It teaches Republicans "geographic sorting cannot substitute for *some* broader appeal" and having that broader tent is the thing that moderates fascist impulses and preserves the current system that you are wedded to
This is a powerful video -- hope you can make it to the event Thursday.
Our second event on metro surge, highlighting stories of sorrow, courage, and solidarity. April 23 at 7pm at 100 W 46th St.
We hope to see you this Thursday ♥️
the fact that my local leaders did zero parent patrols is absolutely maddening and radicalized me more than anything could
less focused on electing Dems being the end-all, be-all for political action
yeah totally
and it seems like lefty sentiment used to be that communities need to elect "more and better Democrats" , not just running conservative Dems in red areas and ... hoping for the best
now it's focused on "more and better community leaders everywhere, including those who run for office"
it's riskier in the short term, but better long term
I think the 2016-era debate between
"competent folks should staff an insane administration, to reduce harm" and
"insane & ineffective folks should staff an administration, to ensure failure"
is settled: the latter is best: it torpedoes capacity, de-legitimizes authority, and destroys popularity
[President Ossoff backs a compromise to expand Medicare a sliver]
"Dow futures crash in overnight trading, Musk calls for march on Washington, Ellison and media moguls interrupt programming for wall-to-wall coverage"
it is wild to me that truman beats both george w (25%) and trump in worst approval rating of all time
this -- from npr's neda ulaby (!) -- was unexpectedly profane and wonderful
oldster.substack.com/p/ask-a-sobe...
Donald Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly about celebrating the First Amendment.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
It's just another flavor of MAGA's tendency to adjust stats, bias algorithms, cocoon folks in safe media, and aggressively attack threats to that right wing cinematic universe -- it's effective to ensure power when needs are met
but it's not at all durable -- reality tends to intrude and sow doubt
These guys have all the money in the world to do or learn anything they like, yet are the most incurious folks on the planet -- bristling at the faintest critique.
It makes for a sort of anti-ideology, refusing to convince anyone not already converted
"Your job is not to grovel for praise from Silicon Valley people who have not finished a book in the past 14 years. Your job is to keep doing cartoonishly evil shit until a hero finally vanquishes you."
~ @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/grievance-...
that might be where this is probably heading, long term -- you could imagine someday that China licenses tech/know-how -- helps politicians save face and our automakers to catch up
at least, that's more plausible than "BYD dealerships on every corner"
trying THC in my 40s began a domino-like thing where i ended up doing this www.thetimes.com/life-style/h... so, trying weed got me 10,000x healthier
anyway, the low-dose stuff geared to what you want (w help from a nice THC place) is wonderful ... i mean, my elderly dad uses it to sleep
that music discovery peaked w audiogalaxy satellite -- no corporate algorithms, had the serendipity of finding something random, educated you on different genres, and had absolutely everything
was going to say this too! if health stuff + GPS + battery is what u r after, get a Garmin Venu, it's amazing and the OLED screen is good stuff ... charges in 20 min and lasts 2 wks
If Jesus Christ appeared tomorrow, Trump would attack him as weak and woke and his followers wouldn't think twice about following suit
"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."
your scarcity mindset is invaluable to those who structure the economy to least benefit you
Newsom may have "spent a lifetime striving to be the Democrats' future," but that's infinitely easier if you stand side-by-side w folks organizing around shared challenges
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I mean, it'd give you credibility and the inside scoop of what challenges define the future
Filing taxes in the U.S. is tedious, hyper-complicated, and easy to make a costly error. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
rewatched steven universe the movie last night w the kiddos and it is just so earnest and big hearted that's a tough watch given everything
really wonderful stuff
the one feature that would make LinkedIn useful -- private notes about how you know someone -- would be infinitely more useful than 10,000 more AI-generated grindset posts
Once again, the good neighbors of Minnesota are leading the way: Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is the first to charge an ICE agent with criminal charges for breaking the law and recklessly endangering public safety.
This is the kind of accountability ICE’s crimes demand.