Ok. That’s valid and also beside the point
Old enough to recognize bullshit when I see it. Still young enough to work to change it.
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Ok. That’s valid and also beside the point
You called her out like she’s accountable for his behavior. Which of course she isn’t.
Right? WTF? Why have people been raking her over for his behavior for 30 years, I will never understand this
Just tax the damned corporations and billionaires appropriately and we won’t be having this conversation about how someone living paycheck to paycheck is managing to afford bus fare
i am not interested in any politician who will turn the temperature down, who thinks we need to forgive and forget and focus on infrastructure spending. fuck off with all that. if you’re too afraid to call out right wing extremism when they murder your colleague, it’s not your time imo.
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While the President can request a governor to deploy the National Guard, the governor has the final decision on whether to deploy their state's Guard. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
This is the kind of awareness and conversation we need more of. Because women deserve better. Because our risks are real. Because silence around women’s health has cost us too much for too long. Let’s keep the conversation going.
The face is giving mid-late 30s but going by the jawline and neck I’m going to guess 28
I wrote about Trump’s repeated comments about little girls’ dolls, and the gendered imaginary of the Trump trade war. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is a comic about a mother who loves her grown children and wants to show it. I’m sorry you’ve evidently never experienced a mother’s love as an adult
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 55 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No, the original post at the top of this long ass thread lol
Probably for the best
I didn’t imply you were an idiot, just that you lack creativity with your name calling.
Yes, this is true and unrelated to the original post
The reason they were discharged is irrelevant. This isn’t about trans people, it’s about how we use language to describe levels of nuance and how we’re abusing language so that everything is the worst thing, so that eventually nothing is
Since I don’t have the illiad memorized, lol—you’ll have to give me more context
Did you just learn the word pedant?
I’m politely disagreeing in an open forum. I guess that isn’t done anymore?
No thank you, I’m full :)
Yes, that would be a larger travesty
It’s a discharge. It’s not a court martial and prison, which is what they used to do if you were caught having gay sex in the military. I’m not sanitizing, I’m arguing for perspective. Things are about to get so much worse for all of us. We have to keep our ability to describe it intact
Ok now you’re just running out of things to say so I’ll let you have the last word.
You’re right, my bad. Typing too fast
Yes comparative and superlative language implies ranking. If you don’t understand that, then you’re proving my point. Language is becoming meaningless and is losing its ability to communicate nuance
Yes, I get that. I remember when being gay would get you discharged too. It sucks. It’s terrible. If Tran people were being imprisoned or killed for being trans then yes, that would be one of the worst current travesties. Military discharge isn’t
Nothing to do with trans people. I remember when being gay got you discharged too. It sucks. If trans people were being imprisoned I would agree this is one of the worst travesties ever. Discharge from the military just doesn’t rank as highly; it just doesn’t. You guys really need to take a breath
I’m not asking for a ranking. The original poster ranked it. Discharge from military service just isn’t it. Whatever
Right. It’s not.
Current events are implied. You realize that social media is public right? Posts don’t belong to people. Anyone can comment. Anyway, when everything is the worst thing ever language loses its power
You’d have to let me in on the secret 🤷♀️
… I’m not sure you understand what that means
A ranking inherent in meaning of the word “greatest.” this is the problem with the original post
Yes being discharged from the military is a moderately bad event compared to, well, so, so many other even more horrible events happening to people, even trans people. My objection is to overwrought language, not to trans people in the military
Yes the comparison is inherent. That’s the point. If everything is one of the greatest travesties, then nothing is. We can use precise language to mean what we mean without everything being the worst ever. Because then we lose nuance and the ability to communicate
Why wouldn’t you believe me? It’s not about trans people. It’s about the language we use to express ourselves
And that is worse than a military discharge. This isn’t about trans people, it’s about language and how we use it
Yes. 1000 people being discharged from the military isn’t as bad as killing or imprisoning innocent people.
Yes
I think, “this thing happened and it’s heinous,” is perfectly fine. The initial post argued that it’s one of the worst things to happen, which I happen to disagree with. If everything is the worst, nothing is.
No, the initial post argued for a ranking
I think you have some analysis to do
Language is essential to understanding and communication
Moderately bad *in comparsion* with even greater cruelty which is how you initially framed it
So 1000 service people being discharged is worse than the inhumane treatment immigrants? Medicine being withheld from people with diabetes and asthma? Food being withheld from gestating infants and babies? I’m not arguing that it’s BAD. But come on. www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...
yes is bad, but it’s not “one of the worst.” Trans people being sent to San Salvador would be a true horror.
In comparison with kidnappings and extraditions of innocents to torture prisons, child separations, the shutting down of USAID and thousands of resultant deaths, the killing of cancer research, and the hundreds of thousands of government employees who’ve lost their livelihoods, unfortunately yes.
