Democrats will not gain votes by indulging in transphobia. Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
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Democrats will not gain votes by indulging in transphobia. Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
It was only a couple months ago that we were told school funding had to be cut, and we have money for this? I don't really care how old the state and country are, I care about making sure my kids get the education they deserve
It's only an issue if you're a white supremacist.
I was trying to explain to my kids yesterday that American protests (in general) are oddly respectful to their targets. I ended up using the example of the French farmers who dumped manure on the steps of their government as a counter-example. Probably has something to do with US policing
Hey look, the 3rd Amendment still seems to be holding up
Do you just not like movies? It's okay to not like movies.
Yep, this is who we need to hear from right now - a rich asshole who supported a rich asshole for president. Way to reach the voices missing from the discourse: rich people who own media companies
I tend to agree. I'm skeptical of the idea that journalists are required to have no opinions/not vote in order to cover news, but I do think posts like this are out of order. The Feds threatening a citizen and their employer for speech is a much bigger problem though.
Genuinely, I wonder if Musk believes simultaneously that DOGE made massive cuts and that the published budget analyses are accurate. Weird headspace for someone to be in, but it seems plausible to me that Musk believes his own hype but not Trump's.
Regrettably, ACAB
I'm looking forward to the turnip'n'tater deeper'n ever pie personally
I think about this problem a lot: how do we make it easier or more immediately rewarding to do something hard? It almost feels like a game design problem in some ways, and I think we need to find the right 'achievement' system.
Does anyone actually use that palm scanner? They exist at my closest WF, but I've never seen a customer use them.
Peed
Somehow this was my lazy summer day movie in middle and high school
Lol
Stop allowing it to be studied *and increase police funding.* The belief that more of the right kind of training, more cops, more body armor, more weapons or whatever will fix police culture is the other half of our cultural problem.
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There are 258 elected Democrats in Congress. They have sufficient personnel to talk about two things while having a group dedicated to figuring out the best way to educate the public on the fact that these are not separate things; they are linked.
Hegseth would need someone to cover for him when he's passed out at the desk. I imagine this is what that person looks like in a lot of organizations.
A global hegemon is not inevitable. At this stage, I feel like a retreat to regional hegemony is likely, with competition on the fringes. The US is torching its own international order, and there's no single country capable of stepping in.
It'll start with removing their accomodations at school - they'll make some BS argument that autistic kids need camps/institutions/wards and that public school can't provide that, so they shouldn't be there anyway. Then they'll go after noncompliant parents for abuse
Depending on how mad people on TV are, the tariffs range from being high and non-negotiable to being on pause for 90 days while negotiations happen. I wish any part of that were glib, but I genuinely believe that nobody is really sure (including the people who have to enforce the tariffs).
Kidnapping. Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping. Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking. A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Fucking hell, Senator/staffer who runs this account. Really?
"and we're laying off half of the groundskeepers, accountants, and maintenance workers to streamline the rebuilding process" Those negotiations (in normal times) are research and staff intensive. No way do they have the personnel to run 5 simultaneously, let alone 50
I sure hope he's not mad at the crew
Look everyone! They finally figured out how to say what's happening simply and directly! Kudos, folks. Way to not write it as "critics point to Trump's tariffs as the cause"
Give it time. Eventually they'll realize the school shooting playbook can work on this too, and then we can expect to be scolded for using a child's death to advance an anti-freedom political agenda. I fucking hate this timeline.
The used-car salesman pitch "these prices won't last forever, so get in now!" has me convinced that nobody is willing to make concessions that justify the damage being done. They're panicking.
Thank you, Senator.
Thank you, Congressman. More of this, please.
Hi Governor. You should see the bullshit some asshole named Gavin has been saying on his podcast. It really seems like you two wouldn't get along.
This is a logic that gets Dems in trouble. The idea that our representation is "good enough" or "as good as we can expect" Primaries should be contested. Well-represented districts will return their incumbents. Poorly represented may support a new face. That's what the primary is for.
Ideally, sure, BUT when the SC ruled that states couldn't determine eligibility for the Presidency (via the 14th amendment), they ruled that Congress had to act to find Trump ineligible. There's no chance Trump is thinking about amendments. He's suggesting that nobody would stop him.
What you're describing is social pressure in favor of some viewpoints in some places, which is completely normal. If I'm in a church, I'll refrain from talking about my personal atheism due to social pressure. My free speech is curtailed, sure, but I've yet to see panic over speech in church
Okay, but none of those resulted in the state employing its coercive power to imprison, deport, and harm someone based solely on their speech, right? Free speech isn't under threat when people are calling you an asshole and not listening to your argument.
