” Are you for or against cheating
Im fine with the Dems grabbing power as long as they follow the law. Just call it what it is; a power grab. Dems over exaggerate the issue to demonize republicans then when they do the same thing they call it fair and just. They are everything they claim to hate.
So you can answer this simple true or false question: Gerrymandering is a threat to democracy true or false?
I’ve never said that redistricting is wrong. I’m against it but it is perfectly legal. The Dems said it’s wrong and now they say it’s cool. That’s called hypocrisy.
What is gaslighting about defining integrity? Say Texas is grabbing power so now California is going to grab power too. That’s a good argument. Saying Texas is a threat to democracy then California doing the same thing means you are anti-democracy.
40% of California residents vote Republican. 83% of congressional representation from California is Democrat. In other words you are wrong.
Also there are 28 republican majority state legislatures. 18 democrat. And four split. Not sure the Dems want to get in a gerrymandering contest.
I’ll accept the power grab argument. It’s valid. The threat to democracy argument makes the left sound like idiots.
So it was always about power and never about democracy. At least you own it.
I have integrity. I can see how that’s difficult for you to comprehend.
No republican here, but Dems do love them some Clintons.
It’s either wrong or it’s not. I don’t like Texas doing it, I don’t like California doing it, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois etc. I think it’s wrong. Your argument is it’s only wrong if it’s the other party. In other words you lack integrity.
One truth is RBG did more in death to overturn Roe than any American citizen. She’s a pro life legend.
So gerrymandering is wrong or it’s ok. I’m confused. California - “Texas is a threat to democracy so we’re going to be a bigger threat to democracy”
Notice no blue states are saying “gerrymandering is wrong so we are going to redraw our districts to reflect the percentage of republicans that vote in our state.” That would be integrity and if they did that I would have credibility in their argument against Texas.
If I didn’t have a job I wouldn’t worry about income tax moron
Federal income tax is a better definition of wage theft
Was this before or after he invaded Georgia?
Small government advocates would in any other jurisdiction, but DC is a federal district and is under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
You are incorrect “dude” there are a ton of high profile dems pleading for the removal of the electoral college while giving more power to the executive branch. If dems really hated trump they would take some executive power back to the legislature, but they keep it there in case they get it back.
Good cause normal kinda sucked.
Exactly, who has more representation. Me who has one of 788,000 votes for one of 435 congressional members. Or a DC resident with a check from big-fillintheblank meeting with my representative.
DC has such little representation that all of the the lobbyist live there. Give me a break.
Republicans should offer 4 bills. 1 make eastern Oregon and Washington state independent states, 2 add 9 trump appointed scotus justices. 3 make the senate filibuster law rather than a rule and make the scotus 9 members by law. Dems choose do you want chaos or normalization.
We should dissolve FEMA and send those dollars back to the states, and the states should send it to the counties.
We give a shit because it gives us a basis to investigate. Do we believe what she says? No. But do we give a shit, investigate, and hold accountable anyone verifiably involved? Hell yes we do.
As a representative for Texas why are you not fighting for that additional congressional seat and electoral vote?
In other words it’s the Communist Manifesto except instead of seizing means you must seize narratives. Either way, you’re not the one in charge.
He theorizes unpredictability, mobility, and “freedom to” act mean autonomy, but without power over your conditions, those freedoms are easily co-opted. What looks like autonomy masks deeper compliance. Real freedom demands more than motion and options it requires agency and responsibility.
Actually according to the census the R’s should have 2 more and the D’s should have 3 fewer
It’s an interesting read, but the thesis is anti-freedom. He loves democracy and free speech but doesn’t quite trust people with it. His version of “freedom” is one that’s earned by believing the right things, and listening to the right experts. It’s not about autonomy. It’s about compliance
By “machine” Are you referring to the Bluesky servers?
Madison never said this, just like Abe Lincoln never said the quote about the internet.
I believe you are thinking of Ted Kennedy.
Agree! Let’s dismantle the department of health and human services and have congress vote on spending for vaccine contracts!
However, I did click on your link. If you’re anyway associated with it I’d suggest a new programmer. That interface is atrocious.
I agree
I’ll bet she had a great story to tell her cats when she got home!
Apparently the focus groups said “nazi” is no longer hitting. So they rolled out “pedophile”
I’ve actually read that. Reads like Karl Marx trying to win over JS Mills at the bar. Like “hey if everyone just agreed to follow the dictates of the institutions I agree with then we’d all be free!”
No MAGA here. I’m a fan of freedom
It doesn’t, but you know “when in Rome”
Anti-Semite ⬆️
Hey morons the ballroom is not funded by the taxpayer. The president will now accept your apologies and gratitude
Do your research. The ballroom is being privately funded with a large amount coming from the president.