I mean… still a reach. Concept creep is a thing. There’s no reason to use devastating language for a moderately bad event because then are we left with to describe true horrors?
Yeah, this is bad, but the greatest?
A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.
EXACTLY!
You know that Twilight Zone episode where the kid has amazing psychic powers and can make people disappear with his mind and the entire town is hostage to him and has to cater to his every whim? That’s us right now.
NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.
I don’t know man, what could it possibly be?
More and more it seems like people need to learn everything the hard way
Did you see the Republicans took away funding for cancer? For some reason they think it's a partisan illness
I think I'm going to stop saying Trump did something and just say the Republicans did it since they're allowing him to terrorize America Eg. Today Republicans took away funding for NPR and PBS, Make them feel important.
Microsoft drops law firm that made a deal with Trump, engaging a firm that is fighting his executive orders
Yes, wtf I don’t even remember making that mistake, it’s like the fingers have a mind of their own 🫣
Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
Normalizing owning the intent of your comments on social media. Hey, you too 😊
That’s a very good point.
You’re right, it’s not the point. The point is that rfk is an ignorant twat who has no idea what he’s talking about. We can normalize taking care of people who aren’t independently functioning while *also* defending neurodivergent people who can. Why complain when someone is on your side?
AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.
personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
Yes, of course, but this part of Pritzker’s speech was a direct rebuttal to JFK’s assertion that folks with autism are categorically unable to live independently, hold down a job, are even feed themselves. Maybe you missed the context
Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Thanks, this made me lol. When my middle daughter was a preschooler she would come up to us with big eyes any time someone else was getting a dressing down and say, “but I’M not being naughty” My husband still says this whenever I’m aggravated with one of my newly minted adult kids.
IKEA doesn’t buy my hand knitted sweaters either. Sometimes you are the buyer of goods, sometimes you are the seller of goods. This is the way the world works. You are a doorknob.
Abortion clinics have ALWAYS been safety nets for women, you stupid, stupid headline writer
🔥 @ninajankowicz.com to the European Parliament: "Before I describe the details of Russia's recent online influence campaigns, I would like to call upon you to stand firm against another autocracy: The United States of America."
I’m sorry, what? They think we aren’t having kids because we don’t understand how periods work?
Swings are regularly exposed to sunlight—a natural disinfectant—& rain and toddlers don’t typically suck on them. The last thing I need coming off a week or two of pto is travel tummy or a nasty cold. The risk isn’t worth the dubious convenience to me. Just a different POV. Not a big deal.
Aware of that, I mean I’ve raised a handful of kids. It’s not like I encouraged my toddlers to mouth the seat trays or armrests, but honestly anything that toddlers have free rein to slobber on and aren’t regularly disinfected are cesspools. Good way to pick up norovirus or hand foot mouth. Fun!
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
I will be honest with you. When I look at that fence the only thing I can think of is how filthy it likely is with drool and toddler snot. I’m not a germaphobe in general, but this photo makes me recoil in the same way toys in a pediatrician’s office or ball pits used to.
Wish everyone would have shut up for 15 seconds.
They won’t know until they’re brave enough to try.
At this point, a member of the House could lightly edit the Declaration of Independence and offer it as an impeachment resolution.
Imagine if more Democrats just...............did something
Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."
People want institutions to stand up www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia. I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
If you're a reporter in a White House press briefing as the spokesperson for the government asserts flatly that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang who's guilty of human trafficking and you sit there silently without shouting out "PROVE IT!" I'd like to invite you to go fuck yourself.
Barnes & Noble in Georgetown with a stark “Bohemian Rhapsody”-referencing book display this weekend.
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
It’s time for Congress to reign in the Mad King. These tariffs haven’t even hit for real and the world is off the rails. Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.
I don’t want to hear from Obama how destroying higher ed is bad you’ve got to hand it to them a bit on speech I don’t want to hear from Bernie how destroying the global economy is bad sometimes tariffs are good I just want to hear that fascism is bad & Trump needs to go, full stop
"The response to authoritarianism isn't acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing and one thing only: a punch in the face." - @govpritzker.illinois.gov
I pitched my NYT editor that folks really need to understand that the deadweight loss of tariffs rises in the square of the tariff rate. Despite the wonkiness of it all, they said yes--as long as you can explain that intuitively. Lemme know how I did:
Unbelievably damning that the 'opposition' party *in this country* couldn't be bothered to do some earned media ads like this
Rumeysa Ozturk must not be deported. You can't kidnap someone off the street for their political views — this isn't Moscow. She has every right to speak her mind. I've contacted the Administration. I want answers.
"Attorney General Josh Kaul said on Friday he plans to take legal action against Elon Musk in response to a cash prize the billionaire is giving away related to Wisconsin's Supreme Court election."
Watch as a nocturnal tornado forms directly in front of me (central Oklahoma, 2023).