He's clearly posing so it's easier to Photoshop in all of his friends (they're all *just* out of frame)
Ok, but all of them have a responsibility to use secure communication channels. All of them have an obligation to report leaks like this and folks using insecure or illegal channels. They. Are. All. Responsible.
Everyone with a clearance in that chat should have them immediately revoked. They should also get letters requiring them to preserve records. This is a *crime*
I feel like the headline/skeet would be improved by mentioning that this EO is unconstitutional. States run their own elections, and federal forms for registration are in the purview of Congress. It's necessary context.
Me. Never happened to me. Also, when I had a security clearance, I never shared classified information intentionally or inadvertently with people lacking clearance. Hey, I *still* haven't done that because it's against the law. This isn't an example of wacky hijinks. This *matters*
Hey, this is good. I think you could go further - everyone with a security clearance in the chat should lose that clearance and immediately turn over all devices for investigation - but this is *something.* Now just make sure Chuck doesn't let Senate Dems undermine your work.
Pokemon smash or pass tells you more about a candidate than most debates
I find it so bizarre that people are trying to figure out if a primary challenge is allowed - elections are job interviews and *anyone* can apply. *Every* election should be contested. That's the point of having them.
Yes, if we set aside his wanting to completely dismantle arguably the most significant invention in human history and centerpiece of his worldview, some bits kinda sound okay. In other news, this salad is great if you just eat around the massive pile of shit in the middle
Or, and hear me out on this, it's a job that *other people are allowed to apply for* No person is automatically entitled to a seat in Congress, and there's nothing wrong with primary challenges. I hope we have hundreds of them.
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Impeach. Them. Seriously, file articles tonight or tomorrow. This isn't just incompetent, it's likely a *crime.*
This isn't "amateurish behavior," it's a fucking crime, Chuck. You should be screaming for their impeachment and prosecution, not mocking their lack of professionalism.
Yep, I'm sure they'll take that threat seriously based on your recent track record of... not halting them.
Fuck yeah, Kat. That's the energy we need.
Man, my folks still talk about the good times they spent at the Atle🔸.
This is a rationale for never doing anything to curb the unconstitutional bullshit the Trump regime is pulling. If you're not going to fight, resign. If you're going to run cover for members of your caucus who aren't going to fight, resign. We have no use for you.
Periodically, I'm forcefully reminded that a fair number of elected and online Dems are folks who, in other systems, would be in other parties. This is one of those times. I'm frustrated with Jeffries and pushing for him to do things I prefer *is* me exercising my political agency.
Congressman, nobody is making the argument you're presenting here right now. The issue is tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Is your district being helped by initiating trade wars on our neighbors, friends, and allies?
I think that's a phenomenon among elite non-Trumpists and not the general population or Trump-supporters. I find it abhorrent that the media/politicians/folks who should know better treat justification of war against an ally as a joke.
"world's most powerful rocket" is a weird flex when it turned into the world's most powerful firework. I know there's probably an internal style guide, but they could just... not.
That's an awful plan and Trump would use it to shut down sites like BlueSky. Please stop listening to whatever asshole interest group/lobbyists are pushing this bill.
No, our country needs to own the fight we're having. It's not about differences in marginal tax rates or 2% spending reductions - it's about who gets to be American and whether the Constitution matters. Sorry if that feels "mean," but you voted to censure someone on the right side of that fight.
Wear colors. I wish I were making that up.
Well, I'm sure they'll get over it. (Fucking hell, these assholes are exhausting)
Repealing section 230 is a horrific idea. You should stop supporting that. Welcome to the platform.
Why aren't the institutional journalists fighting the headline writers then? Honest question: if you're a journalist and your work is getting shit on because someone else wrote a misleading headline, why aren't you screaming at the editors or whoever?
"what happens when a man who is Large meets a man who is Even Larger" Wait, is Reacher just a Marmaduke spinoff?
The inversion feels like something a gnole would find obvious and intuitive - paladin marches forth to save the day to find it already saved by a community who wasn't waiting for saving.
It's funny, I've never seen the book written with the conflict character vs. society where society *was portrayed as the hero.* Always the other way around, or with a hero saving the society.
Honestly, the whole 'take him seriously, not literally' thing has broken the brains of the media. He's *president* and he's never been joking about insane ideas. Example: remember when Trump "joked" about buying Greenland? How'd that end up? He's not complicated, he's just an asshole.
Just came out of a meeting for my local school district. We're planning financially for next year, and we have to factor in that Title 1 funding may be toast. If my district is doing this, so is yours. Millions of kids are getting screwed over because Republicans are trying to crown a king.
