Coincidentally also the epicenter of the crime wave - they could take care of two jobs at once
Coincidentally also the epicenter of the crime wave - they could take care of two jobs at once
I think I agree with you, but I am not sure I am parsing out the "they"s and "this"es correctly - you might need to expand on this one
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And it's not exactly a new thing in Silicon Valley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
HOO boy.
(2) are making a political calculation that Epstein scandal is the thing that is mostly likely to fracture his base. it's not "A is worse than B", it's a tactical "pick one thing and keep up the pressure on that"
"distraction" is maybe not the right word but I think people (1) are sick of the way Trump consistently slips out of accountability by ensuring there's always something new and worse to take over the news cycle, and...
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Yeah I think this is exactly it. He has an extremely simplistic understanding of wealth and status, a grudge stemming from always being excluded from New York high society, and no ability to see the connection between those two things
Or maybe the Secretary of Health sawing the head off a beached whale and letting its putrefying juices drip onto his children's faces? Or is that one so South Park-y as to be too obvious?
Yeah, I heard something about a 1500% discount on prescriptions, can we get one on the NYT too?
Next up: Copper tariffs will Make America Great Again because now patriotic citizens can smelt their own copper in their backyards
I'm leaning towards a blend of (1) and (2) with a healthy dose of input from advisors/enablers who are in camp (3)
... and like yeah, acknowledging that realistically the chance of getting all of that through in a single presidential term (let alone Congressional term) in the current climate is basically nil, but being willing to say this is the direction and the scale of changes we need to be pushing for
... formalizing independent executive oversight (constitutional role for inspectors general? standing to sue for civil society watchdogs?), stronger due process rights in immigration law, [it's not as big a deal to me personally but I know many D voters want to see a walkback of Citizens United]...
thank you. and yeah I'm a Democratic voter who at this point could care less about surface level policy and my vote is going to anyone who says look, we need a package of constitutional amendments for proportional representation, walking back executive privilege and presidential immunity, ...
Those are both delicious. Now about the "Dracula's Blood" flavor they had a few Halloweens ago with real blood pudding...
okay this is more of a "hype up the sales team" situation but youtu.be/sPv8PPl7ANU?...
I'm with you. Marbury v Madison set the precedent for two key US institutions: judicial review, and Supreme Court motivated-reasoning shenanigans.
"it's uncertain whether it will rain tomorrow" vs "it's uncertain what the drunk guy over there is going to yell next"
I think for snacks in particular it's partially shrinkflation, and partially the crackdown on labeling a king size candy bar or small bag of chips as "multiple servings" so they shrank rather than printing a huge calorie number
Yes, and also must not "lack the use of reason" 🙃
really putting the fasces back in fascism (it's a joke, okay. yes I am aware that is a long standing part of American iconography and why.)
[scene: the people struggle to afford bread] They don't need thirty cakes. Let them eat two cakes.
Yeah, I agree, it's really not hard to read it as "Ugg want shiny rock, Ugg invade country with many shiny rock"
I feel the same way about the constant fixation on "minerals"... in Greenland, in Ukraine, in the seafloor... like come on, dream bigger than resource extraction! I get that supply chain security is a real concern but you don't have to latch on to the dumbest, most simpleminded solution!
Right!? Finance world seems to stuck saying "tut tut, looks like a recession" as if it's a weather prediction and not as if there is one guy who has pretty much said 'it needs to get bad before it gets better' and has the tools to make that happen
Wasn't MAGA all riled up last year about the President not paying enough attention to Easter? 🤔
things like proportional representation, banning the Hastert rule, mandating secret ballots in impeachment proceedings
That's a tough one but I think partly these fringe viewpoints are strengthened by the structural pressures towards a polarized Congress and that reforms aimed at re-empowering moderate coalitions in Congress might also have positive effects in civil society
Phrasing? This American would prefer no camps.
