One of the frustrating things about this era is how Neil Gorsuch wrote an incredibly convincing argument for how to properly think about anti-queer discrimination and basically nobody INCLUDING NEIL GORSUCH seems to have understood it.
NYT opening paragraph reads: “Vice President JD Vance, the highest-ranking Catholic in the federal government, said in an interview on Fox News on Monday that the pope should stay out of American affairs.”
It would appear that the New York Times doesn’t understand the hierarchy of positions in the federal government. There are six Catholics on SCOTUS, and Mr. Vance’s position is… let us say less muscular.
I did not anticipate this. It seems like a huge admission of weakness.
This seems like a misleading take, Erin. 😕 I think it would have been sufficient to say that despite the gestures, the care required has not yet been offered. That’s a serious gap. I don’t think you needed to conjure inferences about bowing to federal pressure that aren’t clear.
A screenshot of the New York Times reading: "I am truly worried about mission creep," Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, said as he exited a classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He said the closed-door meeting was "very unsatisfying" and that the administration had "different answers every day" about why the president ordered the strikes on Tehran.
“I am truly worried about mission creep,” says the human punch line formerly known as Senator Chuck Schumer, the opposition leader in the senate for fuck’s sake.
Really, Chuck? What mission are you afraid they’re going to creep *away* from?!
That’s awful. I’m so sorry. (As a side note, market processes (bubbles popping) won’t rid us of these thefts. Legislation that does may be challenging but could work.)
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
Man, we have got to destroy this market.
Utter defeat by a bunch of moms with whistles and Will fucking Stancil. Driven off, their reputation in shatters, half the country ready to tear DHS apart, approval ratings in free fall. Minneapolis deserves the thanks of a grateful country.
I’m entertained by the notion that 4.5% is “insanely high” because I am imagining folks choosing some non-zero number they find more reasonable.
You *only* pretended to be a dog when asked THOSE questions and given THOSE orders, and even then *fetch is an order you’re trained to obey*. And dogs understand countdowns. You got your justice. 🤗
Canadian retaliatory sanctions grow more severe.
Yeah, it’s pretty revolting.
The text of all of ex-Mayor Adams’ nine (potentially) revoked executive orders, 56-64 🧵
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Feels like I'm seeing a lot of despair-bait posts on here, shit like "see the dems are trying to fuck you" and I'm not here to tell you some dems aren't trying to fuck you but I see us on the left as fighting for control of a party that remains one of the key centers of political power 1/
In a cultural conflict, signaling matters. You can see the impact on individual, private action just from Trump winning in the upswing of violent acts against trans people in 2016 before even assuming power. And that’s just a simple example. There are so many objective differences in outcomes!
T, if it helps you to understand, the person you’re responding to regularly shows up to protests for them, contributes money to their aid monthly, lobbies their friend networks, votes for candidates that speak out for them at cost to themselves, and contacts their representatives on their behalf.
I don’t think I should have to say this, but no, rabid hatred and apathy are in fact not the same. (Apathy is not an appropriate description, but even if it were, there is obviously important distinction between those two things, and society with each in power looks different, as we clearly see.)
Flipping your ballot and voting YES on the NYC charter amendments will help enable NYC to build more housing, modernize, and bring more voices to the table in future elections.
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@goldwagnathan.bsky.social hit the nail on the head with this one.
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