They want to exhaust us, but that doesn't mean we ignore any of it. Honestly, No Kings is a badass line and he just handed it to us. Sic semper tyrannis
*Why* behind the scenes? When a Dem pushed Fox out, the press corps acted in solidarity. When Trump does *the same thing* for *shittier reasons,* suddenly WHCA wants to play things out quietly. Show an ounce of pride and integrity ffs
Dear Daniel, He's not joking. He's been governing as if he has absolute authority - the only thing he's missing is the crown. Use this to rally folks around a shared project: impeaching, impeding, and ultimately overthrowing Trump.
It also still invents articles and citations. It also remains a plagiarism machine. The tech is kinda neat, but I've yet to see a non-dystopian use case.
Are you planning on replacing any of *your* expert employees with novices armed only with AI? No? Then what are you talking about? Who is feeding you these lines?
So you're handing your taxes over to a swarm of people with smartphones and firing your accountant, right? Or are you hiring a new pilot for your private plane who has no experience with pre-flight checks but has a smartphone?
In fairness, you are spending less on eggs.
Trump actions supported by his base? Holy shit, stop the presses. But seriously, this should give you some amount of pause. What the Trump admin is doing is objectively destructive and bad for Americans. If Americans support it, it means there's a gap between reality and the news they read.
This is just more proof (if any were needed) that the Tik Tok ban was absurdly dumb policy. We need regulation surrounding data security in general. There's so many apps, did Congress think they'd ban the bad ones one-by-one?
The SOTU is going to be insufferable. Nobody is going to want to be the first to sit after a standing ovation
I wouldn't have bought Veilguard if it *had* been a live service game. Didn't we have the live service bubble burst last year (remember Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)? Probably it's just that the executive class at large studios hasn't bothered to learn any new buzzwords.
Fucking finally. Also, he's now instantly a frontrunner for the Dem nomination in 2028. If any of this current crop of Senators have presidential ambitions, *this* is how you start to generate hype.
The thing that keeps rattling around in my head is that abortion is popular. Republicans ran on 'pro-life' platforms for decades with that unpopular policy and still won *because it made them look principled.* I'm *sure* that part of why Dems lose is *because* they jettison groups that poll badly
4chan d'etat? The Billionaires' Coup?
For posterity and (with luck) eventual prosecution.
Sen Warren: investigation is necessary and wholly insufficient in this moment. We need more than hearings in 2 years - we need action to stop Musk's illegal power grab and leadership to translate our anger into resistance. Come the fuck on. This would be weak tea in the 2000s, and is not enough now
I think Klein is still too optimistic. "Don't believe him" misses the mark: my non-belief is not going to activate guardrails on his illegal acts. Trump has exactly as much power as Congress and the Courts are willing to cede to him. Lower court rulings aside, I see nothing to cause me to doubt
I'm angry at *both* I yell at the Dems because I think they might react. I don't yell at the Reps because I feel like persuading them is the job of the Dems (who I am yelling at so that they do that work).
Senator. Elon Musk flunkies are occupying offices of multiple agencies. The tariffs will likely cause a depression. What's your plan? What are you *doing* about any of this? We can't wait. Fucking. Lead.
Hey dumbass - posting ineffectually is a job *I* can do. How about you start pounding down the doors of government agencies illegally overrun by Muskites and start using your position? Holy shit, do you think we get free and fair elections in 2 and 4 years if this stands? Fucking. Lead.
Fucking hell, Chuck. Have you thought about restricting his ability to cause a recession? I know this is a crazy idea, but if you get a couple votes in both houses, you could push through legislation to protect people from Trump.
Yep! That's a glaring omission on my part.
DEI is just the stand-in for all the slurs they want to use against non-white, non-Christian, non-male, and non-straight people. Any publication using the acronym without that understanding is failing its audience.
Alternatively, an aged racist tried to blame an air disaster on non-white, non-Christian, and/or trans people without evidence or any reason other than his bigotry. I think my skeet leaves the reader better informed than yours.
I feel like we just need someone who wants to be president and to hell with talent. Cruz and Paul aren't particularly good at playing to a crowd, but they wanted national attention and so we're constant thorns. The Dem Senate crew seems (generally) allergic to upward mobility at the moment
Looks like we (at the very least) need more lawsuits to protect our trans neighbors! Busy week, and it's only going to get worse, I'm afraid.
I see where the confusion is coming from. See, Michele Obama suggested this while being a *black woman.* It's totally different when RFK Jr. suggests it.
It's like he saw Star Trek, noticed that there weren't poor people depicted in the Federation, and decided that the path to the stars was paved by eradicating poor people rather than eradicating poverty.
After I posted, I thought about making diet coke illegal on White House grounds. That's the energy I want.
Zero out gas for Air Force 1. Cancel his newspaper. Shut off his water. Be petty and target *Trump* as directly as possible