SAVE act verifies one legal vote per voter. We should also pass the ACE act which is more targeted to ballot handling reform. Both would be great for election integrity.
Cool, pass the SAVE act and this won’t happen again.
This comment section is the definition of judging a book by its cover. Do better Bluesky
It’s because the fringe right is really fringe. The fringe left is MSNBC and the NYT
False, false, unlikely
He is reading the room, and he sees that it is emptying
Hahahaha! It isn’t partisan but everything on one side is true and everything on the other side is false. May need to consult a dictionary.
Well your wrong because this was an explicit unofficial act which is not covered by immunity. Will Obama be arrested? Highly unlikely, but the evidence shows he should be.
Wrong, wrong, and TBD
Ugh, the NBA had a CBA in tact contracting the amount the players were paid. The owners had a choice to pay it, lock them out, or dissolve the league. They couldn’t just pay them less.
I didn’t miss the point of the post. I broke it down with the nuance prescribed by SCOTUS regarding executive immunity. Its not a “what about” it’s an “if/then”
Both are awful. Trump is failing the transparency promised with Epstein and Obama scripted a false political hit job.
If the league is losing 40M in its best revenue year player cost is subject to undervaluation. I’d guess under proper valuation 7-8 players would be worth considerably more and the rest are grossly overvalued.
Exactly, welcome to free market economics. However this is different because it is another business willing to take a risk on a pet project. More power to the NBA for taking that on and propping it up. The government should stay out of it.
Much more nuanced in this scenario since the business is subsidized by a larger business (the NBA) but yes risks are assumed and if not for the subsidies this business would have dissolved in year one.
There is no whataboutism in my response it’s a description of what is considered immunity and what isn’t based on SCOTUS decision
Do they not deserve to recoup some of the losses they took for the last 20 years keeping it afloat?
Well, this is not correct. He does have immunity for the assassination of an American citizen without due process since it was an official act, but scheming a fake narrative for a political opponent is not an official act and is prosecutable.
Let’s say we start a lemonade stand. I buy the ingredients and a booth at a music festival for $10k. Your magnetic personality brings in a ton of customers and we bring home 8k. Should I pay you 4k?
So you’re asking the owners to lose 60M instead of 40M. You need to learn the difference between gross and net. The NBA turns a considerable profit (11.3B) it is much easier to split a profit than a deficit.
My “incompetent analysis” is mostly hyperbolic, but honestly the players have no leverage. If they strike the owners would just fold the league.
Per Obama who cooked that up in a back room.
Cool, there are 156 wnba players and the league had a net loss of 40M. Each player owes the league about 256k for the league to break even.
Ditto Clinton
He should start rallying for stacking the Supreme Court and ending the senate filibuster or are the dems for those now?
So the article states the DOJ requested publicly available data to confirm they are compliant with federal laws? Why is this newsworthy?
Well considering Maher has comparable ratings on a premium pay service compared to Colbert’s ad supported viewership on service that can be accessed on a 5” b/w tv in a 1989 conversion van I’d say HBO would rather keep their profits.
So you’re saying the democrats are pro-democracy except when voting amongst democrats
There is also no Bluesky snarky sarcasm font or I would have used it
Testing the bluesky algorithm apparently the nastier you are the more your post is seen. Shoots up the algo if you say nazi.
I believe Tara Reade!
Aw, did the media studies dropout just now learn networks care about ad dollars, not feelings? Maybe try Googling “profit motive” before writing your next whine.
When I think “reliable source” I think emptywheel. Haha what a joke.
All 19 of you Bluesky users boycott CBS! That’ll make a dent.
I almost agreed but then I saw this was posted in 2025 and not 2020-2024
Pretty sure those 180,000 folks who feed their families would disagree. Also the profit motive limits waste and corruption. Without a profit motive you get a lot of waste and corruption (see government)
Wow all of your “for real” reasons would be solved by abolishing income taxes and installing a moderate fair tax. Welcome to the Libertarian party
I’d prefer people who are concerned for the poor and underserved communities to walk the walk and volunteer for a charity rather than yell at the sky, but it’s a free country you do you boo.
Elon Musk’s companies employ 180,000 people at an average of $130,000 a year. That is net good for society. Billionaires grow the pie that the immigrants and disabled depend on.
Don’t forget to feed your 30 cats before leaving the house to protest.
Cute but delicious
Did I say government didn’t help or are you illiterate? I said “government is the least efficient way to help others.” Debating leftist is as engaging as debating a 4th grader.
This describes Pelosi, Feinstein, Biden, Obama, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell and Mark Warner. Who lost net worth? Trump, Truman, Gore, Carter, Nixon, and McCain.
Yeah, I’m still gonna watch survivor
